Kevin McGonigle is the first player in Tigers history with at least 45 hits and 24 walks in his first 40 big league games. He is only the second Tiger in franchise history, age 21-years-old or younger, to tally 45 hits in his first 40 major league games, joining Travis Fryman who had 47 hits in his first 40 major league games in 1990.
Casey Mize is eligible to come off the IL this Friday and won’t need a rehab start.
The Tigers currently have the most players on the IL (15) of any team in baseball.
Yes, they’re struggling to score runs, win games, etc but a lot can be attributed to the overall health of this team. Stick around .500 and then better days ahead as players come back.
We hope.
In 2024, Jack Flaherty had 19 walks in 106.2 innings with the
Tigers.
In 2026, Flaherty has 29 walks in 36 innings.
Some good and some bad in Troy Melton’s rehab outing for Toledo today. He induced 10 whiffs and touched 98.7 MPH with his fastball over 2 scoreless innings. But he struggled with his command and had to throw 54 pitches. You can see them all in the link.
Could a new surgical tool expedite Skubal's return from surgery? He was the first MLB player that surgeon Neal ElAttrache used it on.
www.nytimes.com
Tarik Skubal’s surgeon explains the NanoNeedle and what comes next for Tigers’ ace.
The Athletic
Spencer Torkelson defensively
#31/35-4 DRS
-3 OAA
-2 FRV
It's concerning. It's year 5 and he can't hit or play defense.
Some OF defensive numbers min 150 innings played
Riley Greene #21/24 -2 DRS/-2OAA/-3FRV
Matt Vierling #12/30 -3 DRS/+2 OAA/+1 FRV
Wenceel Perez #33/36 -3 DRS/-3 OAA/-3 FRV
T
igers OF as a team rank
30/30 in outfield defense
-15 DRS
-9 OAA
-15 FRV
For those of you who are curious Kevin McBarrel defensively:
SS 210 innings +1 DRS -3 OAA -1 FRV
3B 127 innings+1 DRS -2 OAA -1 FRV
basically league average. there is room for improvement playable and solid at both positions.
