2024 - 2025 Detroit Tigers Offseason

[Tenacious D]

2 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

 

Tigers Twitter is going to implode.

[RatkoVarda]

instead of Verlander or Scherzer, they grab Cobb (37) to be the old and injured pitcher. yeeesh.

 

[Tenacious D]

4 minutes ago, alex said:

Alex Cobb is on board:

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/12/tigers-to-sign-alex-cobb.html

Hope he likes playing in LA or NY

[RatkoVarda]

Harris was always going to sign 2 SPs. Assuming this is the lesser signing.

[Motor City Sonics]

Well team,  We had a great season last year so we thought we might think about going big this offseason. 

Instead, we're signing Alex Cobb for a year

 

Sound great, Hackett?  

[Sports_Freak]

43 minutes ago, casimir said:

So are you giving him a contract for life?  What about Andy Ibanez?

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.

[Edman85]

Good move.

[Sports_Freak]

31 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Tigers Twitter is going to implode.

Lol...my favorite comment is "dumpster diving." Not that I agree, it's just funny.

[gehringer_2]

41 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

 

Be still my beating heart!

[CaliforniaDreaming]

8 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Good move.

I agree (since it is always wise to agree with Edman85). Keep doing what has worked for the past 2 years. There is not reason why we should be surprised or disparaging about this signing.

[SoCalTiger]

11 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Good move.

I now feel better. Thanks. 

[Timmitch55]

Al Avila Part II

[chasfh]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Unless the sports media ecosystem (i.e, the money machine) totally collapses, Skubal is gone. The only question is bite the bullet and trade him while you can get a good return or take the performance and accept the comp pick as consolation.

 

I don't know that Skubal is necessarily gone, but I do know with the Harris front office, Tarik's not getting a stupid contract. And by that, I don't mean an expensive contract. I mean a Miggy-at-the-end-type contract.

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Dad let Scherzer walk.

That's because Scherzer was lippy.

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, Tigermojo said:

I prefer the money goes to developing future versions of Soto than overpaying free agents.

Washington developed this version of Soto. How'd that work out for them in the long run?

[chasfh]

2 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

“I’ll have what he’s having”

[chasfh]

So, Alex Cobb: throws fast but doesn't strike guys out; doesn't walk guys and gets a lot of worm-burners. Gets hit hard but it's into the ground, so not many barrels.

Harris has a type—and he signed him in San Francisco. I assume he's got something Fetter can work with.

[gehringer_2]

25 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Washington developed this version of Soto. How'd that work out for them in the long run?

I was surprised, not as terrible as one might think. The nats got 5.2 WAR this season for the guys they got for Soto  - two more are still cooking in the minors. Soto has averaged a little over 5 WAR per season over his career. Granted he tallied 7.9 this season as he hit 40+ HR for the 1st time, and if he keeps hitting 40+ he's likely to stay above the 5 WAR average for a while. On the other side,  the Nats have $50M a year to invest in something - if they can do a good job of it.

Edited December 9, 2024 by gehringer_2

[chasfh]

2 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

Not as terrible as one might think. The nats got 5.2 WAR this season for the guys they got for Soto  - two more are still cooking in the minors. Soto has averaged a little over 5 WAR per season over his career. Granted he tallied 7.9 this season as he hit 40+ HR for the 1st time, and if he keeps hitting 40+ he's likely to stay above the 5 WAR average for a while. On the other side,  the Nats have $50M a year to invest in something - if they can do a good job of it.

Fair point.

[Edman85]

24 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Washington developed this version of Soto. How'd that work out for them in the long run?

They got a World Series his rookie year, and between him and players acquired for him, they have about 30 fWAR and counting. It worked out fine. They have James Wood.

[Edman85]

Expounding on earlier:

Cobb is a guy who is either good (or at least average) or injured. Granted, a year ago I was saying the same about Maeda. I just can't help but think about what Fetter and co got out of Hanifee, who has a similar fastball. I really don't want a multi year deal where you are stuck with a dead weight pitcher for years down the road, like the one I invoked earlier in this paragraph. Cobb's a reasonable risk.

[SoCalTiger]

"In Harris we Hope"

[monkeytargets39]

I like the Cobb signing.  Now go get Buehler or Flaherty.

[Tenacious D]

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

[HeyAbbott]

7 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

Unless the sports media ecosystem (i.e, the money machine) totally collapses, Skubal is gone. The only question is bite the bullet and trade him while you can get a good return or take the performance and accept the comp pick as consolation.

 

Absolutely agree.