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Key stats for Incaviglia. 392 PAs over 2 seasons (2 separate stints in Detroit). 73 hits, 98 strikeouts, 11 home runs, 1 stolen base (pity that catcher) and 4 jersey numbers.

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Is it just me or does it seem like the tougher the play that Baez has, the better his throw to 1B is?

I’d be fine with letting the kids play and using the salary space to gather assets for taking on shorter term bad contracts. It’d be nice to add some outside shooting to the mix. It’d be even better to develop that with the pieces that they have, but that’s easier said than done.

We gotta get the Carpenter head bands for the next Rule V party.

Heads up baserunning by Carpenter to get to 2B on the relay home.

False. Patience, Grasshopper.

They’ve been showing a replay camera angle toward the pitcher & plate lower and from around the second basedude’s area lately. I like it.

They keep adding tornado & water spout confirmations to the system that SE Michigan and NW Ohio a week and a half ago. I could see the clouds from the system about 10 miles away, but we didn’t even get a drop of rain. A coworker had the same deal about an hour to the east of me. So weird.

Eat it, Minnehaha.

Yeah, that didn’t look good at all.

There’s something to work with there. And for the lowly price of Daniel Norris? Ha!

I think he’s better in the booth than I want him to be. It’s been a bit, but I bet if we go back in a time bot, we’d realize he’s the kind of player (bat, glove, and intangibles) that is appreciated on your team and loathed on the other team. I just dropped bat, bet, bit, bot, and but in the same sentence. I think that’s some sort of grammatical cycle.

In general I don’t like sign & trades because it is a two step purchase, so to speak. The contract and the trade. In a vacuum it seems excessive. However, the Pistons aren’t working talent acquisitions in a vacuum. And the free agent pool this off-season is shallow. I don’t know, this is still a young team and they’ve got a lot of recent high draft picks on the team. Maybe the better acquisitions this off-season are veteran influences on short term deals.

Yeah, that’s an obvious omission on my part. Shame on me.

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It’s Ozzie Virgil. His name popped into my head, I did a quick image search, and this one really stuck out to me. I don’t put a whole lot of time or thought into game thread photos. Obviously things like Opening Day and remembering estrepe are noteworthy. I like to tie in the opponent at times, I think that’s been obvious with some of the players that have shown up that have played for both franchises. I think you caught me on Dan Gladden last week. But besides that, it’s generally whatever comes to mind.

What would a reasonable sign and trade look like for Cameron Johnson? Sounds like the Nets would match an offer sheet if he signed one. So, what’s the trade return value?

I don't think I make either trade. I would hold steady on the 5 for 9 & 16 that we heard about. I think the priority for this team now is higher quality rather than higher quantity. I agree with swinging for the fences with this pick. They need to get the environment right to retain Cunningham if he does indeed become a high level player. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't, that remains to be seen. But there is still reasonable hope for him. And given that Detroit is one of those teams that isn't necessarily attractive to free agents or to players that can force sign & trades to go to, they'll need to acquire their better top players via draft or trade. On the other hand, if quality is the main get, I can understand not giving in to the 28th pick vs the 16th out of principle of value. As far as the other deal with the 2025 1st round pick, I'm not sure I trust moving a 5th now in this draft for the possibility of moving into a worse spot in 2025, although it depends on the "stuff". Maybe its a risk worth taking if its a team like Washington, but I'm not sure I want that deal with Utah and Ainge in charge right now. Edit: I just reread the results of the proposed trade (bolded). I don't know, maybe I'm more on the fence with that than at first thought.

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The Phillies. Perfect.

That's kind of what I am thinking, too. Surround him with competent offense when he comes off of the bench, he can serve a purpose. Even at that, his 3 point shooting needs to improve.

Does Hayes have value for this team? His offense shouldn't stick out as much in the backcourt with Cunningham back, Ivey's experience, Sasser & Burks as shooters off of the bench. But does he have enough defense & passing to serve as 4th/5th G (depending upon matchups/rotations and how much gets thrown at Sasser in his rookie season) next season?

From the little that I've read, he's especially proficient at catch & shoot. That should fit in well while the ball is in the hands of Cunningham/Ivey.

He's got a point. At least about Halle Berry.