Tigers set to recall Casey Fien now, Scott Sizemore later?
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 20, 2010 10:44 AM EDT
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PrintThe Tigers' plan looks in place, according to tweets from Paul Wezner of Scout.com's Tigers minor league site, TigsTown.
With bullpen help the immediate need, right-handed reliever Casey Fien will get the first trip to Detroit. After Monday's 14-inning debacle and the starter making it through just 3 2/3 innings on Sunday, the bullpen has been stretched pretty thin. Fien threw two scoreless innings June 30 in his only appearance with the Tigers. He has a 2.33 ERA with 31 strikeouts and eight walks in 46 1/3 innings in Triple-A Toledo.
After that, "all signs point to" second baseman Scott Sizemore coming back to Detroit after his stint in Triple A, Wezner reports adding it is not yet confirmed. Sizemore was disappointing in his major league debut. He struck out in more than a quarter of his at-bats, saw his power numbers cut in half and did not field the position all that well. His demotion was quite called for. He is hitting .331 with a .895 OPS in Triple A this season. He hit the minor league disabled list in June with a hip injury, and has batted .389 (14-for-36) since returning to action July 6.
That would likely facilitate a return of Carlos Guillen to third base. Guillen has racked up 193 starts at the hot corner in his career, the last coming in 2008. His defensive stats aren't pretty there no matter how you tackle them. A fielding percentage of .950 in 2008 was accompanied by a Ultimate Zone Rating of 8.3 runs below average per 150 games. He probably fields worse now, given what we've seen in the field.
But in the grand scheme, at least he can hit the ball. This is making the best of a bad situation. I hope.
Recalling Sizemore means someone will have to be demoted. Someone from the bullpen seems a safe assumption. Fien could head back down. His previous stay with the team lasted only a few days. Rookie Robbie Weinhardt has thrown well with mixed results, but his name has to be thrown out there as well.
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IOGFjniasfasfkjafnasuifn CROSBY SHUT DOWN FOR SEASON
with recurring swelling in his pitching elbow… Only thing preventing me from jumping out my window… “Dr. Andrews says his elbow will not require surgery”
http://blog.mlive.com/cutoffman/2010/07/tigers_shut_down_prospect_case.html
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Jul 20, 2010 11:01 AM EDT reply actions
this was actually mentioned yesterday in a few places
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 20, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
ah. sorry.
been away for a few days…. welp.
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Jul 20, 2010 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Casey could see some action in the AFL or in winter ball.
Since there’s no structural damage, and no surgery required, and Andrews says he just needs rest for six to eight weeks, we could see Casey in Arizona. Probably an outside shot.
Aside from my near-death experience above...
The BYB motto of “threatened, but failed to score” is dead-nuts on. Unbelievable last night… Carlos! HIT A FLY BALL. NOT A NOBBER ON A 2-0 COUNT
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Jul 20, 2010 11:03 AM EDT reply actions
take it to the post below this one...
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No Run Support
looks like Zumaya’s been doing one too many keg stands…
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
definitely.. that and TPS reports have me all sorts of f'ed up
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by JoelZumayaKegStand on Jul 20, 2010 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions
So why are we letting Carlos Guillen play third base?
Oh, hey, is that Ashton Kutcher talking to Dave Dombrowski? Is this Punk’d? I get it now!
Question
Why not have sizemore play 3rd? I know he has only played a few games there, but he most certainly would have more range than Guillen.
No arm
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Free Scott Sizemore.
by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair argument also
So do we want an armless rabbit or a tree with a cannon…
how...
are we able to say he doesnt have the arm for 3rd in the majors, if he has done fine there in Toledo?
Sizemore's played 3B maybe once or twice in the minors
His scouting reports indicate he’s got a decent arm for 2nd, and you can confirm that by watching him play. He can’t make the long throw on a regular basis.
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Free Scott Sizemore.
by David Tokarz on Jul 20, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus, the only reason Sizemore was playing third was because that was while Guillen was on a rehab assignment in Toledo
Sizemore has not played third since Guillen came off the DL
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by SabreRoseTiger on Jul 20, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Stat Check
Sizemore has hit .389(14-36) since coming back from his injury.
thanks
for some reason I added up the runs column
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 20, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
LEYLAND SAYS GUILLEN WILL NOT PLAY THIRD BASE
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
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.
60 day
Are any of the guys on the 60 day DL, that would open up a spot, see Zumaya, Miner, Seay
So I checked
They all are on the 60 day already, I would think Buckner would get through with out an issue, if not oh well.
Exactly.
Cletus would be accruing service time on the 60 day DL, but I would think that’s not too big of a deal. Maybe he’d be getting his 400 K instead of $ 65 K as well. Whatever. DD failed to have a plan B, so it’s up to him to fix the problem.
I think the "UGH"
would be seeing Guillen at 3B again.
by handsomerob1 on Jul 20, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
all alternatives are ugh really
we need 8 in the field and two DHs
by Kurt Mensching on Jul 20, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not gonna fret over Guillen at 2B if Sizemore is the alternative.
We either struggle through old age pains, or growing pains. Same difference to me, and I don’t see defensive improvement with Sizemore at 2B over Guillen. Sorry.
by Tigerdog1 on Jul 20, 2010 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I told you so, my perdiction is before the game even started texas a shutout ,I said 7-0 in the 5th inning but turnout galarraga goes thru the7th inning gave up 4 runs not too bad if the offense of the tigers showsup, as usual we have no hitters on that club, when it’s said and done final score is texas 8 detroit 0 with the tigers only had four hit, now I see the rest of way the division goes to chicago not the twinkies- 1 chi 2. min or det or kc or clev so that how I see it shaping out this year!….now tigers dropped 7 and counting, I can see 10 or 11 or maybe more so!
by '' spiderman '' on Jul 20, 2010 10:09 PM EDT reply actions
fein gave up 4runs, so he is back in the dog house and back to AAA , he won’t work he is horrible. end of story!
by '' spiderman '' on Jul 20, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
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