Detroit Tigers 2024

[moldyoldie]

Tigers and Astros are talkin' Flaherty. They hosed us with Verlander, why not double-dip? Flaherty's scheduled to start today.

Think it's a bullpen day today. Flaherty is supposed to start tomorrow.

I stand corrected, thanks Wouldn't ya think if something's imminent he'd be sitting?

[Honeyman]

Tigers and Astros are talkin' Flaherty. They hosed us with Verlander, why not double-dip? Flaherty's scheduled to start today.

Think it's a bullpen day today. Flaherty is supposed to start tomorrow.

I stand corrected, thanks Wouldn't ya think if something's imminent he'd be sitting?

I do think he'll get traded and probably not start tomorrow.

[CurlyHoward]

Lost two out of three to the Twins. You can probably finally stick a fork in the 2024 Tigers.

[SD45]

Carson Kelly was traded to Texas for a couple of Double A players.

Catcher Liam Hicks and pitcher Tyler Owens.

[edj]

Obviously Dingler is getting called up, which is why he was out of Toledo’s lineup today. He should get most of the playing time, but Hinch will likely stick with more or less an even split.

Hicks is 25 and still in Double-A. Likely roster filler. Owens could develop into a decent middle reliever.

[MotorCityRadioFreak]

Carson Kelly was traded to Texas for a couple of Double A players.

Catcher Liam Hicks and pitcher Tyler Owens.

Beyond stupid.

[moldyoldie]

Obviously Dingler is getting called up, which is why he was out of Toledo’s lineup today. He should get most of the playing time, but Hinch will likely stick with more or less an even split.

Though Dingler's bat has seemingly improved exponentially this season, reading he's hitting only .154 against fastballs over 95 mph gives me pause. Sounds like another Tork.

[edj]

Kelly is essentially a backup catcher. It's a decent haul for him. They weren't getting a starting pitcher or position player, or top prospect.

There is talk Hicks may report to Toledo instead of Erie though he is listed on the latter's roster as of now. The Hens only have veteran journeyman Bemboom, so either Hicks or an Erie catcher would likely get the spot. That increases their chances of making the majors as a backup catcher.

Owens is the player with the higher upside.

Speaking of prospects, Jung has been horrendous at third. Under .900 fielding, and that's only official errors. His bat looks decent, certainly powerwise, but we have one DH in Malloy as it is.

[edj]

Flaherty scratched, likely to be traded at any time. Baez on bereavement list, Lucas sent to Toledo. Dingler, Kriedler, and lefty Bryan Sammons coming up from Toledo.

They also picked up a reliever and optioned him to Toledo.

[Honeyman]

Flaherty scratched, likely to be traded at any time. Baez on bereavement list, Lucas sent to Toledo. Dingler, Kriedler, and lefty Bryan Sammons coming up from Toledo.

They also picked up a reliever and optioned him to Toledo.

They had to scratch Flaherty just in case. Yankees might bite

[moldyoldie]

It's funny, at the outset of the season I was thinking the Tigers would possibly go with a six-man starting rotation once they started playing everyday. Now with Flaherty presumably on his way out, we have only ONE of those starters in the rotation. Incredible! The 3Ms of Maeda, Mize, and Manning, plus Olsen, are either out or kaput.
Leyland was right, you can never have enough pitching.

[Bobbert]

Flaherty scratched, likely to be traded at any time. Baez on bereavement list, Lucas sent to Toledo. Dingler, Kriedler, and lefty Bryan Sammons coming up from Toledo.

They also picked up a reliever and optioned him to Toledo.

They had to scratch Flaherty just in case. Yankees might bite

If that's the case, I feel sorry for the 18,387 people who bought tickets for last night's game, with the chance to see a good pitcher against a division rival.

But if what you say is true, it was more important for Scott Harris to make Flaherty available to the Yankees (and other teams) than to the Tigers, even though Flaherty is still under contract to the Tigers.

[Bobbert]

At the 2/3 post of the season, the Tigers are 52-56, which projects to 78-84, the same record as last year. If Flaherty is traded, it will probably be worse.

[Bobbert]

It's funny, at the outset of the season I was thinking the Tigers would possibly go with a six-man starting rotation once they started playing everyday. Now with Flaherty presumably on his way out, we have only ONE of those starters in the rotation. Incredible! The 3Ms of Maeda, Mize, and Manning, plus Olsen, are either out or kaput.
Leyland was right, you can never have enough pitching.

Last night, Dan Dickerson was salivating about Sammons' 7.1 innings of relief work. So what if he gave up five runs, extending Cleveland's lead from a competitive 3-0 to a depressing 8-0. The most important thing now for the Tigers is to have enough rested relievers for the next bullpen game.

[moldyoldie]

Latest report at 3:52pm is that the Dodgers, Yankees, and BoSox are all in discussions on Flaherty.

And Bally Sports is back on Comcast starting Aug. 1. At this point I don't know if that's good or bad.