No one wants Cabrera, least of all Scott Harris. I think it's a bit strong to say that if Cabrera is here it means that Scott Harris doesn't care about results. It might only mean that he didn't want to DFA him. I don't think that there is any sort of humiliating goodwill role that Cabrera will accept. We probably won't know until the end of spring training.
Oh please, not this "Hinch to the front office" again. I thought that we stamped that out a long time ago. Exactly what would he do when he got there? Keep criticizing the video guys who didn't cure Grossman?
That's funny, that Tesla is "starting production" today, and could deliver anything, to anybody, on December 1. If they started today I don't think that they could deliver a peanut butter sandwich on December 1.
I wouldn't worry about ruffling feathers by changing bullpen roles. Guys are trying to win. I think feathers would be ruffled enough by seeing Grossman stink it up every night in July, and trot out there again the next night. Guys are trying to win, and they would like to believe that the management is headed in the same direction. Make the obvious changes or lose the room.
I don't know how that park factor is calculated. Out of curiosity, if the park was neutral 10 years ago, and now it isn't, does that have anything to do with Cabrera being able to hit 20 home runs per year there 10 years ago, and now he can't?
I don't remember any outfielder with a poor throwing arm ever substantially improving it. It seems like an opportunity for those who study biomechanics.
Yes, there have been various humiliations suggested for him for the past two years, first base coach is the latest and the least likely. He isn't going to accept any of them, there is no reason why he should. Nobody forced Mike Ilitch to offer him that money and especially not that term. He isn't going to be a circus monkey for anybody.