buddha

you said avila assembled a collection of talent that was going to be the equivalent of morris/parrish/trammell/whitaker/gibson. that's blind faith. every time they get any journeyman minor leaguer you say they have talent. youre always saying how great the tigers minor leaguers are. you just say that because its your favorite team. there's no basis for your opinion other than the tigers are the team you follow. that's why its blind faith. i wish i could have that kind of belief, but my experience in observing al avila tells me otherwise. and so far, i am right and you are wrong.

its 1000% blind faith.

i said he should have been fired after the jd martinez trade, why would i tell you youre wrong?

i dont think they should cut the guy, but just put him in the pen where he belongs. right next to all their other failed starting pitcher draft picks and trade acquisitions, lol.

getting two major league contributors (tork and keith assuming keith makes it) out of a 5 round draft is probably pretty decent! lol. but i get your point. everyone was excited about that draft because Al finally drafted players who were consensus picks. no more rey riveras. and so far its been a total bust other than keith. i know tork is in the majors but he's been so bad so far that his career to date has been disappointing.

ok. wentz will never be anything more than a lefty reliever. book it.

agreed!

wrntz needs more velo? sure. he needs to be a better pitcher with a stronger arm. he is not that pitcher. faedo can get injured in triple a as well as he can in mlb, i suppose.

tanking can work. ask the astros and cubs. and spending on free agents isnt always a magic bullet. however, what you need is good management to identify talent. we havent had that since dombrowski and that's why were floundering. not because we tanked or because we didnt spend money. its because management has been terrible at identifying talent. period. will that change now? who knows? we'll just have to be patient with the losing and see.

is there really anything left for them to fo in milb? they just arent good enough. another year dominating triple a hitters wont do anything more. they are bullpen guys, lefty relievers, and occasional 5th starters. they'll never be anything more.

that could easily be statistical noise.

bruce brown, kcp, and reggie jackson are going to win an nba championship together. kcp with multiple rings. where's trey burke? lol.

the refs understood the mission tonight. theyre doing their best for miami.

he's better than austin meadows.

she played soldier field over the weekend and hotels were 98% full. it was the biggest weekend for hotels in chicago in decades.

adding james wiseman would be addition by subtraction.

vlade wasnt taking a slovenian guy.

severson traded to columbus for a 3rd round pick. then sogns for 8×6.25. thats a lot of term for a 28 year old good defenseman. i guess columbus' gm doesnt care because he'll be gone by the time he starts serious decline.

exactly. and with a 12 team playoff you can lose once or twice and still make it in if you have some wins over some other good teams. teams other than hawaii or uconn.

everything i read has this as a 2 person draft, maybe 3 with miller. why would portand trade out of that spot? i dont get that part of it. and next year's draft is supposed to be historically bad, so why take a first next year? i guess if you can guarantee the next luka doncic will be there, sure.

how's that jackson jobe pick working out? wait...he's hurt? a high school pitching prospect got hurt? no way! but but, but, spin rate!!!!! i was all in favor of team tank, but i forgot to factor in who was making the draft picks. stupid me.

still have high hopes for keith and parker meadows. losing any hope for the rest. maybe there's a few utility guys in there, but man this system is depressing. thanks Al.

id be shocked if they traded 6 and 11 for 5. portland trading out would be dumb if scoot is there.

good

mike moore? tim belcher? franz nielsen? ray sheppard?