Can't believe they didn't pull him. But bullpen is shot because we have no starters and doing a ton of BP games
And now we bring in Foley anyway. Hard to really blame this on Hinch. We're basically just throwing guys until they can't any more and not even trying to win. We threw that rookie guy out there to give up a bunch of HRs in 7 innings. We just let Maeda throw until he gives up bombs. We're just trying to steal innings to get through season that still has 8 more weeks.
We got super lucky there. This Harvey guy sucks ass but they overpaid when they traded for him and refuse to bench him.
BA had an article about risers and fallers for prospects this year. Jobe was their first entry for Rising. The cutter seems to be coming along, if he can just stay on the field. Spoiler RISING Jackson Jobe, RHP, Tigers A hamstring injury sidelined Jackson Jobe for nearly two months at Double-A Erie and had limited him to just 10 starts through the end of July. But when 22-year-old righthander has been healthy, he has offered plenty of evidence to support his case as the best pitching prospect in the minor leagues. Jobe throws four pitches that all grade as average or better, topped by a plus 96-98 mph fastball and a double-plus low-80s slider. A low-90s cutter he added this season has been a separator. He throws the pitch for strikes, especially called ones when batters are on high alert for his devastating fastball or slider. At the end of July, opposing batters had managed to hit just .132/.245/.182 versus Jobe. When Jobe is on, he’s unhittable. Case in point: He threw the first six innings of a combined no-hitter for Erie in mid July. With three potential plus pitches and a disrupting cutter in his repertoire, Jobe has the type of potential to one day front the Tigers’ rotation.
McGonigle also rising Spoiler Kevin McGonigle, SS, Tigers Kevin McGonigle hits the ball hard. He hits the ball often. He stays within his strike zone. The 19-year-old, lefthanded-hitting Tigers shortstop had almost as many extra-base hits as strikeouts at Low-A Lakeland in his first full pro season. McGonigle earned a promotion to High-A West Michigan in late July, roughly a year after he was ranked as the top pure hitter among high schoolers in a loaded 2023 draft class. The supplemental first-rounder from the Philadelphia area hit .326 with 35 walks and 24 strikeouts in the Florida State League. As he did in high school, McGonigle looked comfortable against righthanders and left, velocity and offspeed, young and old. While a potential plus bat is the draw, McGonigle has a chance for near-average or possibly average power and speed. Scouts rave about his baseball IQ. He’s not the rangiest or most explosive defender, but he makes routine plays at shortstop and is more than capable at second base. Barrel accuracy and strike-zone discipline are McGonigle’s calling cards, making him the Tigers’ potential leadoff hitter of the future.
BA re-ranked all farm systems after the trade deadline, and Tigers are up to 6th. Bad news is MIN and CLE ranked higher.
Written about this kid before - Franyerber Montilla, name to watch next year if he can deliver at A ball. Very strong contact data at the Complex level, and now getting some exposure of A-ball since the Tigers have won the Complex league season. Plays a decent shortstop, top 100 candidate next year if he shows anything close to this next year at Lakeland. Just turned 19 in April. Spoiler BA Mid-Season write-up from the Tigers Top 30. 21. Franyerber Montilla SS / 3B Ht: 6'0" | Wt: 160 | B-T: S-R Age: null BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme Track Record: Montilla was part of the 2022 international class that also brought the Tigers Josue Briceno. He spent two years in the Dominican Summer League, but he’s proven to be one of the best hitters in the Florida Complex League this year. He’s in the top 10 in most of the league’s offensive categories as of early July. Scouting Report: Montilla is a twitchy, athletic infielder whose hitting ability is more notable than his solid defensive tools. Montilla has played a lot of third base for the FCL club, but he may be able to stick at shortstop. He has an above-average arm and decent actions. As a hitter, Montilla makes tons of hard contact, combining an ability to spit at pitches out of the zone with an ability to square up and drive balls in the zone. The Future: Montilla is one of the most well-rounded players in the Florida Complex League and one of the most encouraging pop-up prospects in the Tigers’ system overall. Scouting Grades: Hitting: 55 | Power: 50 | Speed: 55 | Fielding: 50 | Arm: 55
Taking my son to the whitecaps game tomorrow. On their site tonight to make sure my tickets downloaded and saw you can buy the jerseys they are wearing tonight in an auction. It's your chance Vin to get tik tok boys jersey. Only $1000 current bid with almost 2 hours left
Tik tok boy is a star with the kids. Took my son to the white caps game today and our seats were by the dugout. After the game waiting to run the bases, a few players walked to the end of the dugout to sign autographs for the kids, and most the little shits didn't say thank you or anything, just asked every player "is Max Clark coming over? Can you ask Max to come sign this ball?"
I can't find a single minor league or major league appearance at 1B, so he's probably only about 50% better at playing firstbase than Tork.
If I had to guess when Perez and Greene are back, Vierling goes to 3b and Urshela and Ibanez play 1b the rest of the year (with Baddoo and Madris going back down) I do wish we'd get Jung and Sweeney up before end of season and demote/DFA any pair of Urshela, Baez, and McKinstry
A lot of interesting SP in our organization today MLB Skubal AAA Mize 3.1 ip 3 k 1 h 1 bb 0 r AA Jobe 6 ip 3 h 0 bb 0 r
Not gonna lie, I’m having some pretty heavy schadenfreude at the internet Orioles fan base. Trevor Rogers is dogshit and has like an 8 ERA with the Orioles after they were claiming that Skubal was basically worth what they traded away for Rogers.
Liranzo and Torkelson both hit HR tonight. Torkelson actually turned on 94 for his. Liranzo's was a line drive that left in a hurry.
Also, PSA for Detroit area fans: The Whitecaps are playing @Lansing all week. That roughly cuts the drive in half (as compared to going to GR) if you wanna see these guys play.