Is Mason Appleton ANALYTICALLY a good signing for the Red Wings? Pistons SIGN-AND-TRADE Schroder
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Going to talk some Red Wings and Pistons, a little bit of Tigers as well with uh some screen sharing. But, uh, first off, the Red Wings, they signed forward Mason Appleton to a two-year, $5.8 million contract to kick off part two of the of our 20 2025 Red Wings and Pistons offseason summer frenzy. It’s not just free agency. It’s also a sign and trade involving the Pistons, sending Dennis Sher to the um, Sacramento Kings. We’ll get to that later on. But the Red Wings get forward Mason Appleton. They signed to a 2-year $5.8 million contract. So, let’s go ahead and get to those advanced hockey stats on advanced hockeystats.com. as I uh turn on my screen sharing right here on StreamYard. Mason Appleton or a a projected war percentage of 43%. He’s age 28, a third liner, a capit of $2.2 million plus one uh uh times one. So you can see all his percentages and his graphs his more percentile ranking it’s slightly declining from from over 50 slightly over 50% like 52% from the uh 2022 to 2023 season to 43% after this previous season with the Winnipeg Jets. And then we got the offense versus defense versus finishing graph right here. Defense is in red right here. Offense is in blue. Finishing offense is white. Finishing is blue. The offense is u decline. the the finishing has uh ascended from uh I believe um less than 20% to over 50% from the 2022 to 20 23 season to the 2023 2024 season and then slightly declining to just under 50% to like 49% from the 2024 season to the 2025 season. Now, his projected warp percentage 43% even strength offense 71%. His goal scoring value is 23%. Just 23% but he can facilitate at least his even strength defense 17%. That which is terrible. First assists 40%. Penalties 65%. In as shaded in blue, competition percentage 62. He’s a He’s half a team player and half not at his teammates percentage percentiles 54%. Finishing percentile is 41%. no percentiles on the power play on his power play value or penalty killing value, but someone posted on X that uh I think Max Boltman or something like that. Max Boltman or someone like like him um posted on X that his uh that he’s a valuable penalty killing asset like he was in the uh with the Winnipeg Jets that he can be a penalty killing as good of a penalty killing asset with the Red Wings the upcoming season, regular season. So, penalties 65%. It I’m not I’m not sure if I understand this. Does he commit as many penalties as 65% or does he avoid as many penalties as 65%. But even strength offense and penalty killing are is only two bright only two bright spots. Competition uh it’s not terrible, but it could be better. a little bit at least a little bit better competition 62%. That could be like a half a bright spot like two and a half bright spots right there for Mason Appleton. But but he can’t defend any and he and he’s not a goal scorer. not not so much a finisher and uh he he is sometimes a team player but not always. So Mason Appleton he has um bright spots and he has flaws. So he’s a that’s why he’s a third liner in Time on Ice. So it’s so it’s not actually a big splash by Steve Eisermanman, general manager of the Detroit Red Wings. However, and um they did sign Elmer Sodlam. I’m going to get to him in a minute, but um debt fan man wants to comment on YouTube analytically. I don’t know, but he does have a killer hockey nickname, Applesauce, and he will add some aggression to the back half of the roster, which is badly needed. All to say, I’m supportive. And then he is known to be aggressive. So likely he incurs penalties ready that odd six that odd 65% stat in pen in the penalty in the penalties uh percentile. So just wondering what Kyle Bush of the healthy healthy scratch Red Wings report thinks of that. But anyway, the Red Wings also resigned forward Elmer Sodabloom to a 2-year $2.5 million contract. Let’s um let’s uh screen share this and take a look at his um advanced hockey stats. Elmer Soderblam 53% projectile projected war percentile. Uh he’s a leftwing center at age 23. He’s a fourthliner a capit of 0.9 million times one is the even strength offense at 70 percentile. That’s 77% goalc scoring percentile at 81%. Which is a lot which is way better than Mason Appleton’s as I compare the two on this episode. Even strength defense percentile 40%. First assists 41%. Penalties just 39 just 39 percentile. Penalties percentile just 39%. Competition 51%. Teammates 47% finishing 43%. So Elmer Sodlum did not play in the uh 2023 2024 season at all. He was uh in Grand Rapids. So there are no lines there. That’s why there are no lines there. Elmer Sonlum did have a war percentile ranking of 75% in the uh 22 23 campaign but um this past season 24 25 his war percentile rank was just over 25%. Just about close to 30% if not quite if not quite there. I’m I’m say I’m thinking like 28 29 percent. But um defense his defense has declined even even well in the uh NHL level from about 76 77% in the in 22 23 to about 24% in 2425 and And then you got the uh finishing dot right here about 20 to 21% this this past season 2425 finishing percentile. His defense has declined. offense is offense is in white uh just about uh under 70% in 2022 2023 about 68% or 67 and then it went up about to uh 77% the offense percentile in 2024 2025. So, with that being said, Elmer Soderblum is actually a decent um uh player overall. He’s a good He’s very good in the offensive zone, just not in his own. It’s not good. Just not good. Not as good as not as good on the back check. Good on the for check, but not not as good on the back check. As you can see these numbers right, these percentile numbers right there. So, the Red Wings did get Mason Appleton, but he’s not not as good analytically as other people may think. Other Red Wing fans may think. The Red Wings also resigned for the Red Wings. Elmer Soderblum was a good was a good resigning because they need more goal because they need more offense. And then you got the goalending situation where the Red Wings hired Michael Leighton as goalenders coach replacing Alex Weslin. Lane used to play in the NHL at goalkeeper at at goalender in goal for the Chicago Blackhawks in the past and then the Philadelphia Flyers. And then he and he also held the AHL’s all-time record for career shutouts, the American Hockey League. I uh don’t exactly know his uh coaching history or whatever. Uh he’ll be overseeing Detroit’s tanm of t John Gibson in Cantel, but um he’s already had a connection to a pair of current Red Wings players in 2010. Yet he and James Van Van Rejikeke helped the Flyers advanced to the cup final in 2010 where they lost to the Blackhawks in six games. And then um Clayton’s history with the Blackhawks, selected by them in the 1999 NHL draft after rising through the ranks of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association, the Western Ontario Hockey League, and the Ontario Hockey League. originally the main Ontario Hockey League. He uh also played for the AHL’s Norfolk Admirals. Um then he played brief stints with the Buffalo Scevers, Anaheim Ducks, Nashville Predators. Still trying to look for uh Yeah. Yeah. I I don’t see I’m trying to read this ar I’m reading this article to try to find any coaching history that Lane has. I see none. but he does have goalender experience which can work. So, we’ll see where where uh this goes from here come the uh 2025 2026 NHL regular season. Also, as we move on to Pistons, they they uh made a signing and sign and trade official trading Dennis Schroeder and a 2029 second round draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for a protected 2026 second round draft pick and a player trade exception worth up to $14.3 million. So, that player trade exception could be anybody in the NBA. The rumor uh I got a rumor last week that the Pistons were working out or at least trying to work out a three-team signing trade involving Dennis Schroeder and Malik Monk. The Denver Nuggets are the third team were the third team involved. Dario Sarak and Jonas Valencianis are the two were the two players involved. The were the two other players involved. So now now I was reading on X the latest tweets about Malik M from from um people in general all people in general posting about it and the consistent the consensus opinion seems to be no Malik no Malik month. the Pistons didn’t want him, but uh nothing is official yet. Dennis Schroer is officially going to the Sacramento Kings, but the Pistons are still waiting for that player trade exception, which is still worth up to $14.3 million. We’re uh trying to uh get word on that. One of one fan on one Pistons fan on X said the if the Pistons were to sign Malik Monk, they they would not have uh signed Caris Levert. So that this is all the Pistons have done prior to part two of this 2025 Red Wings and Pistons offseason summer frenzy thus far. And it it’s still the beginning of July. It’s July 7th. So that that that’s all I have for that. So as we go to some uh Tigers for I bet they won five to one earlier tonight. Um, I’m going to go to the box score and then turn on the screen sharing one more time before we wrap things up here. Colt Keith three for four tonight as OPS is uh rising to 779. His average batting average 264. That’s really good. Zack McKinstry 1 for4 285 8/19 Os that includes his home run earlier tonight. Colt Keith a home run two doubles. Also Riley Green a home run 285 876 OPS. Torqulson 1 for4 235 828 OPS. Javier Bayz was hitting ninth tonight 1 for4 two RBI’s including a home run 279 average 768 OPS. Rough night for Gaver Torres. Um, well, sort of just one strike out, one walk. 275 804 OPS. Trey Sweeney, who uh hit the uh game-winning three-run home run in Cleveland at Progressive Field. Over three tonight, 217 average, 599 OPS. No, that’s not going to do any good. I’m sorry. Uh I I do want to touch on the uh 7-2 10 inning win yesterday in Cleveland at Progressive Field. First off, yes, TK school was pitching lights out as it as it usually is. Uh their their offense uh was terrible on until the 10th inning. Um but the uh top of the ninth Tigers had Zack McKinstry on third. A one-two count on Parker Meadows. Emanuel Class threw a wild pitch under the catcher five hole and the catcher couldn’t find it. McKinstry took advantage, ran like hell toward home plate and scored the tying run. Now, some people on X, I’m not going to name anyone, thought that McKinstry should be an all-star just because of that. Well, well, first of all, it his case for being an all-star should be uh based on his statistics right here. 285 A19 OPS and not and not just the wild pitch. He didn’t he didn’t magically create the wild pitch. He didn’t magically cause it. He was just taking his lead. Emanuel Class threw a terrible pitch and McKinstry just scored and took advantage. That that’s the luck of the draw. That’s part of the game. I mean, seriously. People want to go nuts on a wild pitch. It man I I I was thrilled to see see it too, but it was a luck of the draw. The Tigers got very lucky with that wild pitch. And then the top of the 10th inning, Trey Sweeney a three-run home run. Matt Beerling with an RBI triple. And then Riley Green a two-run home run. Both Sweeney and Green went opposite. Both went the opposite way. Hit both hitting left from the left hand side. Sweeny’s home run was the winner. As I mentioned before, Green’s two-run home run was just extra icing on the cake after revealing RBI triple, scoring Glaver Torres. And with the Dodgers losing, the Tigers now have the best record in all of Major League Baseball. Right. Oh, right now it’s now two games ahead of the Astros and Dodgers. As we take a look at the scores, I think the Dodgers just lost again tonight. It was uh Oh man, the Brewers annihilated the Dodgers nine to one. Wow. So, the Brewers are uh are uh coming on strong. They’re 51 and 40. Let’s take a look at the uh division. Oh my goodness. Where is the Where are the the winning streaks? Bruins are three games back of the Cubs in the NL Central. Taking a look at the wild card wild card. Brewers hold the second wild card spot. Just a game behind the Mets for the first wild card spot. The rate in general the race is very very tight. But of course the Tigers are going to definitely take the American League Central division. 14 games ahead. 14 games ahead of the Royals and Twins. The Guardians are 16 games back. The rest of the AL Central is the AL Comedy Central. But the Tigers have the best record in all Major League Baseball at 58 and 34. Forget about the White Socks who were at 30 and 61, 27 at back. They’re they’ve already been eliminated by now. There’s the streak level. Uh, the Brewers have won two straight. Um, six and four in their last 10. Tigers are seven and three in their last 10. The Tigers have won four straight. They swept the Guardians, of course. They beat the Rays tonight, Tampa Bay Rays at Kamea Park. Um, Kyler Montero, take a look at his stats. Just one earned run on four hits, six innings, pitch, one walk, four strikeouts. His RA is lowered to 377. Taking a look at his whip as this uh web page loads here at 134 whip. 134 whip is lower to 134. I I I do want to take a look at Zach McKin McKinstry if I may. Uh McKinstry hitting in the three hole. the three spot. My goodness. McKinstry, from what I read on X, was struggling in April and May, but June and July, he he he’s had a phenomenal month. And uh people want to try to make a case for him for him being an all-star. Well, his last 30 games, 316 average, 349 on base, 541 slugging. That That’s clearly a a 900 flat OPS. His last 15 games, 348 average, 360 on base, 630 slugging. That’s 9 That’s a 990 OPS. And last seven games 304 333 on base 609 slugging. So that’s uh 942 of an LPS. So there’s a slight decline there. Uh game logs. Yeah. Hit Mc Yeah. Mckinry, right? All all of his uh numbers. He’s he’s has he’s had ups and downs from peaking to over 300 almost 400 371 after April 9th against the Yankees and then declining down to 25 as low as 254 after 254 after April 18th and then 314 April 21 back up to 314 on April 21st. 3 back to 311. April 23rd. April 26th, 316. April 26th, 3:25. That’s a double header. Then 326 April 29th 3. That’s an a 338 average in April. 421 on base, 488 slugging. That’s a 909 OPS total in April. Then you see that McKinstry is cheating around the uh 280 average, 270 something in May and then lowers back down to 269 May 26 and then two 22 266 May 30th. He his total uh stats are in May are 200 b 200 batting average 289 on base 338 slugging but yeah his yeah he his May his month of May was was rough that’s um 6 27 that’s a 627 O just a 627 OPS Yes, for Zach McKinstry in May, just a 200 batting average flat. That’s a decline right there. That that could that could tell you why he’s not quite an all-star material. He He’s not quite consistent enough. June 321 average or after June 321 average. Yeah. Well, the his total June statistics 321 average, 321 average, 353 on base, 538 slugging. So that is a that is an 891 OPS which is which is good. Not quite great but at least good. But here in the month of July 304 average 333 on base percentage 609 slugging. So if you total these up, it would be a 932 OPS in July thus far. So we’ll see where that goes. Um again, Mckinstry um just needs to be a little bit just needs to be more consistent month by month with his offense. As of late, he has not made any dumb base running mistakes as of late compared to earlier this season. So, but that could tell you why he’s uh not quite making the All-Star game unless he’s um unless he becomes a replacement for an injured player or a player that’s absent due to other matters, whether it’s personal or emergency, something like that. It could be anything. So, I’m going to take a sip of my water here. And now, the what we’ve learned segment. What did we learn this in this episode of the Michigan Sports Truth podcast. Mason Appleton analyt analytically isn’t as good of a free agent signing by the Red Wings. Like we said, um his offense uh percentile was good, but his goal percentile just 23%. Like I said, his uh even even strength defense just 40%. Not good. And even strength, but his penalty killing unit could be a a bit of an asset from what I read on X. But analytically um his uh his um strengths and flaw strengths and weaknesses and flaws. So that that makes him not as good of a signing by the Red Wings. And then the Pistons are still trying to find a good player for Dennis Schroeder and the uh player trade exception worth $14.3 million. It could still be beat. It could still be Malik Monk or or somebody. We just have to keep our eyes open. And then Zach McKenzry with his um rough May month of May at the at the plate just 200 average an OPS of um under 700 could be the reason why Zach McKinstry is not an American League Allstar. So that’s all of what we’ve learned in this episode of the Michigan Sports Truth Podcast. I’m Taylor Phillips. 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Taylor Phillips breaks down the free-agent signing acquisition of Mason Appleton by the #DetroitRedWings and the sign-and-trade deal by the #DetroitPistons sending guard Dennis Schroder to the Sacramento Kings. Plus a quick check on the #DetroitTigers!
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