romad1 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, IdahoBert said: I wonder how “stubborn” they’re going to be about Baez? also wondering. Quote
Jim Cowan Posted February 13 Posted February 13 You tell 'em Tork. Why should you take hitting advice from a bunch of nerds in Coke-bottle glasses? There is a reason why they were always the last ones picked in the schoolyard. There is a reason why they never had a date in high school, why they do up the top button on their golf shirts. Really sick of these guys thinking they can take over a game designed for men. 5 Quote
IdahoBert Posted February 13 Posted February 13 9 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: There is a reason why they never had a date in high school, why they do up the top button on their golf shirts. You are an astute observer of the human condition. Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 18 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said: You tell 'em Tork. Why should you take hitting advice from a bunch of nerds in Coke-bottle glasses? There is a reason why they were always the last ones picked in the schoolyard. There is a reason why they never had a date in high school, why they do up the top button on their golf shirts. Really sick of these guys thinking they can take over a game designed for men. IDK, I think "I wanted to get more athletic and get out of the mechanics" is pretty much what they wanted from him. In the past Tork always wanted to take the same swing, but that swing didn't provide enough plate coverage. What he needs to do to succeed is put the bat wherever the ball is - i.e. by being athletic. Sort of like his buddy Riley, who swings in all kinds of different planes going to any field - to find the ball where it was pitched. If he can do that he'll be a better hitter but talk is talk, let's see what he can do. If he's actually made that big a shift, it does increase the odds he's going to start in Toledo to refine it if he can. Quote
Tiger337 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, IdahoBert said: I wonder how “stubborn” they’re going to be about Baez? If he's healthy, he's the back-up shortstop. 1 Quote
4hzglory Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Bregman to Red Sox. 3 yrs $120 mil with opt outs after years 1 and 2. Short term, but $40 mil/yr - much higher AAV than I imagined he’d get even on a shorter deal. Quote
Sports_Freak Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Just now, 4hzglory said: Bregman to Red Sox. 3 yrs $120 mil with opt outs after years 1 and 2. Short term, but $40 mil/yr - much higher AAV than I imagined he’d get even on a shorter deal. There's no way he'll opt out. 40 million a season.....way overpriced. Quote
ICroupier Posted February 13 Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said: This makes me so happy. Quote
Tenacious D Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Let’s all collectively get on with our lives now. And avoid X for at least a few days. The narrative will be that Ilitch cheaped out, which we know to be false. I’m glad we didn’t let Boras play us like he used to, when he’d go around Dombrowski to get to the old man. Bregman was never signing a 3 year (or less) deal to play in Comerica. Fenway is a good park for him and I suspect he’ll hit well there. Good riddance—if we don’t make a trade, I’d be good with Vierling, Wenceel and Ibanez in some sort of RH platoon with Carpenter and Jung. Quote
chasfh Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Fine. Clearly he was never, ever coming here. And if he didn’t want to do six years in Detroit versus three years in Boston, why would he want to do seven years in Detroit versus three years of Boston? It makes no sense. Whatever. Now we can move on. Quote
Tenacious D Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Just now, chasfh said: Fine. Clearly he was never, ever coming here. And if he didn’t want to do six years in Detroit versus three years in Boston, why would he want to do seven years in Detroit versus three years of Boston? It makes no sense. Whatever. Now we can move on. I don’t believe anything that was reported. I really doubt we offered him 6 years—I suspect our offer was similar to the Red Sox. Quote
papalawrence Posted February 13 Posted February 13 3/120, wow. His lifetime ops at fenway is 1.200, so there's that. But wow Quote
chasfh Posted February 13 Posted February 13 2 hours ago, monkeytargets39 said: Especially because he’s probably going to be the 6th or 7th guy in the pen. Good depth pickup, then. Nothing wrong with that. A team needs decent guys in the front of their bullpen, too. Quote
Tenacious D Posted February 13 Posted February 13 3 minutes ago, papalawrence said: 3/120, wow. His lifetime ops at fenway is 1.200, so there's that. But wow His lifetime BA at Comerica is .220. And he has an opt out after this season. Where would you go to reestablish your value in hopes of a better contract? Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 13 Posted February 13 40 million a year? LOL. Have fun, Boston, and thank you Told you he'd go short term to Boston, but I thought it would be 2 years, 65 or something like that. Quote
Motor City Sonics Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Let's just say this. Yes, Bregman is better than Vierling. But if Vierling is a $3 million a year guy, Bregman is not a $40 million a year guy. He's not that much better. Not even close. 2 Quote
chasfh Posted February 13 Posted February 13 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: I don’t believe anything that was reported. I really doubt we offered him 6 years—I suspect our offer was similar to the Red Sox. I don’t disagree, but that was the persistent reporting from multiple sources, so assuming that’s true, it makes no sense he spend seven years in Detroit instead of six, versus three in Boston. The bottom line is, there’s no way he was ever coming to Detroit. The ballpark is death to right handed power hitters. It would’ve hurt his stats to come here, and if there’s one thing Alex Bregman is concerned about more than anything else, it’s his stats. Because there is no way that the Red Sox are in a dramatically better position—or in any better position at all—to make the playoffs than the Tigers are. So if it’s really about winning, he just went to the worse bet. Edited February 13 by chasfh Quote
1776 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 So glad this production is over and he is not in Detroit. Quote
chasfh Posted February 13 Posted February 13 (edited) Circle May 12 on the calendar. I may come in for that. Edited February 13 by chasfh 1 Quote
papalawrence Posted February 13 Posted February 13 10 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: His lifetime BA at Comerica is .220. And he has an opt out after this season. Where would you go to reestablish your value in hopes of a better contract? Of course it's great for Bregman. Unless he has a great year he's not opting out though. Quote
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