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That includes -12 positional adjustment for being a first baseman. So, they expect him to be an average first baseman.

For what it's worth, Kim is projected for 2.4 WAR on FanGraphs. The only Tigers with higher projections are Greene 3.3 and Dingler 2.8

They are too chase prone to my liking, but that's just my aesthetic reaction to changes that have happened in the game over the years and not an informed opinion on whether they would produce better with a different approach.

I think it's OK to make baseball a big part of your life. It is fun following a team and getting emotional about outcomes. In fact, it becomes a lot less interesting if you don't care. The key is balance. Once the game is over, it is healthy to move on. I understand why people get upset and some people are not so good at turning off their emotions, but it's best not to let it affect other parts of your life.

If WAR between 2.1 and 5.4 for 4 consecutive years is useless, then I guess he was useless. The question is whether he is still a plus defender because that's where a lot of the WAR came from and defense can go fast.

Can't draw a walk, can't field, looks like a podcaster, but he sure can hit!

I noticed that too. Hopefully, he is smart enough to make the addjustment if you really can't hit that way in the majors. Either that or he so talented that he is one of the few who can still hit that way.

We make our own amateur speculations instead.

The India Times did say that the Tigers are prepared to make a blockbuster trade for Bichette.

I think there is a near zero chance of Tigers signing Bichette. I just wouldn't avoid signing him because he's blocking Anderson, Lee or even Keith.

Are they really that loaded in the infield? McGonigle is a super prospect who is very close. Rainer is another big time prospect a couple years down the road. Lee and Anderson are interesting, but they aren't guys I'd plan around especially if there was a chance to sign an established star.

That could be true, although the Tigers being able to sign players to one year contracts because of no baseball in 2027 would probably be more depressing to me than exciting.

That's not something I'd worry about with Bichette, but it would be a consideration with Torres.

Expect might be too strong a word here...I mean expect in the statistical sense: the average of all possible outcomes (projected value) will be worth it.

I think he will. I hope he does, because I fear they won't be able to replace him if he leaves. Getting Flaherty and Torres for one year might be ideal since I expect them both of them to be worth the money next year, but they aren't the types of players I want tied up in long-term deals.

He's a modern day Scott Lusader.

That depends on how long the duration is. If it's one year, then you would have chaos. I am thinking more like four or five years. Assuming a team can still hold a player for the first six years, then they can extend him another four or five years and there aren't a lot of players you really want to keep longer than that. A few superstars maybe, but players aren't staying with their same team throughout their career even the way it is now.

From a fan's standpoint, I love the idea of limited duration contracts. I don't really care how much money a player makes, but I hate seeing a team sign a player to a long-term deal and then having watch the player keep playing years even after he loses all his value.

I definitely can relate to finding old videos of great moments. I recently found a video from a game in 1983 where Kirk Gibson hit the ball out of the stadium in one at bat and then tripled (doubled?) and scored and knocked down the umpire in his next at bat. I had been wanting to see that for 40 years.

Nook Logan's entire amazing career was like a dream. There is no way to sufficiently replicate his existence on a video. Was he even real or was it just something we imagined?

I don't think you can ever say that which much certainty in a short series.

Flaherty's career has been inconsistent, but he seems to be a good comeback candidate given his under the hood numbers this year. They still need another good healthy starter along with a right-handed bat and bullpen help.

I think a likely contender with the best pitcher in the league has to try to win now. You don't know when that opportunity will happen again. You don't know what kind of team they'll have in a couple of years. Maybe the hitters are slower to develop than expected. Maybe they do just fine, but they don't have enough pitching after Skubal leaves. They have a chance to win now. Opportunities like this are why teams go through re-building processes. They need to take advantage of it. That, of course, means making some meaningful additions in the off-season to maximize their chances.

King and Imanaga are both interesting options which the Tigers might regard as more affordable.

I understood your point the first time. I just don't understand what Bill James has to do with it.