He has a solid strikeout rate, a walk rate under five percent, and he isn’t giving up too many home runs. Now 23, Berrios is already an above-average starter.
The mid-90s fastball is a big reason why, as are his curveball and changeup, both now above-average off-speed offerings. He was on MLB.com’s top 100 for three years before finally making his debut in ‘16, and Baseball Prospectus had him all the way up to No. Berrios has all but evolved into the monster that everyone projected when he was a consensus top-30 prospect before the 2016 season. Many Tigers fans still see Jose Berrios as the overmatched rookie that coughed up seven runs in two-thirds of an inning against their team back in 2016. Pitching Matchup: LHP Blaine Hardy (0-0, 3.38 ERA) vs. Media: Fox Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Detroit Tigers (20-26) at Minnesota Twins (19-23) Jason Castro is out for the year, and Ervin Santana still hasn’t thrown a pitch yet.īut these are the Twins, so don’t be surprised when Jake Cave hits a walkoff home run on a bunt. Miguel Sano is dealing with a bad hamstring. They have seven players on the disabled list right now, and you know most of them Joe Mauer has a neck strain. Louis).Īlso like the Tigers, the Twins are dealing with plenty of injuries. Their 19 wins have come against a mix of opponents, from bottom feeders - they have seven wins against the White Sox and Orioles - to playoff contenders (series wins over Houston and St. They were also victimized by April’s awful weather, and have only played 42 games so far this year. So, who are these Twins? Like the rest of the AL Central, they have struggled this season.
They are nearly 30 percent of the way through their season - and would be nearly 50 games deep were it not for a soggy April - and are just now facing off against the pesky Twins.
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The Tigers have already played at least one series against three of their four divisional rivals, but have not yet seen the Minnesota Twins. Intradivisional scheduling quirks are more rare, though. Detroit was also done with the Pirates and Orioles in April, and won’t see the Astros for the first time until just before the All-Star break. For instance, the Tigers just played their entire season series against the Seattle Mariners in nine days (it would have been 10 were it not for a Friday rainout). Major League Baseball’s unbalanced schedule often results in a number of quirks throughout a given season.
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