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could have kept both out based on performance, but once Morris is in, Schilling's addition is an easy call

Matz? for basically same money as Matz, you could get Gray, who has some upside. 4 more pitchers gone: Giants have resigned Wood, Desclafani and grabbed Cobb from LAA. Aaron Loop got 2/17M from LAA with option.

Career HRs Prince Fielder: 319 Career HRs Cecil Fielder: 319

exactly; the supply and demand stars have aligned for the Tigers; and 5 good SS are available; ABOSULTELY need to get one or make a trade in the ensuing shuffle

Fraizer's dealing with vertigo so career could be over if they cannot solve that. But if they can, he is certainly worth a look considering current options

probably would be able to contribute more if used a lot less

high; he is 26 in May; so whatever he can learn in the minors, he learned; LH power is something they don't have much of, so there is a possible path for him

Niko gone; N Rodriguez, Robson off 40, down to Toledo; Clemens, DeJesus up to 40. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/11/niko-goodrum-elects-free-agency-tigers.html

that's a lot of additional pressure on Greene and Tork right out of the gate, but not crazy to think they could get it done. maybe start with this. Grossman (S) Candy (S) Correra (R) Miggy (R) Greene (L) Schoop (R) Tork (R) Barnhart (L) / Haase (R) Baddoo (L) / Hill (R)

2 weeks before owners lock players out, so if they cannot get anything else done soon, we are looking at 2 months of staring into the void

rather spend 25M on Story or Correa

yep; this is how he finished 2019 with both Atl and Det

https://www.mlb.com/news/best-tools-in-arizona-fall-league-fall-stars-game#:~:text=Best changeup%3A Garrett,fade and depth. Best changeup: Garrett Hill, RHP, Tigers Hill is more about deception than power, an approach he has ridden to a 2.54 ERA in three pro seasons and a 1.98 mark with 21 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings in the AFL. He consistently fools hitters with his changeup, which sits in the low 80s and combines fade and depth.

not really; his BABIP was oddly low

NBA got a cap on contract length years ago and then recently got another one pushed through. does not sound like that is a core MLB issue, but possible that they ask for a 8 year cap which would impact Seagar and Correa if they don't sign pre-lock out

could also just leave Schoop at 2b, and get Parades (and Harold) ABs at all 4 infield spots until Tork is up

14 and 14 for the first 2 years? sounds good to me

Lorenzen could be a guy to look at; should not cost too much; he wants to start; has premium velocity; some seasons with interesting numbers; if he can't get it done, move him back to BP; and they could reassess Fulmer as well

this is what I have been advocating for as well; players want certainty as well; give it ($$$) to them

Fenway numbers are worse than I thought: .380 BABIP!; home ERA 5.95; home FIP: 3.25

FG 13. Eduardo Rodriguez*, SP, Age 29 Contract Estimate Type Years AAV Total Ben Clemens 4 $20.0 M $80.0 M Median Crowdsource 4 $18.0 M $72.0 M Avg Crowdsource 3.81 $18.2 M $69.3 M 2022 Steamer Projections IP BB% K% GB% ERA FIP xFIP WAR RA9-WAR 185.0 7.8% 26.2% 44.4% 3.65 3.68 3.72 3.7 3.8 Ben’s Take Good pitching is hard to come by. You can’t always check every box, which is why teams will back up a truck full of money for Rodriguez despite his 4.74 ERA in 2021. He was wildly unlucky on batted balls, allowing the second-highest BABIP in baseball. If you think Rodriguez will be less snakebitten next year, there’s a lot to like. Aside from a health scare that caused him to miss the 2020 season, he’s rarely missed a turn, making 31 starts this season and 34 in 2019. He doesn’t always give you great length — this year’s 31 starts covered only 157.2 innings — but turn a few more batted balls into outs, and the length could appear out of nowhere. Of the top 25 free agents, Rodriguez might be the least decorated — but he also might be the best bargain for a contender who believes in his peripherals. Player Notes Rodriguez missed the entire 2020 season due to myocarditis stemming from COVID-19 but came back to log 157.2 innings of roughly league-average run prevention in ‘21. His strikeout and walk rates were both career bests, however, and he ended up setting a career high in WAR as a result. A .363 BABIP allowed, in combination with a career-low 68.9% strand rate, oddly yielded a career-high ERA, despite everything else being seemingly very solid. A lot of these woes were mostly relegated to the first half, including a horrid May that saw him allow 24 runs in 29.2 innings; from August 1 through the end of the season, on the other hand, Rodriguez pitched to a 3.26 ERA and produced 1.7 WAR. Overall, Rodriguez isn’t a frontline starter, but he’s the type of pitcher who will do many things slightly better than league-average, culminating in a productive arm pretty much every season. At just 28, Rodriguez also has the distinction of being the youngest starting pitcher on our top 50, perhaps suggesting that he is among the likeliest candidates to receive a longer-term deal if he wants it, even though he may not be one of the flashiest names on this list.

his ERA and BABIP were crazy high because of Fenway and the Red Sox D suxxed; his EV was very low; all the deeper metrics says he is better than his ERA

if current system holds, Tigers forfeit their 3rd round pick (#85 or so).

5/77 to 5/80 per Passan, for age 29-33 seasons