There's probably 20 cases of bowling pencils that were bought in the 1920's sitting in the supply closet needing to be used up before they can buy something else.
Why do they still do roll call votes at all? There is a huge video screen on the wall that shows how everyone voted, it's not like you need the roll call vote to be sure votes are recorded correctly.
It's crazy to me that Harbaugh is outside of the Top 10. Michigan needs to stop being so cheap and thinking they're always going to be able to attract top coaches at reduced pay simply because "we're Michigan"
What's your point? I'm talking about the future plans and you're talking about a temporary situation that has since passed. A guy getting taken out of his starters role for a while doesn't mean he's never going to be a starter again.
There is zero chance the Tigers are going to outbid everyone else for Yamamoto. Blake Snell would be nice but from what I'm seeing predicted, he could cost as much as 200 million. I don't see the Tigers spending that much on a single player.
Faedo was brought up as and has been a starting pitcher. He has 12 starts and 3 relief appearances so I'm guessing he's still on track to be a starter, for now at least.
I don't think we know that Mize will be a bullpen arm. Other pitchers have come back from TJ and been good as a starter. Also, I totally forgot about Jackson Jobe. I would think he's ready at some point next year.
Yeah, we need things to go our way with injuries, but it's not like the Tigers are scrambling to put together a rotation for next year.
Skubal, Manning, Olson, Faedo, Mize
Thinking about it more, I guess we don't even need E-Rod if all the other guys are healthy and do what they're capable of. Not sold on Faedo yet but he did have a good WHIP this season.
There are only a handful of pitchers who will be available on the open market with a higher projected market value than E-Rod....
Clayton Kershaw
Charlie Morton
Aaron Nola
Julio Urias
Blake Snell
Sony Gray
Of course money spent doesn't mean results but it's not like there are a couple dozen starting pitchers to choose from that are expected to do better than E-Rod.
What are the thoughts on what it might take to keep E-Rod? The number I keep getting stuck in my head as to what he's worth is 5 years @ 20 million per. Would you be in favor of keeping him around if it meant renegotiating his contract and giving him a bit more per year and for a longer term?
I'm not sure which one would be funnier, Democrats sitting out the vote and watching Gaetz crash and burn or voting to remove McCarthy and then sitting back watching Republicans fight among themselves trying to get enough votes to confirm a new Speaker.