<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on demotion of top Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Spencer-Torkelson-AJ-Hinch-Tigers.jpeg"></figure><h1>AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on demotion of top Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-17T10:32:06-07:00">July 17th, 10:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-17T10:32:06-07:00">July 17th, 10:32am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers’ rebuild was always going to take some time but it, at least, should have been fun to watch this season. A busy offseason that saw them add two stars and call up two top prospects has been pretty dismal. One key reason is that one of their prized prospects, Spencer Torkelson, is not lining up to his sky-high potential.</p><p>Torkelson is being developed to replace franchise legend Miguel Cabrera at first base. Instead, he has not been good in his first year and is being optioned back down to the Triple-A level.</p><p>Manager AJ Hinch said that the Tigers plan to get Spencer Torkelson some more paying time in a less-scrutinized environment to help him get his groove back. He said that Torkelson <a href="https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1548716297512534017?s=20&amp;t=XxvpunyMUJ_o9aLPjIfE0Q">took the news well</a> and stressed that he is still super talented despite his poor results.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We have a plan in place to get him some at-bats and get him back to being the offensive force that we know he's going to be," AJ Hinch said. "It's much less spotlight to do it at Triple-A than it is to continue to this in the big leagues." <a href="https://t.co/ozOkSjMI5I">https://t.co/ozOkSjMI5I</a></p><p>— Jason Beck (@beckjason) <a href="https://twitter.com/beckjason/status/1548712685596033025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Spencer Torkelson has simply not been very good at the MLB level. In 83 games, the 22-year-old has recorded a triple slash of .197/.282/.295, 52 hits (compared to 76 strikeouts), 11 doubles and five home runs. His potential to be a very good hitter in the big leagues is still there despite his immediate struggles.</p><p>Thankfully for the Tigers, they have another top prospect who has been called up to the big leagues. Center fielder Riley Greene has been playing well through 27 games so far. With more time, Torkelson could come back better and establish himself as a true piece of the Tigers’ future.</p><p>While Spencer Torkelson is getting his reps in with the Toledo Mud Hens, Detroit should look to sell off key pieces, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-3-best-destinations-for-michael-fulmer-ahead-of-2022-mlb-trade-deadline/">including Michael Fulmer</a>, ahead of the trade deadline. With their two top prospects and offseason additions Javier Baez and Austin Meadows, they could bounce back next season and surprise a lot of teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Hinch gets brutally honest on demotion of top Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Spencer Torkelson, AJ Hinch get real on Tigers rookie’s first monumental MLB moment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tigers-Spencer-Torkelson-AJ-Hinch.jpeg"></figure><h1>Spencer Torkelson, AJ Hinch get real on Tigers rookie’s first monumental MLB moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-04-16T05:44:13-07:00">April 16th, 5:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-04-16T05:44:13-07:00">April 16th, 5:44am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Spencer Torkelson represents the future of the Detroit Tigers. It’s because of his talents that the organization is looking to compete soon. So far, the 22-year-old first baseman is living up to the hype.</p><p>In his first eight games at the MLB level, Torkelson has a slash line of .227/.370/.545 with five hits, five runs batted in and four walks. Against the division-rival Kansas City Royals, he put up his first great moment in the majors. He smacked a <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBPipeline/status/1515145885813936132?s=20&amp;t=QPGGwIf6ctFr4acuiRjZEA">432-foot home run</a> to give the Tigers the lead in the top of the seventh inning. After the game, he said that the dinger was huge because his team was behind on the scoreboard.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spencer Torkelson: "I think I said, 'Come on baby!' I was pretty fired up. … We needed it, and that’s why it felt so good." <a href="https://t.co/teH6RfURPu" target="_blank">https://t.co/teH6RfURPu</a></p><p>— Cody Stavenhagen (@CodyStavenhagen) <a href="https://twitter.com/CodyStavenhagen/status/1515164979107880962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Detroit held on for the 2-1 win. Torkelson driving in the team’s only runs allowed them to win consecutive games for the first time this season.</p><p>According to <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2022/04/15/torkelsons-homer-pushes-tigers-past-royals-2-1/7329949001/">Chris McCosky of The Detroit News</a>, manager AJ Hinch was thrilled for Torkelson, who has been dealing with the pressure to live up to his potential. The former top prospect is now one of the Tigers’ most important players.</p><blockquote>“That was a big emotional hit,” AJ Hinch said. “We’re in the latter third of the game and the Royals have a shutdown bullpen. It’s hard to come by. We play so many close games against those guys, a big swing like that puts a jolt in the dugout.‘I love it when players show emotion, especially Tork, who carried a lot of stress the last 10 days or so trying to get himself up and running. It was a great way to stamp his arrival.”</blockquote><p>Detroit has a lot of work to do but the foundation they have right now, spearheaded by Torkelson and Javier Baez, has a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/tigers-news-javier-baez-sends-white-sox-stern-message-as-al-central-rivalry-reconvenes/">strong attitude</a> and the talent to compete.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.340	5	11	1.069	1

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