Tiger337

Baseball's trueist truism.

And if you do think you have too much, you still probably don't have enough.

Sure, but it's still mostly players that were acquired from the previous administration. Nobody can say with certainty how much those players would have progressed under a different GM (and I'm not just talking about Avila). I would think that Harris had some influence on the development, but it's impossible to know how much. His acquisitions at the major league level have not particularly impressed me so far.

I was referring to the first sentence in your post.

What you qouted was about Suarez. Bassitt has not signed. I disagree that the Tigers rotation is in good shape for a team looking to make the playoffs. I'd like to see one more definite.

It does sound lke Eugenio is going to the Red Sox soon though.

I wear quarter zips too. I was just setting up my striped polo reference.

It was Ranger Suarez

Oh, I would have been excited if they got him. I'm just not too disappointed that they didn't.

Most of it is obvious to me too, except for the part about "big league roster". That is not apparent to me. I am hoping it will become more apparent soon.

I think they replaced Melton and Keider Montero.

It's reasonable, but I am leery of long-term deals for pitchers who are not elite.

Ranger Suarez to the Red Sox for 5/130. I was hoping the Tigers would pursue him, but 5 years is a long time for a pitcher who is solid but not elite. Right now, I am hoping for Bassitt. It would be another safe low risk move by Harris, but a good one.

I mostly agree, but a very large number of fans only remember championships. So, ultimately, they will be judged by those fans on whether they win the World Series, not just playoffs.

Harris knew exactly what was going to happen in both cases. He thinks outside the box. He plays 3D chess. The rest of the league is playing checkers.

How often have you seen him? You a stalker?

He just wanted to make it interesting. Great entertainment in both 2024 and 2025.

I'll remember 2024 more than 2025. 2024 was the most unexpected and remarkable comeback I have ever seen and I hope it does not get forgotten. The 2025 collapse was really bad, but it's not as memorable because they still made the playoffs at the end.

I don't understand the hair thing. I don't notice anything about his hair. The quarter zips are a problem though. He needs to get some striped polos.

I agree with this. Both seasons had he same result and it was a good one. Sequencing of good and bad streaks doesn't matter much.

Giving players credit and blame is generally something I am on board with.

But the biggest deal he made was trading Flaherty and now he's brought him back two times

He only gets credit for stuff. Not Blame. Upper Management 101.

Another thing about platoons is that managing platoons is more than just LHB versus RHP. Every manager does that. It's about knowing when to let your LHB face a LHP, so you can keep his bat (or glove) in the game for later. That sort of thking. That's the sort of maneuver I trust Hinch to do better than most managers.

Even early in his career, Bonds's splits were nowhere close to being as extreme as Carpenter.