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This has been going on for years and it does not help our cause.

Didn't somebody lose their podcast gig for saying something like that? 😉

I have seen a lot of Valdez the last few years because I often have him on my fantasy team. He is a good pitcher, but when things go wrong, he doesn't react well and has games like this.

Thanks Bert. I am very happy to hear that he is doing well.

According to FanGraphs, Witt has saved 3 runs defensively whereas Henderson has given up -1 run. That's 0.4 WAR right there. The offensive numbers are going to accumulate over the course of the season even someone is not a great hitter and WAR is also going accumulate over the season. Fielding doesn't accumulate the same way. Replacement level for defense is average, so an average shortstop will always add 0 WAR with his fielding whether he plays 1 game or 162 games. The result is that a really good or bad fielder is going to have his WAR distorted in a really small sample size.

So, when the team does well, it's Harris's team, but when they lose, it is Avila's team! 😃

The 0.7 difference is probably all fielding and fielding stats don't work in a small sample.

Fans only regard him as an above average first baseman when he's hitting! People used to do the same thing when Cabrera when he played third.

At the end of 2024, everybody was saying the Tigers had perfect team chemistry and they all wanted to win so bad. Now, all of the sudden, nobody cares and they need someone to shake things up. What came first, the chicken or the egg?

Is he the new Tony Clark?

WAR is not intended to be a 10 game stat. Look at it again after the season. Witt will be at 7 WAR and it should make more sense.

Clark come across as OK to me. He also comes across as someone who likes attention which is OK for an entertainer which is what he is.

Maybe Valdez can fire some balls at Greene. That will shake things up.

Or maybe they will just start winning...like tonight.

I am less impressed by Greene every year.

I get the sense that Clark is the type who won't sign an extension.

Yes, If Greene, Torkelson and Carpenter hit even at their normal levels, it will solve a lot of problems

I wasn't really suggesting that Clark was similar to Gibson, just that he has a distinct personality from their current group. From a fan's perpective. I do like to see different personalities on the team. Watching the game last night, I was thinking I don't know McGonigle from Keith from Dingler. They all look and act the same.

So, he could be our Kirk Gibson? I am not a big fan of flashy players, but I agree the team is very bland. I don't know that every team needs a vocal leader (sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't), but from a fan's perspective, a little variety would be interesting.

I hope he gets a shot, but he has not shown much power and doesn't really have solid position, so it's possible that this is what he is. Johnny Grubb and not Travis Fryman.

Right, I did say that he had a point about Keith and I do think Keith might get his chance. Personally, I weould like to see keith get a shot at being a full-time player, but I just don't think I am in a better position than Hinch to make that decision.

How is a fan to know better about these things than Hinch? If a player is sick or has a slight injury which may affect his performance, Hinch is going to know that a lot better than a fan. And even a sick or injured player can have a big day. Rennie Stennett gor 7 hits in one game with an injured ankle. If Hinch goes more off of long-term trends than other managers (and I don't know that he does), maybe that is the right approach. As a fan, I definitely think looking at long-term trends is the best way to go because we don't know enough to do otherwise. It would be like an amateur trying to time the market.

He clearly just wants to get out of the war and claim victory. It will work with his voters and most of the country's shallow incompetent media.

I liked Allen so much, I used to switch the White Sox feed every time they played them.

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