Tiger337

The Tigers lost the trade already.

What is OBT?

He'll probably get over 500.

I think every team is always worried about pitching depth! However, it's probably a bigger problem this year with the short spring training.

Here is what the fans think: 20th best record, but second best in the division. https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1511697736239763462?s=20&t=qiNMAF4m8NNv2bdEVGwiFA

All the projections have the Tigers doing poorly. BP has them at 70 wins, FanGraphs 77. It's hard to project young players with little track record. I am predicting 83 wins, but that is being optimistic about guys like Torkelson, Mize and Skubal.

So, it's implicit rather than explicit?

Surprisingly, I have yet to see any Tigers fan not like the deal yet.

I know someone who worked for a news organization who said they wanted controversial opinons or a controversial writing style to get clicks. Maybe that is not the norm, but it certainly seems like some of the big ones say outrageous things to get clicks/viewers/readers.

With the emphasis on kid! These guys look so young now.

I got tired of the salary /WAR analyses years ago. I know that on average, one WAR is worth 8 million (or whatever value they are using now), but it varies a lot from situation to situation. Teams with bigger payrolls don't need to worry as much about salary. Also, performance becomes more important than salary when you need just one more player to win the division as opposed to being in re-building mode. And from a fan perspective, it doesn't really matter that much. You just want to see your team put the best team on the field and are not concerned with efficiency.

I think they are sometimes under pressure to churn out articles quickly for a small payment and need to come up with something different from what others are saying. I once had one of those gigs writing about relievers from a fantasy baseball perspective. I quit after two months because I knew I wasn't an expert at all and was churning out shallow BS to meet deadlines. I didn't need the money and it was a lot more fun just writing my own stuff for free.

Saber prospect writers do that all the time.

I think it's the pitchers that need a longer spring training. I believe position players can get ready pretty quickly.

A trade can be good for both teams, but I still like this trade for the Tigers. I don't think Paredes will ever be as good as Meadows. I get the impression that Paredes has always been more highly regarded by the saber community than the scouting community, so I am not surprised that FanGraphs would like him.

I am surprised that he only played four games because I remember his name well. I think it's because I used to look at the minor league stats in The Sporting News and saw his name often. It's sad to hear that he is in such tough shape.

AL *Tor 97 wins TB 92 NY 91 *Chi 90 *Hou 88 LAA 86 Det 83 NL *Atl 92 Phi 88 *Mil 87 Stl 85 *LA 100 SD 87 Post season tournament: Doesn't matter. It's a crapshoot. Toronto and Los Angeles will be the best teams MVP Guerrero, Soto Cy Young Giolito Buehler Rookies: Torkelson Suzuki

What if they accumulated picks instead?

No, it's been around since 2012. It doesn't happen too often.

Have members of congress always been as stupid as they are today? I never used to pay as much attention. I know they've always said dumb things to please their base, but the abject stupidity is stunning.

Conversely, Comerica Park has deep fences, but had average home run factors for many years. The last couple years, the home run factors have been down, so maybe it's finally playing to its size.

They can only trade competitive balance picks.

Tropicana Field is a a tough place to hit home runs. Comerica won't change him.

Unless you're JD Martinez.

So, I guess Baddoo will be the center fielder with Meadows and Grossman at the corners and Reyes backing up. Meadows still has three years before free agency too. They will have an interesting (good) situation when Greene returns.