SoCalTiger

The Tigers off season was solid and properly measured for where they are as a franchise. Flattery, Maeda, Miller, Canna , Chafin and Urshela filled holes and provided much needed depth. Committing to Keith at second and moving Jung to third was solid as well. 2024 is the year we find out once and for all what type of players we have in Greene, Torkelson, Mize, Skubal and Carpenter. How they do will go a long way in deciding our 2024 off season shopping when real $$$ could be expensed. Do we have a middle of the order or not and is our pitching "set" as much as pitching ever is stable. They have to be our best five players and do really well if we are going to win the Central.

Repeat after me Clark + Monigal + Wilson > Langford. Hopefully.

There weren’t as many publications to read about who to pick back then.

Love this. Wish I could have articulated my thoughts so well. And how bloody hard is it to draft when you have the first pick twice and then number five for gosh sakes. Plus he is still out of a job I believe.

Manning down is surprise for me as well as starting Olsens "clock" but he might be the best of the three and if we are revisiting Al Avila then credit where it's due for the trade if not the development.

I think we will lose Hirua since he had a good spring. Someone will give him a MLB gig.

Agree it make Ohtani look stupid for letting someone steal 4.5 million without you knowing ? Really ? I agree he looks better just saying he loaned the guy 4.5 million and had no idea what it was for or just tell the truth. At least he looks benevolent instead of clueless.

So does Lorenzen signing for only 4.5 million dent the Tigers image of "come to Detroit and Improve " or does it prove that to stay good you need to stay in the "D" ?

Javy Baez continues to play great defense and surprises with the bat to post a 3 War season.

Hinch said yesterday on the telecast he is taking it down to the wire.

Is Urshela making the team ?

The Giants cam to Boras rescue for both Snell and Chapman. Greedy lost this year.Snell probably could have had a 5 or 6 year 150, not 200, but he wouldn't have to worry about injury not that you can't live on 30 million after taxes.

Good points but it would be a hard conversation nevertheless .

Then Olsen it will be. Rationale will be seniority ?

Mize îs clearly my # 6 but thankfully I do not make the decisions ! But I agree sending down a 1-1 who has waited 2 years to return from injury and had an arbitration"misunderstanding" takes big cahones that H&H might not have. Big decisions with Wentz (out of options) and Drew Anderson ( opt out clause for Asia if sent down) also coming due. Anderson has been excellent with a 15K/9 spring. Is Will Vest Toledo bound ? Faedo looks real sharp as well. We have 16 pitchers for 13 spots. Team is improving. On the hitters side Leonard, Kreidler and Ibanez play could make Urshela redundant. Especially with Jung charging from the rear. Progress. I bet Scotty's phone is buzzing loudly these days. Maybe a trade is coming and if so what do we need most added to the team ?

I genuinely liked Al Avila and also like that he is not the PBO. As for Harris, so far so good.

Watching the Blue jays broadcast I hope Verling played right field and Carp stays at DH. Also Keith looks very stiff. Just waited for a slow grounder instead of charging and trying for the DP. Barely got the force out. Yes it's very very early but I am worried about the team defense.

No way it take until 2026 to reach the bigs for that stuff unless your assuming it take a year or so at that level to be a #2. Personally I think arms only last so long so why wait. He has 3 pitches now. Maybe wait until June to keep a year of control. Not to be irrational, which I am about to be 😃 , Sign JD and bring up Jobe. The Central is really weak. And with Skubal and Jobe in short series....is it 2006 or 2024 ?

So Jobe is our # 2 correct ? Tell me I'm wrong.

True but that's maybe stretching it just little bit ?

If we’re going to have Miggy in camp this week is best since the camp tone is established and there will still be a week left without him before the season starts.

Baez will have a better year in 2024 than 2023. By a good margin. Patience grasshoppers. If there is crow 🐦‍⬛ to eat in September I will be here.

Do platooning teams actually win championships ? Doesn’t it really mean you don’t have enough good players ?

Monroe was exhausting. He could talk half as much and it would still be too much. It’s TV. not radio.

The Grey Fox was better and was a solid defender. Comment from the old guy 😃