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I was joking. Partially!

That is probably partially true. He didn't say it publicly, but I am confident that he has thought about it!

I knew you were going to say that! 😀 That's what they are though and we knew that coming in. The homers will come with the weather warms and the run totals will increase. I am not worried about the offense any more than I was at the beginning of the season. The pitching was supposed to be top 5 in the league and it's been terrible. We knew the fielding wouldn't be great, but I think it's been worse than expectred.

Why is everybody blaming the offense? They are not hitting home runs, but they are 8th in MLB in OBP and 10th in wRC+ The home runs will come when the weather warms up. The real culprit is run prevention: They are 20th in xFIP 21st in fielding This team is built on run prevention. That is where they need to excel. It's been terrible so far.

Or maybe Hinch was only using him in the 9th when he was throwing well or when there was a good match up. So, maybe he did do slightly better in the 9th, but was it the chicken or the egg?

Why would a pitcher only be able to pitch the 9th? That makes no sense. I could see when he had the closer role, he might let up in a non-save situation. But he's not the closer now, so what is your explanation?

Sanders has often talked about tariffs, so those are his fault too.

I don't think that is Harris's or Hinch's style. They seem to prepare for the long-term and don't make moves to send messages. They will try to put the best baseball team on the field every night for baseball reasons.

He didn't say the misinformation has the same impact as the right. It does exist and I can't believe you have not seen it. I see it all the time and it's frustrating. I frequently have to block accounts on social media.

This has been going on for years and it does not help our cause.

Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

I have seen a lot of Valdez the last few years because I often have him on my fantasy team. He is a good pitcher, but when things go wrong, he doesn't react well and has games like this.

Thanks Bert. I am very happy to hear that he is doing well.

According to FanGraphs, Witt has saved 3 runs defensively whereas Henderson has given up -1 run. That's 0.4 WAR right there. The offensive numbers are going to accumulate over the course of the season even someone is not a great hitter and WAR is also going accumulate over the season. Fielding doesn't accumulate the same way. Replacement level for defense is average, so an average shortstop will always add 0 WAR with his fielding whether he plays 1 game or 162 games. The result is that a really good or bad fielder is going to have his WAR distorted in a really small sample size.

So, when the team does well, it's Harris's team, but when they lose, it is Avila's team! 😃

The 0.7 difference is probably all fielding and fielding stats don't work in a small sample.

Fans only regard him as an above average first baseman when he's hitting! People used to do the same thing when Cabrera when he played third.

At the end of 2024, everybody was saying the Tigers had perfect team chemistry and they all wanted to win so bad. Now, all of the sudden, nobody cares and they need someone to shake things up. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Is he the new Tony Clark?

WAR is not intended to be a 10 game stat. Look at it again after the season. Witt will be at 7 WAR and it should make more sense.

Clark come across as OK to me. He also comes across as someone who likes attention which is OK for an entertainer which is what he is.

Maybe Valdez can fire some balls at Greene. That will shake things up.

Or maybe they will just start winning...like tonight.

I am less impressed by Greene every year.

I get the sense that Clark is the type who won't sign an extension.