casimir

Is the lack of spending due to ownership, players, or both?

Depends on your major.

Maybe, maybe not in general terms. The good thing about baseball is that the margin between top and bottom of league in terms of winning percentage is much slimmer than other sports. Baseball playoffs are largely a 50/50 proposition. The higher profile teams don’t always win the championship. And not everyone wants to live in or play for New York or Los Angeles.

Doesn’t media coverage revenue get shared among teams already? Maybe it does to a smaller extent, I don’t know. i think deadening the baseball and limiting the impact of the three true outcome game and getting back to a sport where the baseball is in the field of play would have positive benefits to pitching than currently focuses on means to throw the baseball past the hitter. Give pitchers a chance to allow the baseball go into play without fear of it going over the outfield wall.

Rosters just don’t stay intact like that. I would be surprised if two of Torkelson/Greene/Carpenter/Keith are not out of the organization by Opening Day.

I don’t necessarily agree with the 2/38 vs 2/36 analogy, but I may be reading you too literally.

I’d rather see baseball players than one trick ponies.

Was that the Fort Wayne Mad Ants?

Exactly. There’s the “equation” of a trade. And who is going to offer what right now? Is it better than a compensation pick? But there’s also 2026 to consider. The Tigers are a playoff team with Skubal. Any playoff team can win the World Series. I get wanting to move a one season guy for possible future production.. but it seems to me like they should take advantage of being a playoff team now. It was a tough time getting back to the postseason. Take another shot at the ring with a top of the league pitcher whilst he’s still here in Tiger clothes.

I’m fine with 2/$35M. Can we move this forward, please?

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I think I would trust Bassitt to pitch more quality innings than Olson, Anderson, Madden, Melton, Montero, and Gipson-Long combined.

That's $240M less for the Dodgers to spend o. Skubal.

Why not wear both?

Agree. A group of Olson, Anderson, Madden, Melton, Keider, and Gipson-Long is not to be trusted for two plus SP slots. Bassitt is a good option at this point to cover one of those spots.

Snow. Hate it. What was s’posed to be a dusting overnight has turned into 3 or 4 inches of fluffy bull**** by dinner. And it ain’t done.

I like seeing the Tigers have two in the top ten. When in doubt, draft the middle of the field position players, SS and CF.

Hold on, Boston signed Ranger Suarez to play 3B? What a dumb idea.

Quarter zips are comfortable, especially fleece ones over a polo in the wintertime.

That’s no fun.

Crazy is better than lazy.

Why only August? Why not September?

Just remember, 'Murica voted on policy, not personality.

Jim Harbaugh to Baltimore Ravens, John Harbaugh to the UofM, Ryan Day to San Diego Chargers?

They get a bit too silly together at times. Dirks doesn’t seem to be off the rails with Dickerson. Likewise, Petry isn’t completely stoic with Benetti, but keeps himself more inbounds than Dirks.