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I see you, Lee. I see you.

Not bad at all. Cant say I’ve ever done that myself.

4 of those names are currently on the 60 day IL, so releasing them does nothing to activate an open spot. So, you failed there. Like it or not (and I don’t), Outman is currently the best defensive CF vs RHP right now. Malgeri is currently the 2nd RHB platoon OF. He’s just been added to the 40, so it’s highly doubtful that there’s a rational decision to immediately remove him when he isn’t a part of the bullpen problem. So, go ahead, remove either one of them from the 40, but who replaces them on the active roster? I know, I know, chess pieces thrown at your checkers argument. Cruz was also just added to the 40 and probably is in line to be the next McKinstry albeit at league minimum. Again, highly doubtful he gets bumped. Jones should be removed, but who replaces him? He’s probably a warm body until someone else shakes free on the waiver wire or trade acquisition. If he doesn’t start hitting and or isn’t replaced until a healthy 60 day IL position player becomes available, it ain’t a good sign. Waguespck can go, that’s fine. Vanasco, Hanifee, sure, same jam. But Go is out of the organization now. We can only hope he becomes part of the return for Skubal at this point.

There are a lot of teams to climb over, no question. But there are games remaining against most of not all of those teams. And a good stretch of 2 weeks should catapult them upward in terms of games behind and surpass a handful of those teams. Easier said than done, sure. But at this point, there’s still hope for that to occur. And I think we can all agree that the hole they’ve dug themselves is a combination of underachieving and injuries. How much of one vs the other, how much one might have created the other, that’s all debatable. But it doesn’t change the fact that the Tigers at this point of the season still have a good amount of control of their own destiny. And they have not yet had a torrid stretch of games. They’re somewhere at the top of the AL since June or something like that. But it’s not a record that’s indicative of a team going on a rampage like we see out of numerous teams in a season. With all of these teams in the thick of it, I can’t imagine how much conversation there could be within and amongst these teams trying to decide what to do between now and the deadline. And add in the variable of the CBA ending this offseason and that uncertainty. I wouldn’t think it should be of primary concern, but I would imagine some teams are going to do it a bit in their dealings.

I can’t wait to see what about and where @IdahoBert posts tonight.

I hope we’re calling them swept out of Detroit on Thursday evening.

There’s not a lot of threading the needle these days. If Harris can pull it off, kudos to him. It isn’t impossible, but seems improbable. Just looking at your summary, in addition a bat or two, they’ll need to fix the bullpen, too. Maybe the returns of Jobe and Verlander help facilitate that in addition to covering Skubal’s rotation spot. Maybe that means some combination of Melton/Montero/Jobe going to the bullpen. I understand Melton and Montero have been good in their starts, but clubhouse politics and seniority come into play here. Verlander volunteering to move to relief would be helpful but also seems doubtful. I mention him specifically because at his age, a team isn’t worried about future innings. At this point of the season, getting his stamina in accordance to a starter’s workload wouldn’t be necessary. I wouldn’t expect anyone to be able to convince him to do so, but maybe that’s an itch that Hinch’s psychology background can scratch.

One of my all time favorite Tigers. I enjoyed his all around abilities of getting on base, having some pop in his bat, a bit of base running speed and acumen, enough defensive skill to move around the field adequately if not spectacularly. Hinch would absolutely relish having him on this team, and I’m quite sure we’d all love to see that bat in the lineup.

Saw an article that Seelinger is a Long Island kid and he stands a chance to make his MLB debut at age 31 with his childhood team. That’s not a bad personal story for a guy that’s bounced around the affiliated minors and independent leagues.

Oh, I wouldn’t trade him if the Tigers make up some serious playoff ground unless some team offers too much to refuse. The playoffs are the goal and if there’s a reasonable chance at it with Skubal on the team, that’s the priority.

I thought Greene would get caught in a positional / team quota kerfuffle and not get the initial invite. I thought Dingler and McGonigle would be the only Tiger all stars as of now. Guess I was wrong.

I’ll take the over.

Send me a go pro and I’ll record my bike treks for you for free. It’s utterly boring, basically all bike trail on flat land and I’m not racing anybody. But it’d be free.

Sounds like he had one of those promotion or free agent clauses in his contract.

Ah…. How about taking the series against the Athletics first.

Just looked at 2B HOF list per bbref. It’s criminal that Whitaker is on the outside looking in. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/jaws_2B.shtml

Go is off to Minnesota.

Eat it, Texas.

Why not both?

Ima drop some maths knowledge on you morans. Ian Kinsler, 35.0 WAR in 8 seasons with the Rangers. 17.6 WAR in 4 seasons with the Tigers. That’s consistency at the macro level.

38-50 record with a +5 run differential. All of the injuries. Plenty of questionable roster and in game decisions. This season is weird.

Well, they certainly didn’t help the situation at hand.