Tiger337

I think they have a good chance of making it, so I'd like them to improve their chances while skubal is still here.

Yes

Imai signing with Astros for 3 years. Another east coast team...

I think they need a starter more than a bat. I have little faith that Olson will be healthy, Melton is a question mark and I am not excited about Drew Anderson. I'd like to see more offense too, but there is a better chance they get in-house help there than in the rotation.

I think Harris has a good overall plan for the organization, but he sure hasn't gained my faith as far as planning playoff runs! He gave up on the season in 2024 (which was probably the right thing to do long term) and they pulled off a miracle that will never be repeated in most of our lifetimes. He added practically nothing at the deadline in 2025 and they had an epic collapse. This off-season is looking like another dud so far. Hopefully his overall plan starts to kick in with McGonigle and maybe some other young players giving them a boost.

Just another random blogger.

A healthy Parker Meadows...following in the footsteps of his brother.

Joe Morgan was 5-7 and he may have been the best all around player I have ever seen.

He lacks the virility of Jim Adduci.

The most ballyhooed Tigers prospect I can remember from the old days was Kirk Gibson. https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/1978-draft-spotlight-kirk-gibson/#:~:text=Gibson drew attention from scouts,“was his raw speed.” This was long before Sparky Andrerson called him the next Mickey Mantle.

I think McGonigle will make the team if he hits in the Spring. How good will he be? Nobody knows, but he is the most highly regarded prospect the Tigers have had in decades.

One concern I have is that he may have already peaked. Given his nickname (Stormin Norman Cash?), I suspect he's old for a rookie.

Let's wait and see what happens when we start throwing him curves.

McGonigle on the roster as the starting shortstop on opening day is already priced into my expectations!

I am more skeptical of his fielding than hitting. I think he'll hit well enough to be in the line-up somewhere.

There will be changes, but necessarily ones that will affect the infield situation. I do agree though there will be lots of mixing and matching as usual.

They might have offered longer term for less money annually. Or maybe, he just didn't like the overall money and wanted a shorter deal, so he could become a free agent sooner. Anyway, it's harder to project contracts for foreign players because there is not much data and too much uncertainty. How often does a 26-year old slugging corner infielder who strikes out too much try to come to the US? He might be the only one who fits that exact profile.

Unless he could get a better offer which he apparently didn't

I don't know what kind of offer, if any, the Tigers made to Fairbanks, but I would have preferred him to Jansen. He got 1/13 from thre Marlins.

Hittin Harold.

Let's get this thread back on track:

You sound like a Red Sox fan. Please don't take that as a slur! They used to be that way, but they have won more championships than any team this century.

Deer was better. They both spent their age 30-32 seasons with the Tigers. Deer accumulated 6.1 WAR during that time. Palmer accumulated 3.6. I was always amused at how fans praised Palmer and ridiculed Deer when they were basically the same player offensively. Deer was a little better defensively.

Dean Palmer

Maybe the guys who made the projection just overestimated his value. The article said that he got some longer term offers, but hde settled on a short-term deal so he could prove himself in the Marors and do better after free agency.