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Baez testing Keith early.

Melton was flagged as someone who could make that jump prior to last season. He gave up a lot of HRs and the ERA was bad, but the peripherals were great. Surprised to see they went ahead and put him there. But he's one that I'm really looking forward to following.

And you had no basis of comparison for what the MLB average actually is. You said the Tigers only have two average to above average hitters. Meadows, Vierlong, and Torres were all average to above average hitters last year, and you just magically decided that they weren't.

It seems that you have no idea what average actually means.

Hes not going to get anywhere near that deal.

What's the question?

The Tigers offered Correa something like 10 years 290 million. Hinch obviously had no problem with him coming here.

He recruited Correa so this doesn't check out.

Meadows hit .358/.393/.679 with 4 HRs in 56 PAs in Spring Training last year.

I think a big part of it is that they provide value in other facets of the game, Meadows especially, and are still younger. Less likely to let a DH try to work through hitting like a -3 WAR play against LHP. Also he was 26 this year, hard to imagine him developing into a guy who can be a plus hitter against LHP at this point.

He's 2 and a half years younger than all but Wood and Blalock, and his OPS is at least .200 more than everybody other than Flowers. None of them are really useful comparisons.

He started the year in Erie, the IP at WM were just a rehab stint.

Right, you can't clearly see the glove under the ball. The odds of him getting the glove fully under the ball to the exact millimeter without the ball touching the grass, but you being unable to see any part of the glove under the ball when it bounces is so small. The overwhelmingly likely reason you can't see the glove under the entire ball is because the ball blocks the view of his glove when it hit the ground.

Never seen anything that bad. Literally missed pitches 6 inches out of the zone in all four directions. And called with absolutely no consistency.

Would be a nice add. We also have a strong farm system that will allow us to trade for another impact bat as well if one becomes available. We absolutely need to add somebody, preferably a RHH, that we can pencil in for a 120+ OPS+. Vierling/Keith going from 3rd/5th to 5th/6th would really give you a deeper lineup, probably a fringe top 10 lineup, with upside for more depending on the development from the young guys. Like if Keith is able to make a jump to a 110-115 OPS+ guy that's probably a top 10 lineup. Greene making a jump to a 145-150 guy would also do that. There is a very clear path to a top 5 lineup by adding an Alonso type and trading for another impact hitter at the deadline, or preferably in the off-season.