kdog

The return cost on rentals have gone down significantly in the past few years...so unless you get a decent price, is it worth it?

I know we're not ready to compete. But the current core we have won't be on the same time cycle as the next wave of prospects. When the Clark/McGonigble/Jobe wave is ready, Skubal and Greene will be aging out due to contract or other reasons. So how do we try and maximize what we have now while we wait? Or ar we just waiting? I've seen the Avila inertia plan. Lose in the majors and hope and pray that your high draft picks turn into something. Harris isn't doing that. I need to see his first bold move that declares his timeline. Right now, it's very hazy in my opinion.

How soft is the rebuild? They haven't been trying to compete first two years and I feel like we are still running in place. We have one core player(Greene) and a whole of maybes.

Equivocating to win the pr war.

If you have Carpy and 2023 second half Tork giving some easy power, then the margins increase. Now they need 8 singles to score a run...or they just do down 13 straight late in the game...this is rough.

They're trying to win on the margins...with a team that can't win on the margins lol.

Enough chances to win..just inept enough to blow it.

Keith is 1-23 in June lol...it never ends.

Pulling the ball with authority

Possible Skubal/Verlander matchup Saturday afternoon. Hopefully no rainouts.

Yeah I just want Jobe to have 2-3 months of clean, injury free starts...hopefully he can finish the season. Not sure he will be close to any innings limitations now.

WTF..Jobe needs reps...This is concerning.

We need to see what Harris wants to do. Does he want to give this team a small jolt in the arm to see if they can do anything in the wild card race? Guessing it would be a low level prospect to get a little bit of power. Selling off players for mid level prospects would be a pr disaster.

This is from a Chicago guy trying to troll the White Sox...however, it does show the mushy middle of MLB teams...you have some elite teams and bad teams...and then the middle:

From Buster Olney's article on ESPN..The Tigers are currently 2 games out of the wild card. I would say they should be a soft hold or soft buy. It would be good for fan morale. You aren't going to change the trajectory of your franchise significantly at the trade deadline.

Perfect game for Joey Wentz.

They scored 8 runs last Sunday….then 10 runs in 5 games. Now 10 runs today and that is a 3-3 week. A perfectly middling week for a .500 team.

I agree but is a useful player..just miscast on this team because he is playing every day.

We need replacement level average players...thus far, none of the prospects that you believe in have risen to that level. That's my problem. Additionally development isn't linear so even if a guy produces in Erie or Toledo, it doesn't mean anything until they are up for 3-4 months...even then we don't know(see Tork).