In spring training, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch described the Jake Rogers-Carson Kelly duo as a catching tandem. They'll both play a bunch.
Jake Rogers wouldn't give the number. Rogers “stole” a boat load of strikes at the bottom of the zone Sunday in the Tigers' 3-2 win against the White Sox, especially with starter Jack Flaherty and reliever Tyler Holton on the mound. Flaherty got 16 called strikes, seven with his slider which he was dotting at the bottom of the zone. Holton, who struck out the four batters he faced, got six called strikes in 19 pitches.
A.J. Hinch is not easy on the Detroit Tigers catchers. But Jake Rogers is proof that the strategy is working.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | P | |
49 | P | |
9 | P | |
68 | P | |
66 | P | |
87 | P | |
55 | P | |
18 | P | |
7 | P | |
12 | P | |
45 | P | |
29 | P | |
19 | P | |
43 | P |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
15 | C | |
34 | C |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
28 | SS | |
77 | 2B | |
33 | 2B | |
39 | SS | |
20 | 1B | |
13 | 3B |
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
21 | LF | |
30 | RF | |
31 | LF | |
22 | CF | |
46 | CF | |
8 | RF |