casimir

I want all of the birds. And then if and when there are too many birds, the Tigers can trade some of the birds for some reptiles and mammals to address other needs on the team. Edit to add: I ain't counting on all of the birds being able to fly.

I have a hard time with the Dodgers-Giants game not starting until 9pm ME time. But on the other hand, its 6pm for the local fanbases and they deserve a starting time that benefits themselves.

Opportunity cost and resource allocation.

2021 Wily Peralta seems a lot like 2014 Alfredo Simon.

If the Tigers end up with a crowded infield and have prospects coming up that are worthy of playing time, there's always a trade that could be made.

Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a MLB QO. Enjoy your cookies, tell the Mrs I said hello, and please clean up after Prancer this time. Thanks, Casimir

And somewheres in between there is when the Pillow Guy reinstates TFG as emperor of the USA?

Some people are still drinking the Bleach-Aid about Trump's involvement in fighting COVID? Is it Easter yet?

Try him at SS.

Bugs Bunny using a magnet from ACME to get into your carrot garden?

I agree about tossing out the stats around his bereavement time. $15M per is kind of what popped into my head. I don't know if that's fair or not. That's a fair point about his mobility. Team option or maybe a vesting option as protection on the back side of the contract.

Y’all saw the 17 pitch at bat between Rodriguez and Meadows, right?

Ima consider the source of this answer.

Oh, so you’re the one screwing this up. Thanks for nothing!

Reliever roulette is unkind tonight.

Is saving a .300 AVG in AAA really a priority in this day and age?

Interesting theory about Prince & Torkelson.

He has two arbitration seasons left which get him through age 29. Is it foolish to offer him a 5 or 6 year deal this off-season?

I'm not sure Semien gets a long term deal. If he gets one, it better not be with the Tigers. I think Correa and Seager get career ending contracts. Story probably does as well. And by career ending, I'm talking through age 36/37. They may have a handful of seasons afterwards, but certainly these contracts will use up the rest of their prime and go into the downsides of their career curves. Semien, Baez, and Taylor are going to be interesting cases. Three or four year deals? I guess that gets Taylor to 35, so maybe he is kind of in the previous paragraph, but he's already 31 and hasn't really established himself as an everyday SS. Looking at Baez again, and his offense might look better than I think his reputation suggests, but that probably depends upon how one weighs OBP. Simmons, Gavlis, and Iglesias (I guess we can toss the last two into the conversation) are going to be year-to-year, maybe a year with an option of some sort.

I suspect Story is going to get at least 8 guaranteed and/or opt outs after 1 or 2 seasons (if he has to settle for 4 or 5 years). I kind of doubt the market completely sours on him after one average season, but who knows. Seager is still in the playoffs and might elevate himself above Story. Correa is in the playoffs and might further the gap between himself and the others that it affects the others. The one thing that sticks out to me about his 2021 season vs other seasons is that his BABIP was merely around league average whereas he is clearly above that in his previous seasons. This was something that occurred throughout 2021. Now, maybe the season was an anomaly, or maybe there's something else in the scouting that suggests there might be some Troy Tulowitzki about to happen decline about to happen. Although in fairness to Story, he has been more durable than Tulowitzki, and injuries kind of brought Tulowitzki's demise. All that said, yes, the Tigers need to address SS and need to have several avenues to pursue. Maybe Story is indeed the best available fit. Maybe Correa and Seager resign and the Yankees go after Story and the Tigers are left going after the others (and we should probably pray that Baez long term isn't one of them).

I would think Story is looking for his big contract this off-season. I don’t think 4 years is what he is looking to get. He will be 29 on Opening Day. Unless he signs a really short term deal to try to show last season was a fluke and still hit free agency within the general prime season window of around 27 to 31, I think he looks at this off-season as his best shot at maximum contract leverage. Or, he could sign a longer term deal with opt outs after a couple of years. Didn’t Castellanos sign a 3 year deal with opt outs after the 1st and 2nd year? A 3 year deal isn’t long term, so I guess it’s not a perfect comparison.

Hmm.... how does Manfred apply that MLB postseason seeding?

Drat, none of them are for message board GM? My dream job still doesn't exist.....

Who?

Wasn't it returned to its previous size or is it just in the middle of what it was and what they did to it for the one season?