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That trend reverses today with Mighty Skubal and his K machine.

" It's a wonderful day in the neighborhood" 😀

Ya but I butchered Kreidler so does that help ?

Kreisler will be our starting second baseman by seasons end. Way better than Isaac. 🤞

This trade matched the GM's preferences. Al prefers power and the Rays OBP and draft pick accumulation. If Meadows can hold his own in the field this is a great move for Detroit. Left handed power is valuable even as a DH which is where he will eventually play. As for Issac I always wondered why someone with such a good understanding of the strike zone never hit better than he did. It seems that he was always thinking walk first. Like he could recognize pitches out of the zone but could not recognize pitches to hit. The best part is we are adding to win now ! Thank goodness for that !

On the surface it looks like a steal but wait it's..oh nooo..Tampa Bay and they will probably get the most out of Isaac and make a good draft pick. Having said that knowing Hinch signed off I feel better. Not sure Meadows will handle Left field in Comerica real well but his power and clutch hitting is solid. Best of all we are adding to win! Could this be our 1984 version of the Willie Hernandez trade also made at the close of spring training in 1984 ?

I think your right Willie may be the biggest benefactor to Riley’s and Hills injury. He’s probably on the team. If he hits who knows. Just hope Riley Greene isn’t channeling Walt Dropo.

Bummer. And Hill is broken AGAIN so we can't even give him a long look. I guess we will find out for sure how much game Victor Reyes has. I actually am fairly..kind of..sorta..optimistic about Victor "hit like VMART - Run like Rickey" Reyes.

Come on Detroit reporters get the news.

Buck Martinez never shuts up. Makes me yearn for jack Morris.

How is Greenes arm rated ? Better for center or right ? It seems our outfield starters cumulatively might have the worst arms in Baseball ? Maybe Philly worst ? Possible ?

After Tork and Greene Kreidler, Santana, Dingler, Segura, Breiske and Jobe seem to have the best "press", early stats, and look good on the limited film. I am hoping Al passed on Mayer because the organization feels Santana is just as good.

Does analytical also apply to drafting ? Maybe that's why the Dodgers always have a deep farm system despite drafting low every year. If that is the case, I do not know , maybe we will choose better and have deeper farm ?

Which is why they will end up batting second and third. Or third and fourth with Baez 5th

Seems that it's actually a little over 88 feet between first and second and second and third and this move, if implemented, plus larger bases will reduce it another 1.5 feet. The minor leagues are doing both this year. Logic is to increase stolen base attempts and first to third action.

Hill, Reyes and Cameron all have options that won't be a deciding factor. Since H.Castro can play the outfield and Haas also maybe Hinch is leaning towards keeping W. Castro and Garneau when the rosters get to 26 ? I mean if Badoo plays everyday the starting nine all seem to be 150 game/year players apart from Catching and Miggy.

And who was the poster that said he would make the team ? Looks like I was "just a little outside" on that one!

Willie Castro lives as an indictment of Reyes, Hill, H Castro and Cameron's evaluation by AJ Hinch who is desperate to find a bench player with some offensive skills. Or at lest the "potential" of some.

"Senior Smoke" could pitch every day of the week and twice on Sunday and still be very effective. A managers dream. Very underrated on the 1984 championship team setting up for Willie Hernandez. He pitched 137 innings out of the pen that year. 137 !

No. He and Kreidler are going to Toledo but will continue to train with the team.

I'm sure Casimir and Casfh have a better sense than I but its always fun to guess. Yes Alexander should be the 5th starter out of the gate and I was totally unaware of the 40 man restrictions/needs adding jack Lopez. He probably is insurance at Toledo but fits the utility needs.

Don't sleep on Jack Lopez beating out both. I think he will make the team. Also Garneau at least for the first month/28. I think Hinch already knows who's going north at least for the position players. My guess : Miggy, Tork, Scoop, Baez, Candy, Badoo, Greene, Grossman, Barnhardt, Haas, Garneau, Lopez, Reyes, H.Castro and 14 pitchers- Mize, Rodriguez, Skubal , Pineada, Manning, Soto , Cisnero , Fullmer , Chafin, Alexander, Lange, Jimenez, Diaz , and Vest. Maybe a stand in for Pineada if he is not ready.

last look for some of these players ?

Kreidler will be the everyday second baseman by the end of the year. Sorry to repeat.

By June 1 Grossman Green Tork Baez Candy Schoop Miggy Barnhardt Badoo