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Tigers vs. White Sox October 3, 2021 Game 162 3:00 Start

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2021/12/17/saturday-survey-9/
SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Until a new CBA is ratified, baseball teams cannot make changes to their roster. Before players were locked out by the owners, the Detroit Tigers traded for a catcher and signed a starting pitcher and shortstop. It is believed that the Tigers will still want to add another starter and outfielder before the 2022 season begins.

Currently the team does not have a full-time first baseman and the outfield in in flux. The majority of the rotation is young and still considered inexperienced. There are a number of question marks concerning the bullpen.

It is expected that at some point this year, Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene will make their debut in Detroit.

Given the state of the roster and the team still rebuilding, what year do you believe is a realistic one for the Tigers to earn a spot in the playoffs?

What year do you believe the Tigers will earn a playoff spot?

1. 2023

2. 2024

3. 2025

4. 2026 or later

VOTE
 
Detroit Tigers pitching had a 4.32 ERA in 2021, ranking 17th-best.
The rotation's ERA was 4.17 ERA, earning 15th best. 2 FULL runs better than the previous year. Who says coaches don't matter? With the close of 2021, let's recognize and thank @chrisfetter41 Chris Fetter for his great work.

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https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-qa-and-sunday-notes-the-best-quotes-of-2021/
FanGraphs Q&A and Sunday Notes: The Best Quotes of 2021.
Fangraphs

?The guy that probably had the most power was actually Dean Palmer. He could hit a baseball a long ways. But Cecil? what he did was just incredible. And a lot of my home runs were with the bases empty, because I usually hit behind him, and he?d cleared them all. I hit with the bases empty a lot.? ? Mickey Tettleton, 1980s-1990s slugger, January 2021.

?Coming here was a little bit of a culture shock for me. It wasn?t what I was used to, but now we?re starting to get the tech. Obviously, hiring [pitching coach] Chris Fetter was a huge step for what we?re trying to do going forward.? ? Eric Haase, Detroit Tigers catcher, August 2021.

?The idea was never to throw a cutter. It was always, ?Let?s just throw a normal slider, and if it?s a cutter it?s a cutter, and if it?s a slider it?s a slider? ? kind of ?whatever? with how it played out of my hand.? ? Matt Manning, Detroit Tigers pitcher, August 2021.

?I?ve actually been messing around with grips a little bit when I?m doing my throwing; I?m kind of working on my pitches just for fun. I had a pretty nasty slider in high school, as well as a pretty good fastball? I hit 96 a few times.? ? Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers infield prospect, November 2021.
 
Akil Baddoo is coming off one of the more successful showings by a Rule 5 draftee in recent years. Selected by the Tigers despite having never appeared above High-A during his time in the Twins system, the left-handed hitter made an immediate splash by hitting four home runs over his first eight MLB games.

The sailing obviously didn?t remain quite so smooth, but Baddoo generally impressed over the course of the year. Not only did he stick on the active roster all year, he started more than half of Detroit?s games and posted slightly above-average offensive numbers (.259/.330/.436, 108 wRC+) across 461 plate appearances.

Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic looks back on Baddoo?s season as part of a wide-ranging feature on the 23-year-old outfielder. Baddoo discusses his personal background and ascent to the majors, his offseason routine, and some goals for the 2022 season ? including improving against same-handed pitching and strengthening a throwing arm that he says had still felt residual effects from a May 2019 Tommy John surgery. Tigers fans, in particular, will want to give Stavenhagen?s piece a full read.

MLBTR
 
Many blame the shift for turning baseball into a less exciting game with fewer balls in play. So how much damage has the shift done?
Bill James reports that the shift took away 4802 hits last season.
The player who lost the most hits to the shift last year? The Detroit Tigers Jeimer Candelario who lost 33 hits.

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https://www.stitcher.com/show/locke...-lineup-against-the-rest-of-the-alc-200574841
Locked On Detroit Tigers Podcast: Locked Out Tigers + Ranking Detroit's Lineup Against the Rest of the ALC. 36 minutes.

MLB season is officially delayed as the Owners have cancelled the first week of the season. We break down everything that's happened in the last 48 hours. PLUS we rank the Tigers lineup compared to the rest of the American League Central Division.
 
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