A.L. Central Discussion 2016

[Erie Warrior]

Nothing new. Decent relief pitchers put on a Tiger uniform and immediately become horseshit relief pitchers.

So, putting on the Olde English D doesn't raise their game or give them more heart? WTF, Doug says it turns mortals in to Supermen.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I was specifically referring to the guys you believe were signed late simply because they were 'black holes '(Davis, Uribe, Byrd).

Cowgill as it's been stated, is really a backup and just there because Brantley is out.

Napoli for the 4 years preceding 2015 averaged around 25 HR, .370 OBP and .500 SLG. He wasn't good in 2015, but I don't think it's a large enough sample size to act like he's done given that track record.

I like Davis, Uribe and Byrd on any major league roster, in the right roles.......Id love to have a Davis come off the bench with that baserunning ability......Uribe with his ability to play a lot of positions....And Byrd with his RH power bat

But I think if those guys make up 3/9ths of your everyday lineup, I see some long days ahead this summer

 

[StanMarsh51]

I like Davis, Uribe and Byrd on any major league roster, in the right roles.......Id love to have a Davis come off the bench with that baserunning ability......Uribe with his ability to play a lot of positions....And Byrd with his RH power bat

But I think if those guys make up 3/9ths of your everyday lineup, I see some long days ahead this summer

Compare them to the rest of the league at those positions, and you'll see they're not as bad as you're making them out to be....

Byrd the past 3 years has averaged .268/24/82. The average MLB team production from the LF spot last year was .255/19/72.

Uribe last year hit 14 HR in 119 games....to put that into perspective, 12 teams last year had 16 or less HR from their 3B spot, and that was over 162 games as opposed to 119.

Davis last year slugged higher than what 22 teams got from their CF (largely because he had many triples). He only played around 2/3 the season, but had a pace for around 80 runs scored as well.



None of those 3 are all star caliber players at this point....but I certainly wouldn't consider them crap consider they're performing better than quite a few MLB starters at those positions.

 

[HammerDown]

Vice must be out of his mind right now.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Hicks is a 4th OF

Cowghill is a 4th OF and a defensive specialist

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Castro is a 25 year old 3 time All Star

That he is. He's also a below average hitter.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Didi is a defensive specialist who isnt a complete black hole with the bat

Last Three Years According To Dirt

Black hole: .269/.313/.469/.782

Not a black hole: .252/.316/.369/.685

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Mike Napoli, now batting cleanup, batting .224 with 18 HR and 50 RBI in 2015?

RBIs.

 

[dougplayer]

Is any body going to waste any more time even think the indians even have a long shot at winning????
Soooooo Verlander. No hit ball for 5 innings. I can smell the fear from royal nation

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Soooooo Verlander. No hit ball for 5 innings.

Bless your heart, Doug.

 

[Iffster]

I looked...did not see a win for Verlander. Actually I see JV gave up 3 runs in 6 innings. Pretty average.

 

[Iffster]

Doug....where do 5 no hit innings show up in the W-L columns?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Doug....where do 5 no hit innings show up in the W-L columns?

More importantly, where does the one inning of three run ball show up in Doug's evaluation of Verlander's performance?

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I looked...did not see a win for Verlander. Actually I see JV gave up 3 runs in 6 innings. Pretty average.

A 4.50 ERA is below average.

 

[dougplayer]

What part of no hitter through 5 you don't get???

 

[Iffster]

What part of no hitter through 5 you don't get???

Doug - what part of it does not matter do YOU don't get?

Third time through the order - JV got hit hard.

 

[dougplayer]

I just bet $200 V dollars on the red wings tonight. To beat pills and to make the play off . Easy money

 

[dougplayer]

Doug - what part of it does not matter do YOU don't get?

Third time through the order - JV got hit hard.

Tigers won. If k rod didn't blow 3 run lead. Verlander gets the win. I will teach you how to read box score

 

[Erie Warrior]

Is any body going to waste any more time even think the indians even have a long shot at winning????
Soooooo Verlander. No hit ball for 5 innings. I can smell the fear from royal nation

Hey Doug, I just saw a hightlight from the Tigers game and the joint was empty. Why is that? You said everyone wants to see the Tigers.

 

[Iffster]

Lowe = no heart. KRod = no heart.