r/motorcitykitties • u/mkk4 Tony Clark šŸ… • 1d ago

[Rogelio Castillo]Recapping Spencer Torkelson's September

https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/tigers/players/recapping-spencer-torkelsons-september

The Tigersā€™ first baseman ignited in the final month, pairing elite plate discipline with six towering home runs to offer a tantalizing glimpse of his offensive potential.

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u/Thijsbeer82 22h ago

Probably a good moment to trade him then. Tigers can easily platoon 1B with Keith and Valencia/Briceno

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u/NaturalNew2123 14h ago

keith is even worse

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u/Thijsbeer82 12h ago

He's not. He's been more valuable than Tork through his first three years in the show. It's not even a competition. Please consider, 2027 is year 6 for Tork. At some point you have to consider he's not going to get better.

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u/NaturalNew2123 11h ago

he canā€™t hit lefties and keith plays crap defense at second and third. thats why hes more ā€œvaluableā€ because first base gets punished more.

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u/Thijsbeer82 10h ago

He hit .304 across 82 at bats vs lefties in his first year. They've platooned him in his 2nd and 3rd year, and he hardly gets at bats against lefties. I believe that this stat is more on Hinch and Harris.

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u/NaturalNew2123 9h ago

he barely hits above average against righties and yet some people here are convinced heā€™ll do fine against lefties. he canā€™t hit fastballs worth a damn or field. hes not a good baseball player.

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u/Objective_Solid_6773 8h ago

You won't get the value from Colt playing 1B. He doesn't have the power to fill in that position.