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We absolutely need to find the next Lorenzen/Flaherty reclamation. Should be an easy sell. A bat or two that can help our younger hitters see better pitches would be nice, too.

I’d rather have Jobe, but these two will be linked, at least to some Tiger fans. Similar to Clark and Langford.

Marcelo Mayer is hitting very well in AA, while Jobe has been troubled by an injury this season. The chess match continues.

Agree—this season is the tryout camp. There will be a few guys that deserve or require more runway (Keith and Perez come to mind). I suspect that Meadows will get another shot soon, and maybe Tork comes back later in the season. 2024 is the evaluation season—it might not translate into actual performance, but hopefully will give the org the insight they require. Of course, barring trades, we should see Jung and Dingler next season.

Definitely a red flag. I think he’d need two solid starts before the trade deadline to give teams the confidence to acquire him, and that might not be enough.

The problem with that is Tryout camp = Spring Training, which is no indicator of full season success.

Hope he can stay there. The Failed Starter Club has too many members already.

Apparently BA just published their top 100, and we had 5 (unverified—saw on the Tweeter):

I think the best path with Flaherty is to try and trade him for player(s) that can help soon. If not, offer him a qualifying offer and attempt to sign him to a fair extension or take the compensatory pick. We have more options/leverage than we did with the guy in AZ who has yet to throw a pitch this season.

We still have Channel 20? I just hope they don’t preempt Batman or Gilligan’s Island for any games.

I thought this team would be very good for a long time. It’s a good thing that I don’t know ****.

Unfortunately named law firm in this instance.

Our position player equivalent was the Tork/Greene/Carpenter triumvirate. Seeing some parallels to the pitchers so far.

He makes it up—way to call him out!

Could easily be a 20/40 guy in the bigs. Hate to make comparisons like this, but his potential reminds me of a slightly smaller, less powerful Mike Trout. No pressure, kid 🤣

Regardless of what Langford does, I’m on board with the Clark pick (I was not at the time). He’s a better fit in Comerica and should be more well-rounded. Looks like a legit leadoff guy, which we’ve lacked for a long time.

Agree. They are sellers

No one knows who Skubal is. Probably the most unheralded, low key superstar in Detroit sports. If the franchise could withstand trading Verlander, who everyone knew and loved, they’ll get over trading Skubal. Might take 48 hours, but it will happen.

It was a fun game for 6 innings.

The allegations are horrific, but I’m reminded of the BS that Bauer endured. This is tricky—it’s a man’s reputation and livelihood at stake, but you have to support the victim, if true.

Has to be Baddoo, right?