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a day ago
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Tigers trade proposal lands 2x All-Star closer
The post Tigers trade proposal lands 2x All-Star closer appeared first on ClutchPoints. The Detroit Tigers finally broke through on Sunday afternoon against the Toronto Blue Jays. Detroit put 10 on the Blue Jays to win just their second game over their last 14. Sunday's game did show that Detroit needs to acquire bullpen help, though. And the Tigers have a good trade candidate in St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley. Helsley has been a good closer through the majority of his career. In 2024, he was dominant, pitching to a 2.04 ERA in 65 games while striking out 79 hitters and walking 23. Helsley has been hit around a little bit in 2025. In saying this, he owns a 3.00 ERA this season in St. Louis while appearing in 36 games. Detroit has had some good results from its bullpen at times this season. Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest formed one of the more formidable late-inning duos in the league, in fact. However, the team's bullpen has gone sideways in recent games, with Kahnle at the forefront. With this in mind, there is a trade proposal that sees the Tigers adding Helsley to the back end of their bullpen. Tigers-Cardinals trade proposal In this proposal, the Detroit Tigers would acquire Ryan Helsley from the St. Louis Cardinals. In return, the Cardinals would receive second base prospect Max Anderson and right-handed pitching prospect Tyler Mattison. Detroit needs lockdown closer The Tigers, for the most part, have had an effective bullpen in 2025. That said, there were some worrying signs even before the recent collapse over the last two weeks. The main red flag was that Detroit's bullpen doesn't strike many hitters out. The Tigers' bullpen ranks 19th in MLB for strikeouts. Hitters are making contact with pitches thrown by Detroit relievers. And this has led to some unfortunate situations for Detroit. The team's bullpen owns the 11th-highest ERA in MLB with a 4.24 mark. They've allowed the fourth-most hits, sixth-most home runs, and seventh-most runs. Helsley is not has dominant as he was last season. And he is a rental piece at this time. However, he would shore up a bullpen that needs the help. He would immediately be one of their best swing-and-miss options in the late innings. And the Tigers coaching staff could find a way make Helsley's devastating fastball an out pitch once again. The Tigers have a chance to win the World Series in 2025. However, they need to make some moves between now and the MLB Trade Deadline to do so. Adding Helsley to their bullpen is the first step toward a potential championship in the Motor City. Ryan Helsley trade could boost St. Louis farm system The Cardinals are in a bit of an interesting position. Unlike other potential sellers, St. Louis is not near the bottom of the league. In fact, they could head into the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline with a winning record. They currently own a record of 54-53 after a loss on Sunday. However, their playoff chances aren't guaranteed. Furthermore, there is no guarantee Helsley returns to the Cardinals in 2026. As a result, they will likely put the veteran closer on the trade market and see what his value is. In this trade proposal, the Cardinals receive two prospects. Max Anderson is an infield prospect who primarily plays second, but is seeing time at third as well. He has a quick swing that could see him hit the ball all over the field. Mattison, meanwhile, is a pitcher who may be knocking on the door of MLB soon. Both players could realistically make the big leagues, and play a vital role. Losing a player like Helsley always stings to some extent. But this gives the Cardinals a chance to build for the future while improving the depth of the farm system. Related: Why Blue Jays' Max Scherzer will be 'up at night' despite strong outing vs. Tigers Related: Why Tigers must be aggressive at 2025 MLB Trade Deadline
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4 days ago
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Tigers to let go of .300 hitter at trade deadline?
The Detroit Tigers are one of the best teams in the major leagues right now, and for very good reason. Great young talent on the team, a World Series champion manager, and one of, if not, the best pitchers in the game today in Tarik Skubal. But an underrated part of Detroit's success is their farm system, and it could help them get some good pickups at the trade deadline, especially second baseman Max Anderson, whom The Athletic predicts will be donning a new jersey come July 31. Anderson, who was selected by the Tigers in the second round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Nebraska, has been stellar with Double-A Erie, currently holding a .314 batting average with 12 long balls and 57 runs batted in during his 79 games played. "Anderson is having a great season, hitting above .300 in Double-A Erie and showing ability to get to his power in games. But his defensive ability is average at best, and with other infielders like Kevin McGonigle, Hao-Yu Lee and Jace Jung in the system, Anderson seems expendable to the Tigers. He could simultaneously be attractive to other teams in a high-priced market," Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic said. With the starting middle infield consisting of players like Gleyber Torres and Javier Baez, two All-Star Game starters from this year, perhaps Detroit can afford to ship off a prime prospect in order to get a slightly shinier diamond in the process as they look to make their way back to the World Series for the first time since 2012.
New York Times
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Scouting Aidan Miller, Max Anderson, Jett Williams, Enrique Bradfield Jr. and more
I caught a day game in Reading last week to get a look at a couple of hitters in the Fightin Phils' lineup and that of the Double-A Erie Seawolves. I got a two-hour pitchers' duel, with the final score 1-0, and the hitters I was there to see went a collective 1-for-11. Phillies shortstop Aidan Miller is in my top 10 prospects now, despite a soft start to his 2025 season, as I remain confident he's going to stick at short and that he's going to hit. Advertisement He started the year in Double A even though he won't turn 21 until next week, and had just one year of pro ball under his belt before 2025. After a slow April, he hit better in May, with a .274/.358/.417 line on the month. I saw none of that, unless you count the foul home run he hit down the third-base line, after which he popped up on a slider. He's got bat speed, he swings hard, and he doesn't expand the zone much at all — his outs and even his one whiff in this game were all on strikes. Miller played excellent defense at short, showing great instincts, nailing a runner who tried to go second to third on a groundball to short, with a 60 (out of the 20-80 scouting scale) arm. He has to keep hitting, of course, but I do believe he's going to do so. Detroit infielder Max Anderson has been hitting well all season for Erie, spurring at least one reader to ask why he wasn't on my ranking of the top 50 prospects in the minors from last week. The short answer to that is that it's a ranking based on long-term outlook and potential rather than short-term performance, but in Anderson's specific case, it's that his game is really limited beyond the hit tool. He will get to the majors and probably play for a while because his ability to put the ball in play and do so hard enough to sustain solid or better batting averages is real. He's hitting .339/.378/.554 through Friday's games with just a 16.1 percent strikeout rate. As you can infer from the triple-slash line, though, he doesn't walk (5 percent on the dot) and swings at a lot of pitches beyond the zone. And while he does hit the ball pretty hard, his hands are so far out from his body that he doesn't have great control or direction, so there aren't a ton of line drives here and I question whether that .200+ ISO power is sustainable. In the field, he has no position. He was standing at second base and had very limited range, even ceding a play to the shortstop on his side of the bag at one point. He's built like a catcher, but as far as I know, he's never played back there, at least not since high school. If you back all of this up and just assume he'll still hit .300 even with the approach and swing questions, just without many walks and maybe more of a .450-ish slug, that's an above-average regular if he sticks at second base and maybe not a regular at first base or DH. He's an outlier in many ways, but if you sum up all of the probabilities here, the expected value is probably an average regular or below. Oh, and the runner Miller threw out trying to go second to third on a grounder to short? That was Anderson, with the TOOTBLAN. Thayron Liranzo is off to a lousy start for Erie, and it wasn't a great day for him at the plate, with some bad whiffs on pitches he either should have hit (90 mph in the zone from a right-hander) or laid off (several sliders down below the zone). He was fine behind the plate, not challenged in any way, and he does have bat speed. He got off to a terrible start last year as well, pulling out of it in May, so maybe he's just someone who needs a longer adjustment period. His swing decisions in this game were bad, and that lines up with his year to date, unfortunately. Advertisement I also went down to Bowie, Maryland, to see the team now known as the Chesapeake Baysox — and sometimes as the, uh, Oyster Catchers — but got just six innings and change before the rains returned, ending that game. (Their game Wednesday was rained out, and as I'm writing this on Saturday afternoon it's pouring here in Delaware again.) The Mets' Double-A affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, were in town, and their top prospect at the moment, shortstop Jett Williams, was leading off. He looked very good at the plate, like his injury-marred 2024 season never happened, driving the ball well and running plus again. It's a big swing for a fun-sized guy — the Rumble Ponies had two players in their lineup who were 5-foot-6, Williams and Wyatt Young, so I felt seen — and Williams is going to have to max out his strength to make this swing work; otherwise it's a lot of flyouts, because he swings like he's going to hit it 450 feet. He doesn't chase much at all, and he barely puts the ball on the ground, which are good things as long as you have enough juice for those balls in the air to at least be doubles, not outs. He can play shortstop, but that's academic as long as he's in the Mets' system. Binghamton centerfielder Nick Morabito was 1-for-3 with an infield single that went about 10 feet, showing off plus speed, and he was caught looking on a pretty good pitch to hit. He was tentative in center field, so the speed isn't translating into plus range. The one prospect in Chesapeake's lineup was Enrique Bradfield Jr., Baltimore's first-rounder in 2023, who is recently back from a hamstring injury. He bunted in his first at-bat, I think an attempt to drag a bunt that failed, which would probably have made me scream if I were the Orioles' farm director — this kid needs to swing the bat, not advance the runners. I got one proper swing from him, where he completely collapsed his back side and was swinging uphill, popping the ball up. Orioles right-hander Levi Wells was their fourth-round pick in 2023 out of Texas State, then showed up last year with more velocity, bumping 97. This year, he's sitting 97-98 on the four-seamer and bumping 102, with a cutter, slider and curveball rounding out the arsenal. It's an odd package, though, as none of the pitches actually misses bats — the fastball doesn't have a lot of life or movement, the cutter is hard but also not that sharp, and the curveball might actually be the best offering of the bunch even though it's the slowest. Advertisement Mets left-hander Zach Thornton, their fifth-rounder last year out of Grand Canyon, is having a terrific season so far, with a 2.30 ERA since his promotion to Double A. It's all deception, though; he comes from a high slot with some cross-fire action, mostly 90-92 with nothing to miss bats in the zone. (Top photo of Miller: George Kubas / Diamond Images via Getty Images)
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
INSIDE SPORT: Massage oil mania is slippery slope for clubs after Luton incident and broadcasters set for change over filming celebrations
Football clubs are on alert over the threat of fires caused by massage oil. Inside Sport understands an alarm has been raised after a series of incidents, including a fire in the laundry room at Luton's Kenilworth Road. The issue stems from the growing demand from players for rub downs, and the effect of the massage oils used seeping into towels. Regular detergents and wash cycles struggle to remove the residue and towels have been spontaneously combusting inside tumble dryers. Clubs have increased the level of detergent used, and tried heavy-duty programmes. However, there are concerns that even by taking such measures, elements of the potentially dangerous residue will remain. The issue is commonplace in the world of spas, but it is thought to be the first time the problem has been identified at football clubs. On the eve of Luton's Championship clash with Coventry last month, three fire crews tackled a blaze from a tumble dryer in their laundry room. Hatters Way was closed with hoses and a thermal imaging camera used to contain the spread. Broadcasters to be given more bang for their buck Cameramen are set to be allowed on to the pitch during Premier League games next season to film goal celebrations. Those using 'Steadicams', who often enter the field at the final whistle, will be allowed to do so while the game is taking place as part of a plan to give broadcasters more bang for their buck. Meanwhile, radio commentators and pundits are expected to be permitted to film their reactions to goals and big moments in press boxes every week - with the influence of fan channels seemingly making its presence felt. Leeds deja vu over stadium expansion plans Leeds fans could have been forgiven for having a sense of deja vu when images of the planned extension of Elland Road were released last week. A video of the proposed work, which would see the north and west stands expanded and the ground's capacity raised from 37,645 to around 56,500, was unveiled by designers KSS. While impressive, eagle-eyed Leeds supporters may have noted that the designs look almost identical to the work carried out when Anfield's main stand and Anfield Road stand were similarly expanded. The designers at Liverpool? KSS… Championship kick-off record A dramatic final day in the Championship saw referees ordered to synchronise kick-off times for the first and second-halves at nine out of 12 matches. On a drama-filled final day with questions to be answered at both ends of the table, two-thirds of matches kicked off at the same time - the highest number in memory. Unwitting Crawley star makes history He may not have realised it, but according to an American statistician, Crawley Town's Max Anderson made history at the weekend. Soren Elbech - a US banker known online as the 17 Laws Guy - worked out that Anderson's 60th-minute strike at Shrewsbury was the 600,000th goal scored in English league football since it began in 1888. Red Devil rush rush for Bilbao tickets Manchester United fans appear to have wasted little time in booking travel for a return to Bilbao for the Europa League final after their 3-0 win against Athletic in the semi-final first leg. An Easyjet direct flight, which can often be snapped up for less than £100, was going for no less than £1,178, while indirect flights via Germany were around the £1,000 mark. Even some ferry crossings from Portsmouth, which take around 32 to 36 hours, were coming in at £994.
