Tiger337

Because of the bats or because of the pitching? There is still no system that accurately predicts pitching from year to year.

Good poll for Haley in New Hampshire. This is the first glimmer of hope that someone could make a run at Trump if other opponents drop out. I am no fan of Haley, but if someone somewhat normal can defeat the dickbag psychopath, it would be a positive thing for our country. I don't agree at all with those who want trump to win because he has no chance of beating Biden. He has a great chance of beating Biden. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/17/cbs-poll-haley-closing-gap-new-hampshire-00132173

That is how I see it. I trust him not to do anything stupid, but I get the feeling he might be too cautious to pull the trigger at the right time. I also don't know what kind of budget he'll have. I don't think they'll be Tampa Bay, but are they going to be the Braves or Brewers?

A Masshole is a tourist from Massachusetts. Sometimes they get too comfortable and move to southern, NH. The latter group tends to like lower taxes, but remains socially liberal.

I see Stephen Miller has been feeding Trump some Nazi rhetoric again up in his New Hampshire rally. I'm not sure that will go over too big in New Hampshire. Lots of Masshole transplants up there.

I think Olson is their second best pitcher, so I would guess he's safe unless he looks terrible in Spring training. Anyway, at the end of last year Hinch or Harris said something about not having a traditional five man staff, but rather having a couple of swing men. So, I wouldn't be at all surprised for them to go with six starters. It would still be pitchers pitching with four days rest for the most part, but there might be a lot of split starts. The most surprising thing might be all six being healthy on opening day! So, I am happy to see some depth.

I don't care how much the Tigers spend on a one-year deal unless it prevents them from signing someone better which is very unlikely. I trust them not go over budget before signing someone more expensive that they really want.

Our local newspaper is owner by a hedge fund management company. Not much accountability or balance there.

You don't need subsciptions to use either site. I think most people can get all the stats they need from B-Ref for free. I got a subscription to use the stathead part of the site because I like to do research. FanGraphs provides stats for free too, but their ads are obtrusive.

Is the second word a clean three letter word?

They do have access to players and management, so they might get an occasional revealing quote that you can't get elsewhere. My online subscription budget includes Baseball-Reference (so I have access to stathead) and FanGraphs (so I I can avoid ads) and that's it. I tried the Athletic, but I found it wasn't worth it for me.

Their new function is to generate click bait which is why they increasingly engage in wild speculation.

Henning's writing style is off putting to some, but I don't think he is pompous. He has respectful conversations with fans all the time. He would never say anyting lke "I wish you guys would read my stuff".

Now that the Tigers don't have a spot wasted on a replacement level DH, they have more flexibility on their roster. They should be able to carry both offense-first and defense-first utility players on the bench.

I would have liked to see them take that risk, but I don't think they are going to be that kind of franchise.

McCosky is probably the most pompous self important Tigers writer and he really doesn't know that much.

Does he have a hot wife?

I got there before Edman!

There was a team option in Chafin's contract.

I wasn't sure about this since Faedo was used mostly as a starter last year. However, it does make sense that Hinch wants both him and Brieske to be relievers.

He'd be a good fit for most teams because he can hit and field. The question is whether a team wants to go out about 6 years on an infielder who will be 31 next year. My guess is the Tigers aren't going to take that kind of risk, at least not yet.

Sure, they are legit prospects, but they aren't Riley Greene level prospects. Malloy, in particular, doesn't have a position. Jung is more highly regarded, but I've heard mixed reviews on his defense and readiness for the majors. If there was a good MLB third baseman available (there probably isn't) I wouldn't worry about blockng either one.

But it's the perfect way to scare the MAGAs. The whole movement is based on this sort of thing.

I agree with you more often than not.

They now have 8 starters: Skubal Olson Maeda Flaherty Manning Mize Gipson-Long Faedo The could make a trade, but they'll probably need them all.