Tenacious D

I'll feel better if I know that Harris hates himself for what happened. And feels great shame.

The Tigers wanted him gone. Did they want him gone because they wanted to get something of value in the event he opted out? Or because they didn't want him in the rotation for the length of his contract?

It's very possible that ERod's agent misread the entire situation. I doubt the Tigers or Dodgers were engaging directly with the player--the agent might have been speaking on his behalf, and making assumptions along the way. It's also very possible, if not probable, that ERod had a change of heart once the trade became real. He seems like a guy that "marches to the beat of his own drum." With time to reflect and process, I'm OK with absolving Harris some in all of this mess--if there is a criticism, he probably should have had a "B" plan, but it's also possible that his market wasn't as robust--we kept hearing that teams were interested, but it might have only been on their own terms--we'll give you a couple of guys that aren't highly rated or coveted, but that's all. I would love to see what the Dodgers were willing to surrender. Will probably leak at some point.

I believe Avisail Garcia has placed a call

Acquired today in a cash deal. Think the Dodgers had waived him from their 40. The last part could be total bull****, though.

ERod was seen asking if it was too late to change his mind.

Reading between the lines in Harris’ presser, I wonder if ERod changed his mind/got cold feet? Harris seemed to be protecting him.

Pirates SS was part of the same ASU infield as Tork.

And we didn’t have to surrender ERod. Major win!

Agree—I have no interest in helping out another team by giving up a good major leaguer for org depth. We’ve done that way too many times.

Apparently Harris is addressing the media right now.

Not a great list. Not updated with Clark and McGonigle yet? Peyton Graham? Is this Jason Beck’s handiwork?

I don’t think anyone here has said that.

This. Lynn has been disrespected

Any thoughts on where Lee falls in our prospect rankings? Maybe somewhere in the 7-10 range?

If there wasn’t a strong market for him, then I’m glad we didn’t dump him and get the type of garbage return that the Nats did.

There is some truth to this, at least for Tigers Twitter, who are currently losing their collective ****.

Once Tiger fans boo him relentlessly, we’ll see how much he wants to really stay.

I’m as disappointed that we didn’t “buy” either. Would have liked us to flip some prospects to a seller for a player that could help for a few seasons, at least.

You make excellent points, but there is no trade pick or any other compensation if he opts out.

Guys—fight the real enemy

6 minutes…

That’s not great.

In LA, where he apparently doesn’t want to be.