![]() ![]() In his three previous starts before last night in Colorado, Zimmermann had given up seven earned runs in each, a feat that hadn't been accomplished for the Tigers since 1935. News flash, if you haven't figured it out yet, after 130 games, it probably isn't a simple fix. 2 pitcher “is not concerned.” He's not concerned that his over six ERA, or his 7-11 record, or his nearly two home run a game average this season? “It's a pretty simple fix.” Right, the same fix we've been hearing about all season. ![]() Good, everyone, just relax, because our $110 million (supposed to be) No. Jordan Zimmermann: "I'm not that concerned. What's the say that will get better? Especially when he makes remarks like this: Season E.R.A: Batting Average on Balls in Play: As you can see, Zimmerman is trending in the wrong direction in four very important pitching categories. However, Zimmermann is continuing to age and is showing signs of slowing down.Ĭheck out these career numbers for Zimmerman, compared to league average (courtesy of Fangraphs) Obviously, right out of the gate the Tigers are looking at $74 million over the next three years and hoping to get out of their investment what they thought they would when they initially made the deal. So the question becomes, what options do the Tigers have if this obvious trend continues? Since he signed that contract Zimmerman has produced one spectacular month (April 2016, 0.55 ERA), one acceptable month (June 2017, 3.82 ERA), and a bunch of unmentionable months. But signing him for that long and for that much money? That made me look at my phone and think again, well, alright, and closed my phone and went back to whatever it was I was doing at the time.įast forward to this week and now I’m wishing I had never received that update. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sportsīack in 2016 when I got the MLB At Bat update on my phone that the Tigers had signed Zimmermann to a 5 year, $110 million contract, I shrugged my shoulders and thought, really? Here was a guy that had been okay with the Nationals, but I knew he’d had his share of injury struggles, yet not enough to hinder a team from signing him. Petersburg, FL, USA Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (27) walks back to the dugout against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. So with 2017 over (basically) and 2018 now on the horizon what do the Tigers do with a pitcher who isn’t fooling anyone, anymore? St. The Tigers, to quote Sinatra, “invested a bundle of money…” in Zimmermann and have nothing but an inflated ERA and multiple Disabled List trips to show for it. It seems every time I watch Jordan Zimmermann pitch, the same joke replays over and over in my head. Basie and myself…ran into a string of baaaad luck…last year we invested a bundle of money into a pumpkin farm, and they called off Halloween.” About halfway through this album, Sinatra stops for a short monologue called “ The Tea Break,” where Old Blue Eyes hammed with the crowd and at one point says, “.Mr. They do not in anyway represent the opinions of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its authors, nor should they be misconstrued as such.īack in 1966, Frank Sinatra teamed up with Count Basie at the old Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and recorded the best live album ever produced. NOTE: The views expressed in this piece are the views of the author and the author alone. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports Detroit, MI, USA Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (27) warms up prior to the game against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park. ![]()
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