Tiger337

never giving up.

That's how real fans talk.

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As long as it doesn't interfere with his progress, I am fine either way.

Given the recent callups, I wouldn't want to test it out.

I am think maxing out at the deadline pretty much guarantees that. I am not saying this isn't an option. Maybe that's what they need to do, but trading away everybody that's good except for a few players would seem to lead to a long period of limited results unless they get a load of high level prospects in return and they develop quickly. Realistically, the prospects that they get will be at different levels of development and some of them won't pan out.

I agree with that. Another element is the ability to work with agents and to negotiate trades.

I was definitely all in for a Bregman signing at the beginning of last year. I think they tried. Maybe they needed to be more creative? The Morton and Paddack trades were not significant moves and ended up hurting them.

I don't think there were any Skubal type players available last year. Mason Miller was probably the most impactful player traded. He is not in the same class as Skubal in terms of going all-in for one year, but they would have been able to keep him for much longer. I still wouldn't trade an elite hitting prospect for a reliever.

WAR does take ballpark factors into consideration. All the statistics are adjusted for the average performance in the ballparks where players played. In other words, Walker gets penalized for playing in Colorado. Gwynn awas a great player, but he he is only "generational" if you consider batting average to be a good summary of player performance.

Which is what the Tigers did by signing Valdez. Some wanted them to sign a hitter instead, but I don't know who was realistically available. I doubt they had the budget to do everything people wanted.

I would assume they are doing that too. But that's something that fans can't see. We can't realistically critique a manager or gm for using a player who we think has a bad attitude or is "mentally weak" or doesn't work hard enough. We don't know.

Yes he would! However, it would probably better for him and the organization if he fully developed at AAA before promotion.

He's also not hitting too well the last few weeks. He is probably not ready yet offensively.

I don't want to see Clark up for his defense. I want him to be called up when he is ready offensively as well as defensively.

He was starting at the beginning of the season and had a OPS of .641. His lifetime OPS is .691. He is also an excellent defender. Who was going ro replace him if sent down? I think we found out the answer to that.

Another injury which nobody is talking about is Meadows. Everybody was complaining about him and saying that he sucked, but he was an excellent defender and he hit a lot better than half their line-up is hitting now. Their offense and defense was a lot better before all the injuries.

So, you're saying they have a chance?

I see some Padre bias in here! It's pretty general all along and then all of the sudden it throws in a Larry Walker/ Tony Gwynn comparison. I think someone was upset that Gwynn and Walker have about the same WAR. 😁

They were 18-17 before the injuries piled up and they can get back to being that kind of team. However, I think they have fallen so far that it's going to be really hard to recover.

That sounds pretty extreme. How about three regular starters and two bullpen games? The 3-3-3 rotation. 3 regular starters and 2 games where 3 pitchers pitch 3 innings apiece. That leaves 4 full-time bullpen guys and the 6 3-inning starters can also pitch in relief in another game.

What do mean getting away from starters altogether?

They cheated?

I wouldn't want to have to choose between a Nazi and an an authoritarian enabler. Tough choice for the Mainers.

projection. 😉