AL Central Smack Talk

[tygerphan4ever]

Oh, my Lord!! I just went over to youtube, and I watched a vid tabbed "Jose Iglesias highlights". I couldn't believe it, this guy is a human Kirby!! He vacuums up EVERYTHING on the left side!! His speed, sure handedness, range, and arm are simply remarkable. I just couldn't believe it!! Now, I understand why the Red Sox FO called him one of, if not THE best defensive SS in the game. "This kid will make plays you have NEVER seen before" ~ Cherington to Dombrowski as he was pitching Iglesias to Dombrowski. Know something?? Cherington was spot on with that one.. watch the clip, you'll see it for yourself!!

On the flip side, if Peralta does accept the suspension, then I'm going to miss his middle of the order calibre bat, wherr he's hitting .308-10-53.. one of the best hitting SS in the business, to be sure. On the other hand, it considered that Iglesias is hitting over his head at .330, but hey, even if the guy hits .260 with little power, it's okay. The Tigers a buttload of blast power, and EVERYONE knows it, whether they want to or not. Iglesias brings 2 elements the Tigers are in dearth of -- speed and stellar defense on the left side. We just tuck the kid in the lineup somewhere around # 8 or 9, and th in should be fine. Hate to lose Jhonny's bat if he fails to appeal his suspension, but hey, the overall scope appears to suggest that the Tigers are getting every bit, if not more in return Our 2 groundball pitchers at the end of our rotation (Fister/Porcello) should thrive with a defender like that over there who will not give up range hits, but take them away.

 

[tygerphan4ever]

Acouple typos in there that I'm too lazy to fix just now.. you get my point though lol

 

[CaptO]

only one I crowned...also same as las vegas thinks..Tigers.
now tell me iam going to be wrong on that 1..

Easy...if Vegas was right about everything even most of the time we would all be millionaires many times over...

 

[Howie115]

Hey, don't look now but the AL Central has three of the hottest teams in the league. Tigers have won 4 straight and 8 of 9. Indians on a 5-game winning streak, and Royals on a 7-gamer.

 

[Howie115]

One worrisome note. His BAPIP is currently .377. Average is just over
.300......so we may see a little leveling off by Jose.

His batting average is .330 (considerably above .300), but yeah, the leveling off may have already started. He's 6 for his last 47.

 

[CaptO]

Hey, don't look now but the AL Central has three of the hottest teams in the league. Tigers have won 4 straight and 8 of 9. Indians on a 5-game winning streak, and Royals on a 7-gamer.

Correction: Tribe on 6-game streak

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

His batting average is .330 (considerably above .300), but yeah, the leveling off may have already started. He's 6 for his last 47.

Yeah -- if anyone believes he will keep up his .300+ BA in the MLB -- you might as well squash that dream now. He was picked up for his defensive abilities. Realistically, he will hit in the .260-.275 range with little power.

His glove will definitely make the tigers much better defensively up the middle and pitchers like Porcello and Fister should be ecstatic.

 

[Iffster]

Yeah -- if anyone believes he will keep up his .300+ BA in the MLB -- you might as well squash that dream now. He was picked up for his defensive abilities. Realistically, he will hit in the .260-.275 range with little power.

His glove will definitely make the tigers much better defensively up the middle and pitchers like Porcello and Fister should be ecstatic.

I like the trade, didn't think Garcia was a good fit as a corner outfielder. But as happy as I am about getting a defense-first SS, I realize that Iglesias is a good bet to be a .250 hitter. Hopefully, he will become a good doubles hitter and drive in a few runs. Detroit will miss Peralta's bat, but it will nice to see what a SS, who does not play like an orange highway cone, can do.

 

[CaptO]

it will nice to see what a SS, who does not play like an orange highway cone, can do.

 

[jdwills126]

Detroit's infield has had a serious lack of range.

Cabrera has played 3rd better than I ever expected but he is still limited by his size. Infante is and will remain a middle of the road 2nd base. What Inglesias lacks in hitting he will more than make up for in defense.

The Tigers have not had a true gold glove quality defensive SS since Trammell in his prime and getting one 23 years old will lock down the middle for years to come!

 

[Cleaves2000]

Keith law said iglesias is one of the top 2 defensive SS. He didnt mention who the other one is tho...i liked the trade. I preferred garcia get traded over nicky c. They got what they needed. An updrade defensively, while also adding a lil speed and youth....now if jhonny p takes his suspension, he could be back in time for the playoffs.

The al central is playing well.....but i believe it has something to do with playing the horrible sox....tigs took 3 outta 4. Then KC swept 3. Now the injuns won the first 2. Gonna get interesting when they start playing each other. Tigs got sox, injuns and KC coming up soon.

 

[Cleaves2000]

Royals fans wont come in here until their team is close or in 1st place. On cbs they never came in here. Only at the beginning of the year to tell us how good they are gonna be....then its back to the wait til next year KC chant.

JV has walked 5 batters today. Wtf! Tigs still up 10-1

 

[Shanemansj13]

Correction: Tribe on 6-game streak

I was about to say the same thing.

 

[Cleaves2000]

Tigs roughing up strasburg and gio back to back...

Tigs need one more move...delabar, cecil or lopez would work. DD keep it up. Best GM in baseball.

 

[Iffster]

I'll give JV a 'golf clap' for his performance today. Not the old JV for sure, but he gutted it out for 6 innings and despite the walks and hits only gave up one run.

Tigers announced that Jhonny Peralta will be the 'strength and conditioning coach' for the remainder of the year.

 

[CaptO]

Tigers announced that Jhonny Peralta will be the 'strength and conditioning coach' for the remainder of the year.

Jhonny Peds - strength & conditioning coach? Now thats funny

 

[Howie115]

Looks like the Indians were in the running for Bud Norris, but the Orioles must have made a better offer.

 

[dougplayer]

Tigers win
Verlander Qstart, and yes IFFY only 1 run.
gutting it out??
BAWWWHHASAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
you kill me.

Tigers 9-1 last 10.
Tigers just refuse to lose

 

[dougplayer]

Jhonny P gold glove effort today/...

by the way
Tigers lead the AL in outs by ground balls.

just a tick under 60%.. thanks to jhonny P .
Cleveland is 2nd with a 58%..
maybe if they had Jhonny still and not that hot dog they have now at SS

 

[Shanemansj13]

JV is still not Verlander. 5 walks