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Exactly. They shot him when he clearly wasn’t a threat. I think it’s fair to assume everybody at the January 6 picnic wasn’t carrying legally. But that event gets glossed over.

The only thing I expect for the 2026-27 offseason is that no baseball fan will be happy.

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That’d be the best thing to happen right now.

Interesting. I thought Baltimore had serious interest in Whitaker and Cleveland had serious interest in Trammell in their final years. I don’t recall the Whitaker and Atlanta tango.

Not in spotting distance of the top of the list?

Vina. That’s an awesome pull.

I understand what you’re saying about extra seasons tacking on WAR. JAWS is a measure of the best 7 seasons of a players WAR, so by that measure it ignores the “hanging on” effect. Whitaker is at 56 and Kent is at 46. And I don’t mean to be critical of a guy playing an extra season. If a guy can do it, by all means do it. Ichiro Suzuki couldn’t pull himself way from the game. He ended up as a 5th OF with the Marlins. So what? He’s still a hall of fame player. One of my favorite players to watch in his prime.

Whitaker hit leadoff. Not a lot of RBI opportunities there.

I have a feeling he’s going to age not gracefully. I’m certainly no expert. I just think his value won’t be higher given his age, production, and contract. They could find another corner OF if need be, maybe even in the same deal. I’ll admit this is probably contrary to my opinion of keeping Skubal and getting into the playoffs this season. But I think it’d be easier to replace Greene’s production than it would be to replace Skubal’s production.

Who’s your educational establishment linked minor league pro team of choice?

It was only a matter of time. MLB and NBA have done this. I don’t find those patches bothersome right now. The Tigers, in particular, have at least gotten the Meijer patches to blend in with the jerseys as far as color pattern is concerned. I suppose that helps. On the other hand, if I’m marketing and I dole cash over to a team, I don’t necessarily want the patch to be “invisible”.

Yeah. I hope this characteristic doesn’t leak outside of college football coaching into other aspects of life.

If the Tigers were looking to shop someone for prospects, Greene might be the best that the Tigers can offer in order to bring back talent. I wouldn’t want any part of extending him beyond his controllable years.

It boosted his ego. And it took focus off of things like the Epstein files, flagging economy and militarization of the state.