By:
Advanced search…

Welcome to Detroit Sports Forum!

By joining our community, you'll be able to connect with fellow fans that live and breathe Detroit sports just like you!

Get Started
  • If you are no longer able to access your account since our recent switch from vBulletin to XenForo, you may need to reset your password via email. If you no longer have access to the email attached to your account, please fill out our contact form and we will assist you ASAP. Thanks for your continued support of DSF.

Tigers FO thread, Scott Harris Pres. of Baseball Ops,Tigers Hire Jeff Greenberg GM

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...talks-future-free-agent-pitchers/71572901007/
'Days of Roar' Tigers Podcast: Chris Castellani joins to talk future of Detroit Tigers. 65 minutes.

On this episode: Mark and Evan have a news-packed week to catch us up, on including minor league free agents, Scott Harris at the GM meetings, coaching staff changes and more. The guys also dive into the conversation on available arms for this off-season. Later in the pod, the "Days of Roar" duo are joined by Chris Castellani of Barstool Sports. The trio talk Javier B?ez, the new hire of broadcaster Jason Benetti, and what may be on the horizon for the 2024 Detroit Tigers.
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/11/16/five-for-friday-92/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

Chris Ilitch, Ryan Gustafson and the new Front Office gave us an early Christmas present last week. They hired Jason Benetti to do the tv broadcast.

No more muting of fans? tvs.

However, in order to get the maximum value out of Benetti?s talent, the Tigers ? and Bally ? need to take further steps. This needs to be a completely different kind of broadcast. It?s not enough to simply insert a new play-by-play man. Everything else needs to complement and flow around him.

If you?re buying a top-of-the-line car, you?re not going to put cheap tires on it.

With that said, what 5 things (it?s Friday afterall) would I insist on either eliminating or adding to the tv broadcast?

I will admit that I have closer to 50 ? not 5 ? items on my wish list. Selecting the top 5 was very hard to do but here goes??.
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/deeper-discussions-96/
DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Scott Harris has a reputation of using the waiver wire to improve teams.

For the Tigers, his strategy was to strengthen the roster throughout the year as well as build depth in the minors that would be used to help mitigate the problems caused by injuries to the MLB roster.

Players put on waivers can vary. For top teams rich in their minor league prospects, it can be a goldmine for teams looking to improve. They often have too many good players that hard choices must be made about releasing some of them.

Harris made at least 10 waiver wire selections in his first year. Several of them were placed in Detroit. Tyler Holton who performed exceptionally well and garnered rookie of the year buzz and Andy Ibanez with some solid offense and defense. He hit .311 the last 2 months of the season while walking quite a bit and striking out little. He is expected to play 2B and some 3B this coming season.

In addition to them, Harris added a catcher, 2Ber and SS to the minors. He also brought in 4 LHPs and 2 RHPs. Many of them saw action in Detroit during double headers and filled in for players on the IL.

How important do you feel the waiver wire is for Detroit as they attempt to add talent and build depth?

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can also respond to other readers.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.

Ready?

How important is the waiver wire for Detroit as they attempt to add talent and build depth?

1. Very important

2. Somewhat important

3. Not very important

VOTE
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/12/01/saturday-survey-105/
SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Earlier this week, the Tigers added starting pitcher Kenta Maeda to their rotation. It is believed that the team wants to add another starting pitcher along with a couple bullpen arms.

But Scott Harris said this:

?You?ll never hear me say that we have enough pitching. I don?t even believe that that?s possible, to have enough pitching. So we?re going to continue to try to add pitching and see what?s available and if we can find more ways to make our staff deeper and better overall.?

Last year, the Tigers went through 17 different starting pitchers. There were 13 pitchers (both starters and relievers) who went on extended IL stints.

Out of all their starting pitching, 4 are no longer on the 26-man roster. They lost Matthew Boyd to surgery and his contract with the team recently ended. Eduardo Rodriguez exercised his opt out clause and Michael Lorenzen was traded.

Spencer Turnbull, who was once part of the starting rotation, was non-tendered by the team.

Currently, the starting rotation projects to have Maeda, another starter, Matt Manning, Casey Mize, Reese Olson and Tarik Skubal. Of all of them, Mize is the biggest question mark not having pitched in almost 2 years.

Is adding just 1 more starter going to be enough? Should the Tigers sign yet another SP for the rotation given all the injuries and bullpen days of the past?

Or should they keep the focus on using their younger players and building up their arms and experience?

Should the Tigers sign more than 2 new starting pitchers?

1. Yes, because of the injury factor.

2. No, the youngsters need to pitch and gain experience.

VOTE
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/five-for-friday-94/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

We are just moving into Scott Harris? 2nd year with the Tigers after an introductory year of re-assessment. A necessary year to put the Tigers onto the right path of success but a boring one for fans.

Things are just starting to get interesting now. New and fresh ideas are being implemented to a degree now where fans are starting to see the differences.

What is becoming increasingly apparent is that all of these changes we?re seeing could never have been implemented by the 2 previous GMs. And to be honest, even to the GMs who came before them.

Dave Dombrowski is not the kind of guy who is brought into an organization to implement organization change or improve the franchise?s infrastructure. His focus with all his former teams was to supercharge the roster and win quickly.

With Al Avila, none of the changes being made now would have even been on his radar. And even if they were, he would never have known where to start. None of it was ever in his wheelhouse.

He got by because he relied upon the tanking strategy and top draft picks to guide him in making decisions. But he never had a big picture in mind of how the organization should function as a whole.

For example, Avila implemented a rudimentary analytics department but couldn?t integrate it into the organization so it became relatively useless. So how could he possibly solve the bigger and long-standing problems of this organization?

Most importantly, he fostered a corporate culture that prevented open discussion among Front Office personnel about how to address these problems. Change and constructive criticism were frowned upon which meant the Tigers would never find the solutions to their problems.

These points keep coming back to me bigger and stronger with every new story about how Scott Harris and his new Front Office are evolving this franchise.

So which new changes has Harris and Co. made so far that have been the most dramatic? The ones that have most significantly changed the direction of this team?

I?ve got my 5???
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/12/14/five-for-friday-95/
FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

Yesterday, I used the MLB team leader boards to show exactly where the Tigers currently sit compared to the other 29 organizations.

The influx of top prospects who are still largely untested, combined with the weak AL Central can often skew perception and make real progress appear to be closer than it actually is.

The bottom line is that Detroit lost 6 more games than they won in MLB?s worst division last year. And that they hover in the lower third of offense, average in defense and with mixed results in pitching.

Today, let?s tackle the most pressing issues Scott Harris and Co. have to address this year. Concerns that are currently or potentially slowing this team down as they try to advance to a reasonably competitive stage.

Here are my top 5 priorities for the Tigers to solve this season???
 
He is the Detroit Tigers newest secret weapon. Get to know his name. He is Ryan Gustafson who is VP and COO of Ilitch Sports and Entertainment. He is believe to be the catalyst for moving the fences and helping plan Miggy's retirement weekend.
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2023/12/15/saturday-survey-107/
SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Over the past couple of days, we?ve taken a look at where the Tigers stand compared to other teams. We also identified 5 of team?s biggest concerns that need to be addressed for the 2024 season.

If you didn?t catch those blogs ? or need a refresher ? here they are:

Based upon these 2 blogs, last year?s results and what you?ve seen since the Tigers changed their Front Office, when do you believe Detroit will truly become competitive and reach the October playoffs?

Here are the qualifiers that define this playoff milestone and should be included in your decision:

? Must have greater than a .500 record

? Must have enough talent to win at least 1 playoff game and not be swept.

? Must have enough wins to rank in the top half of MLB.

Simply winning the weak AL Central is not enough of a qualifier.

Given all of these markers, the information shared in the above 2 blogs ? and assuming that the Tigers are building a viable product ? in what year do you believe they will be legitimate contenders for a playoff spot?

In what year will the Tigers make the playoffs?

1. 2024

2. 2025

3. 2026

4. 2027 or beyond

VOTE
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

About Us

Founded in 2011, Detroit Sports Forum is a community of fanatics dedicated to teams like the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Wolverines, and more. We live and breathe Detroit sports!

Stay Connected

Forum statistics

Threads
33,000
Messages
1,110,286
Members
945
Latest member
Smokey

Affiliates

    Discussion Hub
Back
Top