Jahmai Jones per Statcast: xwOBA: 95th % xBA: 90th % xSLG: 93rd % Avg Exit Velo: 82nd % Barrel %: 88th % Hard-Hit %: 96th % Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %: 80th % Chase %: 90th % Pretty good

Detroit Tigers fans were rightfully asking for a high leverage, swing + miss RP at the deadline. It appears they got one in Kyle Finnegan 295 pitchers have at least 10 IP since 8/1. During that time Finnegan ranks T-1st in ERA 4th in xFIP T-10th in K% 8th in K-BB% T-22nd in GB%

The Charlie Morton trade could end up being one of the more meaningful moves of the deadline. 120 pitchers have at least 20 IP since 8/1; during that time Morton ranks 17th in xFIP (3.26) 9th in K% (30.5) 20th in K-BB% (22.0) Morton's career postseason 80 IP, 3.60 ERA, 26.8 K%

The Detroit Tigers went 1-12 from 7/9-7/26. Since 7/27, the Tigers are 19-11. The bullpen has been a major factor in the turnaround, with a 3.01 ERA since 7/27 that ranks 5th in MLB, and a .201 BAA that ranks 3rd. The peripherals aren't as strong, but it's a good sign for DET

Rafael Montero has been great in 4 of his outings w/ DET. His pitch mix in those 4 (vs the not as great outings): Split: 51.1% / 29.7% Fastball: 34.4 / 50 Sinker: 2.2 / 8.1 Slider: 12.2 / 12.2 Command is key; the split is real (.260 xwOBA). Would love to see more sliders (.090)

Paul Sewald could be big for DET. From '21-'23, 203 RPs had at least 100 IP. He ranked 40th in ERA, 12th in K%, 11th in K-BB% + 11th in BAA. The '25 ERA is up but a 12.5 GB% seems unsustainably low. 395 RPs have at least 10 IP in '25; Paul ranks 32nd in K-BB% + 52nd in HardHit%

Detroit Tigers 1-2 hitters Colt Keith: .262/.340/.427 .767 OPS 9.4 Barrel%, .165 ISO, 12 HR, .334 wOBA, 114 wRC+ Gleyber Torres: .263/.365/.402 .767 OPS 9.2 Barrel%, .139 ISO, 14 HR, .340 wOBA, 118 wRC+

Detroit Tigers 3-5 hitters Kerry Carpenter .264/.301/.517 .818 OPS 45.0 HardHit%, .253 ISO, .347 wOBA/122 wRC+ Riley Greene .269/.324/.517 .841 OPS 45.1 HardHit%, .248 ISO, .357 wOBA/130 wRC+ Spencer Torkelson .239/.333/.475 .808 OPS 44.0 HardHit%, .237 ISO, .345 wOBA/121 wRC+

Detroit Tigers 6-8 hitters Wenceel Pérez: .256/.318/.468 .786 OPS 11 HR, .212 ISO, .336 wOBA, 115 wRC+ Zach McKinstry: .261/.339/.442 .781 OPS 11 HR, .180 ISO, .337 wOBA, 116 wRC+ Dillon Dingler: .272/.320/.431 .751 OPS 12 HR, .160 ISO, .325 wOBA, 107 wRC+

Tommy Kahnle's last 4 games: 4.1 IP, 0.00 ERA/2.21 xFIP, 26.7 K-BB%, 66.7 GB% Small sample, but encouraging. 25 games left in the regular season. Winning is the main goal for DET, but getting the BP in order is another important goal. Kahnle getting back on track would be huge

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This is Kyle Finnegan's pitch usage since joining the #Tigers at the July 31 trade deadline. With the Nationals (4.38 ERA/39 innings): - Fastball: 65.7% - Splitter: 29.6% - Slider: 4.7% With the Tigers (0.00 ERA/13.1 innings): - Fastball: 42.8% - Splitter: 51.4% - Slider: 5.8%

19 y/o SP Kelvis Salcedo is one to watch in the Detroit Tigers organization for 2026. Started the year in the FCL: 45.1 IP, 1.99 ERA, 30.8 K%, 11.0 BB%, .146 BAA Got promoted to Lakeland and continues to impress: 20.1 IP, 1.77 ERA, 36.1 K%, 8.3 BB%, .108 BAA Up to 97MPH today

Awesome sequence from Kyle Finnegan vs Maikel Garcia. Teams see Finnegan's throwing more splits now. He throws 2 straight to the 1st hitter + gets a groundout. Garcia likely sitting split 1st pitch; FB instead. Same w/ pitch 2, FB instead. No way he gets 3 straight FB; he does

Sean Manaea age 22 (+A) 3.11 ERA / 3.35 xFIP, 28.4 K%, 10.5 BB%, 17.9 K-BB%, 42.6 GB%, .224 BAA Andrew Sears age 22 (+A/AA) 3.41 ERA / 3.45 xFIP, 25.7 K%, 8.0 BB%, 17.7 K-BB%, 41.9 GB%, .224 BAA Not necessarily comparing the 2, but both are lower slot lefties w/ similar stuff.

Sawyer Gipson-Long has been solid for DET in '25. His best pitch has been his changeup: 20.7% usage, .236 xwOBA The 4SFB has been a little less strong so far, and 7/9 NYM starters today have + run value on 4SFBs; 2/9 have +RV on changeups. May see more changeups from SGL today

Thought Jason Benetti bummed one of Jim Leyland’s heaters for a second