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Aljo can play his offhand so Seider-Edvinsson 26 minutes, Chiarot 22 min's, and Aljo 19 minutes. But also... JBD is getting those extra minutes from ASP. No offense (3 assists in 33 games)... But he does seem to be defensively responsible (+8).

Yes. And agree with this. It was probably true right from the start. Which was why I was pro-trade from the get-go. But... We would all want a godfather offer IF he is traded... no subpar package please. Except... we don't know if those offers are actually out there (as several have pointed out ... Tenacious D?) and that's the fly in the ointment. If the offers aren't good enough, the fallback is to just keep him for the season and take the comp pick. However, if we DO receive an offer Harris can't refuse...

OK... Since I'm not seeing much answer in here to my question... I am just going to Adopt-a-Tiger and report on his progress this season... Feel FREE to join in whoever has an interest in doing so...! Could be a very interesting season this year, as more of Harris's guys percolate up to Detroit, or at least AAA, several pitchers coming back from injury, Rainer returning from injury... But I'm going to go with an unknown minor leaguer that we just signed (I love those long shots...): Inohan Paniagua. 26 years old, out of the Dominican Republic, 6' 1", 150 #'s... Has never pitched above High-A.

HAH!!! REASONS!!!

It does... Because I would venture that his 2025 would have been even more outstanding had Glasgow/Colon not been injured. It was at that point that the offense really started to struggle. And he did take more sacks/ hits this year... And yes, his stats were nice... great even... I still think he does even better than that with a healthy O-Line. IMO.

Now try Shane Bieber and/or Zack Littell...

As long as it's not up the middle and collapsing his pocket...

Trump has wanted Tiananmen Square for America since 1989. He flat out stated "I hate American Democracy. We should be more like China. THIS is the way to govern. Strong leadership in China! We need this in America!" I'm paraphrasing from memory, I probably don't have the words exactly correct. He declared himself a violent fascist in 1989. But... who cares? Nothing matters with this fascist ****-scum. Naziholic licks his boots no matter WHAT he does to our democracy. Sickening.

"Dad, you WATCHED the coup attempt against Congress and spoke out about it... LOUDLY. And then you just voted for him again anyways... WTF? WHY?" Silence.

Are we doing Adopt-a-Tiger this year? I'm ready to/ want to adopt a dark horse candidate...

I believe this should be the 15th (tomorrow night) not the 14th (tonight)...

Plus one. As for the second part, I would focus on developing/ obtaining a proper second ball-handler/ distributor to "assist" Cade in that department. I don't believe we necessarily need a forward that fills those duties, although it would be nice... But as you say, then he's a top 10 player and he wouldn't be available to us. So I'd rather split that into two guys... MPJ and a 6th-man PG for example...

This.

He obtained a bunch of ****ty players who were LOSERS, except for Finnegan so... YES. He traded away a bunch of veterans and brought up a bunch off AAA'ers after the trade deadline to muddle through the rest of the 2024 season so... YES.

And looking like a top-8 type player... Which, since Holmes is a little low on draft picks this year... Seems like he would be out of reach. That's why I'm looking at other guys... and feeling more 2nd round Edge if we can't land Faulk... So I'm going to WAG that we go O-Line in the 1st, pass-rusher in the 2nd. Just a guess...

I'm stealing this from the other thread...: I believe Faulk actually has some pass-rush juice. Sort of a Davenport-Lite. he would definitely set the edge in the run game... as well as in a pass rush (setting an outside edge) and may be able to get to the QB 8-ish or so a season. In fact, I would go as far to say that he is the one perfect fit for the Lions (pending the character fit scouting which, to the Lions is as important as talent on the field). But I would also say it looks like he is a top 10, or even 8 prospect this year. It would be very, very difficult for the Lions to trade up to get into the right draft spot for him. IMO. Other DE's that are somewhat similar to look at: Reuben Bain, Jr. (another top-10-ish guy), T.J. Parker (could actually fall to our draft spot...) But at that point (if we are shut out of Bain and Faulk...); I think Offensive Tackle needs jump up to a much higher need than Edge. I'm certain Homes can find similar players to Parker in the 2nd round, in fact, here are a couple: Dani Dennis-Sutton. Zion Young. I think either of these guys would also be the perfect "Lions" fit, or player... Dunno if Holmes will end up agreeing but just wanted to point out some options...

PS: I still think the Tigers should target Kyle Tucker. Fits the "control the strike zone" mold. Better fielding corner OF'er than we have on our roster. Perfect veteran to match up when Clark eventually comes up... Has some power to reach the RF seats (don't need 40-50 HR power IMO, I'll take the .380 OBP and the .960 OPS...). And one of Greene (less likely) or Carpenter (most likely) can be traded for additional pitching. He (KC) of the .290 OBP last year, and .790 OPS and barely average fielding...). Just my 2 cents.

OUCH!!!

If teams are avoiding Valdez... I'd rather sign Valdez to a 3-4 year contract over what else is available. More dominant.

PS: If you add in 4 WAR between Baez/Torres... That's 16-18 WAR from those 6 guys... if we can actually get that... Then I think we're having a good year. Just my 2 cents.

I don't see any improvement from Baez or Torres coming... (EDIT: Actually... I forgot Torres health was subpar the last half of the season so if he stays healthy... maybe he has 1 more additional WAR in him...?) But I think Dingler, Tork, Greene & Keith can definitely put up better numbers (both fielding as well as hitting)... I mean... they could also regress... growth is not always linear... But I think those 4, depending on offseason approach (are they dedicated to improvement?), or recognizing a change in approach is needed (looking at you Greene) and fixing it... or just "young guy still growing/ getting better" (Keith and Dingler) has me optimistic that we could get some growth from these... young guys. Just a WAG: I'm hoping for a bare minimum of 12 WAR from those 4 guys. And REALLY looking for 14 WAR. But maybe that is too far a reach. I don't think those 4 are incapable of providing that performance though...

Mize has no control left as a free agent after this season though... What's the selling point? One year of Mize? It seems like that would be a bit of a hard-sell... even to cash-strapped teams...

Exactly. So I don't think Dan Campbell WANTS to be the playcaller. I think he would be OK with it for just a few games... to make certain "the new guy", or at least, I mean a new guy who is new to actual playcalling... that everyone is on the same/ right page. Just my 2 cents.

Actually... Skubal will NOT be traded... Unless Harris receives an offer that is GREATER than the 1st round comp pick we would receive for losing him as a free agent. Think: Kevin McGonigle. If a team offers less than the equivalent of a 1st round comp pick... then why would Harris even bother with a trade? And sometimes, even if a team is scuffling at the trade deadline... they could go on a bender and make the playoffs anyways (see: 2024). So why would Harris trade Skubal when there's a chance of a season ending win-bender (after the trade deadline) after the trade deadline AND get a 1st round comp pick... when he hasn't received an offer good enough to toss that possibility off to the side? IMO.

I don't think that's the correct theme... I think they are looking for fresh perspective, up and coming ideas or new ideas... etc. Dan may actually call plays if one of those guys were hired by the Lions... But I think it would only be short term... until they (the three of Goff/ new OC/ and DC) were certain they were all on the same page with playcalling, specifically during game situations... Which aren't fully realized (as a new playcaller) until those situations are actually staring him in the face. IMO.