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Right next door to Stuffing and Cranberries.

I know the Rangers have said he's ready, but its probably just ready enough. A few innings out of him at whatever % he is now is probably better than other 100% options that they have. I think Scherzer has a reputation for being honest about when he has gas left or when he's done during a game, so that self honesty helps. And Bochy & Maddux are probably a good manager & coach combo to navigate his innings and realize when to pull him.

I don't know that he's done yet. He had a pretty good season.

Is this an OE%? Oblong's effectivity %?

Spoiler alert?

Well, he’s got to prove durable enough for an extension, too.

Maybe he will channel his inner Gaylord Perry?

You should'of asked to speak with a manager.

Nick Krall Discusses Upcoming Reds Offseason https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/10/nick-krall-discusses-upcoming-reds-offseason.html Maybe Cincy has some IF help for the Tigers?

That’s one way to look at it.

Shane Halter sees this and seethes.

What’s with the crap in the background?

I didn't know that there was a gold glove award for utility fielders. I like it. I was listening to Dan Patrick interview Harold Reynolds one day. They were discussing the actual trophy. Turns out Reynolds' was pretty much a mitt and baseball spray painted and glued to a base, almost like a cub scout project.

Its an unfortunate situation when you look at his career progression and stat lines through 2019. Then COVID hit, he didn't pitch in 2020. His post 2020 pales in comparison to his pre 2020. Now, there is the high competition that he's faced (pre was only as high as AA, post has been AAA/MLB). That's certainly a factor. But he hasn't been able to gain more starts/innings during a season since 2019. And maybe he was called up to Detroit well before he was ready to begin with.

Well, that's actually part of the reason why an organization might trade for him. Another organization might see something that the Tigers/Manning haven't been able to adjust that they feel might unlock something and get more value out of Manning. I always thought Gregory Soto was overrated because of his control issues, his poor BB9. I was quite pleased to see him traded. But somehow or another, his track record of poor BB9 was cut significantly. How did that happen? Its only one season, is it sustainable? Why was this an issue under the Tiger pitching staff (which I think is reasonably considered an asset), but Philly was able to polish Soto up? I agree with you, though, other organizations see what we can see watching games, looking over baseball reference, baseball savant, fangraphs, etc, etc. So they're going to see those data points, sure. But what do they see that we don't see?

What did Panera do to deserve this?

I was hoping to trade down and get Mobley plus other assets. It wasn’t so much about Cunningham. It was more about opportunity to get better value with a pick at 3 & stuff than just a pick at 1. And who knows, it may turn out that Cunningham at 1 ends up the correct choice. Sure would be nice to see Cunningham healthy for a season.

Trade him for Soto!

Looks like MTS morphed over to MTF around the time of the draft. It'd be fun to pull that thread back up.

Failed vote? What vote? There was no vote taken.

Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe's estate should look into retroactive residuals.

I don't know. The peripherals suggest his 2023 was lucky. It'd be nice to see it, but I don't know. I think his 2023 injuries were flukey. Both were from batted balls, were they not? They cost him innings, sure, but don't think they were necessarily directly related to pitching motion or something like that.

Skubal, Mize, and Manning in the Detroit rotation if healthy. Olsen seems likely to be in there as well. And then there will be a FA SP to join them. I think at this point Faedo and Briekse are RPs that can throw multiple innings if needed. Same for Alexander if he returns. Are there any other SP/SP types on the 40 to consider? Some have mentioned Holton as a possible rotation option, but I think he remains a RP. Gipson-Long, Flores, Madden, Hurter, and Jobe are SPs in the minors. Maybe that could be enough minor league depth? I don't know, it seems like another arm or two in Toledo with maybe Jobe starting in Erie?

Vuvuzela vendors outside the Philly ballpark just might have the retirement plan in front of them.