Something that is not as true to character, being a bat that the Tigers raved about for advanced plate discipline as he worked through the minors. It seems like he’s expanded his strike zone a little bit from where it was-becoming a little more of a swing-first bat with the Mud Hens. Without a ton of stats to go off, back to the video we go. He’s also topped his 10.6% measure that he accrued with the Tigers big league club in his 2022 stint to start the season. He’s got a 13.6% SwStr% which is higher than any measure of the metric he’s produced from High-A up to Triple-A in 2021. Trying to track down MiLB plate discipline stats is a struggle, but Torkelson’s FanGraphs account does give his swinging strike% for the minor leagues. So what is it? Spencer Torkelson’s plate discipline and swing decisions could be the problem. The base hits are not there the home runs are not there. He has that plane and lift ability and has the linear/upward path that creates barrels. Even if it was a pretty look, it led to him being unable to get the barrel through the zone as quick as he’d like. The positive that stood out was that his swing with the Mud Hens looked a tiny bit shorter and more direct than with the Tigers at times, he had that long swing.
The thing is, the swings look similar for the most part. Instead of having the bat pointed up in the air, it’s been pointed backward a little bit, with the hands being at a point where they can drive through the zone hard. In the back side, his handset as he loads has helped him get a little shorter to the ball. He was already starting at a point where he got closed in his load while with the Tigers in 2022, but it felt like his swings with the Mud Hens saw him keep that front side closed just a tick longer. He’s closing up the front side just a little bit more with the Mud Hens, which was very subtle. There was no huge difference in comparing a couple of big league videos from the 2022 season and a couple of hacks from the minors. It led me to look deeper at what Torkelson’s doing in the batters’ box. 179/.289/.345 with 28 punchouts, boasting two doubles and four home runs. In 97 plate appearances over 22 games, Torkelson has slashed. Closing in on a month later, Torkelson has yet to really find that groove. When he got to Toledo, there was an assumption he might struggle at first but regain his stride and work back to a return with the Tigers. He had just 11 doubles and five home runs in a Tigers uniform before his demotion. He is not exactly performing as the up-and-coming star the Tigers are hoping he would be. That being said, let’s take a deeper look into Torkelson’s time in Toledo and what might be the cause for concern.īefore his demotion, Torkelson logged 298 plate appearances for the Tigers, slashing. Do not sit back and scoff, saying that Torkelson’s a bust, but there’s certainly room to start questioning what’s happening here there is room to be a little concerned with what the future holds for Torkelson. He was sent back to Toledo and has yet to find his footing once again and show that he’s that up-and-coming talent the Tigers are expecting him to be. The performance in the minor leagues makes me think it’s time to worry a little bit. It’s time to worry about Detroit Tigers prospect Spencer Torkelson. Jeimer Candelario and Jonathan Schoop's future is in question.
Torkelson’s struggles in the big leagues are perfectly normal. 286 and excited to see guys hovering closer to the. Fans are excited that Harold Castro is hitting. I’m not trying to make excuses, but the Tigers’ offense as a whole has been brutal in 2022. It will take him time to adjust, and the Tigers’ downward momentum in 2022 was indeed not helping. I’m not saying don’t worry a little bit, but in the end, he’s only had 300 big league plate appearances. The honeymoon phase may be over, and people may start worrying about Torkelson, but do not write him off just yet. The tools and the statistics backed it up from his time with the Arizona State Sun Devils program. He was the first overall pick in the draft, and even with Avila at the helm, there was a lot of conviction that Torkelson would be an exceptional big league talent. While he did belt a walk-off home run the other day, the overall performance with the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens has not been as exciting as many would have hoped. Unfortunately, his performance in the minors was not what the Detroit Tigers hoped.
Right around the all-star break, the team opted to send down their coveted youngster, hoping some time in the minors would do him well. While Al Avila will not be here to see things through, Torkelson is still working to find his footing. The Detroit Tigers invested a lot into Spencer Torkelson, expecting him to be the future first baseman (or third baseman on draft day) of the future.
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