SeattleMike

As I recall Marvin Miller feared such a scenario.

Their lineup is getting a bit long in the tooth.

My wife, just now, sent me a text asking why the Tigers traded Skubal to the Yankees. After a brief moment of panic I realized it was one of those dreadful internet proposed trades masquerading as a done deal. It's going to be a long offseason.

Mize is a free agent after next year as well. And the way Hinch treats him it seems unlikely the Tigers will move aggressively to retain him.

Soto was 2.5 years from free agency. Skubal just one.

Watching Skubal mow down the Mariners while his pitch count climbed really detracted from my enjoyment of the moment, to be honest. I knew he'd be out by the 5th or 6th inning and had little confidence the bullpen could record 9-12 outs without yielding a run or more. I'm not arguing that Hinch should have allowed Skubal to rack up 125 pitches, like the good ole days, but the sense of foreboding kind of stunk. Aces being pulled after 100 pitches really is one of the bummers of following the modern game.

I don’t think the Tigers are punting on the 2026 season, and I doubt they would receive a return that would make them better in 2026. So I don’t expect a trade.

Geno

I'll be there Sunday. Skubal I hope.

I'll have to believe he pitches Game 2 on Sunday. That's four-day's rest and will allow him to go in a Game 5, such like last year.

I think someone looked into that last year and Tork was definitely a victim of lots of balls called strike. Likely same this year.

Yeah, he's not the contact guy everyone is clamoring for right now. Bregman on the other hand...

The Illitch/Dombrowski duo would have signed Bregman, I'm almost certain of that. For better (next couple of seasons) or for worse (3-4 years later) they would have beaten every other offer.

As recently as September 10 the Tigers were 7th in MLB in runs scored. And other than the 1-12 skid in July they avoided extended hitting slumps. Maybe they can recapture what worked for 140 games starting tomorrow.

Mize is a free agent after next year.