1984Echoes

#2 - Jeimer Candelario... Candelario is a virtual lock to move within the next few weeks. Washington signed the third baseman to a $5MM deal after he was non-tendered by the Tigers. The move has worked out beautifully, as the switch-hitting infielder has posted a .261/.338/.477 line with strong defensive metrics. Nats’ GM Mike Rizzo told Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic last week he was setting a high asking price on Candelario early in deadline season. That’s understandable with a month to go, but the club eventually figures to pull the trigger on the best offer available. Candelario would be a fringe qualifying offer candidate, so Washington’s best chance to recoup future value is by moving him this summer.

Thanks Del...

I think we should definitely use split starts... Not only to kid-glove all the injured coming back (which should also include Brieske soon...?); but also, to help our beleaguered, over-worked bullpen guys...

I think both are true. We reasonably expected value in return. The appraisal of Paredes was (probably) flawed.

This has two parts: 1) The troublesome part is that this would be bothersome or worse if this is true. Right under our noses... and can't see the talent? Or give it a chance to breathe and develop into a useful player? This team has at multiple times, for different reasons, let go of a "useful" - not All-Star or HOF'er - but useful... player that ended up giving a very productive player to another team. That the Tigers could have used themselves. Matt Joyce? Cody Ross? Eugenio Suarez? Do I include Wily Adames here...? And now it's Hinch and Paredes (so far)... Is Tork!!! next on this list...? 2) The flipside is maybe there were personality/ attitude/ etc. clashes that precipitated a move even we we were on the losing end of that deal. Not managements fault if a player is a problem (is their fault if it's a management issue) Again... Does Tork!!! end up here? If it's an evaluation/ developmental issue I have a problem with that. If it's a personality/ attitude issue (on the player's side)... nothing we can do about that. Except maybe hope that management is good at improving attitudes instead of making them worse...

Candy would never have been more than a 1-year stopgap, and a trade deadline candidate (less than 1 year) at that... So... IMO... I don't think having Candy on the 2023 Tigers roster precludes the FO in any way from any additional player/ transaction. And I don't consider McKinstry a 3B'man but rather a high-end utility IF'er... Candy still does not preclude us from obtaining him, IMO. Maton & McKinstry were moves for the future... Candy for right now... including as a pretty nice trade deadline piece (coulda/ woulda)...

Sacre Bleu!!! Sacrilege!!!

Agree on 3-4 years: bad investment. But a 1-year...? Forget incremental offense... Would anyone want to have Candy on the roster right now... as a trade deadline candidate? Asking for a friend...

Our best FIELDING Outfield next year? Vierling-Greene-Meadows?

No apologies from me as I'm still on the "Believe in Yzerplan", and never left... But how about a HUGE "ATTABOY"?!?!

I'm up there next for the last week in July (next year. so a year to plan...) for a family reunion. I'm going to keep an eye on this thread for ideas...

What source The Bear?

FTFY.

Cheerleading for Anti-American Russia is grotesque. And Trumpian. Maybe vacation plans to Trump Tower Moscow is in the offing...?

In other words: Give Ukraine their F-16's already...

Beautiful.

He seems to be making a series of stupid decisions. It might just be youth and immaturity... But he needs to start getting his head on straight.

That's all I needed to hear...

A choice between DeBrincat or Nylander is easily... Nylander.

They looked at his .203 BA and said: "Nah, we can't do that." Overlooking everything else that you just posted. Aside from that... I would still like to see him get up to at least .230-.240-ish and .800-.850-ish OPS. With his defense, that's a damn fine starting Catcher. And I don't care what the All-Stars says...

That's exactly what it looks like. Also... He's putting a serious squeeze on the roster so that will up the pressure on marginal guys... A lot, I am guessing... Prove it or improve it or lose it.

100%

The only unfair part of this is when your team is down in the dumps it is NORMAL to trade pending FA's at the deadline, and to trade relievers at any point in time because they have little value on a team at the bottom. Also, you can't blame Chafin on Harris... Chafin CHOSE to walk and CHOSE to sign with another team. That's not on Harris that's on the crap team we had in 2022. Candy, on the other hand...

I think this is a very real possibility. I just wish it would have been done in the offseason as it (A) Opened up a spot, just like the clamoring to jettison Candy did to open up 3B for something new... (B) But I would have rather opened up 2B instead of 3B as I thought Candy the better bet to have more value in 2023 than Schoop... and the lesser defensive position to fill is 2B instead of 3B so easier to sift bodies through there trying to find the right answer. 3B obviously is more difficult due to reaction time and arm strength & accuracy requirements. (C) Schoop is worthless, IMO. I think that now and I thought that in the winter. Dead cost, paying the money no matter what... so IMO, just drop the dead weight, meaning drop Schoop from the roster... (D) Even if a trade for Malloy is lined up... Candy can be moved at the deadline if Malloy was ready, or sooner if necessary, or not at all if we needed 3B coverage the whole season. This was an ABSOLUTE no-brainer to me... But I think Sports Freak is right in that part of the off-season decision was money (committed to Schoop versus easily no commitment to Candy) instead of logic. It was a stupid decision IMO so Harris gets one strike (instead of a gold star) against him for that. IMO.

I would definitely be on board with that...