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They've still got quite a bit of young talent that could develop, but it seems a stretch to project them higher than the Tigers.

I don't know if it's REALLY low, but it's on the low side. I could easily see them finishing 7th behind Tor, NY, Bos, Cle, Sea, Hou. I guess another team like kansas City could sneak in there.

That is my understanding as well. Batters are going to challenge called strikes that they believe were out of the zone. It's likely that some of those pitchers were framed. Pitchers/Catchers will challenge called balls that they believe were in the zone. Those were pitches that were not helped framing. There may be some unitended consequence which I'm not thinking about, but it seems likeframing would become less valuable.

This was one of my favorite games ever and the Tigers didn't even win. It was the night Gibson hit the ball over the roof in one at bat and then later tripled and scored when he knocked down the homeplate umpire. It was an exciting display of power, speed and boldness unlike anything I had never seen from the Tigers before. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=607993830328466

He's a quality player and we are pleased to add him to our ballclub.

He's very good at managementspeak. Dombrowski was the king of managementspeak. He somehow managed to do it with a flair.

I loved the Heinz museum. I wasn't planning on going, but I happened to be staying at the hotel across the street. It is a really nice city in general. It was a pleasant surprise.

I don't really have a good handle on how to measure the value of catcher defense because the pitcher management part is such an unknown. Pitcher management could be really big or it could be BS, probably depending on pitcher/catcher duos and the manager. I think it's still the biggest unkown in player value analysis, but I get the sense that Rogers is valued beyond the available stats which I of course can not prove.

I think Rogers will be kept. You need to have a proven catch and throw guy as back-up catcher. Rogers can't hit, but Nido's track record as a hitter is no better.

The Tigers played .636 ball in games in which appeared this year. That's a 103-win pace. Things like that don't happen by accident.

I am still not completely convinced about Keith. He is trending in the right direction, but he faced mostly right handers this year and is not a strong fielder so far.

And he didn't even include Jung!

Momentum is as good as the next day's starting pitcher.

What if they already had Bichette? What would they do then? Someone can move to the outfield in a few years. Or maybe some of those guys don't hit well enough in the majors to matter. They aren't getting Bichette anyway, but if they did, these things work themselves out.

He could do better. He could do worse. Given his track record you'd expect about 3 WAR if he's healthy.

Toronto.

If WAR is still worth 8 million as estimated a few years ago, the the QO would not be an overpay based on his full 2025 season.

I would say yes, depending on his health. The healthy version of Torres was at or near all-star caliber last year and it's just one year, so I don't care about the amount.

I don't think he'll take the offer, but the injury makes it less certain. I think he can still get a mult-year deal, but maybe not as many years or dollars as he could if he were completely healthy. It's plausible, he could take the QO and then get a better contract after next year.

Blue Jays are making a series out of this short series.

Except it became unfamiliar later in the year!

I was going to make a joke post saying pretty much the same thing as this. I'd be fne with it, but I don't see Harris/Ilitch signing more than one expensive player. If they sign one of those guys it would be a big deal.

I think that is because many fans believe the Tigers can get more for one year of Skubal than they likely will.

They need to keep him unless they get overwhelmed with an offer. Trading your ace pitcher when you are likely going to contend is not a good move. I would think the players would not like that much.

I miss Sunday doubleheaders.