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BYB Podcast 49: Your time is now, JaCoby Jones Jun 12, 2019

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Ashley and Brandon return to discuss the rise of JaCoby Jones, and whether this, like so many hot streaks before it, will prove a mirage in the long run.

We also marvel at Spencer Turnbull’s breakout season, and the sense of everyone turning away from Nick Castellanos within the fanbase. Setting the table for the assignments, promotions, and trade candidates who will be occupying our attention over the next six weeks as we approach the new hard and fast trade deadline.Listener QuestionsFinally, Madison Bumgarner says let the kids play, but let him yell and scream about it, and...we’re good with that.

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BYB Podcast 48- Riding the Miguel Cabrera Rollercoaster Jun 05, 2019

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Ashley and Brandon return on Day 2 of the MLB draft, but the Tigers matchup with the Rays, and more particularly, the lows and highs of one day with an aging superstar, ended up taking precedence.

-Miguel Cabrera's knee will never be right, as announced on Tuesday. Of course, he then had a three-hit night with a grand slam for good measure. Still, while the full-time move to DH is finally here, it's hard not to start thinking about his legacy and the different perspectives one has when comparing his baseball career to his personal issues.

-Tigers/Rays tears Ashley apart, and it's fun.

-Day 2 of the draft is where it all starts to blur into a forest of solid tools, athletic builds, and strong makeup game.

-The offseason never ended, and the final two big free agents may finally sign soon.

-Assignments for new draftees, promotions for prospects, and re-evaluations of farm systems are all on the docket between now and the All-Star game.

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BYB Podcast Draft Edition: Riley Greene, Nick Quintana, and his hair are Tigers now Jun 04, 2019

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Day one of the 2019 MLB draft is in the books, and no the Tigers didn't draft a hard-throwing right-hander. 1B Andrew Vaughn didn't fall to the Tigers, but OF Riley Greene is a nice prospect to add to the mix and immediately becomes the best bat in the farm system. There weren't too many early surprises overall, but the Tigers offered a minor one in the second, selecting 3B Nick Quintana from the University of Arizona. Quintana had a monster junior season though struggles in the Cape Cod League last year continued to keep expectations a little short of first round talent.

Brandon Day, co-host of the BYB Podcast examines the opening day of the draft. We'll take a look at both players, make the best player available argument, and caution against any hasty assessments of what look like a quality pair of picks for the Tigers in the first two rounds.

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BYB Podcast 47: Rejoice at a Tigers series victory with Roger Martin of Tigers SRD May 30, 2019

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Co-host Brandon Day is joined in last minute, heroic fashion by the host of the Tigers SRD podcast, and friend of Bless You Boys, Roger Martin. What follows is a wide-ranging conversation on the state of the Tigers and some of the other major league organizations trying to rebuild, or having already completed the process. The second half is largely devoted to answering listener questions, so thank you for all the good questions and feedback!

-The Tigers finally won a series, and remain a group of surprising strengths and pretty striking weaknesses.

-The Minnesota Twins appear to have leveled up into one of the better orgs in the game, while the Cleveland Indians are hanging on by a thread.

-We look at the Tigers rebuilding effort, and some of the other struggling franchises around the game.

-From about 48:00 on, we dive into a deep mailbag of listener questions.

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BYB Podcast 46- It's alright Ma the Tigers are only bleeding May 22, 2019

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We’re back to find that it’s hard to talk about the Detroit Tigers right now without cursing and yelling. We knew the chance of a true meltdown of a season was far from zero, but it’s hard to look it in the face. It’s also not too much fun to talk about in the middle of a long losing streak. Things won’t stay quite this bleak, but for the moment, we decided to focus on listener questions for this episode because all our topic ideas were sad.

The Tigers have perfected losing, and even Matt Boyd has been showing some cracks in his last two outings.Are the Tigers options to fill out their final two starting spots as bad as they seem?We explore how close Casey Mize is to a call-up (not close), and whether the Tigers are handling his workload well.Thank goodness for Mize and Matt Manning, because Franklin Perez and most of the Tigers top pitching prospects are hurt and the Tigers aren’t saying much of anything about them.JaCoby Jones isn’t going to get the Jeimer Candelario treatment after this many opportunities.We discuss the non-pitching prospects, and who may yet make their MLB debut this year.Briefly we consider whether Isaac Paredes, Daz Cameron, Jake Rogers or Willi Castro has it in them to be plus offensive players in the majors.Niko Goodrum appears to have turned back into a pumpkin, but there is still hope for him.

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BYB Podcast 45: Yes we're still mad at you, Brad Ausmus May 08, 2019

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The Tigers are still hanging around .500, but the quality of baseball is a rollercoaster. Some days they look good. Others they look like a lock to lose 100 games. Ashley and Brandon investigate the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the 2019 Detroit Tigers, fearing that Mr. Hyde is near to setting up permanent shop in the dugout.

-The Tigers keep hanging in, but it all depends who is starting.

-Help for the offense is on the way, but help for the pitching staff is going to be hard to come by.

-Brad Ausmus and the Angels are in town, and everything is still his fault.

-The Rays are winning and have an absolutely stacked farm system. How about we poach Chaim Bloom as Tigers GM, and he and Yzerman can lead the Ilitch sports ventures into a bold new era of success.

-Drew VerHagen DFA'd, which is fine, but who do we have to rescue the bullpen and rotation?

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BYB Weekend Edition #4: More dingers, less talking, Miguel May 05, 2019

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We're back with another weekend edition of the BYB Podcast. The Tigers continue to look good some days, and terrible on others, and it all comes back to the starting rotation. We'll look at some rather unnecessary comments from Miguel Cabrera on his lack of home run power and who is to blame. Finally, it's best a very nice opening month for a lot of the Tigers' top prospects. We'll talk Mize, Manning, and Alex Faedo, talk some sleepers, and process the current state of the rebuild.

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BYB Podcast Episode 44: Warm in the afterglow of Casey Mize’s no-no May 01, 2019

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After a rough stretch in which the Tigers lost 4 straight to plunge below .500, they rebounded with a win in Philly on Tuesday. But that doesn't erase some ugly memories from their weekend in Chicago. On the plus side, Matt Boyd and several other younger players have continued to impress.

20:00 We get into Casey Mize's no-hitter, and his poise and polish in the aftermath. We also consider the pace of the rebuild, how to bring these arms along, and consider where the bats are supposed to come from.

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BYB Podcast #43: Nick Castellanos is everything to Scott Boras now Apr 24, 2019

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The 2019 Tigers keep figuring out how to win ballgames. It's been a fun ride and we are here for it as long as it lasts. The news with the biggest potential fallout this week, was the change in representation by Nick Castellanos. The Tigers right-fielder switched agencies, and will now be represented by Scott Boras, bringing an end to any hopes of an extension, and potentially positioning Castellanos at the center of what will be another interesting offseason for free agents. We're kind of sad about this, but more importantly, it's hard not to feel the Tigers rebuild timetable slipping further away.

-We look back at another successful week for the Tigers, enjoy Matt Boyd and Chris Sale's pre-game run-in, and marvel at the fact that they're winning with Nick Castellanos and Miguel Cabrera still searching for their first home runs.

-Daniel Norris made his first start of the year and it went quite well. Be patient with Daniel Norris, Tigers fans. He's worth it.

-Nick Castellanos is now a Scott Boras client and that move has many potential repercussions.

-We take some listener questions, look at a few stories from the week in baseball, and preview Ashley's YouTube channel.

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BYB Podcast #42: The Tigers are a .500 team but no one is happy Apr 17, 2019

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Of course, there are plenty of good reasons to suspect they won't hang around .500 too much longer. Still, it's great to see that even a team without major ambitions this year is bringing out a passionate response from the fanbase. Some of that response, particularly in regard to the offense through 16 games, has been decidedly negative. It's bound to improve, but the question is whether or not we've already seen the best of the pitching staff. Ashley and Brandon dive into these, and many other topics, at the 10 percent mark of the 2019 season.

The Tigers are a .500 team and the fanbase is PUMPED! Huh, they’re not pumped? Oh.Should be play role reversal with Niko Goodrum and JaCoby Jones?Brandon rolls his eyes at the Tigers handling of Daniel Norris briefly, but here we go so hang onto your butts.Matt Boyd has turned himself into quite a good starting pitcher, and we believe.A Zach Greinke story, and the possibility that a Trevor Bauer, Greinke summit would either destroy the universe or save it.MLB is cracking down on minor league video now, and seems dedicated to getting its sticky little paws into every nook and cranny of baseball fandom.So, you wanna be a baseball writer?We didn’t know we needed this many guinea pig avatars of Shane Greene, but it turns out that we did. https://twitter.com/ComericaEric/status/1118329109250285569

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