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His ceiling is a mid rotation guy, do you think those grow on trees? It's very low risk with potentially high reward.

They have his fastball at 40 but it improved after a mid season tweak, hitting 96. He also has a very high release point, causing his fb to play up. His change is probably his best pitch, but the slider was flashing plus late.

It wasn't a question of poor evaluations, those players played because there weren't better players to push them out.

Doubtful

Might want to give it a little time.

You are a bit of a trencherman.

As usual, I'll bring the cocktail weenies. You can't go wrong with those, they taste as good as they look and they come with this delicious red sauce, it looks like ketchup, and it tastes like ketchup, but brother, it ain't ketchup!

I expect to let him develop before he's cast in stone.

If you are expecting a young pitcher to show positive results stats, while harnessing his stuff and learning his craft, you are expecting a lot.

He is ascending, not a finished product.

Clevinger's stuff has fallen off.

Drafting is tough, the Angels first round picks in '18 and '19 are both available in the Rule 5 draft.

Zack Granite, Joe Rock, Tucker Flint?

i know what you're thinking; I'll just go on there and grace those losers with my knowledge and insight. But then what comes out is just a petty, woeful word salad of illogical and ill-formed nonsense that doesn't further the discussion of baseball or the Detroit Tigers, but only befuddles or irritates people. This makes you defensive, so you double down on the foolishness.

Go somewhere really quiet, and try really hard, and see if you can come up with one rational, lucid thought.

It's not even good trolling. No one could disagree with anything because it's just goofy nonsense. Any debate would be futile.

So Chris' ego is such that it will only allow him to acquire mediocre ballplayers. That statement is inane to the point of embarrassment. First, if Illich has imposed some financial constraints, that is an owners prerogative, and there is nothing wrong with that, every club does it. If you are assuming some prohibition on high salaried free agents, Avila was able to sign them under both Chris and Mike, so that also isnt true, they were just the wrong free agents. Second, the thought that signing top free agents is the only way to build a club, and "prove yourself", that's equally absurd.

This is gibberish.

Owners set financial parameters, they don't dictate what types of players are acquired. Good GM's work within those constraints. He's been on the job a few weeks! At least see what type of team he puts on the field before you get all pissy.

How about if he replaces some of them with unproven talent who turn out to be valuable players. Buying old veteran players isn't the only way to build a team, he needs to use all avenues.

What, pray tell, have you discovered in Scott Harris background or experience gives you "SINCERE CONCERNS"?

I don't have to, thank god, and I feel sorry for anyone who does.

Why are you ranting about a guy who's been on the job for a few weeks? Are you that damaged?

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Might want to give a guy more than a couple of weeks before being too judgemental.