Tenacious D

#LoweredExpectations

Good. Dodged that bullet. Now we need Bregman to go back to the ‘Stros.

Until Skubal is prepared to make a long term commitment himself, his opinion is irrelevant.

I toned it down—should have seen the original 🤣. If you’re ever willing to brave coming back to Detroit for a visit, I’ll happily show you around. I promise you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

This really is nuts, and not grounded in any sort of reality (that can be proven). There are the Los Angeles Dodgers and then there is everyone else, which lumps Detroit in, too. No sure if you got your ass kicked in Detroit, or just had your lunch money stolen, but not everyone shares your dim view.

Ugh. Get a new song, please.

Some interesting choices

I’m more interested in Bregman the influence than the player. But I wouldn’t shell out $150M for that.

I think Old Friend, Jack Flaherty, is suffering from some Jordan Montgomery PTSD with teams. Some red flags in his profile that give teams pause to commit beyond a few seasons. Plus, not suggesting there is collusion, but I think teams probably revel in Boras squirming to discredit him. With obvious players like Soto, Burnes and Fried, there will always be a bidding frenzy, but the next tier (Bregman, Flaherty and Alonzo), might be collateral damage.

I’m assuming they are working from a very tight budget. Or might be waiting for prices to drop as free agents get nervous.

Speculation is that Paredes would move to 2B to free up 3B for Bregman. Altuve to LF. Again, only speculation.

Well, he’s already got Tiger Blood, so there’s that.

I agree. This will likely be a regrettable contract for some team.

Can’t blame Presley, really. Probably still smarting after getting swept in the playoffs by a team filled with rookies and no-names. And Bregman signs with us this week.

Ok—replace political with controversial. Still zero reason to keep the player out.

I think Cobb should also be considered a question mark, based on recent history. He’ll be in the rotation, if healthy, though.

I think Jamie Moyer may have single-handedly skewed that data.

He was way better than Sabathia (see above).

He didn’t cheat or hurt anyone. He’s only guilty of having political views that are contrary to the baseball writers, which is egregious in evaluating his HOF credentials. I don’t personally like the guy, but that should have zero bearing.

All of the ones that voted Sabathia in on first ballot should too. Another case of a likable player from a big market getting special consideration. He had 8 seasons with an ERA over 4.00.

Why are we trading Hooker? What a luxury to have him continue to develop and be available as insurance.

Sam Darnold says, “hold my beer”

I’m bullish on Torres—he signed a one-year prove it deal. NY fans and press were rough on him and now he gets a fresh start.

Oh, boy

I think it’s Game 163 for me, since it was a single elimination game.