Tigers named Ryan Garko as the club’s Vice President of Player Development and Assistant GM

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Tigers promote Ryan Garko and Georgia Giblin

The Tigers are locking up both their VP of player development and performance science chief for the long haul.

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Tigers promote Ryan Garko and Georgia Giblin.
The Tigers are locking up both their VP of player development and performance science chief for the long haul.
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Tigers make key front-office promotions to improve player development

As the Tigers are set to kick off a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, the team announced a series of promotions on Thursday. Ryan Garko has been prom

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Tigers make key front-office promotions to improve player development.
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Tigers promote Ryan Garko to assistant general manager

Garko, in his fourth season with the Tigers, was the team's vice president of player development.

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Tigers promote Ryan Garko to assistant general manager.
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Detroit Tigers promote Ryan Garko to assistant GM, add new VP of baseball analytics

The Detroit Tigers promoted two front office members to VP roles, Ryan Garko and Georgia Giblin, and hired Andrew Thomas as VP of analytics.

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MONDAY MUSINGS

by Holly Horning Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky. So let’s get to it! …

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MONDAY MUSINGS.
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Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky.
So let’s get to it! Here are the most interesting topics that hit my radar over the past week………..

 

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MONDAY MUSINGS

by Holly Horning Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky. So let’s get to it! …

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MONDAY MUSINGS.
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Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky.
So let’s get to it! Here are the most interesting topics that hit my radar over the past week………..

 

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QUANTUM LEAP

by Holly Horning Theo Epstein did it and wrote about it. He mentored Scott Harris who worked for him. It stands to reason that he would take Theo’s lessons and put them into play. …

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QUANTUM LEAP.
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THE NEW WAY TO PLAY

by Holly Horning Wow. I keep wondering when I’m going to wake up from this wonderful dream. This impossible dream in which the Tigers played most of the season under .500 and then miraculous…

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THE NEW WAY TO PLAY.
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Wow.
I keep wondering when I’m going to wake up from this wonderful dream. This impossible dream in which the Tigers played most of the season under .500 and then miraculously turned things around, reached .500 in mid-August and then had the best win-loss record since in all of MLB.
All while losing 4 of their 5 starting pitchers, trading away 4 veterans and having their most significant players on the IL.
Back in August, they were given a .2% of reaching the playoffs.

 

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Tigers to hire Shane Farrell as new farm director, per report

Farrell was the Blue Jays scouting director, so this is a move over to the player development side.

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Tigers to hire Shane Farrell as new farm director, per report.
Farrell was the Blue Jays scouting director, so this is a move over to the player development side.
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Detroit Tigers hire Shane Farrell as director of player development

The Detroit Tigers hired Shane Farrell as their director of player development. He previously worked as the Blue Jays' director of amateur scouting.

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Detroit Tigers hire Shane Farrell as director of player development.
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GRADING THE TIGERS: THE FRANCHISE

Now that the season – and the playoffs – are over, this is the perfect time to reflect upon the 2024 year and grade players, management and Front Office. We’re going to divi…

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GRADING THE TIGERS: THE FRANCHISE.
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Now that the season – and the playoffs – are over, this is the perfect time to reflect upon the 2024 year and grade players, management and Front Office. We’re going to divide the roster down by position in order to foster careful reflection and comments. Every day you’ll be asked to evaluate a small group of Tigers.
In most of the forthcoming blogs, there will be multiple opportunities to vote so please cast a vote for every poll you see on this page.
You will not be asked to grade players who have been traded or those with a very small sample size. We are also not offering a letter grade of E for the reason that anyone playing that poorly would have been released or sent down to the minors.
As you consider each player, we ask that you look at their entire skill set, not just hitting. Consider defense, speed, the ability to call a game and clutch ability.
Consider that the slash line is a more valuable indicator instead of just batting average and that a player’s role and position in the lineup are also factors. That defensive range and defensive runs saved (DRS) are better gauges than fielding percentage. And that ERA and WHIP tell more about a pitcher than wins and losses.
To facilitate your grading, here is a handy link to the team’s stats: 2024 Detroit Tigers Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

Today, it’s the final grade of the season. What do you think of the Detroit Tigers organization as a whole?
Consider these factors in your grade:
– roster
– manager and coaches
– Front Office leaders and department heads
– 2024 performance
– farm system, player development, analytics, trainers and other medical/physical staff, other major departments
(Given that we still don’t know enough about the intentions of ownership, do not factor Ilitch Holdings (trust) into your considerations.)
After voting, you may leave your rationale in the comment section. Three sentences only please.

What grade would you give the entire Tigers' organization for the 2024 season?
A
B
C
D
VOTE

 

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THE FANS HAVE SPOKEN

by Holly Horning The dust has settled on the Detroit Tigers’ season and those in the media who cover the team have put out their grades for most of the players. But really, how unbiased are t…

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THE FANS HAVE SPOKEN.
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The dust has settled on the Detroit Tigers’ season and those in the media who cover the team have put out their grades for most of the players.
But really, how unbiased are their evaluations? We know that there is a sensitivity when it comes to criticizing players. In the past, the team has been known to “punish” some who speak the unvarnished truth. And of course, these same reporters are dependent upon player access and giving bad grades is not conducive to forming positive relationships with those players.
So what is better?
Asking fans. Serious fans. Knowledgeable fans. Lots of fans.
Like those of you reading this blog right now.
Who better than you?
Why work with 1 person’s opinion when you can have hundreds weighing in who have no ties to the organization and aren’t dependent upon others for their careers.
Isn’t that better?
Sure, there are fans who play their favorites. Some who just have never warmed up to a player. But when you have hundreds weighing in, you get a pattern. And if you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know how I love patterns.
The polls we’ve asked you to complete for the last week+ have served to emphasize the common beliefs and minimize the outliers. The results are, for the most part, a very accurate representation of how fans feel overall.
Below, I’ve divided the grading to show groups, followed by the percentage of fans who assigned that grade.
And the results are telling.
Overall, you’re tough on the players. There’s no grade inflation here. Quite the opposite.
Look at each grade and how many or how few players are listed for each.
Look at which category has the most players.
What does this all say about the team and what needs to be done to the roster?
After each category, read my quick observations about what each one says.

 

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According to Baseball America's HIT+ metric, Detroit had the best-hitting player development system in 2024. Part of their analysis: "Last year, the Tigers were a surprise addition near the top of the charts. This year, they lead the league in this metric with strong performances from Kevin McGonigle (130 HIT+) and Dillon Dingler (122). Trading Jack Flaherty helped by adding Thayron Liranzo (120) and Trey Sweeney (117). The parent club was a surprise playoff team in 2024, and it seems that there is solid hitting depth in the organization."

 

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THE CULLING CONTINUES

by Holly Horning We should not be surprised at the moves Scott Harris and his Front Office are making now that the season is over. They inherited a farm system built by the previous regime. A…

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THE CULLING CONTINUES.
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GIVING THANKS – Part One.

Photo credit: David Richard-Imagn Images We’re giving thanks this week. And if you think about it, Detroit Tiger fans have been hard-pressed to find things to be grateful about until th…

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GIVING THANKS – Part One.
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We’re giving thanks this week. And if you think about it, Detroit Tiger fans have been hard-pressed to find things to be grateful about until this year.
But all of that is going to change starting today and running through tomorrow.
We’re going to look back over the past year and think about what we were grateful to see about the Tigers.
But there’s a hitch – as there always is here at Totally Tigers. You didn’t think we’d let you skate by and mail it in, did you?
Today, we’d like for you to consider this question:
What 1 episode, development, goal, vision, etc. were you most grateful to see during this 2024 season?
We’re asking that you not name people today. That exercise will happen tomorrow.
We’re looking for a singular event, a progression of some type, the checking off of boxes, reaching a goal, etc. It can be about the franchise overall, a department, offensive/pitching/defense achievement, etc.
Please identify the event/area and tell us in 3 sentences or less why you picked it for giving thanks.

 

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What has changed with Detroit Tigers in player development department?

JJ Cooper of "Baseball America" breaks down what shifts have taken place in how the Detroit Tigers develop their players. Full podcast out now.

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What has changed with Detroit Tigers in player development department?
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