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so the extra 17th game is at KC? is that part of the usual formula? or is the NFL thinking about the monster ratings? the networks will fight each other tooth and claw for that game
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2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
right now, there is a clear role for Tork, as they still need RH power generally, and a RH complement to Keith at 1b and Carpenter at DH. Tork is the most likely player to give them that. -
2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
Greene is not being moved to RF; he does not have the arm, and by multiple measures, he was the best fielding LF in baseball last year. -
2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
Torres had a playoff surge as leadoff hitter so that might continue, or 2nd? Meadows/Torres/Greene/Bregman/Carpenter/Vierling/Keith/Sweeney/Rogers Dingler/McKinstry/Perez/ + one open rotating spot (Baez, Tork, Jung, Ibanez?) -
The Athletic had a story that a lot of scouts see no QBs with a first round grade this year. Sanders and Ward are default picks for NYG and LV because they don't have anyone. In addition to JJ, I wonder if Hooker would have a market? If Johnson leaves and goes somewhere without a QB, would he want Hooker?
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2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
yes to Bo; no to Tork. they are committed to Vlad at 1B, so Tork is worth little to most teams and very, very little to Tor. really hard to match up with Tor as Bo coming off his worst year and multiple injuries Toronto needs to make playoffs or everyone is out at the end of the season, so any trade needs to be for ML players who can help them reach WC. sounds like they are hopeful they can sign Vlad, but know Bo is leaving, so maybe? Jung is the start, but what to add? Jung + Vierling is too much IMO for just 1 sure year of Bo -
2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
they are still woefully thin at SS. Harris must address the position. Kim may be worth the risk at some price point + years. Sweeney - a complete question mark, who has performed the opposite of the conventional wisdom surrounding him (supposed to have a sure bat and would likely move to 3b) McKinstry - fine as your 13th position player, as he can fake at SS for 20 games a season, but he is a LH bat like Sweeney Baez - generously estimating there is a 10% chance he gets 50 ABs in Detroit before he is released. Kreidler - not a ML hitter Navigato - really? -
2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
if not Bregman, roll the dice on Kim. Santander is a really poor fit, especially after adding Torres. -
sorry if this is repetitive, but I find this completely bonkers. except for losses to each other, the only losses by Det-Minn-GB were by 4 division winners Det - TB, Buff; Minn - Rams; GB - Philly. I think that record will hold tonight. What a division! (And the Bears were looking at a decent season until the Washington Hail Mary.)
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I don't doubt that Richardson is injured, but with the season on the line, Stafford or Mahomes would have demanded to play. Maybe Richardson did that. But whatever slim chance there was of him developing into a competent QB was destroyed by the Colts. Teams needing a QB: NYG, Raiders, NYJ, Cleveland, NO, Indy, Tenn and maybe Seattle.
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any given Sunday Colts, desperate to stay alive in the playoffs, give up 45 to the NYG who had lost 10 in a row and scored only 35 points total the last 3 weeks
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2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
agree; but if his attitude is as poor as Yankee fans would have you believe, he is not interested in learning RF. That would work better for Detroit and would help Torres' FA market next winter, and while it sounds like he was told he can play 2B here, plans can change. a reminder that Torres - Gary Sanchez - Aaron Judge was supposed to be the core of a new Yankee dynasty. the fact that most perceive him as underachieving - even though he is a 2 time all star who debuted at 21 - makes the potential payoff for Harris here significant IMO -
DetNews posted Lynn's Top 50 prospect list ($). Interesting - to me at least as some of these guys names are new to me - in that he has a lot of Latin American signees on the list, including IFs Joe Dickson and Gabriel Reyes and C Steven Madero in the top 20 along with Franyerber and C Enrique Jimenez. Caveat in that Lynn is getting most of this info fed to him from the organization, and also that Cristian Santana was recently near the very top and is now nowhere to be found. If they made it to Detroit, Lynn did not include them, even if they maintain rookie eligibility.
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2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
bat: great approach, crushes LH pitching money: great baserunning: not great but can be fixed defense: ugh risk: little not a perfect fit, but they are better today than they were yesterday -
2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason
RatkoVarda replied to AlaskanTigersFan's topic in Detroit Tigers
maybe. HRs will certainly go down. But would he hit 50 doubles? would his OBP rebound to .360? batting him 2nd between Meadows and Greene might work out very well. -
Week Sixteen: Detroit Lions (12-2) @ Chicago Bears (4-10)
RatkoVarda replied to MichiganCardinal's topic in Detroit Lions
Brad Holmes for the win