MLB 2020 Draft - Tigers Draft Spencer Torkelson #1 And sign him to $8.4 Million Bonus

[gotime909]

1000% agree with you

 

[gotime909]

The arrogance of her takes make me think that Holly Horning is Mark Gorosh's burner

 

[kalinecountry]

SATURDAY SURVEY

The Detroit Tigers locked up the future of 2Ber Colt Keith to what could be a 9-year contract. When they did this, Keith had yet to play at the MLB level although it was expected he would mak…

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SATURDAY SURVEY.
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The Detroit Tigers locked up the future of 2B'er Colt Keith to what could be a 9-year contract. When they did this, Keith had yet to play at the MLB level although it was expected he would make the roster this year.
Now that he has played in 27 games (through Thursday), Keith is showing solid promise defensively as a rookie. But it’s at the plate where he is really struggling with a .160/.225/.181/.406 slash line. His OPS is the lowest in MLB for qualified hitters.

It was not expected that Colt would have an easy time at the plate right out of the gate. Struggles were expected. But it was clear that the Tigers want him to learn and gain experience.
Recently, other franchises have been sending down some top prospects for their failure to hit like Jackson Holliday.
What should the Tigers do with Keith? Send him down and delay his development at the MLB level or keep him in Detroit to work things out?

What should the Tigers do about Colt Keith?

1. Send him down to Toledo to work on his hitting.

2. Keep him in Detroit and work things out there.

VOTE

 

[kalinecountry]

AJ Hinch when asked about moving Spencer Torkelson down to the seventh hole: "You see him steadily moving down in the order and the next stop is next to me. We're trying to keep supporting him because he's a good player. But he's not in a good spot."

There are multiple issues with demoting Torkelson.. he’s late.. AAA isn’t fixing that.. it didn’t fix it in 2022.. his barrel rate is almost nonexistent ..and now wins are the priority not player development.. Hinch has moved him down and given him days off ..

His defensive issue compound the problem..also difficult to roster a one tool player .. who lost the tool ..The last 350 AB of 2023 bought Tork time just not unlimited time.

 

[tomdalton22]

AJ Hinch when asked about moving Spencer Torkelson down to the seventh hole: "You see him steadily moving down in the order and the next stop is next to me. We're trying to keep supporting him because he's a good player. But he's not in a good spot."

There are multiple issues with demoting Torkelson.. he’s late.. AAA isn’t fixing that.. it didn’t fix it in 2022.. his barrel rate is almost nonexistent ..and now wins are the priority not player development.. Hinch has moved him down and given him days off ..

His defensive issue compound the problem..also difficult to roster a one tool player .. who lost the tool ..The last 350 AB of 2023 bought Tork time just not unlimited time.

the Tigers have a lot of candidates to hit at the bottom of the order. Unfortunately, they have very few that deserve to be at the top of the order.

 

[kalinecountry]

MONDAY MUSINGS

by Holly Horning Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky. So let’s get to it! …

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MONDAY MUSINGS.
Totally Tigers

Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky.
So let’s get to it! Here are the most interesting topics that hit my radar over the past week………..