Spencer Torkelson
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Oct 29, 2026
James AndersonHOST
Uh, Jeff, let's, let's wrap it here with three first baseman that I'm pretty low on at the, at this point.
James AndersonHOST
And I just want to see if, If there's any reason to buy low on these guys, Spencer Torkelson, Josh Naylor, and Royce Lewis.
Geoff PontesHOST
No, I mean, like it feels like all of these guys are, or at least two out of the three of these guys are like, kind of like perpetually disappointing for different reasons.
Geoff PontesHOST
And Naylor, it just really feels like, It was just such an outlier year in 2025.
Scott BentleyHOST
Even, I mean, and I guess that can even take us into the next conversation.
Scott BentleyHOST
We saw them platoon at first base for like four weeks, Torkelson and Colt Keith.
Scott BentleyHOST
Against righties this year, Torkelson had a better OPS than Colt Keith.
Scott BentleyHOST
And that's Colt Keith's strong side platoon.
Scott BentleyHOST
It's all the same school of thought to me.
5 MINS LATER
Scott BentleyHOST
And who even says that the right-handed hitter that they put at second base this upcoming season – Isn't like as good, if not better than cold Keith against righties.
Scott BentleyHOST
And I just don't think he's a first baseman.
Scott BentleyHOST
I don't deem it necessary to make sure that he gets at bats at first base and taking Torkelson out of the lineup.
Mike SpathGUEST
Go get that third baseman.
Mike SpathGUEST
Probably move on from Spencer Torkelson, right? Like, go and do it.
Mike SpathGUEST
We want championships.
Mike SpathGUEST
So...
Lou GamelinHOST
Other names that are out there, as we mentioned, we got Flaherty.
Lou GamelinHOST
Spencer Torkelson, arbitration eligible.
Lou GamelinHOST
Will Best, Kerry Carpenter, Matt Bierling.
Lou GamelinHOST
Those are some of the names that are eligible for arbitration.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
But here's the nuts one.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
What if Spencer Torkelson hits, like, 17 home runs in the first half?
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Yeah.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
And, you know, first base doesn't look as deep, and the Tigers have, like, a good start to the season like they did two years ago.
Carlos CollazoHOST
I'm looking at players selected as third baseman in the first round.
Carlos CollazoHOST
These guys were much more first baseman at the time, but we were very confident in Spencer Torkelson's hit power combination.
Carlos CollazoHOST
We were very confident in Jacob Berry's hit power combination.
Carlos CollazoHOST
Looking at other third baseman drafted inside this top five pick range.
AndrewPANELIST
Because...
AndrewPANELIST
How much you want, because this is a guy that Cerns has already called about, and if an AL Central team non-tenders him, which is an opportunity they might non-tender him, you're going to have a platoon next year of Jared Young and Spencer Torkelson.
AndrewPANELIST
That will be your first
FrankHOST
base platoon.
Marc LuinoHOST
I'm interested in him.
Marc LuinoHOST
I also like the idea of taking a look at Spencer Torkelson if he's actually available.
James SchianoHOST
I think he will be available.
James SchianoHOST
I honestly think he might be a non-tender candidate.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
All right.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
Would you take Spencer Torkelson or Jonathan Aranda?
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Aranda.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
All right.
8 MINS LATER
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Contreras has the better track record, has been one of the best hitting catchers in the league for several years now, and can hold his own behind the plate too.
Cody StavenhagenHOST
So it's a really hard one, but out of recency bias, I've got to go Dingler.
Kieran SteckleyHOST
All right, at first base, Spencer Torkelson or Jake Bowers?
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Bowers had a great year, 3.3 war.
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Left-handed hitter, big power, strikes out a lot, corner profile.
Cody StavenhagenHOST
Uh, that's something, like, if the Tigers really wanted to, like, be done with Spencer Torkelson, maybe you could look at a, a move like that.
Cody StavenhagenHOST
You're still gonna have to pay up.
Cody StavenhagenHOST
You know, even if the market's not crazy, uh, you're gonna have to convince an international player to come to Detroit, uh, play in more of a pitcher's ballpark.
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