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And 17 points in run differential.

I want to know who we drop from the 26 man roster to accommodate the acquisition assuming Maeda is already gone? Also, I think pitching is the only avenue to strengthen a playoff bound team in a meaningful way and if the Tigers pitching holds up as it has there will be no need. That said, Liranzo or Briceno would be my picks.

That's a good point. It may be that the pen has been rested and it may be opportune to use an opener

I was surprised when AJ was not voted Manager of the Year in 2024. In my mind, he was a shoe-in (come 'on, winning with a .2 playoff odds, pitching anarchy, building a staff with discards, brilliant platoons) but he didn't receive a vote, if I recall. Wonder if the writers (or whoever votes) were punishing him for the Houston years.

Understood. But what difference in information did they have between the decision to give him 1 additional day and then 3. Did they just think it through better or is something up.

Jobe was already moved back to start Saturday. Mize starting today or tomorrow doesn't affect that consideration at all. The extra two days suggests something is up with him.

That's disconcerting. Mize and Jobe swapped starts with the explanation that Jobe could use the extra day while Mize will be going on normal rest with the Thursday off-day. Now they are moving Jobe back two more days.

Unroe is the closest to an Unruh to ever to get this close to the majors. I can overlook his family's misspelling.

Liranzo and Briceno And with Liranzo and Briceno following as 50 FV prospects, I predict we trade a catcher in the not too distant future.

I just ran the numbers on Tiger ERA. Starters (aside from Keider) 2.78. Relievers 2.80 (including Maeda. It's 2.18 sans Maeda.). Amazing to think that we really had one starter for weeks last season. By the way, has anyone mentioned Dingler's record setting throw to second to catch Tatis. Fastest time ever for a catcher's throw to second (maybe to any base. Not sure which one.). 88+ mph. This is just damn exciting stuff.

I've taken to Sweeney unusually quickly too. He's been a blessing for Baez' career as well. Who would have thought aside from Hinch

I agree with your premise. I just flinched when I read "always." There's about six years there were he was maybe not so much.

Hope Tork has his outfielder's glove oiled up. We have 10 outfielders on the 40-man, and only one who is active, in the majors, and was an outfielder last year. Malloy might be the second but outfield is really his position of last resort. Kreidler and McKinstry are listed as OFs but on a healthy team would start more games in the infield. Strange how the team is so different from last years.

Doesn't the system know by the time the ball hits the catchers glove whether it was a strike or ball? Given that, I don't see it slowing the game down at all. I wish they would just go with it full time, and I believe they eventually will take that call out of the umpire's discretion. There is too much grumbling about ball and strike calls. It seems to be a factor in every game to some degree. Bad calls do add to the entertainment value of the game. KC's coach was thrown out of Friday's game for grumbling. But I think they should be done with the drama and have am accurate and decisive system. You know, when you think about it, once that happens the principle duty of the home ump will be a ball dispenser.

Hitting is so reactive. You have to be prepared for everything. You can't go in and say work on your curveball swing. Whereas pitchers can. One coach can work on a pitch and another coach another pitch. Hitting is more generalized and one adaption might strengthen a batters effectiveness on some pitches but open vulnerabilities against another. I hope the hitting coaches consult together as much as they do with the players and they approach the batter in a unified manner.

Rainer is not a drunken bum whose life will end prematurely

Tigers on pace to have a 101 win season with second place Guardians on pace for 86.

I'm getting spoiled really fast. If they don't sweep I am going to be disappointed.

Listening to the Yankees radio announcers this game and yesterday's and they talked up the Tigers a lot. Really enjoyable listening to them.

They should run 308 game schedule with each team fielding a home and an away team. They have the stadiums. Use them full-time. 52-man person rosters by each team will have to designate 26 persons for each game 40-man rosters would be expanded to 80. Same rules with respect to options and moving players on and off an active roster, but very liberal rules for moving between active rosters. Only real limitation is limiting the total number of games a player can be on an active roster to 154. You can strategize on the use of starters such as using them against a division rival versus a team from another division. For 7-game series, play the first 4 games with the split squads and the final three with one united roster. Would get very interesting in my estimate.

Game 1 of a future Tiger legend Happy to see Malloy up. I predict that he will be such an offensive force they'll play him in center if need be. I'm just giddy today. Let's Go Tigers

Slowly clearing the roster out of those expensive free agents.

Commercials are syncing perfectly btw. MLB.com has too many employees in marketing and not enough technicians.

At this rate Carpenter won't get a hit all year but he'll have 162 RBIs Team RISP 0 - 15. That might challenge the worse RISP "0 for" of 2024. How often do you get so many opportunities in a game. That averages 1 2/3 ABs an inning with a runner in scoring position. Then to not once plate one is statistically unfathomable. If we hit just .133 in those ABs we probably would have won. If we hit .250 it would have been around 9 - 5. This is the exact opposite of what got us to the ALDS last year.

They should just bring him up now. He has the glove to manage the position and the personality to manage the attention. With the expectation that he's not ready at the plate he goes back down in six weeks knowing what he has to do.