Tenacious D

This. Twins offered the best deal (and helped him save face).

You could have ended your sentence after contract.

Why 5 years? He may require a 7-8 year deal, and at his age, it wouldn’t be the worst thing. He’s going to go to whoever will give him the best contract.

The difference is that there was no market for Correa last year. Maybe it will be different for him this year, but he’s in another good SS free agent class.

I wish some of you guys would do a Tigers Podcast. There really isn’t a good one out there.

What positions do we attempt to upgrade? C, 2B, 3B and LF are the opportunities. C—I’d be surprised if we go big here. Haase, Jake Rogers and a Garneau-type outsider will likely be in the mix. 2B—I think this is solved by getting a new SS and sliding Baez over. LF—likely achieved through free agency (Benintendi or Nimmo)? Either would become our lead off hitter. 3B—could be one of Candy or Schoop, or someone outside the org. Likely every option would be a stopgap.

If the Yankees and Giants are interested, the Detroit tax would make signing him prohibitive.

if he is viewed as a detriment, I hope he's not going anywhere near any players.

I see Schoop and Candy as fairly redundant--both will make ~$7M next season, but we're only on the hook for Jonathan. $7M might not seem like much, but if it actually makes a difference relative to other players we want to add (free agents, bad contracts), then cutting Candy loose and applying his salary is fine by me.

I'll get excited when I hear that Chadd is no longer with the org.

where I might be different from others here, is that I expect the next two seasons to be awful. that's why I'm open to this solution, though I'd rather we ship him to the Yankees to take on Donaldson's contract with an elite prospect.

At this point, I'd be OK with rolling the dice on moving Schoop to 3B next season if we can't come up with a better option. He's already signed and will be without a position next year, once we acquire a real SS and move Baez to 2B. For consideration, the Yankees will need to desperately cut payroll to attempt to keep Judge next season. If we could get one of their better prospects, I think it might be worth taking on Josh Donaldson and the remaining year on his crappy contract. The Yankees would probably throw some money into the mix, too, like we did with Verlander. He seems like a bit of a douche, but that's OK for one season if we can get a very good prospect as part of the deal. This is why this offseason will be fun to watch--with few tradable assets, it will be interesting to see how innovative Harris will get.

Last game as a Yankee? I don’t see how they can sign him with their current payroll. SF Giants next season? If Mr. I were still alive, I would have put the Tigers in the mix.

I was Jeimer’s biggest cheerleader since we traded for him. I’m done, though. Time to move on.

I would think we’d want to get closer to 30 with this list, allowing for players we need to protect, and some room for the Rule 5 draft and free agent signings.

Sounds like another party opportunity.

Not sure about your advice, but you were one of my favorite Bond movies.

I don't understand the argument. A few of us have suggested that Correa might be the best and most realistic high profile SS signing for some obvious reasons--lack of draft pick attached to him, familiarity with Hinch and is the only one (so far) who has expressed an interest in changing teams. Personally, I like all four of them. I just don't see the other three leaving. Red Sox have expressed that Boegarts is their top priority, the Dodgers usually aren't outbid, and don't have a SS ready to replace Turner, and I think the Braves likely learned from the Freddie Freeman debacle, and won't do that again. of course, we might not end up pursuing a free agent SS at all. with zero track record with the Tigers, it's probably futile to guess what Harris will ultimately do.

I want to prioritize fixing SS and the lineup. Correa is still young, won’t cost us draft capital and is looking for another team (presumably). Good walk rate and power. I don’t think the other free agent SS will ultimately switch teams (Swanson, Boegarts, Turner). Would be open to all of them, too.

The issue will be how patient the Tigers will be. Correa signing makes sense—position of a need, fits within our payroll, won’t cost a draft pick and seems to align with Harris’ player philosophy.

Yeah, I think he might be done

I’ll be sick if the Guardians make the WS.

He held his own in limited time in the bigs. Given our injury issues, he’s gotta be in the conversation to be in our rotation next April.

Is the greater risk his attitude/teammate lack of respect or that his performance might have been enhanced?

Wish there was a way that both the Yankees and Guardians could somehow lose.