Series Thread: Tigers in town 6/24-26

[RevSader]

I dont see Beltre being DH next season... that's the problem.
Well, not really a problem per say...

As it stands currently, there will be 3 (or 4) players for 2 spots. (SS & 2nd)
By the time Beltre is moved off 3rd, Gallo will be ready to move right in. (assuming he sticks at 3rd).

(I see him getting corner OF duties in the near future....as that's an area of need for the system right now).

Gallo has RF written all over him, and I am more than fine with that. Bowden thinks 2015, but I would say 2016 at the earliest.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Agree. Kind of the old bird in the hand theory. For me it's about Odor or Profar. Neither or ready to replace EA at this time. I think Beltre will have to DH soon and Profar would fit nicely at third. That is what I think is best for the team but not necessarily popular with this board.

Since Odor has primarily played 2nd I feel he could be a fixture there. He is only 20 but I like his demeanor. So the question becomes what to do with Profar and Sardinas who are both ss even though I think Profar could play 3b. We have yet to see what Profar can do at the MLB level since he played all over the place. SS is getting crowded.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Gallo has RF written all over him, and I am more than fine with that. Bowden thinks 2015, but I would say 2016 at the earliest.

I think that is a possibility. Would have said First but if Fielder is healthy he will be there.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Lineup:
L Martin CF
E Andrus SS
S Choo LF
A Beltre 3B
A Rios RF
C Pena 1B
R Chirinos C
M Choice DH
L Sardinas 2B

 

[donaldson79]

Jayson Stark rates his top 5 throws from the OF this season:

Fifth prize: Leonys Martin (Rangers), May 17 vs. Blue Jays
His arm isn't internationally renowned yet by the casual fan. But ask scouts and coaches to make up their Best Throwers in Anybody's Outfield list, and Leonys Martin is on every one of them. This throw would be a perfect example of why that is.

Jose Reyes and the Blue Jays learned they probably shouldn't test Leonys Martin's arm.
Edwin Encarnacion lofts one about 900 feet into the sky. Jose Reyes goes back to third to tag and score, the way he has a thousand times before on fly balls to medium-deep center field. Instead, Martin plants and fires another in that never-ending string of beam-of-light throws of his. And that's all, folks. Thanks for stopping by, Jose.

Asked to describe Martin's arm, Donnelly started his monologue with three telling words: "Oh ... my ... God."

"I think he might be the best," Donnelly said. "He made a flat-footed throw at our place. He was maybe 5 feet in front of the fence. He backed up. He didn't get a running start. And he threw it so hard, it looked like he hit it with a fungo bat. Robbie [Cano] made a great slide at home, so they didn't get him. But I was at third base, and you could hear the ball as it went by. I heard it whiz."

Unfortunately, you won't find that throw on this list, because it didn't result in an out. But it's a good bet that Jose Reyes heard that whiz, too, as the baseball was soaring his way. And here's a good rule of thumb:

If you have to hear a throw to believe it, there's a good chance it belongs on our Best Throws of the Year list. Agreed?

 

[darrylgann]

Lineup:
L Martin CF
E Andrus SS
S Choo LF
A Beltre 3B
A Rios RF
C Pena 1B
R Chirinos C
M Choice DH
L Sardinas 2B

Wash approved

 

[PDay8810]

Since Odor has primarily played 2nd I feel he could be a fixture there. He is only 20 but I like his demeanor. So the question becomes what to do with Profar and Sardinas who are both ss even though I think Profar could play 3b. We have yet to see what Profar can do at the MLB level since he played all over the place. SS is getting crowded.

It's going to be interesting. I agree with you about Odor's demeanor and seem to think if he holds up to this level of play throughout the season, he's your second baseman next season.

 

[Justinkm83]

Lineup:
L Martin CF
E Andrus SS
S Choo LF
A Beltre 3B
A Rios RF
C Pena 1B
R Chirinos C
M Choice DH
L Sardinas 2B

I'm glad Choice is in there. He's hit a HR the last 2 games I've been at. Maybe he makes it 3 in a row tonight!

 

[jta4437]

I dont see Beltre being DH next season... that's the problem.
Well, not really a problem per say...

As it stands currently, there will be 3 (or 4) players for 2 spots. (SS & 2nd)
By the time Beltre is moved off 3rd, Gallo will be ready to move right in. (assuming he sticks at 3rd).

(I see him getting corner OF duties in the near future....as that's an area of need for the system right now).

Gallo will not stick at 3rd

 

[jta4437]

I think that is a possibility. Would have said First but if Fielder is healthy he will be there.

Fielder might be looking at permanent DH duties in a couple year when Beltre's contract is up

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Fielder might be looking at permanent DH duties in a couple year when Beltre's contract is up

That may be a good thing for us. Just a lot of money for a DH. Will need to have some monster offensive numbers.

 

[Justinkm83]

Fielder might be looking at permanent DH duties in a couple year when Beltre's contract is up

I think 1B is the place for Gallo too (I think that's what you were implying). I used to think RF, but the kid just keeps getting bigger. I'm surprised they haven't started grooming him at another position yet.

 

[jta4437]

That may be a good thing for us. Just a lot of money for a DH. Will need to have some monster offensive numbers.

Considering what we have now? its not like he's doing us any favors over at 1B either, its a sunk cost at this point, get him in somewhere he does the most damage offensively and the least damage defensively

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Wash approved

LOL! As the MetroPCS commercial states he spends a lot of time making up that lineup. At least 30 seconds.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Considering what we have now? its not like he's doing us any favors over at 1B either, its a sunk cost at this point, get him in somewhere he does the most damage offensively and the least damage defensively

Exactly.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

I think the umps are getting worse. That first pitch to Cabrera was right down the middle and it was a ball.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Choo stinks!!! Martin clearly called for that ball. Get out of the way!

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Frisco is on KTXD.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Chi Chi pitching.

 

[WastinSomeTime]

Rios has been leaving a lot on base lately.