mtutiger Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: I don’t remember guys like Correa, Altuve, Springer or Bregman moving around much. Likely because they were good where they were. I do think there is something to plugging holes with a lot of players to find out what is working, and agree that will happen this upcoming season. Baez, Greene and Tork will likely not move around much, especially if they are performing. The rest of the starting lineup will be in flux. Marwin Gonzalez and Jake Marisnick are who I am thinking of. Particularly Gonzalez, who would get 400+ ABs a season while not being tethered to any one position. Edited January 8, 2023 by mtutiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Defense is is a team effort, so it makes sense to have set positions, I don't buy the idea that relievers need to have set roles or that batting orders need to stay the same. I think that's more ego than anything else. agree on relievers. Regardless of the inning or game situation it's the same batters with the same bats and you are going to get them out (or not!) the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Tiger337 said: Benke wants BIG trades Who are the most notable missing from Motown Sports? Benke and Yoda are the two that mostly pop up in my head... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigermojo Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I'm a big Akil Baddoo fan but Vierling seems like the perfect platoon for him. Good speed and defense with a much better arm. Both question marks for their offense which platooning might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tigermojo said: I'm a big Akil Baddoo fan but Vierling seems like the perfect platoon for him. Good speed and defense with a much better arm. Both question marks for their offense which platooning might help. I miss the days of platoons. A 26-man roster and 13-pitcher limit might bring back some of that flexibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, Tigermojo said: I'm a big Akil Baddoo fan but Vierling seems like the perfect platoon for him. Good speed and defense with a much better arm. Both question marks for their offense which platooning might help. Mrs. Baddoo isn’t even a big fan of Akil’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 39 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: Who are the most notable missing from Motown Sports? Benke and Yoda are the two that mostly pop up in my head... Yooper has been gone for a while. I miss his "___days until opening day" threads. And remember the Adopt-A-Tiger threads? Good times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edman85 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 43 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: Who are the most notable missing from Motown Sports? Benke and Yoda are the two that mostly pop up in my head... Only because I attended a bowl game in the last week where my school was coached by Brian Brohm, there was a period in the mid-aughts where I got him confused with Brian Bluhm. Yoda's still on Twitter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Shelton and Biggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 omf v mattingly. old school for you youngins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, JackPine said: What do you think is chaffin's asking price, 3/27? And what do you think he'll go for, 2/18? I would give Chafin his money... Put one vet in the BP just to babysit the kids. And... Chafin is LH'ed, and GOOD, and limits walks/ controls the strike zone. He has to be the "perfect" guy to add to the BP at this point. Don't care about the money. Money's not an issue at all... and neither is the 2 OR 3 years. One last point. He's a tradeable guy. If not this year (by Harris's choice, to keep him for his leadership), then next year (by... popular demand). For a decent haul I would think as well... "Gy'ive thy'at man hees mon-ey." Edited January 8, 2023 by 1984Echoes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I only vaguely remember omf and mattingly... I think they were not so active in later years? But that's a good list: JonBenke, Yoda, DaYooper, Shelton & Biggs were all pretty big contributors on Motown Sports... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I doubt Chafin wants to be here—he doesn’t strike me as the type to opt-out as a ploy. I don’t see him coming back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, 1984Echoes said: I only vaguely remember omf and mattingly... I think they were not so active in later years? But that's a good list: JonBenke, Yoda, DaYooper, Shelton & Biggs were all pretty big contributors on Motown Sports... I miss Cult of Pena—didn’t post a ton, but pretty witty and insightful when he did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Tigers making more moves. Hopefully the analytics folks here will identify some positives that I don’t see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddwert Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 49 minutes ago, buddha said: omf v mattingly. old school for you youngins. Dtroppens, Ranger and Hank the dwarf;) for the really old schoolers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Benke is on twitter too still proposing trades and free agent signings. Yooper is on Twitter. He is running for some kind of local office. Edited January 8, 2023 by Tiger337 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Tiger337 said: Benke is on twitter too still proposing trades and free agent signings. Yooper is on Twitter. He is running for some kind of local office. Is Yooper the guy on the Tigers podcast with Chris Brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger337 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Tenacious D said: Is Yooper the guy on the Tigers podcast with Chris Brown? No, that's a different yooper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Tenacious D said: I doubt Chafin wants to be here—he doesn’t strike me as the type to opt-out as a ploy. I don’t see him coming back. That could be just a money ploy, and I wouldn't blame him for trying to cash in after a really nice year... And if it's just money, give him the best offer and he'll come back to Detroit (IMO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said: That could be just a money ploy, and I wouldn't blame him for trying to cash in after a really nice year... And if it's just money, give him the best offer and he'll come back to Detroit (IMO). That was my point—he doesn’t strike me as a guy who is angling for max value. I think if he had wanted to stay, he would have—he could have always tried to negotiate an extension if getting paid was most important. Kind of strikes me as the Bill Murray of baseball, who also famously doesn’t have an agent and just does what he wants to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 hours ago, mtutiger said: Marwin Gonzalez and Jake Marisnick are who I am thinking of. Particularly Gonzalez, who would get 400+ ABs a season while not being tethered to any one position. A Gonzalez or Tony Phillips type of guy that can play 4 or 5 times a week at multiple positions is a nice player for any team to have on the roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Tenacious D said: Tigers making more moves. Hopefully the analytics folks here will identify some positives that I don’t see. Look at those strikeout and walk rates. It didn’t take long to replace Soto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, 1984Echoes said: I only vaguely remember omf and mattingly... I think they were not so active in later years? But that's a good list: JonBenke, Yoda, DaYooper, Shelton & Biggs were all pretty big contributors on Motown Sports... Yooper and Shelton are in an OOTP league that all of the cool kids are in. And me, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Tenacious D said: I doubt Chafin wants to be here—he doesn’t strike me as the type to opt-out as a ploy. I don’t see him coming back. Is Chafin a mentor type for younger pitchers? He was a loose spirit and a fan favorite, but I’m not sure that’s necessarily the kind of veteran presence that leads a young bullpen. Or maybe he could be, heck, what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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