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Santana back to Cleveland. Naylor traded to AZ

Truly and all time great. So fun to watch. Terribly sad news! RIP Rickey

USA Today ranks MLB farm systems. And they have the Tigers #1. It's USA Today......but still It's nice to see https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2024/12/20/2024-mlb-farm-system-rankings/77076639007/

But now we are seeing elite teams in large markets (Houston) dump stars on the cusp of big paydays. I agree people have panicked before, but this feels different to me.

SI is suggesting the Tigers consider Carlos Santana. He's 38 but can still field and hit 23 HR with 109 ops+. He seems to crush Detroit. Switch hitter. Anyway, thought it was an interesting idea. https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/why-signing-carlos-santana-makes-perfect-sense-for-detroit-tigers

Into John Wick would put more keesters in the seats

He is reportedly very close with Yu Darvish. SD is a very real possibility.

Tigers have also been linked to Bohm and supposedly Philly is asking for the moon, which seems silly. Please avoid. I think once Sasaki signs with LAD (I'm jaded about LAD at this point) other dominos will fall. Or Little Caesars. Pizza Pizza

I'm in Minneapolis and will go to aaa Twins games in St Paul when they play Toledo. It's a great stadium and atmosphere. It's where the independent league St Paul Saints (owned by Veck and Bill Murray) used to play

Get some Culver's onion rings

Last season Badoo had a -0.5 WAR. 500 of him is a whole lotta bad

The Tigers have been linked to him for a while now. But are the links speculation or is there some substance? I'd trust evening radio guy.....afternoon? Not so sure

We don't know how Harris will approach this yet. Contending never stopped the Rays. After skubal they have Greene and we don't yet know how hi Illitch will allow the payroll to grow. I hope you are correct. I want Skubal extended today.

With escalating starting pitching prices, don't you think there is a decent chance they trade him? With Jobe and Hamm coming up, I think it's at least in the back of Harris' mind

I don't see Harris going much, if any higher than the 6/156 Houston reportedly offered. He turns 31 in March and is showing signs of decline. His BB were way down last year. This might be the last year they have Skubal. I would like to see them upgrade the offense now, but not sure Bregman is the way to go.

Wow, big trade day! Tucker heading to Cubs. Parades and others to Houston. Is Houston out in Bregman now? https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/cubs-to-acquire-kyle-tucker.html

Yankees trade for Devin Williams https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/brewers-trade-devin-williams-yankees.html

Yankees suck

This is interesting - according to this article Detroit is Vegas odds on favorite to land Bregman, and tied for favorite to land Verlander https://www.houstonpress.com/news/detroit-tigers-remain-odssmakers-frontrunners-to-land-alex-bregman-19491823

Jason Benetti said he hears praise about Fetter from many other clubs. I hope Det treats him well and that he stays for many years

Would love to see Sasaki in Detroit. From most of what I've read he seems destined for SD or LAD. Money isn't a huge issue given it comes from international pool. He's going to go wherever he wants, and I think every team will make a push

Big part of Tigers in the 60s and part of one of the biggest trades in Tigers history. RIP Rocky. Outstanding career https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/rocky-colavito-passes-away.html

Take a gander at NBA salaries. QB salaries. Yep, it's crazy

Jobe will be up at some point, if not from the start. Hamm likely starts at AA and he looks more and more like the real deal. Jobe and Hamm could both be in the mix by 2026. I think Harris is still thinking stop-gaps and I don't expect any long-term deals. Flaherty is going to get a 4/80-100 deal somewhere. From what I see Harris is thinking longer-term more than going all in now. I'm not opposed to that, although I would like to see them pony up for Skubal. He is just cut from a different mold. He has some Bob Gibson in him

Given Skubal has Boras, perhaps Harris will consider trade offers this week. Would be a PR nightmare, but he'll probably never have higher value