1984Echoes

I certainly did. So it's Skubal-Flaherty-Valdez-Mize and a hell of a fight for that 5th spot!

I'm on your side.

SGL has even more to prove than Olson... healthwise. I've never been impressed with Montero. If there's a starter guess as to who might be pushed into the bullpen... It's Montero. He has only two pitches. They're awesome... when both are working and hitting the zone. But it seems like more often than not, one of his pitches isn't working for him, or he's missing the zone, and then he becomes eminently hittable. His WHIP is always around 1.5-ish, both in the majors and the minors. IMO... If there is ANY candidate that would benefit by going to the bullpen and just "letting it fly"... it's Montero.

Hmmm... I didn't know that. Just on a wild guess, Hinch might decide on "veteran" over "young guy" so it may very well be Melton in Toledo. But, also... who knows if Olson will be healthy enough to keep his spot in Detroit? Opening Day could be a rotation of Skubal-Flaherty-Valdez-Melton-Anderson?

Gets moved to Toledo. Need starters at Toledo who are stretched out and can come up and start in Detroit when needed. Injuries happen. 6th starter in Detroit occasionally happens... etc. If they are in the Detroit bullpen... Not stretched out for a 5 or 6 inning start. Melton and Anderson are the most at risk for losing a Detroit rotation spot and getting put into the Toledo rotation. IMO.

Both are unrestricted free agents after this season. Chicago would like something, rather than losing them for nothing. I wonder if several 2nds would be enough for them. PS: Who would you prefer on the bench for the upcoming playoffs: Jenkins/ LeVert/ Huerter? Or White/Dosunmu/Huerter? (Daniss NOT traded, but on the bench behind these 3). IMO, I want a White/Dosunmu combo off the bench, not a Jenkins/ Levert combo. And it's not even close, IMO.

PS: And I STILL want White and Dosunmu. But what does Chicago want...?

How about adding in "BBall Paul"? How could Weaver resist THAT...?!?!

How about Duncan + Holland plus several 1sts for Trey Murphy?

This is just my opinion... But potential draftees in an open-bidding war, and no draft... Means the Yankees, Mets, Cubs, Dodgers, and a few other teams... Will bid the top 20-ish prospects up to $20 mill, $30 mill, etc... All the best guys, for huge signing bonuses, to only a few teams. Leaving all the other teams in the league... Scraps Maybe it balances out in the end... but I don't think so. I think it overall increases new prospects' signings to greater dollars. I think this is what Lee and other mean...

Outstanding!!!

Does it fall under the trade exception that we had?

Kasper's not the guy I would move for Thomas. Thomas is a RH 1A or 1B (behind Larkin if that's how it works on the Wings...) Center. That makes Danielson expendable (IMO), not Kasper. So it has to start with Nate (IMO), and then I'd try to add a smaller skill guy in the minors, plus the 1st... My guess is they would have zero interest in Ras. maybe MBN they would demand...?

This.

Probably why I want him. But... Oh well... Such is life.

So Levi and Pascal's contracts "tolled" over to 2026 due to season-long injury list... Cool !!! Instant depth.

This.

If I had a choice... I still prefer Davion Mitchell over Herro. I know he's short, but I like his better range/ ball-handling/ playmaking as much more of a fit for the Pistons (plus at a much lower cost). IMO. (PS: on the assumption Trajan can squeeze in there somehow...)

Yeah... oops! I don't know why I read this as personal rather than a reference... All good.

No... MAGA will still find some horse**** excuse to ignore this and will instead exult President Excrement for kissing Putin's ass yet again...

Why do I deserve this? I'd like to know.

Also... Not EVERY player on a roster, from top-to-bottom, can be a perfect 3&D NBA player. It's just NOT reasonable to expect or demand that.

That's why I said "we're short".

This article is on ESPN and concerns the Luka-AD trade... The Luka trade: Four questions on the one-year anniversary - ESPN However, there's a blurb that is perfect for the Pistons (notice how if we replaced "Doncic" with "Cade Cunningham"... that it works out exactly the same for what is needed on the Pistons to maximize Cade... We're still short a couple 3&D wings and a stretch-PF or stretch-5; and we're missing that one guy who can secondary ball-handle/shot-create to support Cade...) : On the other side of the deal, the Lakers continue to be a work in progress. The irony of the Doncic trade is that over the couple of years preceding it, Dallas had done an excellent job surrounding him with exactly the sort of talent required to maximize his skills: a pair of rim-running, shot-blocking centers; 3-and-D guards and forwards to play defense and hit 3s around him; and another high-level shot creator to take pressure off him when he's on the court while running the team when he's not.

Ditto.