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That seems to be the general consensus... 😉

I agree with all of this. The Org is loaded with Avila players: Mize, Manning, Skubal, Olson, Faedo, Lange, Foley, Brieske, Tork, Keith, Meadows, Greene, Wenceel, Carpenter, Rogers, (even Wentz), Jace Jung, Ty Madden, Jackson Jobe, Luke Gold, Tyler Mattison, Dingler, Workman, Trei Cruz, Campos... Which doesn't say ANYTHING. Half or more than half of these guys won't be on our next championship team, and that includes Tork. (Errr, yeah... here's to hoping we can get said championship within this decade... no guarantees despite my generally optimistic persona... 😉 ). It is up to Harris to add his own players, make trades, and develop what he has in the system or on Detroit's field. Although that's not on him directly (Detroit's MLB field) as that's on Hinch and Fetters and his other coaches to develop their MLB skills to the level of playoffs competitive. But as for minors development, and constructing an actual competitive TEAM... It is up to Harris to make the right evaluations, trades, and other player movements to build the roster up to that level. That's what I will judge him on: constructing the right roster out of his own, and Avila's, players. (PS: AND on minor leaguers development...). This I don't agree with. If Tork fails... it could be simply on... Tork. Or on Hinch's hitting coaches. A Tork failure means pretty close to zero to me with regards to Harris. What DOES matter to me with regards to Harris and Tork: Is that Harris recognizes Tork as the right player, or NOT the correct player, to be a part of this playoff competitive team. If Harris decides to dump Tork because he feels this team can perform better with a different 1B'man.... so be it. I don't put a Tork failure on Harris. In fact, I think I would put it on Tork. What I WANT from Harris is the ability to put the right guy at 1B, whether that's Tork or not. And his ability to GET the right guy at 1B, one way or another. Just my 2 cents.

Jackson Jobe could, possibly, make both Manning and Maeda moot point. We're talking maybe end of this season or starting next season... What then? Try Manning in relief? Maeda becomes a multi-inning middle guy next year? Maeda only becomes a part of this if (A) Harris talks Flaherty into signing a 2-3 year extension before the trade deadline. and (B) Jobe rises into MLB on this timeline. That's actually my preference: 1) Sign Flaherty for 2-3 more years. 2) Jobe kicks everyone's ass and hits MLB by the end of this season. 3) Turn Manning & Maeda into relievers.

January 2023 to the Arizona Cardinals as Assistant GM.

To the Commanders as Assistant GM on Feb 14th, 2024.

Dave Sears...? Director of College Scouting?

PS: Who did we lose prior to the 2023 season? Front office and coaching staff: Duce Staley and...?

We will be poached... And we will be a destination for new up-and-comers... So... Yes.

50/50. Harris offers him an extension before the deadline and Flaherty accepts. Or... He'll be the hottest pitching commodity on the market at the deadline.

Which is 53 years ago so Randy's statement still stands... 😉

But also... Someone in the top 10 will reach for a guy who isn't. No guarantees, but it always seems to happen. And if it does, we'll have a choice between the 11th guy and maybe 1 or 2 others in the top-11 where there's that "huge" drop off after the 11 top guys. I'm not certain which 2 (or 3) guys I want to be available at 11 if that were to happen...

That was started by Republican (Fox) assholes who told any athlete who made a political comment to shut up and just play. Stop being a hypocrite.

That... And IIRC... The stock market was the ONLY economic indicator/rate/measurement that Trump used, or actually knew what it was. He didn't know any other economic indicators (oh wait a second, unemployment rate... that was the ONE other rate that he knew of... aside from those two... de NADA). Always the brainless ****, that Donald Q Trump... So if the Stock Market is the ONLY rate that Trump is capable of using for the U.S. economy (ok, and the unemployment rate), and he brags and broadcasts that constantly, and his sheeple followers believe he's an economic GENIUS because... well... complete and total ignorance actually... But that means Trump says "stock market" and that means he's an economic GENIUS!!!... well, then that means Biden is TWICE!!! the genius that Drumpfster is... Right ewsieg?

Does anyone know if Navigato in Toledo is an actual, real, live SS? I mean, he plays the position... Sometimes...

Hmmmm.... I wonder how that happened...? 😉

Probably because he sat around too much while they were doing all this scoring... Feels weird to type that...

Thank you, thank you, thank you.... It all makes sense.

I was thinking... That maybe, just maybe... The hitting coaches today said "All right, just screw it, if you see a good pitch, go ahead and swing." That's my conspiracy theory and I'm sticking to it.

Anyone know why Greene got pulled for McKinstry?

Friday games (my last one this week and then I'll hand it back over to LLM... (I might be cheating here but it looks like a fun one (except for Erie) so I'm going to sneak it in before I hand it over) 😉 ) : Toledo Wins 8-3 over Indianapolis Meadows 2-2, 2 BB's 1 SF single-double-SB, .894 OPS Malloy 1-4, 1 BB-double 2 K's, .881 OPS Jung 1-5, HR 3 K's, .898 OPS Baddoo 2-4, single-HR 1 BB 1 K, .858 OPS Dingler 3-5, singles, .714 OPS Erie Wins loses to Harrisburg 9-3 Workman 1-4, single-CS, .808 OPS Lee 0-3, 1 BB, .766 OPS Trei Cruz 1-3, 1 BB, .659 OPS Troy Melton (2022-4th rounder, 23 yo RH'er) 4 2/3 Inn's, 4 ER's 5 H's 1 BB 3 HR 6 K's, 3.64 ERA & 1.35 WHIP in 2024 WM Wins 6-1 over Peoria Anderson 1-4, 1 HR, .728 OPS Gold 1-4, HR, .963 OPS Campos 1-4, triple, .736 OPS Jaden Hamm (2023-5th rounder, 21 yo RH'er) 5 Inn's, 1 ER 1 H 0 BB 1 HR 4 K's, 1.07 ERA & 0.83 WHIP in 2024, 47 K's in 34 Inn's Lakeland Loses to Ft. Myers 8-6 McGonigle 1-3, single-BB-SF, .864 OPS Clark (off) Jose De La Cruz 1-4, double-BB-3 K's, .734 OPS Zachary (Zack) Lee (2023 Undrafted FA, 6'4" 23 yo RH'er), 5 inn's 0 ER's 2 H's 2 BB's 7K's, 1.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP.

As is the military.

US Military expert on what is required to defeat Hamas, and the U.S.'s role in thwarting such effort: https://www.yahoo.com/news/opinion-why-military-expert-thinks-100718455.html Opinion Opinion: A military expert on why the US view on Israel’s fight against Hamas is a turning point for the world Hilary Krieger, CNN Fri, May 17, 2024 at 7:22 AM EDT

Thursday games: Toledo - Two games: Win 1st game over Indianapolis 8-6, Lose 2nd game 5-3 Combined Boxes for players: Meadows 2-7, 2 HR's 1 HBP 3 K's, .754 OPS Malloy 1-3, 2 BB's-double 2 K's, .881 OPS Baddoo 0-3, 3 K's, .824 OPS Jung 1-7, 3 K's, .893 OPS Dingler 0-5, 1 K, .690 OPS Bigbie 1-6, 1 BB-single, .675 OPS Navigato 2-4, single-double, .840 OPS Montero 4 1/3 Inn's (game 1), 4 ER's 7 H's 1 BB 1 HR 2 K's, 4.10 ERA, 1.48 WHIP in 2024, 1.40 WHIP minors career (I don't get the Org's love for Montero...? 399 K's in 366 Inn's...? But the WHIP?!?!) Hurter 5 Inn's (game 2), 3 ER's 4 H's 0 BB's 1 HR 3 K's, 4.50 ERA, 1.29 WHIP in 2024, 1.18 WHIP & 3.62 ERA minors career + 311 K's in 259 Inn's. Erie Wins 6-2 over Harrisburg, game 1 (Game 2 will be past my bedtime so I'll have to follow up tomorrow AM... Leading 4-0 in the 2nd though on a backup catcher (Christian Molfetta?) 3-run HR... Adam Wolf pitching...) Workman 1-4, single-9th SB, .846 OPS Lee 1-4, .735 OPS Trei Cruz 2-4, single-double, .677 OPS Garrett Burhenn (2021-9th rounder, 24 yo RH'er) 5 Inn's, 1 ER's 4 H's 0 BB's 1 HR 4 K's, 2.73 ERA & 0.97 WHIP in 2024 (two levels) RJ Petit (2021-14th rounder, 6'8" 24 yo RH'er) 2 Inn's, 0 H's 2 BB's 3 K's, 3.38 ERA & 1.06 WHIP in 2024 WM Wins 5-3 over Peoria Anderson 0-4, 1 BB 2 K's, .729 OPS Gold 1-4, double-BB, .953 OPS Campos 0-4, 2 K's, .726 OPS Seth Stephenson had a day: 3-5, 2 singles-triple-11th SB, .679 OPS Lakeland Wins 3-2 over Ft. Myers McGonigle (day off) Clark 0-4, 2 K's, .681 OPS Jose De La Cruz 1-4, double 2 K's, .726 OPS Jim Jarvis (2023-11th rounder, 23 yo SS) 3-3, HBP, 3 singles, 9th SB, .698 OPS Hayden Minton (2023-9th rounder, 23 yo RH'er), 5 inn's 2 ER's 5 H's 1 BB 7K's, 4.13 ERA.

I've come around to liking DPJ again... I mean... I loved the cheap trade for him, and he fits the mold of what the team wants in their WR's... And he had that nice production in 2021-22, which is what I was looking to... So I don't know why I wouldn't love him this year. I still love the trade for him... I think my first choice for filling Reynolds' shoes is DPJ. Jaymo to me is whatever we get from him will be explosive and a huge bonus. DPJ to me is the dependable guy that Goff can turn to, in addition to ARSB and LaPorta and... etc. to get 1st downs (especially if those two are getting double coverage... which will happen a lot this season IMO) when we need them. Maybe Green can become this guy also... I just know less about him, and his realistic chances, versus what DPJ has already proven in the NFL.

Dingler has some power but is hitting like Jake Rogers so can only get to it occasionally. I'm fine with him backing up Jake next year... Workman was supposed to have some power but it's probably better at the moment for him to concentrate on hit tool to make certain he can connect enough to get to that power (or even have a chance at getting to MLB to make the attempt...). Luke Gold has some power and is having a nice year at WM, High-A: .568 SLG and .955 OPS. Malloy & Baddoo & Jung as previously stated... Guys who COULD develop power (Briceno, Campos) are too young/ early in development to have shown it much yet... We have SOME power in the system, not a huge amount and there's a lot of risk with what power we have... And not one dominant monster power guy (with enough hit tool to actually get to it) as far as I can see...