1984Echoes

Nah. I don't believe that for one second. You have a few things wrong here: 1) There is no material benefit to the Tigers whatsoever getting him off their books. They have to pay him what they owe him. End of story. And they're not even in the ballpark with regards to luxury tax... they're on the beach soaking up the sun... no taxes whatsoever. 2) The only benefit to getting him off the roster is competitive. If he's turning into a black hole in the lineup - and he did keep his head above water this year... eventually... it took him awhile to get to acceptable numbers - then it benefits the Tigers to just pay him his money and wave him off into the sunset and get an actual contributing bat on the roster. Now... there are political issues involved here between Miggy, the Tigers, and Fans Goodwill... but if it's pure competitive, then the Tigers' need to wave goodbye to Miggy some time in 2022... after he hits milestones. 3) He's not retiring. He's not forfeiting anything. And the Tigers won't pay more than the existing contract obligation to say goodbye. I'm not certain about player development in Lakeland... maybe... He might be down with that. But if the Tigers make a serious playoff push... I think he would absolutely want to be around the team, as bench coach or otherwise...

I disagree with the "not right now". Meaning, a team that is pushing for the playoffs, say they're 6-4 or similar, but is having a problem at LT... will definitely be willing to make a play "right now" with a 1st rounder that they expect to be late in the 1st in 2022... Now, that is dependent on this year's circumstances as the year unfolds but... I wouldn't rule that out prematurely because I believe there are already a couple of teams that fit that definition ("playoff wannabe" having issues at LT... not necessarily the 6-4 record...) and are out looking for a solution... So... we'll see.

I like Flores in Lakeland, and I like Nick Davila too. The only pitcher I like at West Michigan is Austin Bregner... can't think of any other pitcher I like at the Low-A/ High-A level. Not certain how any of the 2021 draftees are doing in Lakeland... obviously I'm keen, at the very least, on Jobe and Madden.

I'm on board with that. He could be the Tigers "Goodwill Ambassador" starting around June of next year, and maybe a "bench coach" as well... well after he's cleared his 3,000 hits and 600 doubles...

What RM said. Not that Miggy would "retire", but rather that the Tigers would "retire him". Yes, obviously the Tigers will be paying out the full value of his contract. And he's not going to "retire" to the benefit of the Tigers and the abrogation of his $60 mill. I should be less euphemistic and more explicit.

Miggy: 13 hits and 3 doubles to hit milestones. Not tonight though with an 0-3 and 3 K's. Negates Grossman-Schoop's double steal...

Hah! We'll see about that...

Brieske had a damn fine year... I mostly like his low WHIP, his K-Rate, low HR rate and BB-rate, and that he has decent size at 6' 3" 200#'s... Also: that he did this at High-A and AA, not in low-A or GCL (FSL... whatever). It might actually mean something that he did it at AA...

Get 'er done Avila!!!

Greene has a 2-run HR and an HBP courtesy of Burrows, plus a double and BB in 5 PA's... he also threw out a Miranda at Home Plate; Kreidler with a double and 2 BB's in 4 PA's, and a SB and 2 runs scored... Tork 0-3 with two BB's... Clemens 2-5 with a couple singles. Also: Aderlin Rodriguez with a Grand Slam. 29th HR this year... One last note: I still think Elvin Rodriguez will turn into something for us... back-end starter, middle reliever... who knows? But he made his AAA debut with 2 innings, 1 hit and 3 K's... Unless they give up 7 or more runs in the top of the 9th... that's it for these guys tonight in the batter's box.

PS: We're going to let a few Redneck MAGA Fascist States secede from the Union. Which welfare state would you want to move to? You have your choice of Alabama, Mississippi, or Arkansas. Or do you prefer hanging out with McConnell in Whites Only Kentucky?

Like I said... Nothing but horseshit from you. I'd rather be 12 years old than the bald-faced liar you're showing yourself to be. BTW: You're not taking this personally, are you, Archie Bunker?

I thought all the August and September deaths were unvaccinated Floridians, Texans, and Alabamans? Or were there a few from Louisiana, Mississippi and Missouri too...?

Peralta is such a Houdini, giving up 1 run on an Abreu HR, but no other runs on 8 base runners in 3 innings...

They already knocked Burrows out with 3 runs in just over 4 innings... But I still think Burrows will carve out an MLB career somehow... Greene has a 2-run HR and an HBP courtesy of Burrows, Kreidler with a double and BB and a SB and 2 runs scored...

Not looking good. And Detroit bats looking mighty silent tonight...

I'm perfectly fine with him at Toledo. Once Miggy retires, he might just be that extra bat that Randy Marsh is pining for...

There are several on one year contracts right now who will be off the 40 after this season: Drew Hutchinson, Ian Krol, Derek Holland, Wily Peralta, Jose Urena. Should we be saving any 40-man spots for any of these guys?

This.

Get well soon Mrs. Cruzer!!!

They would immediately be one of the poorest countries in the world. A cesspool of "conservatives".

The United States of America has the power. They can do whatever they want. So dump some of the deep south, carve out a welfare state portion... and give it to the rednecks. MAGA would flock to the Redneck States of America.... so we would no longer have to worry about divvying up portions of states like Michigan or Ohio. MAGA is huge in southeastern Ohio, and they would migrate, leaving the state blue. A huge portion of MAGA Michigan would migrate. Along with large portions of the states I noted above. And trade us all Non-MAGA from Redneck States and the real United States turns heavily blue. I would also combine the Dakotas into one state... there's nobody in those states anyways, so just combine them into one.

Another good idea! Have the government seize the assets of the top 5% and give it to all the people who have had their lives destroyed by the Radical Republicans' trickle-down economics agenda!!! Social Nationalism sounds about right.

I would be for this. It would cut off US Federal funds from going to Fascist states. They're a drain on our resources anyways as they are all welfare states. But I would piss them off too. I would only allow Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky to leave. And I would take the Appalachians away from them and give them to West Virginia (gotta keep the mountains, even with nothing but rednecks there). We'll trade them the Florida panhandle to make up for them losing the mountains. It can become a part of Alabama (it already technically is anyways). Enough to change the dynamics of our political and economic system without giving away anything of value. 10 less Redneck Senators and so many Representatives. And if crybaby MAGA wants to flood out of Georgia and Florida and Oklahoma and Missouri to the Redneck Whites Only Confederate States that's OK too. We'll trade any MAGA wanting to migrate for all their Democrats and Independents. Wow! This could be AWESOME!!!

Golden. Archie Bunker approves.