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FIRST CHOICE: I want Bregman AND Tucker. Fat chance that...

PS: If we have a chance at signing Skubal to a long-term contract... I think those chances are SIGNIFICANTLY higher if we sign Bregman or Tucker, or both, this winter. IMO.

1) I like how this was put... and agree with it. For the most part that is... 2) Harris can certainly "put money where the Tigers' mouth is"... But this is Boras. I believe absolutely, 100%, that the contract Skubal ends up with is going to be too rich for Detroit. Both in years and in $$$'s. Simply put, a bigger market, whether that is the Yankees or the Mets or the Phillies or... Whomever, is going to price Skubal out of Detroit. I would be surprised if we somehow get Skubal to stay in Detroit beyond 2026. Not impossible... but I believe that also is a 10-1 shot. 3) Which is different than your 100-1 on Tucker. But... then I go back to your earlier statement that signing one guy can do wonders for this team. It could be Skubal, that would be great... I just seriously doubt it. And even if the odds are 100-1 on Bregman or Tucker signing with Detroit, or 1000-1 that we sign both... I put them in the same basket of "signing the right guy". I think these are the right guys to provide veteran leadership to this team. I think they are the right guys that specifically fall into Harris's philosophy of "controlling the strike zone". I think they are the right guys that have championship level knowledge and wisdom that they can impart upon the rest of the team. 4) Pitchers break down. Maybe Skubal is Verlander-esque or Nolan Ryan-esque and is just a pitching machine that never breaks down. It's just not the bet I want to make. I prefer Tucker and Bregman, both, however unrealistic that may be. I think they are the right guys to go after. IMO.

Are you on the "Bregman Watch List"? Let us know ASAP as soon as it happens!!!

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How does he play TE in college after draft-dodging Vietnam with bone spurs? What a gutless MF'ing hypocritical scumbag. Oh... but I'll bet he's your hero, right Holic? Simply for weaseling outta Vietnam like the lying gutless ****scum that he is... that deserves your hero worship, right Holic?

I think that's the issue. It befuddles me to see a negative dWAR for a DH. Even though it's a positional value assignment... I would prefer the plus PV instead of negative PV. IMO.

I'm with Chas on this one. -1.7 WAR for a DH reads as stupid. Here's an easy fix: Instead of assigning negatives for positions (1B -12???, DH -1.7???), add bonus points for more important positions. DH starts at 0, finishes at 0. 1B starts at 0, actual results give actual numbers (speaking only to defensive WAR that is...). Catcher, SS, and CF get +6, +12, +8 for positional value? Just my 2 cents.

1) We are seriously paying for minor indiscretions this game. 2) Arvid game of his life. 3) Can we get some of that? Postava or Cossa... I don't care. I just wanna "LOOK" at what we have and see where they are... 4) Why can't any Wing (mostly) find the net all of a sudden...?

The clean CR that you want to pass is NOT passing the Dems this time because it ****S Americans. You want the CR passed specifically because you enjoy ****ing over Americans. Full stop. End of story.

Going to be an interesting year... Both in chasing the playoffs... And in seeing who comes up from GR and plays for the Wings/ sticks (or not) with the Wings.

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This is also where I pause on Kim.

Kim's OBP is .324. Sorry... but that doesn't move the needle for me. Bichette, who has less plate discipline than Kim, has a career .338 OBP. Bregman's OBP is .365. Tucker's is .358. And yes, I would be fully on board with signing Tucker and then turning around and trading one of Carpenter or Greene plus extra middle IF'ers for additional pitching.

Not interested in Kim. He adds nothing to the team we don't already have. Bregman adds. Bichette adds. Tucker adds. Just my 2 cents.

Better yet: Have only ONE Not-For-Profit medical insurance company that covers ALL Americans. Call it... oh, I don't know... "Medicare for All"? "American Health Insurance"? Because then... the MIDDLEMEN who offer NO MEDICAL SERVICES whatsoever... Are cut out of the picture. You understand the business concept of "cutting out the middleman", yes? You understand the business concept of "bargaining power", yes? (covering ALL Americans gives the BIGGEST POSSIBLE bargaining power to "American Health Insurance" to reduce costs.) Talk about SHARPLY reducing the COSTS of medical services (no wasteful middlemen like all these insurance companies battling each other and spending BILLIONS on: advertising, executive pay, bottom lines, etc...) You understand the business concept of "DENYING COVERAGE", yes? Doesn't happen in a not-for-profit. ONLY happens in for-profit companies willing to **** Americans out of their coverage for bottom line gain.

Specifically what this tells me, as I thought about it after the deadline after not making a trade, is that: DC and Holmes believe they are better off with Trystan Colon (can play C or G, 15 prior NFL starts), Kayode Awosika (has played quite a lot of Guard for the Lions), Kingsley Eguakun (can play C or G, UDFA Center a couple years ago that they've been "coaching up")... Than anything on the trade market that was offered. We'll see how that works out over the next few weeks. But... In Dan and Brad I Trust.

This is why I didn't like him much when drafted... This is, I think, what we can all live with if he can do that in MLB.

Trade Harris and Ivey and draft picks for Markkanen. T'will never happen... But it's the ideal fix. IMO. I put it on my Christmas List that I sent to Santa.

FTFY.

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I haven't ruminated on FUNKHOUSER in a long long time!!!

If the offers we receive are NOT better than the 2027 comp pick... Then this is NOT a true statement.

From "fixing the Lions" perspective: he's the best. At least since the 1940's/50's or so. Not counting whether he makes SB's or not. As for legacy... he's raised Lions' expectations dramatically. So now... I believe we will be looking specifically at his legacy... And while that doesn't require SB wins (he's not carrying or throwing or catching or tackling the football...); I think absolutely we will be looking at how many SB appearances we make. He has to give DC enough healthy/ capable football players to get us there. His decisions will be a big factor in that. Not everything is on him... but he will be quite a large factor in any SB appearance. Or wins. IMO.

I don't know if Ratledge is ready for Center just yet either. It would be fantastic if he was that ready... But I don't believe that it is so... yet.