2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason

[casimir]

22 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

A little known fact about Alex Cobb—no relation to Ty whatsoever.

Alex invented the Cobb salad.

[Shelton]

Will they allow him to have his name on his jersey?

[casimir]

2 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

A contract for life? What are you talking about? I just don't want to trade away one of our best power hitters. Ibanez has a nice warm seat on the bench for pinch hitting against LH pitchers.

Yes, but he’s only a power hitter vs RHPs.  Granted, that’s the better side of the platoon, so that helps.  But like I said, if he can be used as trade bait to bring back something to help elsewhere on the roster, I’d be interested.

[casimir]

Just now, Shelton said:

Will they allow him to have his name on his jersey?

Bravo on the deep cut.

[Edman85]

9 minutes ago, casimir said:

Alex invented the Cobb salad.

[1776]

Alex Cobb

Exp Date: 7/31/25

[CMU97]

I just did a quick search to see if Detroit ever had any other Cobbs besides Ty. The answer is yes. Joe Cobb in 1918. He might be our moonlight Graham. 1 game, 1 at bat, 1 walk. OBP of 1.000. 

 

[kdog]

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by kdog

[SoCalTiger]

2 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

Excellent. 

[RandyMarsh]

Nothing about Cobb's savant page jumps out and excites me but I'll trust Harris and the scouting department since they hit on Lorenzen and Flaherty the past 2 seasons.

[kdog]

 

[Tiger337]

35 minutes ago, Shelton said:

Will they allow him to have his name on his jersey?

Not even a number.  

[casimir]

1 minute ago, Tiger337 said:

Not even a number.  

Only mollycoddles need that stuff.

[kdog]

 

[casimir]

6 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

Any mention of Torkelson at 3B?

[Edman85]

Didn't know Jung had a lingering wrist issue fixed in October. This makes me a bit more optimistic about his ability to find a role early on next year.

[RandyMarsh]

12 minutes ago, kdog said:

 

No doubt Kenta Maeda is going to show up to Spring Training in the  "best shape of his life".

Edited December 10, 2024 by RandyMarsh

[Edman85]

5 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

Go BIG...!!!

Or Go HOME...!!!

Sign Sasaki.

Sign Bregman.

Trade for Vlad Guerrero Jr.

Sign Buehler.

 

 

 

How much would you be willing to offer Sasaki?

[Tenacious D]

5 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

No doubt Kenta Maeda is going to show up to Spring Training in the  "best shape of his life".

Even if his pitching still sucks, he’ll be popular at the beach.

And Edman owes me an apology when I suggested a few years back that Keith could be an option at 1B given our glut of poor fielding middle infielders.  I still have the scars from that takedown (and the receipts).

[Motor City Sonics]

Who was the last Tiger to not wear a number? 

[casimir]

29 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Didn't know Jung had a lingering wrist issue fixed in October. This makes me a bit more optimistic about his ability to find a role early on next year.

That’s kind of encouraging news given how weak his bat and his throws looked in Detroit.

I’d like to see Keith get some time at 3B, but I guess maybe his shoulder/arm can’t handle it?  1B seems like it might get crowded in a few seasons, but I suppose it’s foolish to assume all of the current and potential 1B options will make it that far.

[casimir]

2 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Who was the last Tiger to not wear a number? 

Gabe Kapler.  What’s my prize?

[Edman85]

35 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Even if his pitching still sucks, he’ll be popular at the beach.

And Edman owes me an apology when I suggested a few years back that Keith could be an option at 1B given our glut of poor fielding middle infielders.  I still have the scars from that takedown (and the receipts).

Find the receipts and I'll grant the apology if he appears in a game there.

 

Edit: I found the receipts, I think, and it wasn't me. I don't think I ever remember being adamantly against Keith at 1B. I am generally against listing off future lineups as if that is a realistic way to present anything, so if one had Keith at 1B, it wasn't the 1B Keith that had me riled up.

Edited December 10, 2024 by Edman85

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, kdog said:

 

but not at 3rd. Oh well.

[KL2]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

the huge contracts will continue as long as the money in the big markets is available, the money is available as long as the media rights fees can keep increasing - i.e. the ecosystem doesn't collapse because viewers reach the point where they won't pay. As long as the big markets can afford to outbid places like Det, they will. A contract like Soto's - or the one Skubal will get if he stays healthy - is suicide for a team like the Tigers. Ilitch can talk a good game about being willing, but the $ are not there in this market when push comes to shove and the league isn't going to allow teams to operate at a loss. Doesn't matter if the owner has the money - the team still has to be solvent.

Ok now can we get some reality in the post please.

The Mets or dodgers tv contracts haven't changed in years. Give you a guess what has changed.

The big markets tv deals aren't the ones that are gonna price the Tigers of the market. Thier profit this year was second best. It's chris didn't spend. Not saying he had to go crazy but pumping skubal by even 30 million doesn't erase those profits and that doesn't include the bump in tickets and merchandise from seemingly fielding a better team with him on it.

 

We spent only 38 percent payroll to revenue so there is plenty of room for growth. We probably can't do 4 700 million guys. But one or two.skubals isn't a problem for teams of detroit's market size.

Edited December 10, 2024 by KL2