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Parker bats left. Marisnick bats right. Vierling bats right.

Granted, this literally just happened... But you take the platoon certainty the first 2-3 times through the lineup over the possibility of being exposed. And Greene's injury messed things up today.

The Tigers are late to the heavy platoon party (and Sparky was early to it). Get used to it. The days of the same 9 guys starting a majority of games are over.

Is there any proof that giving players reps helps eliminate platoon splits? And what is wrong with being a platoon player? That is the wave of the future as more and more data can be parsed. Put players in positions to succeed.

There's a reason why Baddoo doesn't start against LHP.

This move in particular? No. But upper level OF depth has been hampered some by injuries and JDavis's opt out. It doesn't surprise me a move was made to add another body to the mix.

He's the only reliever in Toledo on the 40 man that didn't get lit up yesterday... In other words, his role is to be a fresh arm.

Vannini is who I had in mind. Sending out clips and major plot points. He and a few other Athletic writers are really bad about gaming trending keywords. You will see them tweet out the name of an athlete who did something in a large sporting event, no context about what they did. Just the name. This is designed entirely to show up in trending searches and adds nothing to it.

The obsession with Fulmer and Chafin goes hand-in-hand with the obsession with several other ex-Tigers. I don't know if it is just because the fan base has heard of them, but there's a reason the team has stunk for the past 8 years, so there's no reason for ex-Tiger to be a criteria.

Sportswriters live tweeting and spoiling popular TV shows... all to show up in trending tweets and gain followers.

"Have you heard of Henry Clay? He was the Great Compromiser. A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied, and I think that's what we have here." -Larry David

I just remember I saw this sign on my bike ride last week.

Yeah, aside from being white L/R multipositional guys, there is no comparison between Kelly and McKinstry.

No bow, but he has always been on my radar (helped somewhat by the fact he was a COVID OOTP pickup of mine who produced). He popped up on an offseason "out of options" list I put together. People were over emphasizing a small sample of MLB stats as well as meaningless spring training stats. I did think his AAA numbers needed to be park/league adjusted, but knew there was something there and the vitriol and the "why not keep Harold" talk was hilarious at the time and moreso now two months later.

I blocked him a few years ago. He used to be here (when it was MTS) and was banned. Banned from Tigstown as well. His son did prospects stuff for BYB and BP for a bit about 10 years ago, good guy. I met him on the backfields once.

You don't forgo platoons because of a 3 AB sample against a different pitcher.

This is fun: https://twitter.com/search?q=mckinstry harold&src=typed_query This my favorite, after I had to show a blocked tweet.

Zach McKinstry being good is one of my favorite things after the ridiculous "Why not just keep Harold Castro" crap that was spewed after he was acquired.

Bastidas to Lakeland

My bad, the standard opt outs are only for MLB free agents who sign minor league deals during the offseason. This wouldn't apply to Davis (or Teheran). Minor league free agent opt outs are sparsely reported, so I was just curious about the details of Davis's. It makes sense that he would have one.

Do you have the reporting on Davis' out clause? I am not doubting you, but I do know there are standard opt out dates in the new CBA. June 1 is one of them, so I anticipate a lot of trades like this and a lot of potentially minor moves in the next couple weeks.

Or talk about something other than politics and find common ground. It is healthier... I had a falling out with some family over COVID, and one of the most cathartic parts of 2023 has been burying the hatchet. And we wonder how the world has become more divided. Because I'm sure they feel the same way about people on the other side and their poisonous attitude.

Not talking to somebody because politics is not a healthy way to live life.

It is worth noting Jax has a consolidated government. That is, it includes the whole county. There's no suburbs. That's how a Republican has been able to win at all.

In 2020 when I was ostracized for staying home and not partying, it was.