He’s baaaack and a veteran signing

[David Panian]

The subject is supposed to be a "Poltergeist" reference.

The player who’s back is Zack Short. After being DFA’d last week, he’s been resigned and is back on the Tigers. Jace Jung was optioned back to Toledo.

https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbeck.bsky.social/post/3mlemq6rzj226

The new signing is veteran pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. He’s also going to Toledo.

https://bsky.app/profile/jasonbeck.bsky.social/post/3mleplufm2s2e

David

[Glenn Codere]

If nothing else, the team should be good for burgers.

G

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On Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:30:04 PM GMT+1, David Panian <dpa...@gmail.com> wrote:

The new signing is veteran pitcher Carl Edwards Jr. He’s also going to Toledo.

David

[Michael W]

Brining Short back again, and once again at the expense of Jung, is even more bizarre than my joke about bringing back Romine.  I don't suppose they will release him again soon?

Michael

[Michael W]

Sign a guy, cut him a few days later, sign him again a few days later? While signing Paul DeJong in between.  Does anyone have any explanation for this weird behavior?  I'm beginning to think that the organization is just completely lost.  Dumpster fire indeed.

Michael

[Peter Welch]

DeJong would have been the obvious choice if they wanted a righty hitting SS for this weekend.  Weird.

Peter

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[Peter Welch]

They could be a pit crew for him at a NASCAR race.

Peter

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[Jeffrey Withey]

They seem to have completely given up on Jung. No reason not to have him here instead of Short, who can’t hit and is defensively challenged. 

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[Peter Welch]

I think it's some sort of lefty-righty matchup thing, plus Jung doesn't play SS.

I still would have thought they would bring up DeJong instead if they wanted a righty-hitting SS.  DeJong doesn't have a very good defensive reputation at SS, so maybe that's one reason they didn't bring him up.  Who knows with this team?

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[Jeffrey Withey]

We do not need a backup shortstop. McKinstry is back. Short sucks. Jung is still a semi prospect. Hinch’s obsession with splits is pathological. 

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[Peter Welch]

Yep, it's the platoon thing.  Again, DeJong, who is not that good either, would still be a better choice if you wanted a righty SS.

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[Peter Welch]

Hey, Short has 2 walks tonight.  That's his one decent skill.

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[Roger King]

Is it the Torres injury where they think they need Short as a back up middle infielder in general? But why call up Jung at all?

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[Peter Welch]

Short has bunted into a pop-out twice​ tonight.

Finnegan.  LOL!

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[Peter Welch]

Pathetic 4-3 loss tonight but to stay focused on something positive, at least Montero had an excellent start tonight. 

Who knew Montero would transform into an above-average starter?  I thought perhaps his future was as a reliever, but he's making a strong case for being a starter now.

Back to the negative:

Still befuddled why Zack Short was brought back.  He pathetically bunted into a pop-out in the top of the 9th after McKinstry led off with a double.   If you're going to leave Short in to bat in that situation you might as well see if he can draw a walk.  That's the one thing he can do sort of well. Most modern hitters can't bunt and Hinch hates to bunt so why try it?

But why not pinch hit Colt Keith in that situation?  Keith at least might have been able to move Keith to 3B, or punch a single through the infield.  He has been decent this season at punching singles through the infield.   Instead, Keith later pinch hit in the 9^th for Jahmai Jones with 2 runners on and 2 outs but popped out to end the threat.  Carpenter also had an opportunity to drive in runs that inning as a pinch hitter but he hit a weak flyout to RF with McGonigle at 1B and McKinstry at 2B. Sigh.

But ultimately Short shouldn't be on the team to begin with.  

Keith still only has 6 RBIs on the season and 0 homers.  I think the Tigers are mis-managing Keith's development as a hitter.  They treated him as a top-tier hitting prospect when they signed him to the extension, but he's been reduced to a platoon punch-and-judy hitter and pinch hitter.  I think that's bordering on negligent development.

McGonigle isn't getting many hits lately.  He's still having some good at-bats and drawing some walks, but the hits aren't falling right now.

Remember, he is a rookie, and it's very possible he ends up with an OPS in the .700s and not .800+.  We can't expect him to be a superstar right away.  

Wenceel Perez had a couple of hits, including a double, but he still had crappy luck as Isbel robbed him of a 3^rd hit on a diving catch in CF.

Perez also committed a bad 2-base error in the 8^th that might have contributed to the Royals' 3^rd run.  Perez let a single get by him in RF that basically turned into a triple.  Sigh.

McKinstry, as bad as he his, should just start at 2B against righties and lefties while Torres is out.  Forget Lee, who needs more time in the minors.

Finnegan picked the wrong time to have a poor outing.  His K/W ratio this season is 13/13 and his K rate is only 6 K/9 (lowest of his career) so he was perhaps due for a bad outing.  There were warning signs with Finnegan.

Peter

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[Peter Welch]

DeJong just got put on the "full season" injured list by Toledo so it looks like he won't be playing for the Tigers anytime soon.

It seems like a curse this year that if you play for the Tigers' organization you get injured.  The clock is ticking for Greene, McGonigle and Dingler.

Flaherty seems exempt, though.

Peter

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