Tiger337

It all started with Fernando Vina. None of those guys would have signed if he didn't sign first. Nobody was more under appreciated than Vina,

LOL, I knew I'd get it wrong and that you would correct me. Thanks.

Of course, they care about getting good pitchers who can get outs, but I don't think they care so much about roles. I think if they had two such pitchers, Hinch might not be a slave to the traditional closer role especially if they varied in handedness and pitch types.

After the 4th round.

He seemed to be developing into to one of the top pitchers in baseball before his injury last year. I think he's worth the risk.

Snoozing is one thing I would not accuse Harris of doing. He seems to be fully aware of every single player available.

I don't believe Harris and Hinch care about a "real" closer. I think they like the committee approach.

I think Finnegan will get two years in this reliever market.

He's not likely to match that or even come close next year, but I agree there is no reason to move on from him. He should still be a good role player.

Here is the Harris song:

I'd rather be a Tigers fan than a Mets fan.

True, but you can never have enough money either.

My thinking was not that McGonigle couldn't play shortstop, but that he potentially gives them a huge boost offensively to their infield while they continue to mix and match with Keith/McKinstry/Vierling/Baez. That would give them more infield offense and depth than last year and allow them to concentrate on pitching. However, I'd rather have Bregman and I would not worry about any of those guys getting blocked.

They can carry Meadows for his glove if enough other players are hitting. If McGonigle hits and Dingler keeps hitting that gives them two players a positions which are traditionally considered glove first positions.

This is ridiculous. The vast majority of posters here seem to be pretty happy with Harris overall. Wanting Harris to be a little more aggressive is not a suggestion that he's a flop. I personally love that he is a "college boy" and an analytic nerd, but that doesn't mean I am going like everything he does or doesn't do.

OK, I am sold again. Go get Bregman!

I think it still makes sense, but is less likely to happen. Last year, there was an obvious opening, but not so much this year. The Tigers appear very committed to building around prospects and I think the fact that the best one is very close changes things a bit. I agree that it shouldn't be hard to make everything fit if they decide to take the risk though.

I've always been a big fan of Bregman, but I don't see them chasing him this year either with Torres back and McGonigle right around the corner.

Bregman came up as shortstop, but was moved to third because the Astros had Correa. I doubt they would move him back there again as his primary, but it's possible he can still play there adequately if needed.

"Website I've never heard of" is my favorite source.

I don't think they will sign Bregman, but I suspect they already have a good idea of what they have in Bregman defensively.

I really dislike the narrative that nobody can compete with the Dodgers. This year's World Series was arguably the most competivive World Series in history. It went seven games wiith one game going 18 innings and the 7th game also going into extra innings. During the regular season, four teams won more games than the Dodgers.

Good post. When I was in Little League, they used to select players to coach the bases each inning. I hated that role because I was very shy and didn't want to shout at runners and the manager never gave us instructions on what we were supposed to do otherwise. I remember hoping that none of our runners would reach third base when I was out there for my inning which just added to the reasons I hated that role.

They were one hit away from the ALCS this year. They are ready. Whether or not the right player is available or whether they have the financial resources to land that player are open questions.

In what way? As someone who lives firmly in the East, I am sincerly curious why you classify them as Eastern so definitively if it's not just division you are talking about. I consider Montreal and Quebec to be east and Toronto to be east/central. I think of Toronto as geogrphically more similar to Detroit than Boston.