Tenacious D

Justice Bigbie’s going to lap him soon.

I suspect he feels some sense of loyalty to the Tigers based on how they accommodated him last season. I’ve never heard of a player taking an extended leave to resolve a family issue. And that would never happen in any other job. If he were a free agent and we could sign him for 4 years/$69M, we’d all be ecstatic. Doesn’t seem to be a clubhouse problem and is still an elite pitcher.

Very hard to say without knowing who would be coming back. I like Rogers, too, but he represents one of a couple of positions that could be upgraded.

Same. My all-time favorite non-Tiger. RIP, Thurman

He and Kreidler should get a condo down there.

I’m OK with the opt-out or if he fulfills his current contract. Not cool with extending him beyond the current deal.

he's legit. was a bit old while at WM, but age-appropriate for Erie, and as you've pointed out, has continued to perform since his promotion. will be fun to watch as he moves up.

will be ironic if he ends up being a good player for us. Also tells me that LA doesn't blame us/hold a grudge for the Erod-gate.

The only way to rationalize this from Erod's POV was that in the event of an injury this season, he would be compelled to forego his opt-out (vs. becoming an injured free agent) and, as a result, becoming stuck in a location for the next 3 seasons that he doesn't want to be in. My guess is that he opts out and tries to sign with the one of the FL teams, or another locale closer to home. I agree, though, that it really shouldn't matter much if you're a two-hour flight away (i.e. Detroit) or one hour (i.e., Atlanta).

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.