Detroit Tigers Ongoing 2018 Thread

[burfboy]

Game 1: Tigers RHP Drew VerHagen (0-1, 6.30 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Luis Severino (8-1, 2.31 ERA).

Game 2: Tigers RHP Mike Fiers (4-3, 4.45 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Domingo German (0-3, 5.45 ERA).

• Game 1 box score

Tigers lineup

1. CF Leonys Martin

2. Nicholas Castellanos

3. DH Miguel Cabrera

4. 3B Jeimer Candelario

5. 1B Niko Goodrum

6. C John Hicks

7. LF JaCoby Jones

8. SS Jose Iglesias

9. 2B Dixon Machado

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

You have got to be fucking joking me. You DFA him and now he is spot starting? Just get someone else from the farm, ANYONE. Wtf is this goddamn bum still in this org. Verhagen is fucking garbage.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

A fucking joke dude. Why is he on this ballclub. Gives up a 3 run bomb to Adam fucking Romine. YOU FUCKING SUCK!

 

[burfboy]

Starting pitchers: Game 2: Tigers RHP Mike Fiers (4-3, 4.45 ERA) vs. Yankees RHP Domingo German (0-3, 5.45 ERA).

• Game 2 box score


1. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
2. Nicholas Castellanos, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Niko Goodrum, SS
6. Leonys Martin, CF
7. James McCann, C
8. Ronny Rodriguez, 2B
9. Victor Reyes, LF

 

[burfboy]

Nice win.....off to Boston. the Red Sox have got a few guys banged up. Maybe a good time to go to Boston if there ever is a good time to go there.

 

[Howie115]

Meanwhile, Aaron Judge goes 0-for-9 in the doubleheader with 8 whiffs. A hat trick in Game 1, and platinum sombrero in Game 2. Gonna need larger luggage for the trip home.

After VerHagen departed, the Tiger pitching was damn solid.

 

[burfboy]

Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Artie Lewicki (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. Red Sox RHP Steven Wright (1-0, 2.25 ERA).

1. Leonys Martin, CF
2. Nicholas Castellanos, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Victor Martinez, DH
5. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
6. James McCann, C
7. JaCoby Jones, LF
8. Jose Iglesias, SS
9. Dixon Machado, 2B

 

[Howie115]

You have got to be fucking joking me. You DFA him and now he is spot starting? Just get someone else from the farm, ANYONE. Wtf is this goddamn bum still in this org. Verhagen is fucking garbage

As I said at the beginning of the season, things would get really sucky around here if there were a lot of pitching injuries. As bad as we thought the Tigers' opening day staff would be, the replacements in AAA are just godawful. With Zimmermann, Norris and Liriano all on the DL, we have to suffer through a bunch of bums (Lewicki, VerHagen, Carpenter, etc.). We've actually been lucky with Blaine Hardy's starts. I'm sure his bubble will burst soon.

I agree though, VerHagen has no business being on an MLB roster.

 

[Howie115]

And right on cue, Artie Lewicki gives up a first-inning 2-run bomb to JD Martinez.

 

[Lions=TeHsUcKs]

Vmart needs to not be here. Dude is just hurting team growth

 

[Howie115]

Well, hey, I didn't mean to jinx Blaine Hardy so quickly. But we all knew he'd fall back to earth.

 

[Howie115]

Tigers 2018 draft: According to MLB.com, it was not very good. Based on MLB Pipeline "prospect points", our draft ranked 22nd out of 30 teams.

These teams did the best in the MLB Draft

 

[burfboy]

Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer (2-5, 4.73 ERA) vs. Indians RHP Trevor Bauer (4-4, 2.77 ERA).

• Box score

Tigers lineup:

1. Leonys Martin, CF
2. Nicholas Castellanos, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
5. Victor Martinez, DH
6. Niko Goodrum, LF
7. James McCann, C
8. Jose Iglesias, SS
9. Dixon Machado, 2B

 

[Howie115]

There goes Shane Greene, sinking his trade value again.

 

[Zwalt]

Tigers 2018 draft: According to MLB.com, it was not very good. Based on MLB Pipeline "prospect points", our draft ranked 22nd out of 30 teams.

These teams did the best in the MLB Draft

I'm no draft expert by any means, but isn't the MLB draft the biggest crapshoot of them all?

 

[burfboy]

Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Mike Fiers (5-3, 4.33 ERA) vs. Indians RHP Mike Clevinger (4-2, 3.36 ERA).

• Box score

Tigers lineup:

1. Leonys Martin, CF
2. Nicholas Castellanos, RF
3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
4. Jeimer Candelario, 3B
5. Victor Martinez, DH
6. James McCann, C
7. JaCoby Jones, LF
8. Jose Iglesias, SS
9. Dixon Machado, 2B

 

[Voltaire26]

I'm no draft expert by any means, but isn't the MLB draft the biggest crapshoot of them all?

Pretty much, a lot of first rounder never make it to the Majors.

 

[Howie115]

VerHagen: "What's a guy gotta do to get fired around here?"

 

[burfboy]

Starting pitchers: Tigers LHP Blaine Hardy (2-1, 3.66 ERA) vs. Twins RHP Jake Odorizzi (3-3, 4.24 ERA).

• Box score

 

[burfboy]

Tigers lineup:

CF Leonys Martin

RF Nicholas Castellanos

1B Miguel Cabrera

DH Victor Martinez

C John Hicks

LF JaCoby Jones

SS Jose Iglesias

2B Dixon Machado

P Blaine Hardy