Tigermojo

Someone call Bill Nye so he can explain for us morons.

Some team will get desperate at the trade deadline.

He and Crouch will make an amazing battery for years to come.

Logue gave up almost 190 hits in 135 innings between AAA and the majors.

Mario Feliciano scouting reports: https://www.prospectslive.com/scoutingreports/mario-feliciano https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2020/brewers/mario-feliciano-666128 Younger version of Haase? I read an article he has worked with Yadier Molina in the past on his catching. Average catching skills with above average bat. Why did the Brewers give up on him? Found the answer on mlbtraderumors. Shoulder impingement in 2021 and his power numbers were reduced this year. Sounds like the Brewers kept him on their roster without giving him any playing time. He still has one option left.

We're all getting coal for Christmas.....

Candy couldn't get the job done when it was in his best interest for his future earnings to play his absolute best. He couldn't do it all season. There was something wrong and we don't know what it was. Maybe the Tigers' do but we don't. For a player to "bounce back" to previous performance levels, there probably needs to be a reason identified for poor performance and a plan to improve back to form. As far as we know the problem has not been fixed so why give him arbitration when he didn't earn it. Baseball is a very competitive sport. There's always someone ready for an opportunity. We might not know who the third baseman is until the end of spring training and we won't know the results until the end of next season. Candy wasn't going to be here long term anyway. I'd rather try to find a long term solution than waste time on an overpriced stop gap.

Correa 13 years $350 million with the Giants. Guess it was worth waiting one year.

We're creating an environment where guys can get better! Then go sign a big free agent deal somewhere else...

Rumors! Not very exciting though... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/latest-on-tigers-offseason-targets.html

It's a minor league deal for Reyes. Will he even make it onto their 26 man roster?

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-braves-and-tigers-swap-production-for-potential/ Ben Clemens thinks the Tigers made a good deal.

We could probably wait and see if someone is blocked by the end of spring training. I'm guessing there will be plenty of roster space.

From Fangraphs: 6. Detroit Tigers (38) Mason Englert, SP, from the Texas Rangers Englert’s second healthy pro season was fantastic, as he made 24 healthy starts and pitched just shy of 120 innings with a 30% K% and a 7% BB%, commanding four pitches with aplomb. He doesn’t throw very hard, sitting 90-94 and living off deception created by his arms-and-legs delivery and the pitch’s odd angle. After that, Englert mixes in an above-average changeup and two solid breaking balls — a mid-80s slider and upper-70s curveball — both of which he commands. He probably doesn’t have a huge long-term ceiling but Englert’s feel to pitch is polished enough for him to essentially make the leap from High-A to the majors and stick as the Tigers’ fifth starter.

Malloy was The Braves number 11 prospect. 23 years old, .404 OBP in the minors.

Something happened!

Lost of some available players: https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-prospects-to-keep-an-eye-on?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Harris won't give a definitive answer about what he wants for supper. I doubt we'll be getting many rumors. "I'd like tonight's supper to be better than last night's supper. We should be constantly trying to improve and take it one meal at a time. This is an organization where you can elevate your supper to the next level." "So not chicken a-hole!"

Trea Turner to Phillies for 11 years and $300 million.

Verlander to Mets for two years. Only $86 million plus an option.

Kreidler was excellent defensively and generated more value in 24 games at third than Candy did in 124 games. I think Kreidler probably a utility player at this point and they should add an established player for now at third. The time for Candy to be great was this year AND next year to earn the most money of his life but he completely failed this year. He cost himself millions of dollars. He didn't improve all year. Something was seriously wrong. When he personally had to be at his best, he couldn't do it. Why should the Tigers pay him for less than his best?

I had to look that up and I cannot dispute it.

Wrapped in bacon and dipped in brown sugar?

Candy looked lost at the plate and in the field. He wasn't his old self and we'll probably never find out if it was mental or physical. I would have been fine gambling $7 million for one more year but I expect Harris to find an established player to replace him.

Yes, I guess he was injured in 2001 after a dominant first half of the season.