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I dont think there's a player on the Tigers I wouldn't trade for a championship. Seriously.

Losing Skubal for a draft pick would break my heart. Getting a decent haul for him would make it easier but it would still hurt. Losing Mize would bum me out a bit but I like him more than some fans do. But when it comes to trading Skubal or Mize? Sorry, but I don't have much faith in Harris. I really hope he surprises me if either (or both) of those guys have to be dealt.

Would you trade any of those players for a championship?

I don't recall who was all available or ended up being traded, mostly Suarez. And it matters so little, I don't really care. I would have liked to get a couple of bats in the off-season but it didn't happen so it's pointless. But I really do agree with Harris, hanging onto our top prospects is the way to go. AA or A prospects? Trade bait, except pitching. And some of the utility players on the big league club should all be available.

Anyway, I heard teams wanted Melton last trade deadline and after he came up and I saw him pitch, I considered him pretty much untouchable. Tiger pitching prospects are few and far between. And pitching, IMO, is very valuable.

??? You said Melton was ranked much higher?

I've seen this in other sports, teams have a good season and bring everyone back, hoping to repeat previous success. Teams need to make some changes to get better, not rely on players repeating success. Javy and Mckinstry are good examples. They were really good last season but regression was predictable. As well as our RH pinch hitter, Jones. I read he was something like 1 for his last 28? Pathetic.

Well, some people say pitching is a bit more valuable than position players. So Saurez was traded for a #9 prospect, a position player. And #16 and #17 ranked pitching prospects. I would say Melton was/is more valuable than another teams #9 positional prospect. Im not sure who the Tiger #9 prospect was last trade deadline but there's a good possibility it's a player who will have very little impact in MLB.

In hindsight, sure. And now? Untouchable. There's a possibility we lose both Mize and Skubal. We'll need all the pitching we can find. But a hitter with 36 home runs and close to 100 RBI at the deadline is very tempting. Again, in hindsight, I'm glad we didn't trade for him.

Trump's meltdown on Meet the Press was glorious. Calling him out on his election lies caused his face to go from orange to beet red.

36 home runs and close to 100 RBI at the trade deadline would look very good to many fans. Diving into deeper stats may have showed warning flags but sometimes those are ignored. As Chas pointed out, Tiger 3rd basemen out performed him. And like I said, his stats would (or may have) been worse at Comerica

I just said he was traded for less than blue chip prospects. People think Arizona wanted our best young players and they traded him for much less. But whatever, I did say we dodged the bullet, hindsight is wonderful.

Meadows has/had a history of injuries. Using Javy out there, and have him playing so well out there, was nothing short of amazing. But we had all off-season to improve our lineup that went into a major slump the last 6 to 7 weeks. And CF and RF were the 2 spots most in need to replace weak utility type players. But it's fine, our opinions have clashed since last year, and while I think Harris has done a very good job in some areas, my opinion is he is very weak and ineffective at trades. We can agree to disagree. Even if I'm right..😁

But they were trades. No trades happen in April or May? 100% wrong.

And he may have been even worse at Comerica. Like I said, we dodged that particular bullet.

So we need somebody running the team who can see into the future? The defense of Scott Harris never ends, huh? Any waiver wire players available? A Harris speciality...🤣🤣

Yeah, the bats didn't preform much. I was hoping for Suarez, it was a position of apparent need and he wanted to come here. But in hindsight, he didn't do much after he was traded. Bullet...dodged

Inflation is way up. Where are all the folks who were screaming about inflation as Joe Biden was rescuing us from Trump's horrible reaction to the Covid pandemic?

And then the Tigers would have outfielders blocked. But we could use a player for CF until Clark is ready. Maybe a stud for RF too? But losing Skubal, even the thought of it, sickens me. I hope we extend him.

And even further, fans have been speculating a haul we could get for Skubal since last trade deadline. My attitude is it makes interesting reading but if Harris can't even make minor deals, people expect him to make a blockbuster trade? I don't see it happening, even if it makes good reading.

Yeah, I agree. Its not really the young player we need(ed). Its more like the player who loses his job to the up and coming young player. Like a rental, just until Clark is ready. But is it really that hard to find a .250 hitter? Kinda sad that even a weak hitter would be an upgrade.

I dont follow the minor leagues enough to know which players are ready or even available. All I'm saying is it shouldn't be that hard to replace these 3 guys who fill in at CF. Are you happy with their production?

Could he hit .180? That would be an upgrade over Perez. These 3 guys are total black holes this season;

Like I said, I'm not a GM with access to multiple scouting reports or a team of scouts giving me advice. But many, many teams make trades every season. And like Lee said, Harris made his one big move this season, acquiring Zach Short. Time for him to rest, it must be a very difficult job...