ALDS Preview: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

ALDS Preview: Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners

It’s time to preview the Tigers and the Mariners. And who better but reporting live from New Jersey, a man who just spent a lot of time with the Tigers. Had one-on-one time with AJ Hinch. Not me, but you, Todd Father. Great job calling the series. But first, push this forward for us. Tell me what the Mariners are going to run into with a Tigers team that had the worst divisional collapse that we’ve ever seen yet still made the playoffs and then beat the team that passed them. This is why baseball is the most screwed up sport in the world and why only the strong can survive in this sport. I mean, listen, talking with AJ Hinch again, a mastermind, understanding when to bring guys in, uh, you know, who to play. I mean, he had Parker Meadows lead off first two games and then next thing you know, he’s batting ninth. Uh, selfless team. I not one of these guys. You see him all around. They just wanted to win. They didn’t care where they were hitting. They wanted to win. I mean, Jav Bayz had a really good series. I think he was 5 for 10 at one point if I’m not mistaken. Maybe five for 11. Um, Will Vest absolute just a monster of a reliever. He came in, gave up the single, error happened. Ramirez is on third base. strike out, ground out to him, gets Ramirez out of third and a pop out. I mean, in the bottom of the ninth inning, absolutely incredible. What What more can you say about Terkco? This guy is an absolute freak. He looked like he got better as the innings went on. He could have went a couple more innings. Um, they just got guys that are no-name guys that just get after it and play the game. And, you know, I’d like to see, you know, if I’m if I’m talking bad about them, I’d like to see a little better outing from Casey Me. Um, you know, Flareity was good. Flareity Flity came in and shoved. He He did well, you know, almost almost getting through the fifth inning there. I think he did exceptional, you know, throwing 94 95. He worked backwards. Really good slider off speed pitches. Um, you know, both teams didn’t hit. They had one good inning. The Guardians had the eighth inning in game two. That was it. Tigers had one good inning and that was in the I think the seventh inning when when they went off like against Sabrouski and Gatis who they kept seeing day after day. Day after day. So I mean at the end of the day these two teams whoever moved on I think it’s still going to be tough for them to win a series moving forward for the Tigers. I think it’s going to come down to hitting. I think with Scoo going two games hopefully it’s going to be hard to beat him. So um we’ll see how how this goes. I think the Mariners do have the edge though with hitting and pitching. I I I do think the bullpen edge goes to the Tigers at the end of the day, but they got to use the bullpen a lot in some of these games. So, how how rested are they going to be? I I don’t know if they have an edge on on any front. The Tigers have a good bull. I’m trying I was trying to help trying to find something. Yeah, I mean that would be the spot. Mariners have a better offense. Mariners definitely have a better starting staff. You want to make some comps with the bullpen. Okay, Crats. I mean, I like Brash and and Munoz probably better than the best two on the Tiger side. Maybe the Tigers have a little bit more depth if we want to try and search, but how do you match these teams up? For me right now, I think the only thing that could hold the Mariners back is if they don’t find it on offense right from the jump, right? Like I I know we joke about this all the time, but it is a fact. Sometimes teams do come off of this buy and their offense looks a little slow for a game or two. And if you’re slow for game one and you lose and then you run into scoo game two and you lose and you’re down 2 0 then it becomes a different series. Other than that I think the Mariners are a much better team than the Tigers right now. I think it’s a clear clear advantage. I think the advantage is all across the board except for the fact that the Mariners haven’t been in this situation. They don’t feel they don’t know what it’s like to feel five, six days off before since their last step bat. And the Tigers can still pitch. I get it. I get it. You know, they don’t have the they don’t have the arms that the Mariners do. And I see the advantage for the Mariners for sure, but the Tigers can pitch. They essentially shut down for about 27 innings a Guardians lineup. That was bad. A Guardians lineup was absolutely bad, but they shut them down. So, can they carry that over to the series? They’re gonna have to. They’re gonna have to because they’re not going to have Scooble twice. They’re only going to have him once. And the Mariners, to me, if they come out if they come out to have to to win this series, first game, they got to come out swinging. I I don’t care if you’re swinging at balls. That’s I think it’s probably going to be Kaider Montero, if I if I’ve heard it or read it correctly. I know they haven’t made it made it exact or they haven’t released who it’s going to be, but they got to swing. I don’t care if you’re striking out on pitches out of the zone, you got to start swinging. You can’t just stand there and be like, I’ll get my legs back under me. I’ll figure out I’ll see some pitches. That’s not your game. Your game is to go put the ball in the seats. And I think the Mariners definitely have the advantage top to bottom. I don’t I don’t even see one position where the Mariners where where the Tigers have a better player besides whoever Terrick Scubel faces. Yeah, they still have the best pitcher, but the thing with the Mariners is Logan Gilbert’s got number one stuff. I know George Kirby didn’t have his best season, but it also started off with an injury. Still pretty good. That’s a number one starter in my mind. I think we’re still waiting on what’s the deal with Brian Woo, but they also can push him to at least a game three. Who knows? If they feel like he’s close enough, maybe even to a game four, right? You could go Castillo game three. No one’s going to flinch at that. And then you could put blue in game four if you feel like you need a little extra time. I mean, I’m with you though, Kratz. Like, I just want to remind everyone about the Seattle lineup because it’s been a problem for so many years and now it’s not. Randy Rosarena, who has some postseason experience. Look up 2020 people. Uh Cal Raleigh, MVP. Julio Rodriguez, superstar. Josh Naylor, clutch, postseason experience, contact. Now he’s a sneaky stolen base guy. Jorge Palano, very, very solid role player in the lineup. Gino Suarez in the six hole. Main Jean 50 homer mean Jean. Oh, what did he finish with 49 or something? But that I mean 49 and then your last three Kenzone Roblace J Crawford who’s had plenty of clutch moments and obviously some guys on the bench depending on lefty or righty like this is a very very talented ball club. They put together the best team that we’ve seen from the Mariners likely since 2001. Scott 100% Scott plays his card when he’s really excited about a team or a person. He gets going a little bit. So I think he thinks the Mariners are going to win it all. I got to be honest. No, I picked the Phillies. I did my picks the other day. I picked the Phillies. Do you see the Mariners win the American League? Who did I pick to represent the AO? I did. Yeah, we both did the same thing. Cretz. Yeah, we did. Okay. I went back. I think I did Yankees um Dodgers again. Okay. I mean, hey, they’re both in it, too. So, it’s uh I just want to go back to a comment. You said MVP after somebody. Oh. Oh, sorry. I snuck that in there. All right. I was just confused. That’s all. But I I agree with everything else you said for sure. Okay. And and I think you agree that it’s by far the best catcher and the biggest catcher threat at the plate in the sport. Oh yes. Right. I mean you got a 60 homer bat in this lineup. Cal Rley’s been really good for the first whatever four years. Looks like he’s going to do some damage every time he’s in the box. Like as a video game player, he just doubled his power number. Repeat what you just said. a 60 home run bat in the lineup. Catcher. That guy. I don’t care if it’s a catcher. I don’t care if it’s a DH. They have a 49 home run bat. They have a 60 home run bat. What did we just talk to Rob about? We just talked about home runs. These boys can swing it. And the only thing I would disagree, maybe Julio Rodriguez isn’t a superstar. Maybe he’s just a star. But he could be a superstar in the playoffs. Randy Rosarena’s 2020 season. I saw it firsthand. I was in the bullpen watching him just hit dinger after dinger after dinger and posing and not posing and everything that he was doing. I mean, this this lineup is scary. That’s why that’s why I picked them to win the American League. I think their depth and their length and all 26 guys is is a big is a big big threat. I know this is off topic, but did he remember did he wear cowboy boots like during batting practice or Rosa Rena? Was that or was I seeing back in No, I think I think he did. I think he did out to out. Yeah. Yeah, that’s awesome. In 2020, right, when he was Babe Ruth for a month. I mean, he was ridiculous. That was so fun. I’ll go back here. So, fan graphs and baseball reference have have their war numbers and we don’t hold it as gospel, but it’s certainly a guide, right? At least according to them, they have different levels. Zero is replacement level. Two is solid to everyday starter. Four to five, you’re an all-star. Six plus, you’re a superstar MVP candidate. Eight plus were, you’re an MVP, right? Most seasons you can see an MVP at that number. Uh Julio Rodriguez this year, 6.2. Oh, okay. What’s his career? My point number 6.2 this year. Well, someone’s got to do it. I didn’t play, so I This is my only ammo. 6.2 this year, 5.5 last year, 4.3 the year before, or sorry, sorry, 6.8 this year. I’m going backwards. 4.3, 5.5, and 6.2 is rookie year. He is at least on the cusp of superstar player all around. All around, right? Because he does everything well. Yep. I I had him in the all-star range and you have him slightly above. I would I would I appreciate your opinion, Scott, and I value you as a person. Thank you. And I love to agree and then often disagree with you because it’s fun.

Todd Frazier, Erik Kratz, and Scott Braun preview the ALDS matchup between the Detroit Tigers and Seattle Mariners. After one of the wildest divisional collapses in recent memory, the Tigers still found a way to advance and now face a Mariners team loaded with star power. The crew breaks down A.J. Hinch’s decision-making, Tarik Skubal’s dominance, Detroit’s bullpen depth, and whether their lineup can keep up with Julio Rodríguez, Randy Arozarena, Cal Raleigh, and a Seattle offense that looks like one of the most dangerous in October.

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