Longgone

So you're mad they didn't add a hitter.

It's only spring training, the hope is that they get in their work and stay healthy, don't try to draw any meaning or significance from the results of the games.

Because you can't judge a player on an injury plagued year, and people heal.

Eventually. Making the jump is harder these days than ever, and it's probably unreasonable to expect instant success and not some bumps.

People are excited he's back because they genuinely like the guy and he represents an era of Tiger baseball that was fun and memorable. No one expects him to be the Verlander of 2011, but if he can be the Verlander of 2025, that'd be great.

You know what is a waste of time? Posting bull**** and then doubling down when called on it.

Yes, he was, slightly. Much harder to hit. Mize better with the walks. Mize might trend up, but we'll see.

If it's just a labral tear, the outlook is actually pretty good, if there is some structural instability, then less so.

Yes, that's fair.

Nope

They don't consider "worth". The Tigers are presenting that a 90% salary increase is appropriate based on past history in arbitration. Boras is saying that more than tripling his salary can be justified in this case. Yes, he has to pick one or the other, but that doesn't mean his "worth" is mid range between the two.

Skubal is not going to extend. Arbitration is not necessarily based on what a player is "worth", it is based more on precedent, and what is reasonable and fair, regarding wage progression, compared to others in a similar situation who have gone before.

Then fix the huge competitive economic disparity between franchises.

The current system was fairly negotiated and is based on the premise that teams could limit player costs prior to players earning free agency. If that system is breached, and the Skubal case is an attempt to drastically raise the bar for future arbitration cases, then the system is broken.

I think if you look at his injury history, his shooting declined in correlation with trying to play through the injuries, back issues this year, shoulder issues, including surgery, previously. Hopefully the Pistons are up to speed on recovery prognosis.