RatkoVarda

domestic terrorism charges coming, no?

Polian denied it. Says he voted for Belichick.

if we get a Dem administration on Jan 20, 2029, all the MAGA trash needs to be immediately rounded up to face swift, brutal justice

36 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Holmes said it would be "irresponsible" to depend on Manu to be the starting LT next season.

can Manu at least replace Skipper?

Neither of these teams is great. Mahomes is at home. Would have been a great year to get in the playoffs and see what happens. Oh well. Life is unfair; sports are unfair. Cannot abide another Pats title.

2 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

If it plays out that we end up getting a Comp pick for a Skubal exit, the poor player that gets selected will be unfairly scrutinized by podcasters, local radio personalities and casual fans. 

someone noted that they selected AAA All-star Christin Stewart with the pick they were awarded when Max Scherzer left, so that's something to look forward to to 2031

29 minutes ago, ToledoTigerFan said:

The only way to get Skubal to not hit the open market is to knock his and Boras' socks off with an offer. Say like 3-years, $180 million. This allows Skubal to potentially cash in again plus it allows the Tigers to get a massive contract off of the books fairly quickly. Hopefully, CI will pry open his wallet quickly enough to get such a deal done. 

that would be a horrible deal for Skubal - pitchers get injured and he has already been injured

he is not foregoing $200M+ of guaranteed money to sign for 3 years

and there would be more picks available to make a modest trade if Holmes did not piss away picks to move up to grab Arnold, Manu, Vaki, TeSlaa, Martin, Fraizer, and others.

looks super unlikely that the mets trade for Skubal

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/01/mets-trade-for-freddy-peralta.html

cannot recall any article saying, John Morton is not a good fit for the Lions persona, scheme or personnel

Luis Robert to Mets for 2 blah prospects. Nice roll of the dice by the Mets. If Robert can play 100-110 games (huge ? mark there) could be impactful for them.

Lee #3 for 3rd base.

McGonigle will be #2 for SS tomorrow; Rainer could be on list too

Max might be #1 for OF

2 hours ago, StrangeBird said:

I will wait to see the results on the field, but this not an inspiring hire. I see no track record of success or innovative thinking with this guy.

I’m starting to wonder if MCDC has what it takes to lead this team to sustained success and a Super Bowl. Is it possible that the successes of 2023 and 2024 were more Ben Johnson’s offensive play-calling and less MCDC?

Dan and Brad dragged this garbage franchise out of hell and into the playoffs

But we shall see if they can make the next step

a lot of economically illiterate people think that if the players were not so greedy, tickets and beers would be cheaper

it is odd to see fans clamoring for owners to keep more and more of the revenue

Bichette to Mets 3/126 (42 per)

right now in terms of asset allocation, the Tigers have 1 year of Skubal, might be worth 6-8 WAR in 2026 + the 31st pick in 2027. The chances he signs with Det are approaching zero.

it is obvious to me the proactive decision would be to trade him now.

Mets rumored to be offering Tucker 50M per year on a short term deal (2 or 3 years?)

not sure why the Texans signed Danielle Hunter when they already had Will Anderson; why would any team want more than 1 guy who can get to the QB?

22 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Hopefully, they can keep their own stars in the future.

when is Skubal a free agent?

2 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

PS: I still think the Tigers should target Kyle Tucker.

Fits the "control the strike zone" mold.

Better fielding corner OF'er than we have on our roster.

Perfect veteran to match up when Clark eventually comes up...

Has some power to reach the RF seats (don't need 40-50 HR power IMO, I'll take the .380 OBP and the .960 OPS...).

And one of Greene (less likely) or Carpenter (most likely) can be traded for additional pitching. He (KC) of the .290 OBP last year, and .790 OPS and barely average fielding...).

Just my 2 cents.

Tucker would make every team better; it would be a 180 degree shift for Harris and Co to sign a FA to a 350M+ contract

19 hours ago, chasfh said:

That should spell the end of Matt Shaw in Chicago, although if the Cubs end up trading Nico Hoerner instead, they deserve to miss out on the playoffs next year.

Hoerner would be a fantastic fit. with Tucker moving on and Cassie traded, would the Cubs be interested in some LH power and trade 1 year of Hoerner for 3 years of Carpenter?

saves the Cubs, who are right at the CB tax level, about some money as well, about 9M.

2026 Tigers are better with Giolito or Bassitt than without, so I am all in on either

8 hours ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

Scary stuff. How did we get here?

a black guy twice got elected POTUS

we probably could have predicted 32M as the ask as Soto has the largest pre-free agency salary ever of 31M. Boras and Skubal are both very interested in setting new price markers, first with the arbitration award, and then in free agency (for both years and total comp).

and there in no way an arbitrator decides Skubal is worth less than Price, so Skubal has already won