Edman85 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said: yes - Faedo's MiLB page says he was dl'd in August and re-activated Nov4 Everybody is activated at end of season. That doesn't mean he is healed. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted January 30 Posted January 30 5 hours ago, Tiger337 said: Tommy Kahnle once threw 56 consecutive change-ups. I remember watching a game he was pitching in and hearing the announcers saying they knew exactly which pitch was coming next. 🤣🤣 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted January 30 Posted January 30 4 hours ago, roarintiger1 said: Good old Rodney........He could be both good and bad in the same game. Well, he could be both good and bad in the same inning. Heck, he could be both good and bad with the same batter.................... A RP who has control issues is pretty useless these days. Having to face 3 hitters can lose a game very quickly if he can't find the strike zone. There's nothing worse than a wild arm coming in from the bullpen. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) They kept Englert and Kreidler over Faedo? I don't that one. Faedo was pretty solid last year. Maybe because Faedo was initially drafted during the Obama administration and everything from then must be erased. Bet the Twins or White Sox take him and he owns us. Edited January 30 by Motor City Sonics Quote
Tigermojo Posted January 30 Posted January 30 19 minutes ago, Cruzer1 said: Faedo has the hottest wife. She would be missed. Someone needs to get Harris on the phone immediately. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted January 30 Posted January 30 So far I am grading this offseason about a C-. This has been highly disappointing so far. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Edman85 said: Everybody is activated at end of season. That doesn't mean he is healed. well that's an interesting question then. Could he file a grievance that he should have been put back on the DL and not moved? Or maybe after 10yrs(~) in our system he's just as ready to go and try another org even if he had a case he could have pursued? Edited January 30 by gehringer_2 Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said: So far I am grading this offseason about a C-. This has been highly disappointing so far. I agree and they are running out of good free agent options. A big trade might be the only way to make it a good off-season. Quote
Cruzer1 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I'm not upset if the Tigers don't get Bregman. I heard they offered 5 years, which should have been enough. 1 Quote
Cruzer1 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 Damn, I thought we were getting Carlos Estevez, but he's going to the Royals. Royals To Sign Carlos Estévez - MLB Trade Rumors Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I wouldn't be crushed going into the season with only one bat added just because our hitters are at stages in their careers where more are likely to be better next season than worse - although that said - catcher could be pretty bad. Dingler has shown nothing againt MLB pitching at all - would have liked to see some kind of better backstop at backstop... But just to be the broken record again - I want more added to the starting staff than Cobb and the door is about closed on that unless Flaherty drops in our lap and I think the odds of that are <5%. As you note - a trade seems the only major thing that could happen but Harris will really have to make a jump out of his recent habits to start trading young talent. Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 minute ago, gehringer_2 said: I wouldn't be crushed going into the season with only one bat added just because our hitters are at stages in their careers where more are likely to be better next season than worse - although that said - catcher could be pretty bad. Dingler has shown nothing againt MLB pitching at all - would have liked to see some kind of better backstop at backstop... But just to be the broken record again - I want more added to the starting staff than Cobb and the door is about closed on that unless Flaherty drops in our lap and I think the odds of that are <5%. As you note - a trade seems the only major thing that could happen but Harris will really have to make a jump out of his recent habits to start trading young talent. Their infield defense is bad which isn't good when you are so reliant on pitchng. Quote
casimir Posted January 30 Posted January 30 5 hours ago, Tiger337 said: Tommy Kahnle once threw 56 consecutive change-ups. The change up was my only pitch. 2 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 1 minute ago, Tiger337 said: Their infield defense is bad which isn't good when you are so reliant on pitchng. True, but it doesn't have to be. They could push Gleyber to more DHing so Keith could spend more time at 2B and the D would be better. They probably won't, but they could. They have too many 2Bs. Jung may hit more with his wrist fixed, but 2B is his best position. Keith's bat is more valuable as a 2B then a 1B, and they have Gleyber who it is said is not willing to change positions. Which actually makes the fact they they pursued him all the stranger since they value multi-positional players so highly. I know I should stop complaining, maybe he'll OPS 950 and Tigers will win the W.S. but until then I'm never going to have a good feeling about that signing. Quote
casimir Posted January 30 Posted January 30 2 hours ago, gehringer_2 said: Wasn't that supposed to be a tribute to someone, but I don't remember who....Tiant maybe? His father. He was a fisherman and often wore his hat so that the bill blocked the sun from his eyes. I always hated the tilt until I heard the reason. 1 1 Quote
casimir Posted January 30 Posted January 30 5 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: True, but it doesn't have to be. They could push Gleyber to more DHing so Keith could spend more time at 2B and the D would be better. They probably won't, but they could. They have too many 2Bs. Jung may hit more with his wrist fixed, but 2B is his best position. Keith's bat is more valuable as a 2B then a 1B, and they have Gleyber who it is said is not willing to change positions. Which actually makes the fact they they pursued him all the stranger since they value multi-positional players so highly. I know I should stop complaining, maybe he'll OPS 950 and Tigers will win the W.S. but until then I'm never going to have a good feeling about that signing. I understand the deal for a better defender. But specific to Torres as the acquisition and the resulting moves that it causes……. Meh. Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 4 hours ago, Tenacious D said: Until Skubal is prepared to make a long term commitment himself, his opinion is irrelevant. I think the opinion of the best pitcher in baseball and the guy their entire pithing staff revolves around should be very relevant. They need him a lot more than he needs them. Quote
1776 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 42 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: So far I am grading this offseason about a C-. This has been highly disappointing so far. If this team doesn’t improve before opening day I don’t see them making the playoffs. If there is a plan I’d like to get a copy. Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) 16 minutes ago, 1776 said: If this team doesn’t improve before opening day I don’t see them making the playoffs. If there is a plan I’d like to get a copy. I think the plan is long term and I think it's a good one overall. However, I think they are ready to try to win now and would like to see them accelerate the plan. Edited January 30 by Tiger337 Quote
Edman85 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 I do feel like there is a negative correlation between fanbase contentment with the Tigers' offseason moves and actual improvement by the team. 2 1 Quote
Tiger337 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 (edited) I feel like their off-season moves probably haven't improved the team much, but there is a lot of potential for improvement within. I also feel like they caught lightning in a bottle at the end of the year and they will have to improve more than their final record suggests. Edited January 30 by Tiger337 Quote
Tigermojo Posted January 30 Posted January 30 The 40 man roster looks pretty good to me. Almost everyone has ML experience. The keys will be healthy outfield and healthy rotation. Hinch will be able to manage the defense and the bullpen to perform their best. Nobody in the Central has done much. Quote
monkeytargets39 Posted January 30 Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Cruzer1 said: Faedo has the hottest wife. She would be missed. And yet we didn’t sign Verlander either 1 Quote
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