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DJ Chark is out for a while with a hamstring injury in Carolina. I'll admit i was one of those that thought he should have been brought back but his constant short term injuries went into Holmes' and Campbells reasoning to shop elsewhere.

I think the Lions will be looking to add a player or two after cuts next week. They could be looking at OT, pretty much every one they have now beyond Decker and Sewell is replacement level. At WR there are still a few free agents unsigned including Kenny Galaday lol. Julio Jones is another. And they may look for a fourth DT if they don't think Levi can cut it.

then he should bring back more in trade value.

it seems like the Tigers have had tons of these types over the years. guys with tons of raw power and tools only to be undone by the inability to square a baseball up. I'm sure every organization has a bunch of guys that fit that description, but I can't remember any panning out for us.

I was all set to add Xfinity streaming service until i noticed that it is a 1 year commitment with early cancellation fees. Oh well, You Tube TV again.

Sounds like a RB from the 1970's.

This may be what MCS saw. Just a stupid proposal. https://www.si.com/nfl/buccaneers/news/proposed-trade-sends-buccaneers-star-linebacker-to-detroit-lions

I can't find anything.

The more I read about Mims is he is looking good. Raymond is a lock i think so that only leaves 1 or 2 spots open. Jones will probably make it but if the like the upside of Green or Drummond and they don't think Jones has much left he may not.

Bill Madlock?

My surprise would be Marvin Jones.

Rogers Hornsby was well known red-ass in the baseball field. He got into an argument at 2B one time and after some back and forth punched the guy in the face. After the game a reporter asked we he hit the other player and he said "i wasn't getting anywhere talking to him".

Listening to the Mgo podacast last night. They believe that with the players inevitably getting a large chunk of the TV money in the near future, the conferences are making up the lost millions through expansion. The original BIG teams split TV money equally, but some of these teams newer to the conference may get negotiated down some. Brian's theory is that at some point OSU or Michingan is going to lose a top recruit to the $EC and come to the realization that they should not be splitting TV money with equally Northwestern, Indiana, Rutgers, etc. And they will leave the Big Ten and go it alone and form their own nework to broadcast games. TV money has watered down the game day experience anyway to the point the big teams play about 3 competitive games a year and we now have games loaded with endless commercials. Conferences are in it for themselves and it is a matter of time before individual universites follow suit.

MLB already has him at 6.

Eduardo to Boston for Marcello Mayer, and we throw in Jackson Jobe.

Doug Decinces was convicted of insider trading and sentenced to prison time. So he may not be the answer either.

Doug Decinces?

Avila made those changes about a year before his firing. In that press conference he also reiterated how the Tigers would not change most of their traditional ways of development. Yes he did make changes toward the end, but most of his tenure he surrounded himself with Littlefield Chadd, and Lunetta. Gardenhire was brought in and lasted 3 years for effs sakes. I don't think that was the kind of decision that a progressive front office makes.

Avila would have benfitted greatly if he had brought in some younger analytically inclined minds into his front office. Instead he surrounded himself with a bunch of 60 somethings who probably had less of an clue on how baseball was changing than he did. The fact that he didn't look around and see how the Tigers were falling behind should have resulted in his dismissal much sooner. Smart leaders understand what they do know and what they do not know.

Baez isn't the only SS that sucks from that group of FA's after 2021. Correa has a 717 OPS this year and Turner has a 687. Seager is hitting but he was the biggest injury risk and most peoples least favorite. Jay's 575 OPS takes the cake though.

I believe Anderson is injured, because he was hitting before he went on the IL earlier this year. That is what i am hoping anyways because i am holding him on my fantasy team. There are a few underacheivers/constantly hurt guys on that Sox team, he could be someone who could benefit from a new home. Not that the deal would happen anyways due to the contracts like someone pointed out.

I've been bitching about this for years. That has been going on for a while. I believe the Tigers were underfunding the development staff and drafting guys after a few years in college. Not singling out a specific pick or draft, just overall for the last several years. I think their inept development shows up in the lack of international success stories too. The few they have originally signed that have acheived success have done so after moving on to other organizations.

The Tigers desparately needed center of the diamond prospects and they have a couple now.

I think it was Law who said Skenes, Langford and Crews would be top 15 immediately. Not sure about Clark but shouldn't be too far behind them.

He should be #1.