Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

I'll comment later, but this is what I have for the midseason offense grades:

M Cabrera: D
J Harrison: F
J Mercer: F
J Candelario: D
N Goodrum: C
R Rodriguez: D+
B Dixon: A
N Castellanos: B
J Jones: C
C Stewart: D
G Greiner: F
J Hicks: F
G Beckham: D+
H Castro: C
Everyone else: Incomplete

Overall: F. Worst offense in the AL by a longshot.

[Hammer]

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Pitching:

M Boyd: A-
S Turnbull: C-
J Zimmerman: F
R Carpenter: F
D Norris: C
N Ramirez: D
V Alcantara: D-
B Hardy: C-
B Farmer: D
T Ross: F
J Jimenez: F
S Greene: A-
D Stumpf: D-
Everyone else either gets a F or an incomplete

Overall: D. Everytime Gardenhire calls down to the bullpen, he might as well be ordering pizza instead.

[Hammer]

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Management:
Gardenhire: C. For the most part, this is not his fault.
McClendon: F. He has to wear the majority of the lack of offense anywhere on this roster.
Anderson: D.

Avila/Ilitch: If this is a season-only grade, this is an obvious F. I have no earthly idea if this rebuild is going to work. That's the sole reason I'm not completely failing them here.

[Spartanforlife4]

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Finally last place!

This team has to go 16-59 the rest of the way to not tie the 2003 team. That's a sliver above a .200 winning percentage the rest of the way, but I'm still not all that confident they can do it. If we make any deadline moves it will get rid of the last of the talent we have. Of course, we're not using Greene for anything meaningful (last save opportunity was July 3rd, last save was June 29, hasn't even pitched the last five games), so it's not like we'll miss anything by sending him away.

[MissThundercat]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

Finally last place!

This team has to go 16-59 the rest of the way to not tie the 2003 team. That's a sliver above a .200 winning percentage the rest of the way, but I'm still not all that confident they can do it. If we make any deadline moves it will get rid of the last of the talent we have. Of course, we're not using Greene for anything meaningful (last save opportunity was July 3rd, last save was June 29, hasn't even pitched the last five games), so it's not like we'll miss anything by sending him away.

I say go for the loss record. That way they can join the 2008 Lions in sports infamy.

[Spartanforlife4]

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I say go for the loss record. That way they can join the 2008 Lions in sports infamy.

It should be mentioned the Orioles also have a shot. Same amount of wins (28) as Detroit, but they've played five more games. 15-55 the rest of the way will tie 2003 DET for them, and they have a tougher division.

[Hammer]

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The pitching hasn't been the greatest, but the Tigers' biggest issue is the offense. They're dead last in MLB in runs scored, by a mile, outside of the Marlins. They're 29th in MLB in homers, only ahead of the Marlins. In a year where the Twins might hit 300 homers, the Tigers might not get to 150. It's not 1985 anymore. You've got to be able to hit the ball out of the park in today's game.

There isn't one position you can point to where you can say that they're above average. They've gotten absolutely nothing out of 2B and behind the plate. Harrison was an absolute bust, and Greiner's whopping .162 average and .510 OPS are absolutely absurd.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

And as I talk about pitching not being the problem, Zimmerman puts us in a 3-1 hole 5 batters into the game.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

6-3 Tigers in the 3rd, and we've knocked out their starter. Problem is, Zim is on the mound and we've still got 21 outs to get.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

BECKHAM!!!!

8-1, top 3

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

Tonight's bullpen consists of Stumpf-Alcantara-Cisnero...and now Rosenthal. If this doesn't end up at least 12-5 I'll be amazed.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

That pitch almost hit someone in the on deck circle.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

Rosenthal gets out of the inning clean. I'm mildly impressed.

[Hammer]

Re: Detroit Tigers, Volume 10: The Tommy Bridges edition

MERCER - 2 ?!?!?

8-6 Tribe, top 9

[Hammer]

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6 outs recorded. 7 runs in so far.

Ryan Carpenter, everybody!!