Haase went 2-for-2 with a solo home run in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees.
Haase now has three home runs in just 20 spring at-bats, which has helped propel him to a strong .986 OPS. The catcher has a career .720 OPS, so any gains there this season would be a welcome sight. With Tucker Barnhart now playing for the Cubs, Haase is the unquestioned No. 1 backstop for the Tigers, and he could make a run at the 22 homers and 61 RBI he recorded back in 2021, both of which were career highs. He also had a career-high 351 at-bats that season.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Likely to catch more in 2023
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With no other established MLB catchers on the roster, Haase is likely to see a significant amount of time behind the plate this season, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Haase started 68 games behind the plate in 2022, but that number could grow with Tucker Barnhart no longer on the roster. The Tigers now have Jake Rogers, Donny Sands and Andrew Knapp vying for a backup role, leaving Haase as the unquestioned starter heading into the season. He may not have as versatile a role anymore, but as a catcher who can hit for a little power, Haase should retain decent fantasy value.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Monday
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Haase isn't starting Monday against the Mariners.
After recording four hits over the last two games, including two home runs, Haase will get a breather Monday. Instead, Tucker Barnhart will serve as Detroit's backstop and bat eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Goes deep again Sunday
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Haase went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two total RBI in Sunday's win over the Twins.
After going deep Saturday, Haase hit another home run Sunday, pushing him to 14 long balls this season. He seems unlikely to match last year's 22 home runs, though his .257 batting average and .757 OPS are both improvements on his 2021 figures. After two solid seasons, Haase should head into 2023 with a fairly solid role in Detroit, likely as the team's top catcher.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Homers in three-hit night
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Haase went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Saturday.
Haase went deep off Dylan Bundy for his 13th home run of the season. The 29-year-old catcher had hit 22 home runs last season, so this year's numbers represent a dropoff in power production. However, Haase did raise his average and OBP this season and has a slash line of .257/.310/.441 in 311 at-bats.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Remains out of lineup
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Haase isn't starting Friday against the Twins.
Haase has gone 2-for-8 with two runs, three walks and a strikeout over the last four matchups but will be on the bench for the third time in the last four games. Tucker Barnhart is starting behind the plate and batting ninth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Idle Thursday
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Haase is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Royals.
He'll get a breather for the day game after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of the Tigers' 2-1 win Wednesday night. Tucker Barnhart will get the starting nod at catcher, forming a battery with starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Haase is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals.
Haase is hitting .288/.300/.525 with three home runs, 17 strikeouts and one walk in 16 games this month. Tucker Barnhart will start behind the dish and hit eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Haase isn't starting Saturday against the White Sox.
Haase continues to alternate starts behind the plate and will get a breather after going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a strikeout Friday. Tucker Barnhart will start at catcher and bat eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Sitting Wednesday
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Haase is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Haase and Tucker Barnhart have both picked up three starts apiece at catcher over the past six games, and the timeshare arrangement between the two could be in place for the remainder of the season. The Tigers have occasionally deployed Haase at designated hitter on his non-catching days, but Miguel Cabrera's recent return from the injured list could close the door on Haase picking up occasional starts at DH.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Riding pine Monday
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Haase isn't in the lineup Monday against Baltimore.
Haase went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Sunday and will take a seat for the second time in the last three games. Tucker Barnhart is starting behind the dish and batting eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Not starting Saturday
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Haase isn't in the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Haase is getting a breather after he went 3-for-14 with a double, an RBI, a walk and seven strikeouts over the last four games. Tucker Barnhart will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Gets Sunday off
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Haase is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Haase will get a break in the series finale, with Tucker Barnhart picking up a start behind the plate. Haase has been much better offensively this season with a .750 OPS compared to a .539 OPS for Barnhart. The former will likely return to the lineup Monday.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Launches two home runs
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Haase went 3-for-5 with an RBI double and two solo home runs, totaling three RBI and two runs scored in Friday's victory over the Royals.
Haase has impressed in back-to-back games. After going 5-for-5 with two doubles and a solo shot in his last game, he picked up an RBI double and two more homers Friday. The catcher is up to 12 homers on the season. Haase extended his hitting streak to three games, going 9-for-12 and raising his season batting average from .233 to .257 over that span.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Collects five hits, home run
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Haase went 5-for-5 with two doubles and a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Angels.
Haase was locked in, recording his 13th and 14th doubles and 10th home run of the season. Coming into Wednesday, the most hits he had in a game this year was three, which he recorded back on June 18. The five-hit effort boosted Haase's average from .236 to .250. He should continue to serve as Detroit's primary catcher ahead of Tucker Barnhart.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Takes seat Tuesday
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Haase is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Angels.
Haase is slashing .188/.188/.250 over the past week and has seen his OPS slowly decline below .700 as a result. He has split time behind the plate all season with Tucker Barnhart, who will get the start Tuesday and bat eighth in the lineup.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Rejoins lineup
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Haase (abdomen) will start at designated hitter and serve as the Tigers' No. 5 batter in Sunday's game against the Royals.
Haase checks back into the lineup after a one-game absence due to a lower abdominal contusion, which he sustained in Friday's 5-4 win. Though Haase is projected to see most of his playing time at catcher moving forward, he'll be eased back into action in a non-defensive role while Tucker Barnhart gets another turn behind the dish.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Haase (abdomen) isn't starting Saturday against the Royals.
Haase exited Friday's matchup in the bottom of the second inning due to a lower abdominal contusion, and he'll be held out of the lineup a day later. Tucker Barnhart is starting at catcher and batting eighth.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Exits with abdominal injury
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Haase exited Friday's game against the Royals due to a lower abdominal contusion.
Haase was behind the plate in the first inning of Friday's matchup but was replaced defensively in the bottom of the second. He didn't record any plate appearances prior to his departure, and he should tentatively be considered day-to-day.
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Tigers' Eric Haase: Scores twice Wednesday
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Haase went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Mariners.
After getting a day off Tuesday, Haase returned and chipped in a productive game. The catcher has supplanted Tucker Barnhart as the team's top option at the position, and Haase has been good lately with a .290 batting average over his last 10 games. He's not the most exciting fantasy option, though he is offering much better offensive production than Barnhart this season.
