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that would make Dingler a borderline all-star

Parada's bat was considered one of the surest tools in the 2022 draft, and now he sounds a lot like another hitter who had huge numbers in college but has struggled in the pros; even if the bat rebounds to "catcher level" he offers nothing else

I think Malloy is pretty thrilled that the Tigers sent Tork to Toledo and did not just keep running him out there in Detroit.

have a bunch of older non prospects (24-27) who regularly beat up on young pitchers. literally no batter on the team within 3.5 years of Lee

wait. hold on. does this mean i should not trust a random social media account's "inside info"?

not sure where this goes but Petzold definitively states that Flaherty was signed to be traded and will be traded.

Baltimore already traded for Flaherty last year and he sucked so bad they put him in the BP. I do not see them trading high end talent for just 3 months of any pitcher, and certainty not Jack.

Overheard: "So glad to finally be playing a bad team again." (Unclear which team said this.)

Reggie talks about racism

Flaherty will hit free agency at 29, and if stays healthy, will be coming off a 5+ WAR platform season. He would be seeking a 5-6 year deal for sure. Will he get it? I have no idea. But 2-3 years seems like a management pipe dream.

my guess is the salary required to sign Flaherty will be palatable to Harris, but the years will not be - that is where the risk is

this is probably correct, unless someone offers him more

I kind of feel bad for Harris, who has painted himself into a corner this Winter with his inaction. Canha, Kelly and Urshela will be gone and McKinstry and Baddoo will be released. He will have the 15 guys below: 2 starting OFs who struggle to stay healthy, a decent C in his walk year, and 2 nice bench guys in Vierling and Ibanez. Everyone else (even Keith) has huge question marks, or are trending down. Harris is going to have to do some big moves in FA or trades, even though I don't think he wants to. I just don't think anyone wants to hear that the 2027 team might be good. Rogers - Dingler - Tork - Malloy - Keith - Baez - Jung - Kreidler - Leonard - Ibanez - Vierling - Greene - Carpenter - Perez - Meadows

Melania might have a fatal fall down a flight of stairs?

Lee's monthly splits

Biden has accomplished more than any Dem president since LBJ - and no one effing cares.

Maton recalled by Os; interesting to see what he does with another team; was decent with Philly; same AAA stats for Det and Balt

8 singles + 1 BB + 2 stolen bases = zippo runs they literally are not good at anything runs on road trip: 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 13

this is correct or they score 17 runs

C - Rogers and Kelly are both elite defenders, and Kelly is somehow league average at the plate. Dingler is having his best season and if he is a successful ML player, he would look just like them. Cubs, Padres have awful Cs so maybe there's a deal to be done. Canha - some value here; I assume they can get more than Holub in return Urshela - like Canha but a whole lot less Flaherty - like He-who-will-not-be-named, Harris again has the #1 short term pitcher to trade. Don't eff it up. Foley - sure why not? it's not working, so everything and everybody should be considered, no matter how much risk it is

Gores is not a good owner; if he was one, Monty would not have been HC; but very few owners would eat $65M and suffer the embarrassment of this move; so good for Gores

KLaw 11. Detroit Tigers: Konnor Griffin, OF, Jackson (Miss.) Prep - Griffin is the high-ceiling, high-risk guy among the prep players and could still end up in the top 10. I also think the Tigers would be on Rainer or Montgomery, depending on who gets here.

Bob Good, House Freedom Caucus Chair and total MAGA nutjob conservative, but he once supported DeSantis, and now appears to have lost his primary in VA. Trump endorsed his opponent who is up less than 400 votes. Scary to think what the GQP now is.

FG had 6 50-level guys traded; does not include Cole Ragans who has been fantastic for KC who got him in early July. Avila's 2nd best trade was a little move for Olson. Need good scouts so you can get lucky sometimes. https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ranking-the-prospects-traded-during-the-2023-deadline/