Gotta let the kids ride it out one more season and if they can do that and win 84 or 85 games, great, but stay the course on that.
First of all, hire top notch engineers to see if they can develop a foot/ankle guard that Matt Manning can wear that doesn't bother his pitching
Is Skubal really this good?
How about Reese? Is he this year's Wentz or is he for real
Can Mize possibly avoid that awful TJ bounce back year?
Will Ty Madden, Wilmer Flores or Jackson Jobe make a great leap forward?
Can they figure out a way to get Malloy into this lineup without sacrificing too much defense?
Is Carpenter for real? I feel like he's past the Boesch/Shelton timeline
Is Colt Keith a 2nd baseman or 3rd baseman?
Is Bigbie next year's Carpenter?
What can they get for Baddoo, anything decent?
If Rogers can be a .230 hitter, does he have 30 HR potential?
Does Dingler factor in next year?
Can they keep Riley Greene healthy?
Are we certain that E-Rod is leaving? They'll need to re-negotiate, but maybe he really does like it here. The big market teams aren't for everyone.
And why aren't we considered big market? With the passion of our sports fans here, we sure are. The city proper has declined in population, but not the metro. We still have 4.3 million in our metro and there are signs that people may be returning for high tech and EV jobs and housing way more affordable than other places.
They'll need to spend on some pieces, but not a big one. I think the only thing I'd consider is if the Padres really are desperate to trade Juan Soto and do the Tigers even have a package to get him and there's the issue of signing him long term first - and figuring out why the Padres would be willing to deal him so quickly. I don't think there's a chance in hell of it happening, but I sure hope the Tigers front office doesn't think that way.