Hey Joe (Where you going with that fastball of yours?)

Nick Castellanos. Mike Fiers. Jose Iglesias. Leonys Martin. Jordan Zimmermann. Shane Greene. Jeimer Candelario.

All players doing pretty well for Detroit right now. And yet, the guy that squeezes into the All Star Game is the fire-throwing middle reliever that you've never heard of. Joe Jimenez. A guy that, if you squint a little bit, looks like he's wearing eye makeup on his Baseball Reference dot com picture. Actually, screw it. I am pulling this up for you:



I don't know if it's eye makeup, or an eyebrow disorder, but something is going on there, and it's very unusual. And hey, if you wanna put on some makeup before your BR.com photo, sure! Go ahead! But...blend, I guess.

Okay, I'm gonna talk about something else other than Joe Jimenez' eyes, before I get shit from people. I'm not making fun, either, I'm just kind of impressed.

Right right, anyway. He throws smoke and and is the best reliever on the Tigers right now. In the absence of Shane Greene, which...okay, wasn't long at all, he took over as closer, and proved he could definitely take on the gig if a trade were to happen. He's also a testament to the surprisingly compact bullpen in Detroit, that can keep games from spoiling- in matches against Cleveland, this works especially well.

Jimenez is ALONE representing the third-place Tigers. I don't think it's too far off, as if you're gonna commemorate this team, it should be someone from the pitching end, as no hitter has really excelled this year so far. Plus, I don't think someone like Fiers or Zim would have done well compared to some of the other arms on the ASG's pitching arsenal (Snell, Sevvy, Sale, etc.) So, having just a reliable middle reliever on the roster is a fine idea, as the AL pales in comparison to all the ones in the NL (Josh Hader, Jordan Hicks, Seranthony Dominguez, etc.). It's just...a bit eye-catching (HA) to see someone who's barely even a household name being thrown into the mix with people like Aaron Judge and Mike Trout.

I'm happy for the guy, but...this is the kind of shocker that could lead to something cool this Tuesday.

Coming Tonight: The NL picked this guy over Max Muncy, and, to be honest, they chose pretty wisely.