1984Echoes

I would really like to establish a "Japanese Midwest" connection for the Tigers. Where they could actually be considered a possible destination. I don't like getting shut out of this pipeline. We have a selling point in that Michigan has far superior weather than the west coast. . . . . No earthquakes. And a winter wonderland (Offer FREE Snowmobile rides!!!)

Was a nasty guy in the minors at 14 K's/9 but never mastered the strike zone (6 BB's/9 and a 1.34 WHIP...) and was worse than that as he broke into MLB. Worth a lottery ticket I guess. If he's over his TJ by now... let's see if he can find the strike zone.

Quinn Hughes wouldn't fix 3rd pairing issues in and of himself... Obviously. But... Are you talking about the trickle down effect? Because I could see a Hughes-Seider pairing as spectacular... Pushing Edvinsson down to pair with ASP. Hopefully, they learned their early season lesson and will play better with less mistakes (that pressure is on ASP... but it would also then be on Simon as well...). And... DREAM COME TRUE!!! Chiarot would then be 3rd pair LHD! So, a few things: 1) I don't want ASP in a Hughes trade. We're already short on RHD, sending out ASP would be asinine. We've gotta keep him simply because we've got to keep him. Unless, everyone is eager to see Hamonic on the 2nd pair with Simon? 2) There are lots of defenseman in our system, they can take a LHD instead. I would hate to part with Buium, but you gotta give something to get something so... I can only hope that Stevie is such a sweet talker that they take Wallinder instead. 3) Bottom pairing of... Chiarot-JBD? Please yes. I hate Hamonic so much this year. Johansson is a -14 so far this year. His time has basically been split 50/50 with him on 3rd pair with either Hamonic or JBD. Hamonic is a -12 this year. JBD is a +/- of 0. In other words, a Johansson-Hamonic pairing is ****, a Johansson-JBD pairing is at least adequate. So... 4) Can we include Hamonic in the trade... just to match salaries? Please? 5) Please call up Holl. I know everyone here hates him... but a 3rd pair of Chiarot and either Holl or JBD to me would at least be adequate, and defensively responsible. 6) Johansson and Holl as 7th and 8th D makes me feel warm and fuzzies and... also comfortable, with our depth. 7) last item is... Chiarot may still slip onto the 2nd pair occasionally to pair with ASP. I'm fine with that. But the ideal would be Simon-ASP so, please GROW UP FAST ASP and Simon!!! ASP... LISTED to EVERYTHING that Hughes tells you... and please implement. Just my 2 cents.

This is what I agree with. I hate trying to go from bad to less-than-mediocre without draft and develop... Simply trying to buy one's way to mediocrity. I don't see the point. A core of any team should be one's own kids, and then use free agency to fill in gaps that get your team from above average to well-above-average (playoff contender) when the time is right. And not before then. So it took quite a few drafts and quite a long time to re-develop our core. From the ground up. I expected nothing less. Also, with respect to the Tigers after DD left... they got old fast. JV had a couple down years before he was traded, and then perked way up after getting traded. Miggy got old. Martinez, Kinsler, Fister, Anibal Sanchez... They got old fast. Zimmerman was a failed free agent signing... Castellanos couldn't catch squat at any position, but had a decent bat (and nothing else)... This team became bad fast, and this was right after DD left us a pretty barren farm system. That takes years to fix, to draft and develop a new core. That may upset quite a few people having to wait to completely rebuild the farm system and develop a brand new, winning core, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

A win is a win I guess... But annoyed having to worry about a game we were up 4-0 at the end of two...

Very annoying team we have...

Glad to see those 3 put back together again. They were cooking last year too. And we need this secondary scoring...

Although... Compher if they needed salaries to match up. So maybe back to Kasper/ Compher/ and... ?

Yes... I KNOW!!! 😁

But definitely not Compher. Definitely not. Definitely. Not. Maybe Danielson and Kasper?

Ah, well... Probably because it's spelled Taggart. I've been Olsen'd...

I don't see a Luke Taggert ANYWHERE. I see a Cameron Taggert?

Oh hell no!

2026 Miscalco for Rocco Maniscalco.

100% accurate.

Putin will ACTUALLY come to the table... When America says: "We are establishing a No-Fly Zone west of the river Dnieper."

Hilariously idiotic. And... Most likely... TRUE!!!

Doesn't count though, per chas. Avila gets credit for nothing... Absolutely nothing. Even if it takes pretzel logic to do the discrediting... "NOTHING I tell you! You get NOTHING!!!"

Right... Just rumors fluttering in the air... Like a mirage.

Hardly. But yeah, haha, I get the joke...

I'd like to hear from credible sources that the Phillies, Mets and Dodgers have gotten into a bidding war over Skubal.

And is more related to Hinch and Fetter than anything else. IMO. Oh... WAIT!!! WHO hired Hinch? Avila? OK, that also doesn't count for Avila's credit. Because...

Nothing counts until the actual ink is dry.

I could also see this. Marlins want a 1B'man. Tork plus a minors IF'er for Edward Cabrera. I would be FOR that trade...

We could easily send them Rogers (a vet for them, one year commitment, a mentor for young Will Smith). Rushing is a LH'ed bat that has played both Catcher and 1B. He'll get some playing time even if Dingler catches 120-140 games. If there's two more pieces, I want their high-end LH'ed pitching prospect Jackson Ferris. And...? 5th guy can be sort of a "anything goes" guy to me. Oh... and I still want $4.4 mill in 2027 International Signing Bonus Pool money...