Tiger337

Allen's stats amaze me every time I look them up.

Wade Miley would have been good with the 2019 Tigers. The 2022 Tigers need to aim higher.

I think that came from the Smallpox vaccine.

I don't think it will stop there either, but I think SS and starter are the only places where they might spend big money. I think anything else will be the usual off-season bargain shopping.

This looks too good to be true, but it seems like it may be legit. https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-medication-eeea3c6a5f6428479e35bc1bcd7aec52?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter

It's always a good idea to acquire some cheap arms and see what your staff can do with them. It's rarely a good idea to spend a lot of money on relievers. Looking at the bullpens around the league and there are a lot of failed starters and other cheap acquisitions which became key bullpen pieces.

As Avila said last month, the Tigers will be acquiring a catcher (done), shortstop and starting pitcher. No outfielder or relief pitchers. Avila always does what he says he's going to do whether we like it or not. https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2021/11/4-free-agents-the-tigers-should-call-right-now.html

No doubt, he is someone to watch but I still wouldn't pass over a rare group of free agent shortstops because of him.

If they get a great shortstop and Kreidler unexpectedly turns out to be good, that would be a nice problem to have. I haven't heard any of the scouting types I follow get excited about Kreidler. That doesn't mean he can't be good, but I really doubt the Tigers are counting on him. It's just people reacting to his stats and even his stats are not that impressive. Someone with a 29% k rate in AAA is likely to have trouble in the majors.

Titus Tiger gets some love from Matt Boyd.

I really doubt Kreidler is going to be a significant part of their future or that he is going to enter into their thinking process this winter. If they don't sign a shortstop, it will be because other teams outbid them.

They are probably paying him to catch. He seems to be good at it, although it's hard to confirm because statistical evaluation of catcher defense is so incomplete.

Most catchers can't hit. Catchers hit .228/.304/.391 last year. Barnhart hit .247/.317/.368. So, he's not far from average.

I don't think he'll be a back-up. He'll platoon with Haase. He's not great, but he is a significant upgrade over what they had and I doubt there was going to be anything much better available.

No complaints here about the Pooch Barnhart trade. He gets on base against RHP at a decent enough rate and appears to be a pretty good defender. Plus, they didn't give up anything of significance. This was probably their best case scenario at the catching position this winter.

It's still just one year. Is there some reason why they couldn't beat divisional opponents, but were able to beat better opponents? There are always weird splits that fans obsess about and then they go back to normal the next year. It's not something that concerns me at all.

I don't think the versus team records is anything to worry about. It is probably mostly random and not likely to repeat itself. If they acquire enough talent, they will win enough games.

Colt don't need no education.

They aren't really against us. They don't care about us.

I don't think the voters will look at that at all. I doubt voters from other cities even noticed.

You are right. I don't pay much attention to manager awards, so I am not surprised I am wrong. Looking back at that season, I see that the Marlins were at around .500 in still in the Wildcard race well into September, so I can imagine writers mailing in their Girardi ballots early before the Marlins cooled at the end of the season. I don't think writers will view the Tigers season as extraordinary. Even as a Tigers fan, I don't view it as extraordinary. What I do see is an organization that appears to be catching up to the rest of the league in modern anaylsis and management. Hinch is part of that, but it's more of a positive new direction than one great season.

It's because they only won 77 games. Deserved or not, nobody is going to win an award with a below .500 record.

I don't disagree. They are good at pretending to be interested in their constituents, but they are primarily interested in themselves. Another thing they are good at is taking credit for good things that happen (that have little or nothing to do with them) while blaming others for bad things that happen. Your best hope is that their self interests will help you in some indirect way.

Your hilarity threshold is low.

I never care about the country of origin of anything I buy. It's usually not a straightforward answer anyway. I just buy the best product which fits my budget. Isn't that how the free market is supposed to work?