1984Echoes

Oh dude... c'mon... You're just bustin' my balls now...!

Hah!!! We'll see on that...!!! Right now I'm pumping Olson, Flores & Madden...

Yes, because he was a Rule V guy so anything he contributes in MLB (I mean, at a positive WAR that is...) is a plus. Regardless of whether he ends up as a mid or back-end rotation guy or even lower on the spectrum (IE: long reliever/ spot starter...).

OK great... But "end of the year" is a very small sample size and no guarantee of linear development. And "uptick" doesn't state "put-away slider" or "dominant FB". If he doesn't have a put-away pitch at the MLB level... he'll struggle to get out of innings and allow base-runners even when he limits walks. He'll be limited to the back end of the rotation. I'll believe mid-rotation when I see it... Otherwise... you're reading too much into "uptick"... I mean, maybe it's there. But again, I'll believe it when I see it.

His profile doesn't scream to me mid rotation guy but, rather, 5th starter... just as Fangraphs has him pegged. Which is still useful and valuable on any team. But I don't see mid-rotation there, unless... injuries. But also... I would say that I hope this isn't the ONLY starting profile that Harris goes after (command of multiple pitches and the strike zone but nothing dominant or overpowering...); I hope this is just a "he was available and will fill a back end rotation need..." kind of guy. I still hope he goes after top of the rotation guys in trades & the draft... etc. I don't think Harris will be limiting himself in that way... I just wanted to voice a concern...

So this looks like to me the kind of under-the-radar calculated risks that Harris was talking about where... maybe he finds solutions to Tigers' needs by looking under rocks and pulling out Malloy's (if he makes it) and such...

Malloy: Will be 23 next year... RH'ed batting LF'er & 3B'man with an insane minor league OBP of .404 in 738 total PA's along with 22 HR's. Got all the way up to AAA last year for a cup. Higginbotham is a 27 y.o. (in Jan) Lefty Reliever with.. not much that looks inspiring. Whatever. Malloy looks interesting and could - potentially - be a really nice return for Jimenez.

Yeah... I'm pretty certain it would be very easy to see that the stats of a QB once considered the Greatest of ALL-TIME would look very, very pedestrian today... Johnny Unitas's career: 54.6% completion, 40K yards, 290 TD's and 253 INT's... There were... other factors considered in his HOF greatness...

I would like the 1992 model please...

This was NOT a personal attack Sue. I specifically referenced Trump. ewsieg commandeered that reference for himself. I'm asking him about that. Do you not see that?

It seems like there's a LOT of relievers lacking control, LH'ed hitting OF'ers and RH'ed hitting IF'ers...

I would be perfectly fine with that... take whatever you can get out of the Rule V and we're starting in the 6th spot so... whatever. He does need to cut down those walks however. Typical old school (meaning... "good Dave Dombrowski pick there") Tigers lottery ticket however...

It is interesting to me that, where I specifically referenced Trump here, when I said that... HE has a TRACK RECORD... That now, you ewsieg, are referring to YOURSELF as having, what, the exact same track record as Trump? Are you now saying that you are EXACTLY the same as Trump now? Because you are taking my comment referencing Trump's Assholery Track Record as the reason he will be excoriated for almost ANYTHING that he does (because he IS that contemptible) and are now applying it to yourself. Or are you just claiming VICTIM STATUS now...?

I'm not certain this guy qualifies as "controlling the strike zone". The player/ pitching position don't bother me (very high K-guy, Lefty, looks electric at first glance but, also... that career 4.9 BB's/ 9 and 5.7 in AA (best level last year) in 2022?) It's the Rule IIII draft, and we're picking VI-th, not 1st base so... I'll take whatever we can get

I heard a rumor that the Orioles were open to trading their top prospect Gunnar Henderson (3B - LH'ed) for pitching and were talking specifically and exclusively with the Tigers.

Which is where the comedy is coming in... LOL is right...

For anyone who missed the game and wants to watch it NHL TV is showing it at 2PM...

Ewsieg... you seem to be triggered by the Dems winning in the mid-terms. Warnock has you down? Fetterman has you upset and fully triggered? Take two aspirin and get a good nights sleep and maybe you'll feel better tomorrow morning...?

Huh? Wut?

That's a joke, right? Or are you actually trying to convince us that all those fake pills Oz sold over the past decade to make his millions were actually based on science? Laughable. Screw over the country? Dems want to destroy America? Seriously, WTF are you even talking about? Or is this another one of your jokes...?

We're not hurting workers and creating famine all over the world... Russia is. And supplying Ukraine or "prolonging the war" is not a valid reason to wish-transfer the blame over to Biden. Also... in order to NOT prolong the war... All Russia has to do is pull their ass out of Ukraine. Very simple solution, right? Apples and oranges which, apparently, you are incapable of recognizing.

Average speed with an arm that won't play RF so most likely ends up in Left. No thanks. I believe there's better sitting for us at #3...

Berggren scores again (I mean on the season, not this game). 2-0. And both Maatta and Hronek are plus 2 and have an assist each...

Totally.

Yeah... it's a quandary because going crazy pants has proven to scare off Independents and even some Republicans. At least Post-The-Former-Fascist-Guy.