Jason_R

He said ASP played the whole season in Detroit which is not accurate.

What is Goff doing to all these centers!?!

Since you posted this two hours ago Teddy Bridgwater re-retired.

The owners think MLB is broken, the players think it is broken, the fans think it is broken, and everyone expects an extended work stoppage but buddha thinks it is fine. 😊

I guess you could call ownership of a bunch of small town newspapers in Appalachia and the Rust Belt an empire.

When he was still a Tiger, it was hard to tell if the love-fest was genuine or contrived. Now that he's gone it seems like a guy who left his high school sweetheart for a trophy wife but knows his heart will always be with his first love.

Tell this to the Pirates. Nutting doesn’t have other significant business interests beyond the Pirates and needs to maximize profit from year to year. So he keeps the payroll low and hasn’t been to the playoffs in a decade. It is hard to know what is going on with Boras and Ilitch and Skubal and Harris. It clearly seems that Skubal’s heart is in Detroit. But I also have no doubt that Boras was behind the Skubal Detroit PR love-fest last year. And Ilitch and Harris clearly demonstrated that they were willing to break the $35 million mark with the Valdez contract. Boras didn’t become Boras without growing the payroll pie.

Agreed. I personally would have a hard time leaving a multi-billionaire’s $160 million on the table. Incidentally, i think Ilitch is maybe the 6th or 7th richest owner in the MLB. Not sure, but I’m pretty sure he is at the top of the list. Boras wants him to pay like a major market team.

Everybody knows that something is broken in the game if only three or four teams can compete for the top level of talent in free agency. Skubal knows this as well. Nevertheless, that is the world the MLB currently lives in. And I have no doubt that Skubal means what he says about Detroit as a city and an organization. But I cannot imagine loving a city or workplace enough that I would leave $100 million in compensation, or maybe more, on the table. As a fan, I would still love to have Skubal the player rejoin the team next year. But also, as a fan, I do not want the team I root for dragged down by a contract that will almost inevitably turn into an anchor. Maybe the new CBA will fix this, even a little.

Nobody knows how the Larkin situation will play out. Larkin doesn’t. His agent doesn’t. Ilitch doesn’t. Helene sure doesn’t. But nothing will happen until a new GM is hired, and a new GM is not making a decision on this situation that Ilitch is not in lock step on. if Ilitch wants Larkin traded before training camp, it will happen. If Ilitch wants to hold Larkin to his contract, and make Larkin choose whether to play or not, it will happen. If Ilitch wants to hold out the olive branch, he will.

I happen to think they are due for a bounce back season too. Do I want the national media painting a target on them? Not really.

https://www.si.com/nfl/conor-orr-predicts-all-272-games-2026-nfl-season Don't look now but SI has Detroit finishing 14-3 and taking the #1 seed in the NFC.

I don't think anyone feels bad for him. I do think it is bad for all parties that the Dodgers and only the Dodgers appear to have the cash to swing a trade like this and handle the payroll implications. Again, it seems unlikely there will be an MLB season next year, so who knows what will happen with his next contract.

Say what you will about the situation, I don't think he is manufacturing this kind of emotion. Nobody will ever convince me that he didn't want to stay in Detroit. Maybe will choose not to sign a new contract before the lockout and will come back after.

I don't claim to follow minor league prospects closely but the return seems underwhelming. I also have not heard anything related to a new contract for Skubal. I assume Boras wants to take the next contract to market, which limited the returns trade partners wanted to give.

At this point, I will be surprised if they have started by September.

He was already on thin ice from a roster standpoint. If he got injured chasing a puppy peeing on the stairs and didn’t disclose it to the team, that might be it.

Yeah, no offense to Max but I was very underwhelmed after reading the article. Have any calls been made at all?

What if it’s not even his actual birthday but they just keep posting this every day until training camp?

The Chiarot extension was a pretty strong signal that there was no plan in place.

I read recently that Lapointe used to do the NFL combine bench of 225 lbs for something like 25 reps, and he made lifting more popular in the locker room. I always liked him as a player. Thinking of him is a reminder that, in addition to all their skill, the Red Wings dynasty was very hard to play against. Good to see he's doing well in his second career.

Original post deleted. Must have been a doozy!

This is probably right, but if so, Larkin/Brisson made an error in not coming out right away and “clarifying” the report. Even lying and saying publicly that Larkin had informed the Red Wings that he was open to a trade would have made this situation much easier for all parties. But Larkin didn’t make this decision because it was the smart decision.

Grim

I'M SORRY... CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK UP?