Detroit Tigers Ongoing 2016 Thread

[Iffster]

Gray has thrown 65 pitches in two innings. Tigers only have two hits off him. Partly because he is missing badly on a lot of pitches. I suspect this game will be decided by the bullpens however.

 

[BUD]

JV got out of that one...

 

[BUD]

5-1 bottom of the 5th..

 

[aar000n]

good, good

 

[BUD]

Bottom 8th The Tigers just scored with Upton at bat. '' Wild pitch'' 9-4 now

 

[Iffster]

Iffy's Three Stars of the Game:*

1. JD Martinez (3 run bomb)
2. Victor Martinez (ditto)
3. Justin Verlander (quality start, I guess)

*Brought to you (again) by: J-UP's Can-O-Air.....sold to all struggling .195 hitters, with MLB leading K totals.

 

[BUD]

Upton 0-5 tonight.. This guy is supposed to be good huh .. On the bright side, Miggys BA most likely went up

 

[BUD]

Iffy's Three Stars of the Game:*

1. JD Martinez (3 run bomb)
2. Victor Martinez (ditto)
3. Justin Verlander (quality start, I guess)

*Brought to you (again) by: J-UP's Can-O-Air.....sold to all struggling .195 hitters, with MLB leading K totals.

Upton

 

[Iffster]

Seriously.....Upton is batting .195 and leads baseball with 35 Ks. He has drawn a total of 3 walks and driven in 4 runs. Basically....he has been worthless. Call up Moya, stick him in LF for a series. Or, AT LEAST slide Upton down to the #8 spot in the batting order so he gets the message.

0 for 5 tonight with 3 Ks.

 

[broncosmitty]

Upton 0-5 tonight.. This guy is supposed to be good huh .. On the bright side, Miggys BA most likely went up

The diving, sliding pathetic attemp to make a single into a double, didn't impress me either.

Why slide for that? I'll never understand why guys put flair on a play they aren't even trying to make.

 

[burfboy]

Shane Greene will miss at least two starts. The Detroit Tigers are committed to top prospect Michael Fulmer for at least one.

Fulmer is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.370 WHIP in three starts at Toledo this season. Those are his only three starts above the Double-A level.

 

[Howie115]

Upton 0-5 tonight.. This guy is supposed to be good huh .. On the bright side, Miggys BA most likely went up

Yeah, the lineup shuffle worked well for J.D. (double, HR, 4 RBI), but Upton is struggling mightily no matter where we stick him. Sub-Mendoza now.

 

[Howie115]

Shane Greene will miss at least two starts. The Detroit Tigers are committed to top prospect Michael Fulmer for at least one.

Fulmer is 1-1 with a 4.11 ERA and a 1.370 WHIP in three starts at Toledo this season. Those are his only three starts above the Double-A level.

Hmmm... I was thinking Boyd would be taking those starts. Guess not.

 

[Iffster]

Fulmer, Norris, and Boyd. I imagine Detroit will find out if any of those three can become part of the rotation in the next few of months. It is still early, but it appears that only Zimmermann, and to a lesser degree, Verlander, can be counted on. I am sure Sanchez, Pelfrey, and Greene will get more time to turn it around.....but it will be interesting to see which of those last three gets pushed aside for a younger choice.

 

[Iffster]

Back on April 12, Upton went 4 for 5 with a homer and two RBI.

Take away that game and he is batting .155 with no homeruns, 2 RBI, and 5 runs scored on the season (and 34 Ks). Real hard to justify this guy being in your lineup every day.

 

[burfboy]

Detroit Tigers
1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
2. J.D. Martinez, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Justin Upton, LF
6. Nick Castellanos, 3B
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
8. Jose Iglesias, SS
9. Anthony Gose, CF
Pitcher: Anibal Sanchez

Oakland Athletics
1. Billy Burns, CF
2. Jed Lowrie, 2B
3. Josh Reddick, RF
4. Khris Davis, DH
5. Stephen Vogt, C
6. Mark Canha, LF
7. Chris Coghlan, 3B
8. Yonder Alonso, 1B
9. Marcus Semien, SS
Pitcher: RH Chris Bassitt

 

[Howie115]

Back on April 12, Upton went 4 for 5 with a homer and two RBI.

Take away that game and he is batting .155 with no homeruns, 2 RBI, and 5 runs scored on the season (and 34 Ks). Real hard to justify this guy being in your lineup every day.

It's becoming clear that he may not be able to just play his way out of it. I think he might have to sit out an entire series - 3 games - and just observe and clear his head.

 

[Iffster]

Upton is striking out at 40.7% rate. "Ain't nobody better". I noticed that the BIG STORY kid out of Colorado, Trevor Story, is fanning at a 37% rate...but he does have 9 HR and a bunch of RBI.

 

[burfboy]

Fulmer, Norris, and Boyd. I imagine Detroit will find out if any of those three can become part of the rotation in the next few of months. It is still early, but it appears that only Zimmermann, and to a lesser degree, Verlander, can be counted on. I am sure Sanchez, Pelfrey, and Greene will get more time to turn it around.....but it will be interesting to see which of those last three gets pushed aside for a younger choice.

Yes it would be nice to see these guys contribute this season. It is a long season so I am sure all of them will get some starts. I would not give up on Sanchez he has too much talent and Greene is still young.

 

[burfboy]

Beating up on Upton is like beating a dead horse. It is pretty obvious he sucks right now.I bet everyone knows.