2017 Season, Game Post

Game 2017.72: Tigers at Mariners

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Warwick Saupold. I remember first seeing that name and thinking he sounded like a cricket player, or law firm, or something. I certainly didn’t associate him with WAR—but there he is, the newest entry on the Tiger Faces of WAR.

According to the guys with the WAR numbers (Baseball Reference has been hacked by the Russians), Warwick Saupold has now been more valuable to the team than Miguel Cabrera ($28,000,000), Nick Castellanos ($3,000,000), Victor Martinez ($18,000,000), Anibal Sanchez ($16,800,00), Francisco Rodriguez ($6,000,000), and Jordan Zimmermann ($18,000,000).  So yes, this team is in quite a bind.

Today’s Lineup:

  1. Ian Kinsler, 2B
  2. Alex Avila, C
  3. Miguel Cabrera, 1B
  4. JD Martinez, RF
  5. Justin Upton, LF
  6. Nick Castellanos, 3B
  7. Alex Presley, CF
  8. John Hicks, DH
  9. Jose Iglesias, SS

Pitching: Daniel Norris vs Andrew Moore

30 thoughts on “Game 2017.72: Tigers at Mariners”

  1. Warwick-Saupold has a financial services ring to it. Maybe he invests the $69 million those other guys are making.

  2. Mark your calendars.. June 22, 2017 the day the Tigers found last frickin place!!!

    Meanwhile Moore offered the Mariners $5000 if he could pitch against the Pussycats again tomorrow….

  3. Kinsler is playing like first place is on the line, as he was last night. They need a few more guys like this.

    1. That’s why I hope we don’t let him go. What a mentor he could be for a young 2nd baseman.

    2. Coleman:

      No doubt about Kinsler…He is the consummate pro…
      He is playing chess where most of our guys are playing
      corn hole..
      Scoring from second on the steal and pass ball from
      second the other night was so head up…
      His baseball skill and intellect stand out in a sea
      of confusion.

      1. Unfortunately, Tony, the Tigers have no young 2nd basemen in the pipeline. All the more reason they are likely to hold on to Kinsler into 2018. The $5MM buyout might not be something other teams want to trade for, and Detroit spending $5MM to save $12MM is something they might do with an overpaid schlub, which Kinsler is not.

    1. Tigers down by 3, and all they have is a Swiss army knife, a can of hairspray, a gum wrapper, some aspirin, a #2 pencil, and some fishing line.

  8. I can not think of a reason for F-Rod to go to San Diego, except maybe to see their world famous zoo.

    1. Apparently he has been a good mentor to the younger pitchers. Offer the guy a nice job in the organization on the condition he retire. Immediately.

      1. +1 Great idea. For all his failures this year, Frankie has had a great career. There is no doubt something is missing on how the Tigers handle pitchers. He might provide the intangibles that are missing and it would open up a slot in the roster.

        1. Ausmus hooking his wagon to the KRod train is very telling in my opinion…and not in a good way. Sure he removed him from the ‘closer’ role, but he keeps running him out there.

          One would think, a former veteran catcher would know when a pitcher has ‘lost his stuff’…and its likely not coming back.

          1. I don’t think Ausmus held all the cards, and there was no waffling on his part about Frankie being out of the closer’s role until further notice. Some sign of pitching life from F-Rod might have facilitated a trade, saving face all around. As it was, he was on the team and to be used until he wasn’t. I don’t think Ausmus was blind to how bad it was.

  9. Maybe if we’re lucky.. Brad goes home to San Diego and stays there.. FRod goes south to San Diego and keeps going south!!!…

    Shoot I am way off on
    my 3 -7 road trip… Theres no way they get 3

  10. i have nothing nice to say about this team, the management or KRod…so i’ll leave it at that

  11. I think the Tigers are at that point with KRod something must get done. If not, its further proof you have given up on this season. I bet even the players are expecting “something” to be done. Great guy, good mentor, hope he becomes their bullpen coach…..soon!

  12. Tigers are like the bad NBA teams only the
    timing of their tanking is the All Star break…
    What is the definition of insanity…Watching
    the Tigers nightly…
    I would just like to watch a team that plays
    the right way and has some excitement about it..

    1. We frequently watch teams that play the right way and have excitement, usually our opponents.

  13. Thank God the NBA Draft was on….I hit
    that button a lot…
    Pistons get Kennard from Duke…Have no
    idea and they didn’t have a 2nd round pick.

    1. logic and sanity finally enters into the decision making process

      DET conscience should be clean….they were more than patient with him this year – and he’ll still receive all of his $6M salary – but if it were purely a performance based contract, he’d likely owe DET several million

    2. In a way, sad but necessary. If nothing else it prevents Brad from bringing him into close games just to prove he can be our closer again. Rondon called up.

  16. i’m glad Rodriguez is gone. He did everyone a favor with total collapse. It didn’t drag on like the Joe Nathan situation.

    Rodriguez didn’t have a spring training. If he had, maybe the Tigers would have picked up on something. But probably not, because famed closers become royalty.

    Is there a Tigers regular that played in the WBC that *isn’t* having a crap year? Maybe starting the season with a World Series isn’t such a great idea.

  17. This is rather amusing the article about playing the lowly Padres. 29 wins.. The “worst team in baseball”… Cant hit.. Cant pitch can’t defend… Oh I thought that was the Tigers… And hey!!.. Tigers only have 3 more wins!!!… This week isn’t over*****

    1. Yes, Seattle was 3 games below .500 before we stopped by to brighten their week.

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