kdog

They are grading the process, not the results. The process seems to make sense...hopefully we get some developmental wins.

inside edge

The Tigers have a huge need for pitching on all levels of the org. They'll have to find some gems late in this draft or address it via trade or major league free agency.

Avila's process with some draft picks was sound. But the player development early in his tenure was non-existent. We have the seen the results of that. He overhauled it and we are starting to see a few positive signs. Harris hired his guys and the process made some sense. The earlier post about analytic-based picks is encouraging. You need multiple Riley Greenes to build a strong offense. And you need to explore all avenues to find them.

Kiley McDaniel(ESPN):

Maton will likely replace Jake.

I’m asking Harris and the brain trust to keep this simple. Don’t galaxy brain this years draft process.

The catchers at Toledo aren’t viable. Haase would be dfa on a normal team.

Is positional versatility the new control the strike zone?

It's not as fun when position players pitch every other day lol

Logue and Nevin were sent down yesterday to bring up Faedo and Baddoo.

Riley Greene will be activated tomorrow unless there is an unexpected turn.

ESPN has the top 3 as Skenes, Crews, Langford this morning. Keith Law has Langford, Skenes, and Crews to Detroit.

One of Marisnick or Schoop get the boot when Riley Greene is activated. Hackosky seems to think it's Jake.

This game came up on a youtube I was watching. Jose Valverde's 4 run implosion in the 9th inning of an ALCS game 1 will largely be lost to history. They won the game and the series. https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA201210130.shtml

Saturday is a Riley Greene bobblehead giveaway. Makes sense for him to recalled for that one.

JHM is likely a worse defender. They already have LH(Carpy) and RH(Cabrera) designated hitter on the roster.

Not pressure from the fanbase. Most people know the team is horrible and the organization needs another multiple year rebuild. You shouldn't waste professional developmental at-bats on old guys who won't help you in '24-'26. Playing the guys I mentioned above aren't going to help you next season. They're just wasting time.

I'd agree if we had a bunch of guys with a .700 OPS. They are willfully putting together a lineup with guys who are below .600 and have a 3 month sample size. This is still a major league product and they just haven't held anyone accountable for poor offensive performance. We know Schoop is not going to find something; We know that Marisnick will never hit and Haase is probably just lost. This is still purportedly a major league product. You have to at least demonstrate you care about improving it in season. The clearly don't and are willing to live with whatever damage it does to fan support. Addendum: Greene and Baddoo are coming back. That will stem the tide a bit.

Candelario is 29 and had a terrible season in 2022. Both he and the Tigers needed a change of scenery. Are you investing 3-4 years in a guy who is on the back end of the aging curve and not consistent? A 1 year deal to make a terrible offense incrementally better doesn't do much good.

Baddoo will be activated for tomorrow night's game. Greene might be activated on Saturday or Sunday but nothing is set in stone.

It will not come from a dramatic outside signing of an offensive player. It will come from better run prevention.