SoCalTiger

Bobrob2004 is solid predictor and if so does the Tork and Greene numbers meet everyones expectations or were we planning on more. I was and still am especially Greene. We need one of these to really blossom to lead this team. I thought Greene was a .300 -.350 - .475 825 OPs player and Tork a .270-.325-.500 and 825 as well. I think we need this to happen to win the division.

So is he Rob Deer ?

Anyone else think that one of the secondary reasons for the Gio signing is his relationship to Baez and lack of latin players on the team ? Baez is a big $ investment and keeping him in good spirits makes sense.

I am out of state and not as informed as you, and noting your logo you're probably well versed on corruption, but doesn't the Illitch companies employ lots of people in Detroit ? Haven't they built or refurbished large parts of Detroit and more than anyone else adding to the vibrancy of the city? What investor wouldn't take advantage of tax incentives if availible?

Another solid and opportunistic move by Harris. Very happy he is concerned about the defense. Gio is a solid defender and Verling can move the f back to the outfield where he excels. Double win. JHM will open in AAA to focus on defense as well and Jung will play third in AAA all season. McStinky on the bubble. And if the pelvis injury has ruined Gio it's only 1.5 lost. The Yankee-Blue Jays-Angels and Twins fans are all bemoaning not signing him online. Defense wins games and can not be ignored.

Collecting cards is really smart. Easy to store, handle and trade/sell. I made the mistake collecting balls, bats and pictures and it's always a cost and challenge to display without slowly watching the autographs fade. I don't have much but it's still work. I do have a Man Casita in my backyard but it has too many windows and sunlight so not really a cave and not good for keeping signatures from fad......ay...

Considering the obvious childhood memories and time spent with them I would say they are priceless to you and worthless to others ?

Yes but hopefully Clark turns out better and plays both sides of the ball and with the money saved we signed Monigle who is top 100 close. So 2 for 1.

Hiura is good for camp competition. Harris didn’t draft Tork.

Portland would be a mistake in my opinion. Nashville and Salt lake are much better.

True but less problematic if it’s a large multi year commitment.

See the Max……be the Max redo.

I doubt Chapman wants to hit in Comerica while trying to reset his market.

McGonigal also.

But doesn't that make it difficult to determine if Verling is a long term option for third base ? I would defer to playing Verling at third every day . My mind set going in would be to determine if Verling is full time third baseman going forward. I would play Ibanez at second base or DH against lefties where he does real damage. If in time Verling proves not to be the answer at third then sure play Ibanez there until fixture is found ( Jung ? ). But I think Hinch will agree with you.

Mike Elias is the best GM in the league and will play Nick at second base where he belongs.

Nobody wants The "Fisher cheapskate " in their town. He should sell to someone who will keep the team in Oakland.

It's another case of MLB trying to be brainy and clever. Why have any requirements. If your player wins ROY your team gets a pick . Period.

Let him hack !! The return of "El Mago" will lead us to the playoffs and we ARE winning the Division. And yes I am serious. Baez was pressing for the opt out. Now he can just chill and hang in the "D" and Hack.

Wow Lots of information. What was your first question again 😀. I think it was who we had to play third last year and the answer was nobody but we should have had one and probably should have gotten one this off season as well. Why repeat last year. And it doesn't have to be Chapman. Some vet on a one year contract that can be forced out if Jung performs. As for the number of players who play third statistics that can be influenced by rest days and injury. I'm curious what percentage of teams have a third baseman that played 120 games or more. You could have a regular and then 4 guys fill in for rest or short time injuries and have 5 players at the position and still have a regular that plays 120 games could you not ? Stats like math are tricky and for folks much smarter than me.

Bobby Witt just got paid. Wow. KC making it hard on all teams to get early deals done.

Everyone last year with Verling being able to tread water....and yes I agreed to let candy go and a still happy we aren't paying him 15 million/year for three years. Plus Jung is coming even though he played second in college, was drafted as a second baseman, played every game, or almost, at second base in the minors and then through an epiphany he is now a third baseman !

And as fellow up how did we draft Tork as a third baseman and play him at third in the minors when he can't even play first base ?

I agree it should be coming to an end. Shouldn't this be done at the minor league level ? I mean the coaches and management know or should know what is the best position for a player before promoting him to the majors and hopefully even very soon in their minor league career. Hopefully Keith only plays second base and isn't flip flopped between positions as he was in the minors. Look at JHM..third base to outfield back to third and then back to outfield between two organizations. Now he is trying to make the majors and has been handicapped by the constant position change. Atlanta settled on the outfield why didn't' we just leave him there to get reps ? It seems we are grooming players for "optionality"...it's a fad and I do not think it will stick.

Agreed but it "seems' to me that managers get themselves over involved in the game using this "strategy" and actually weaken the product. Also isn't an injury more likely to happen to someone playing out of position. Like a plumber getting fried trying to wire a house ? It seems this can be accomplished with one or two "utility" players being used minimally while allowing good or potentially good players mastering one position.