Tiger337

A Masshole is a tourist from Massachusetts. Sometimes they get too comfortable and move to southern, NH. The latter group tends to like lower taxes, but remains socially liberal.

I see Stephen Miller has been feeding Trump some Nazi rhetoric again up in his New Hampshire rally. I'm not sure that will go over too big in New Hampshire. Lots of Masshole transplants up there.

I think Olson is their second best pitcher, so I would guess he's safe unless he looks terrible in Spring training. Anyway, at the end of last year Hinch or Harris said something about not having a traditional five man staff, but rather having a couple of swing men. So, I wouldn't be at all surprised for them to go with six starters. It would still be pitchers pitching with four days rest for the most part, but there might be a lot of split starts. The most surprising thing might be all six being healthy on opening day! So, I am happy to see some depth.

I don't care how much the Tigers spend on a one-year deal unless it prevents them from signing someone better which is very unlikely. I trust them not go over budget before signing someone more expensive that they really want.

Our local newspaper is owner by a hedge fund management company. Not much accountability or balance there.

You don't need subsciptions to use either site. I think most people can get all the stats they need from B-Ref for free. I got a subscription to use the stathead part of the site because I like to do research. FanGraphs provides stats for free too, but their ads are obtrusive.

Is the second word a clean three letter word?

They do have access to players and management, so they might get an occasional revealing quote that you can't get elsewhere. My online subscription budget includes Baseball-Reference (so I have access to stathead) and FanGraphs (so I I can avoid ads) and that's it. I tried the Athletic, but I found it wasn't worth it for me.

Their new function is to generate click bait which is why they increasingly engage in wild speculation.

Henning's writing style is off putting to some, but I don't think he is pompous. He has respectful conversations with fans all the time. He would never say anyting lke "I wish you guys would read my stuff".

Now that the Tigers don't have a spot wasted on a replacement level DH, they have more flexibility on their roster. They should be able to carry both offense-first and defense-first utility players on the bench.

I would have liked to see them take that risk, but I don't think they are going to be that kind of franchise.

McCosky is probably the most pompous self important Tigers writer and he really doesn't know that much.

Does he have a hot wife?

I got there before Edman!

There was a team option in Chafin's contract.

I wasn't sure about this since Faedo was used mostly as a starter last year. However, it does make sense that Hinch wants both him and Brieske to be relievers.

He'd be a good fit for most teams because he can hit and field. The question is whether a team wants to go out about 6 years on an infielder who will be 31 next year. My guess is the Tigers aren't going to take that kind of risk, at least not yet.

Sure, they are legit prospects, but they aren't Riley Greene level prospects. Malloy, in particular, doesn't have a position. Jung is more highly regarded, but I've heard mixed reviews on his defense and readiness for the majors. If there was a good MLB third baseman available (there probably isn't) I wouldn't worry about blockng either one.

But it's the perfect way to scare the MAGAs. The whole movement is based on this sort of thing.

I agree with you more often than not.

They now have 8 starters: Skubal Olson Maeda Flaherty Manning Mize Gipson-Long Faedo The could make a trade, but they'll probably need them all.

Jack Flaherty has not been good since 2021, but he seems like someone they can work with.

We are in agreement.

I trust that the team knows what they are doing with their budget a lot more than I do. If they have a high payroll, I assume that means they are going to maintain the high payroll in the future. If they sign Yamamoto (and I know there is little chance of that happening), I would assume that means they are going to be a high budget team which would be a good thing. I wouldn't assume that Harris was an idiot who made a stupid signing which is going to damage their future. Even if they sign a couple of Lorenzon level players to shorter contracts, I would take that as a sign that their budget is not tight. Again, I would view that as a positive.