Brandon Inge hits the DL with broken left hand
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 19, 2010 11:35 PM EDT
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PrintBrandon Inge survived a half-season playing on hobbled knees, but he made it just a half-inning playing with a broken hand. He will be out 4-6 weeks after breaking a bone near the base of his pinky fingers, though it was at least non-displaced. In English, the bone has a crack but the two parts didn't shift and need to be put back in place.
Rangers starter Scott Feldman hit Inge in the third inning and he stayed in the game after taking first base. Don Kelly trotted out to third for the top of the fourth.
And now Tigers fans are going to learn just how valuable a player the .263-hitting third baseman really was. As I write this, I assume Kelly will continue to play third and the Tigers will look for a utilityman to call up in Inge's place. Maybe Will Rhymes if they feel like they need the infield help. Other theories include calling up Jeff Larish to play third, or shifting Carlos Guillen to third and calling up Scott Sizemore. The latter idea sounds best on paper, but Sizemore has been injured a bit during his minor league stint. Larish is obviously a slugger, but hasn't played a lot of third base in the minors and hasn't hit much in the majors.
Or GM Dave Dombrowski can try to make a deal, which is disconcerting because it means he has fewer trade chips to address all the other needs on the club.
In any case, the thought of just how poorly-fielding the infield will be under any of these scenarios frightens me a bit. Needless to say, this is a season-changing injury for the team.
Updates as we get them.
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Larish's OPS has always been solid
Also having a decent year in Toledo. Last shot for him?
Bummer about (CR) Inge
Larish @ 3B > Guillen at 3B
Sigh, what else can go wrong!
by JAYRC on Jul 19, 2010 11:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This was already a known possibility.
Last year, no other 3B options. Nothing has changed. Give Carlos robot legs and have Scotty at 2B!
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That's the only option left
The organization does not view Jeff Larish as a 3B. There’s nothing else left in the system whatsoever… absolutely nothing. Brandon Inge was the key to this season- without him it’s replacement level at 3B (unless we can somehow connive KC out of Alex Gordon).
Either Guillen moves to 3B and Sizemore takes 2B or the season is over.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Or Raburn gets his bat back at 3B
Odds are he’ll be starting there.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Stop it
You’ll give the kids nightmares.
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
"The organization does not view Jeff Larish as a 3B"
Oh really? Did you have a sit down with them?
sorry it sounded funny
no
But if they did view him as a 3B, he’d be playing there right now in TOL. Oddly enough, he was today. But this year, he’s only played a few games there.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
you sure about that?
He’s been at third for a minute now
by JAYRC on Jul 20, 2010 4:38 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
he's played more games at third this year than anywhere else.
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He has?
Huh… I though they had him at 1B most of the time… that’s what he’s listed as by Toledo.
I stand corrected.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Larish stats YTD
Season- .269 avg, 279 AB, 15 HR, 51 RBI, .364 OBP, .500 slg, .864 OPS
For June, and July, he’s hit over .300 each month.
minor league stats don't mean much
he’s always had them. But he goes into these awful, awful slumps in the majors.
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 20, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
True, but I always like to see 100 extra points in the OBP due to plate discipline
those are the guys that are likely to be able to translate their numbers to the next level, IMO
Jeff has taken time to adjust at every level, but he inevitably hits, and he hits for power
And hasn't consistently played 3B since college.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Hes played there a lot this year in Toledo
He played there in the AFL and Spring training quite a bit too.
Its scarier than cringe, but come on man… It is easier to deal with than Ryan F’n Raburn!
In an ideal world
I just don’t see it happening.
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by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 1:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Inge is no better than average
less than average at the plate, and a little above average in the field this season
Larish has 41 games at 3B, 35 at 1B, and 2 at DH this season
according to Baseball Reference
3 errors in 100 chances
Better RF than I’d have guessed, but very small samples for RF
Thanks
I found that pretty funny too!
I check the box scores daily and couldn’t help but laugh. They perminatly moved Larish to third months ago.
He may not be everyones dream at third base and yes it sucks that Cringe is out. But come on everyone let’s cut Larish some slack IF he gets the call. A lefty bat with some pop and a decent OB% isn’t that far behind what Cringe was doing. Worst case scenario they make a move for a bat FOR CRYIN’ OUT F’N LOUD.
by JAYRC on Jul 20, 2010 4:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Rabelo released
Mike wasn’t on the 40 man roster, so this has no impact or relation to the move that will have to be made to replace Inge in Detroit. They may even call up a reliever temporarily, following a 14 inning game.
What an awful break (no pun intended) for us
I guess we’ll have to turn to the Raburnator at the hot corner..we don’t really have any other option. Don Kelly could slide in there I guess, and I doubt Danny Worth could play there. I cringe at the thought of putting Carlos over there. At this point, we’re really SOL unless we add making a move for a 3B to our wish list. I love the thought of Mark Reynolds (shh about his strikeouts), but it won’t happen.
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Just got an idea as I sit here bored at work
Jhonny Peralta. The Indians have been looking to deal him..and I assume the asking price wouldn’t be too high. He can fill in at 3B and is a former SS. The only kicker is would they trade him inside the division?
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He would definitely add some speed
Anybody that hits an inside-the-park-HR has to be fast, right? Right?
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
haha I guess
He only has 9 career SB, though. And I think the HR can be credited to Raburn’s adventure with the malfunctioning gate. Reynolds and Jhonny top my wish list at 3B
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Sorry, should have used the sarcasm font
Anybody that hits an inside-the-park-HR has to be fast, right? Right?
I say we let Larish and Kelly duke it out for now. I don’t want a stopgap at 3rd base when Inge will just be handed the job when he gets back from injury anyway.
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
I assumed you were being sarcastic, but wasn't completely sure
But yea, I agree. Plus, if we’re looking to add other parts that don’t have any better options (DL or not) then we may as well use our chips on those. If we traded for a guy like Reynolds or Peralta, it may signal the end of the Inge era and mean we won’t resign him; which I seriously doubt will happen.
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Reynolds I wouldn't mind
but I don’t see Peralta as an upgrade. Plus typing his name even more would suck.
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Leyland says Guillen will NOT play third base, but Sizemore might
From Jason Beck on Twitter
Tigers manager Jim Leyland said that Carlos Guillen will not be used at third base after the injury to Brandon Inge.
He was used primarily at third base in 2008, but Leyland was pretty adamant that Guillen will remain his second baseman. It’s not known who will fill the void at the hot corner, but the Tigers are giving Scott Sizemore an audition by starting him at third base with Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday.
Source: Jason Beck on Twitter
Comment: Sounds like Sizemore may play 3B.
If Jeff Larish is not called up now, then when?
They’d need to open a spot on the 40 man roster, but they could call up Cletus and put him on the 60 day DL. He’d just be adding service time. Or they could get Billy Buckner or Audy Ciriaco through waivers.
Cabrera at third again
We’re talking 4-6 weeks with a lineup that is badly slumping. Why not Cabrera at third, and bring up that rookie (Ryan S) to play first base? He was passable at Florida.
don't F with Cabrera
plus he was horrible at third
Rooting for Tiger stripes, not pinstripes
by JerseyTigerFan on Jul 20, 2010 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Cabrera at third again
Cabrera was not horrible at third base; he was an all-star a couple of years.
Defense is all well and good. But trading to fill the need for only 4-6 weeks is not wise.
Besides, the Tigers need more offense desperately. Don Kelly will not cut it offensively.
On another note, I would like to see Ordonez as a full-time DH with Boesch in right and Damon in left. Ordonez is not covering enough ground in right. And the only reason he has so many assists his so many runners taking liberties on the bases against him.
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