Twins (Matthews) vs Tigers (Montero): 09/09/26, 12:10 PM

[MeleMouth]

Luke is now #5 in MLB for HBP in 2026.

[Patzky]

Noisy out. 

[Whammy]

I believe that ties him for the Twins all-time lead in HBP in a season

If that's wrong, blame Attebury.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, MeleMouth said:

Luke is now #5 in MLB for HBP in 2026.

I would love to see if Schlovin can make it to the big leagues -  he has averaged getting hit in 15% of his at bats at the college level.  He had 7 HBP in 78 at bats in A ball.  

[Patzky]

Jeez man

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

keaschall picked off?  Come on man.  

[HarmonK03]

What are the Tigers doing, they are starting 6 rookies, they obviously have an incompetent front office.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Is there only a handful of us in the thread today?  

[RpR]

6 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

keaschall picked off?  Come on man.  

He has  been picked-off several times in the past.

 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, HarmonK03 said:

What are the Tigers doing, they are starting 6 rookies, they obviously have an incompetent front office.

Whats your point?   Several of those have been playing a majority of the season.   Jenkins for as good as he will be isn't exactly lighting the world on fire at the MLB level.   Who else are you going to drop to bring up and give time to?  

[MeleMouth]

6 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

I would love to see if Schlovin can make it to the big leagues -  he has averaged getting hit in 15% of his at bats at the college level.  He had 7 HBP in 78 at bats in A ball.  

What a quirky who-knows candidate! Let's hope he stays in one piece.

[mrmpls]

7 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

keaschall picked off?  Come on man.  

Looked safe on replay ?

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, RpR said:

He has been picked-off several times in the past.

 

For all the athleticism - he at times does not seem to be fully aware of the game or what teams are trying to do to him.  

[Patzky]

It's bad Zebby day 

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Just now, mrmpls said:

Looked safe on replay ?

Im not able to watch -  well walks kill.   Home Run 2-0 hole now.  

[Peter]

Not a good start 

[Patzky]

Geez a pop up compared to Lee's out. Baseball..

[ziggy]

That was a bullet.

Thrown right in the whompum zone.

[Parfigliano]

Tater tot doing it again

 

[Patzky]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

Im not able to watch -  well walks kill.   Home Run 2-0 hole now.  

Down and in to the lefty, he falls for it a lot without an out pitch.

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

For all the athleticism - he at times does not seem to be fully aware of the game or what teams are trying to do to him.  

Athletic but his reflexes are not the best.

[HarmonK03]

5 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

Whats your point?   Several of those have been playing a majority of the season.   Jenkins for as good as he will be isn't exactly lighting the world on fire at the MLB level.   Who else are you going to drop to bring up and give time to?  

Four of them have been up starting in August, I don't believe that's the majority of the season.  And it's easy, sit Larnach, Bell and give more playing time Ross at 2B.

[Patzky]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

Four of them have been up starting in August, I don't believe that's the majority of the season.  And it's easy, sit Larnach and  Bell for give more playing time Ross at 2B.

I gotta say Ross is missing valuable Saints at bats while benchwarming up here.

[RpR]

Zebulon is showing why his ERA is .481.

[Parfigliano]

2 minutes ago, Patzky said:

I gotta say Ross is missing valuable Saints at bats while benchwarming up here.

Bring people up to MLB and don't play them.  Makes zero sense.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

1 minute ago, HarmonK03 said:

Four of them have been up starting in August, I don't believe that's the majority of the season.  And it's easy, sit Larnach and  Bell for give more playing time Ross at 2B.

Key Rookie Call-Up Timeline (2026)

• Spring Training (March): Infielder Kevin McGonigle made the Opening Day roster straight out of spring training.

• Early Season: Infielder Hao-Yu Lee and other young players like Eduardo Valencia and Ben Malgeri joined the team during the early and middle parts of the summer.

• July 30: Outfielder Max Clark got his promotion from the minors just before the trade deadline.

• August 16: Outfielder Brett Callahan was called up from Triple-A Toledo.

• August 31: Infielder John Peck joined the team for his major league

[RpR]

1 minute ago, Parfigliano said:

Bring people up to MLB and don't play them.  Makes zero sense.

Possibly why they do not bring them up as much as some on TD belly-ache about it.

[HarmonK03]

2 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Bring people up to MLB and don't play them.  Makes zero sense.

The Tigers are sitting Torres, Baez and Torkelson to play the young guys.  That is what a well managed team does when they are not going anywhere.

[Parfigliano]

TC has a basket full of LH outfielders to make decisions on for next year so naturally they play out the string giving won't be with the team next year Larnach ABs.

[Hawkeye Bean Counter]

Just now, HarmonK03 said:

The Tigers are sitting Torres, Baez and Torkelson to play the young guys.  That is what a well managed team does when they are not going anywhere.

You mean tank the season like we did last year?