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One of you wet blankets gonna tell me that Danny Serretti ain’t all that? Kind of impressive what he’s done in his debut, albeit in fewer than 100 AB’s.

Not familiar with Anderson and Magno, but everyone else looks right. Guess Crouch can go next year after a season in Erie.

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I can't lose any sleep over this. Happy for the guy, but doesn't seem like his success will be sustainable long term. At the time, we probably thought we would get Meadows back, and Baddoo had been hitting well in Toledo. Sure it's hindsight now, but at the time, I wanted Baddoo to get the AB's. If there is a silver lining, Thompson might have been able to help us win a couple of more games that would only hurt our draft lottery odds for next year.

and maybe fix our SS problem.

agree with your 2nd point. He was still young for Erie--let him go into the offseason feeling good about his season. And we should, too. Greatly reduced his K's--if his K rate can hover around 25%, he might be a good major leaguer as his combination of speed and power is certainly appealing. Toledo will be a good test--looking forward to following his progress there, along with Wenceel Perez.

I doubt the Tigers will position themselves that way. If they really want to sell him, they will point to the young core that has had some unfortunate injuries and bad luck. They won't be tearing anything down (or at least I doubt the new GM will overtly do that). Of course, they will play to his ego, by telling him they will move Baez to 2B to accommodate him, and that he will be an essential part of their quick turnaround. I don't think their record this year will have any bearing on his decision. Remember that this is a guy who had to sign a one-year deal last offseason, so he'll follow money and long term security

Both equally punchable faces.

Serretti is on his third team in two months. Toledo next week? And what is the Erie Development List? Sounds ominous.

Heck, Manning needs innings (I realize he’s not going to the AFL).

why?

I think the Tigers need to upgrade SS, at least defensively. I'd like to see the push for Correa, and move Baez to 2B where his throwing issues might not be as pronounced. With all of the health issues with our starting pitchers, we likely need to go and sign another (please no more upside signings, like Tyson Ross, Julio Teheran, Michael Pineda). If Chafin goes, we probably should add another veteran to the pen. Basically, we need to mirror last offseason's free agent signings (SS, SP, RP). I can only see minimal improvements made via trade--the only trade chips we have are in the mid-minors and haven't been exposed yet (i.e., Jobe, Madden, Keith). The guys on the major league roster? As Dombrowski famously said, "you try and trade 'em."

I think it’s to get him more innings. Kind of a lost season for him.

Has the team announced who’s playing in the AFL? If I had my way, it would be Keith, Perez, Crouch and Hurter.

Donde esta Beau Brieske?

Would you count on him to be one of the three starting outfielders next season? Because that is the decision that has to be made. It’s really not about his contract, which is team-friendly.

Agree. However his hands are a bit tied—too many injured players and poor performers. Not much the new GM has in trade capital.

I’m Ok with Victor and Harold as bench players again. But that should mean 150-200 AB’s, tops. Candy maybe stays as backup 1B/3B, though Schoop could also serve in that capacity, too. Can’t see a new GM keeping both. Please make Barnhart go away. Will be interesting to see what they do with Austin Meadows. They certainly can’t count on him. The only OF that seems certain is Greene. Then you have some combination of Meadows, Baddoo, Carpenter, Willi C. and Cameron. This group is too risky to fill two spots. Would they non-tender Meadows—would probably face some backlash given his mental health issues.

Not sure why you’re reacting to my post. I really don’t have an issue with these changes, just don’t think they’ll have the desired impact.

Punished? A 1 pm ET start time, say the Angels at Detroit, starts at 10 am Pacific. Not the ideal time to be watching a baseball game— high schoolers and college kids are probably still sleeping in. Solving game times is not the issue. It’s time to realize that baseball as a product isn’t as compelling to younger fans, compared to the NBA, NFL and NCAA. All of these efforts to make the game more interesting are like putting perfume on a pig. They wreak of desperation.

What is your solution for start times on the west coast? If you moved it up to 8:00 PM ET, for example, that would be 5:00 PM Pacific. Too early for anyone who works. Other professional leagues optimize the schedule for the local market.

Andre Lipcius is a hockey goalies name.

I now think it’s 50/50 he plays next season. I do think it will be his choice, but I also think they will help him with a dignified exit if he chooses so. His deteriorating play is not a result of him getting old, it’s really just his bad knees have rendered his lower half pretty useless in driving the ball. No shame in that, but also no further need in tarnishing his reputation any more than the second half of this season has.

Is Lipcius on the verge of leapfrogging Kreidler on the org depth chart? He was drafted 3rd from Tennessee (Kreidler was 4th from UCLA). Similar college pedigrees. Don’t know much about Andre’s defense and likely position, though he seems like he could be as versatile as Kreidler (2B, 3B, SS). Seems to have a bit more speed, maybe less power, but he has walked almost as many times as he has struck out, with an OBP close to .400. Andre seems like a better fit in our current lineup.

Think he set the Erie all-time season strikeout record, too.