I’m not even concerned with winning—someone has to cover his innings. Probably a moot point—I suspect we’ll get possibly all 4 of the guys I listed back.
Of course, with our luck, Lorenzen will go down with an injury in July.
I do hope we’re in a position to be active at the deadline with tradable assets that are coveted by other teams—interested in seeing how Harris and Co. approach it.
If we don’t get at least two of Skubal, Manning, Turnbull and ERod back, we might not have the luxury of trading Lorenzen. No depth at Toledo, as we’ve already stretched that.
As a reminder, Turnbull isn’t eligible for free agency until after 2024. Tigers wont release him and he needs to pitch to establish value. He’ll be back.
If he’s truly injured, I’m actually relieved. I thought he was playing games to avoid being demoted and it might explain his pitching performance this season.