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This may also be spring training ping pongs in which there will be a whole lot less during the regular season. Or at least we are hoping for a more consistent line up during the year... But methinks this is more "cross-training for just-in-case purposes" rather than an actual indication of what Hinch is trying to do. But then again... injuries or ineffectiveness...

He does have a great arm He also has two nasty MLB-worthy pitches (sinker-slider). His problems: 1) All his secondary pitches are subpar. That makes him heavily dependent on those two pitches. 2) One of those two pitches "off" that day...he becomes very hittable. 3) His control isn't great. Bad Repeatability? When his control is off he's walking lots of batters. 4) The above reasons are why he's had a 1.50-ish WHIP his entire career. Gives up too many runs on a game-by-game basis. But... When he's on top of his control over his two nasty pitches... and can toss a 4-seamer or changeup or curveball just to keep hitters off balance... he can pitch (starter) a nice little gem. Those are... too far and in-between for me to like him as a starter though. He either needs to improve control/ improve secondary pitches (to remain a starter, IMO.) Or just move to the bullpen. I think he becomes much more effective in there, where he can show off his "great" arm to max effect. With too many injuries right now though, he's stuck as a starter. Get Melton & Jobe back later this year and I SO want to move Montero over to the bullpen. Just my 2 cents.

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A three year history of doing so... PLEASE step it up this year Wings!!! Do something DIFFERENT for once!!!

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70% of our economy is consumerism... So of course with this Kleptocratic Administration... Consumers are "last". Or did he mean "least"? Doesn't matter. "Let them eat cake". I wish a I had a guillotine.

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They might end up being just exactly that...

I can't imagine that his first post-arb contract will come cheaply. $15-20-25-30 mill per year? Under the title "Managing the Tigers' Salary Cap"... IMO... Tork is eminently replaceable. And who is waiting in the wings...? Keith? Jung? Briceno? Just a guess here... but Harris will be able to find a replacement. At an acceptable cost. PS: One last thought: After Skubal walks this year... shouldn't we trade Tork for a starting pitcher? Food for thought...

No... Do NOT want to keep on an expensive contract. That's not even a consideration, IMO. He's on the roster until we find better... And Harris WANTS better... IMO.

The Tigers have been pushing an awful lot of guys over to 1B to see if they can handle it. I don't think Tork sees a contract past his arb days with the Tigers. And if someone pushes him out the door before then, it'll be because they're proving the better option... I think the only one who might scream a little bit will be his best bud Greene.

PS: I like the idea of zhe or zhim or zhey or zhem (used grammatically correct) rather than "they" and "them" because the grammar just messes me up and I am a stickler for grammar...

Exactly.

If Holmes has the right ammunition... I could see him drafting LT in the 1st and then trading #50 (bottom of 2nd) plus other picks to go up and get Zion Young near the top of the 1st. Fits Lions schematically and personality wise (but so does Faulk...) and if he were to sell out to fill these two positions... A 1st round LT like Lomu or Freeling plus an aggressive move up to land Zion Young for DE makes the most sense... IMO. OR.... Can he land Faulk and then move up to still catch Lomu or Freeling or Iheanachor...? It seems to me to be easier the other way around... Although I may be wrong...

And at 365 #'s plus... could easily fall into the "having a problem controlling his weight" habit. Hard pass. They also talked with Iheanachor quite a bit I thought. More of a personality fit with the Lions and a guy they could trade down in the 1st and still get... IMO. Right Tackle only though... Lomu, Freeling and Mauigoa are the Left Tackles they might target (requiring different 1st round positioning for each...). If I had to guess...

MAGA is too ****ing braindead, even right now, to believe this is a **** show. Sad.

I was going to like this until I read the last sentence. Too much and off-base IMO... especially compared to the first part. But I do love that first part (sorry I grammared...). Two Thumbs up on that.

Alarmist nonsense that is just way too far over the top. Sort of like Chicken Little worrying about the sky falling...

In other words... Trump is full of ****. In other words, Trump is full of ****. How come every time Trump opens his mouth... Nothing but **** comes out? Does he have two assholes instead of one asshole and a mouth? (Rhetorical question)

These will tell us whether the Wings can get back on track and still have a chance at the playoffs... Or, whether they are instead... Cooked.

Those are YOUR words, not mine.

Isn't that spilt milk?

They'll get those fans back if they keep winning games. I'm sure their attendance has been way up there this season. But it gets tiresome watching their games/ standing that they blow each and every single March. It's just... Too... Tiresome. (and boring too).

I think Trump SHOULD capture Kharg Island. If he wants to hold a "trump card" in negotiations with Iran... That is THE trump card to hold...

Yeah... I'm not going to... I can stay in "wait-n-see" mode for a while longer though... Maybe JB can "coach them up" but... We'll see. Not holding my breath but... it would be nice... PS: Langdon, find a couple more guys in this draft please... Even UDFA's... If for nothing else... than... competition.