Longgone

I think you are reading way too much into what was likely a casually phrased response to a reporters question. All I believe they meant to convey is that they hadn't received any updates and there was nothing new to report. I don't believe they were conveying any angst or expressing any concerns with the process.

I don't get all this Rodriguez is a flake talk. He took time off to salvage his marriage, successfully it seems. That's good, no? I don't know all the details, and I don't need to know. The Tigers seemed fine with it and welcomed him back. Why is that not satisfactory? I'm not too happy Detroit got ****ed at the trading deadline, but again, I dont have all the facts and motivations, so I'm not going to assign blame. **** happens.

I don't recall the exact quote, but at the time I took it to mean simply that they hadn't gotten any update, that there was nothing new to report, not that he had gone incommunicado. It felt like it was personal and they left him alone to take care of it. I don't see the negative in that.

Sure, that would still be a good value, and makes more sense than losing him for nothing. Probably better than you could replicate in free agency.

Well, those two both have big holes in their swings and poor plate discipline, that's not cultural. In general, the best hitting approach is to get a good pitch, hit it hard and hit it where it's pitched. You'll just look foolish trying to take many major pitches the other way or altering your finely honed swing. Hitting behind the runner is kind of an antiquated concept, like bunting the runner over.

You think that's due to a poor team culture?

Likely were getting a top young catcher from the Dodgers, someone who doesn't strike out 40% of the time.

How you, Lee?

Faedo was coming to Detroit if erod was traded, not sure what they were doing with Sands, but it's logical he was also coming up to the big club, so you can speculate about that. They were just staged in Erie. No reason to make those moves in advance for minor league purposes.

No

I think the problem is, other teams were likely aware that a deal was close with LA, and they had all moved on at that late juncture. They couldn't wait around just in case the deal fell through.

He'd be a fool not to opt out.

I'm sure erod was involved in the process. They tried to work it out and couldn't satisfy him. How is that " a colossal waste of time"? It's a process.

At no point did you quote me or you'd see the error in your assumption.

I said they "may" and you can't assume it just happened because you just heard about it. Reading comprehension.

Who says they "wasted all this time trying to hammer out a deal"? You? Some reporter? How do YOU know when they negotiated?

We're all just hearing about this now, so we assume it just happened, but LA and Det may have known it for days.

This is all likely old news that happened days ago.

The original comment was he likely doesn't want an extension.

Then he won't opt out and he has his current contract as security.

I doubt he wants to be extended, when he can be an unfettered free agent in a few months.

I believe what Passan is saying is that they worked out a deal, but couldn't satisfy ERod, which is why the deal is now "dead".

Detroit will just pivot to the next bidder.

Not at all

People fall for this every year.