Tiger337

I guess I am fortunate not to have Emily Waldon living in my subconscious. Fans of all teams pump up their prospects way too much. In reality, the Tigers have had ****ty prospects for most of the last 40 years. I am glad they finally have some legitimate ones.

I think most people here know that Emily doesn't really know anything about the potential of prospects.

So, was he a bad draft pick by Avila or not developed properly by Harris?

I am always skeptical of prospects, but none of those guys were regarded to be in the same class as McGonigle and Clark.

Most of them probably will be that or worse...But I am hoping a couple will become above average major leaguers. I am also hoping for a steady flow of new prospects for several years.

I am really hoping this is a joke.

There is no comparison. The question is not who is better but how much Harris has contributed to last season's success.

I do agree that Avila was terrible, but I don't think Harris deserves much credit for them making the playoffs the last two years. I give that credit to players plus Hinch and Fetter who were already in place before Harris took over. I don't see any remarkable contributions from Harris to those teams. And that's not really a knock against Harris since I know he's trying to develop from within which takes time. I think we'll see big contributions from Harris in coming years. Even if Harris turns out to be a cookie cutter analytic GM, he'll still be a lot better than Avila and most of the other GMs they have had in my lifetime.

Development is very important, but players can players can develop in different ways. Sometimes, they improve organically through experience or by watching or listening to teammates or even players on other teams. Some people have an innate ability to self teach and are able to learn from mistakes. Then there is the scientific or analytical development which I think is what people are talking about when they stress organizational development. And some players can't develop because their potential is too limited. I think it's impossible to accurtately divide the credit between organic and organizational development especially with young players and I think just looking at the final win/loss record is as lazy as stopping at player acquisition.

I don't want him to depend on it, but I don't think what he said was wrong. There is a good chance we'll see a lot of internal improvement.

12/17/25 Detroit Tigers activated LHP Bailey Horn. What does it mean that Horn was "activated"?

So, Keller is not going to start for the Tigers?

I agree with this. Dynasties and villain teams are great for sports. There is nothing more fun than having your favorite team beat one of them.

He was agreeing with you.

Jason Foley signs with the Giants.

I don't really give credit to either Avila or Harris for anything extraordinary. Hinch has been fantastic though and that's coming from someone who usually says mangers don't matter. Also Skubal.

Mistaking correlation for causation.

logical fallacy alert.

If you want to make it logical, then make it 8 conferences of 10 teams each and they each play every team in their conference. Notre Dame doesn't play in a conference because it makes more money that way. The rest of the teams play in super conferences because they make more money that way. There is nothing noble about playing in these huge conferences containing teams from all over the country just like there is nothing noble about Notre Dame being independent. If you are trying to get the best 12 teams in a playoff, it shouldn't be about what conference you're if in you aren't playing half the teams in your conference.

The conferences are stupid now. Some of them are so big that teams don't even play half the other teams in their conference. Giving one team an automatic bid is stupid too though. Maybe give an automatic bid to the top four conference champions plus an automatic bid to the highest ranked team that doesn't qualify on that basis. That would give Notre Dame and teams from Atlantic Ten, MWC and the new PAC whatever conference next year a chance to get into the playoffs without guaranteeing that some two-loss team from a crappy conference gets in.

I agree with this. Jansen is good to have for one year, but he's no different than Vest or Finnegan. They still lack a dominant reliever. Teams can win with reliever depth though espeially with Harris/Fetter managing the bullpen. I am more concerned with the starters. I fear Olson won't give them many innings. They really another reliable starter.

How many mulligans did they give him?

Probably not, but it's hard to say no. I probably won't get upset if they do.

and Skubal

I give Harris credit for bringing the organization to a much better place. I don't know if they are the elite cutting edge organization some are making them out to be, but they have at least caught up to some of the more analytical organiztions. I don't really give Avila much credit. I just don't think that Harris has done anything extraordinary at the MLB level yet. I will give Harris full credit when he wins with the team totally crafted by him.