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But we know teams were asking for Melton specifically. And others of the top 4-5 which included McGonigle, Clark, Briceno, and Rainer. For the available bats, definitely not worth it-the only bat that really made an impact was Naylor.

The Tigers aren't taking on any extra significant salary for 2026 as it would cost them significant draft picks - They'd lose the competitive balance pick, and any FA's that signed elsewhere (Skubal/Mize) they would drop from a 1st to a 4th if they even increase a couple million from where they are now - Edman has the spreadsheet, but they currently are over until guys come back from injury.

Exactly. Like If they were upset he wouldn’t include Melton or Rainer for example in a deadline deal last year.

In early/mid may he changed his swing also, I think it was his hand positioning IIRC

Rookie eligibility isn’t what is currently holding him down. His lack of tearing up triple A is. He has to show he can come out of his May long slump (which I believe he will) before it’s worth even considering bringing him up. At this point they’d be bringing him up, just to bring him up, while he’s been in a relative slump for a month. That’s setting him up for failure.

Exactly. Especially since he isn’t forcing his way up by his play.

One thing Tork can do is hit high velocity fastballs. His slug against 95+ mph is in the upper part of the league.

Yes it would be to go for it. You would still have Valdez, Jobe, Melton, Montero, Olson, and potentially could resign Mize/and or another FA or 2. Frankly it doesn't take much to replace Rogers and the current Jansen. And we have plenty of options to replace Torres. Not as great a chance of competing for a World Series, but could easily see a path to the Central again.

The bullpen has been crazy and I think is currently a lot of a team-wide mental funk. A number of guys are generally doing ok, but no one, no matter who they've rotated, can currently hold a 9th inning (or 10th) lead.

I think they're counting on Valdez for next year. That, and his contract makes me think there is close to zero chance he's moved. If they move him, they are punting on next year, and there is no reason to do that IMO.

Well, it stinks that it looks like it will be this route, but a mid-season trade of Skubal will get us below.

If it's that, I sure hope it's another team giving it to him or at worst case, we matched an offer sheet. Like you have said, It seems completely silly to negotiate against yourself. Offer 5/100-125 and tell him to go test the market. If he comes back with an offer for 5/150 i'd likely match it, but if it's 5/180 or higher, I'd have a hard time doing it.

Only if the value of those prospects is higher than the value they place on 1st round picks, which is what they would get for them if they didn't resign.

Seems to fit the profile - solid bat to ball skills with questionable power - sounds similar to Yost and even McGonigle (not saying his bat to ball is anywhere close to McGonigle)

We don't have the $ in CBT Tax space to do it. As @Edman85 has said any more $ without trading away $ will drop the comp pick for Skubal to a 4th rounder (same potentially for Mize) and cost us our competitive balance pick. They aren't taking on any extra $ this year. Every $ in is going to have to have $ going back out with means players on the 40 man.

Which Workman can. I'd be surprised if it's not him.

To answer my own question, Detroit’s payroll is $13 mil higher according to Sportrac

Is the Red Sox payroll higher than Detroit this year?

Holmes also said one the Rams picked Simpson at 13, they were pretty certain Miller would be there at 17.

Seabold to the IL

Don't look now but Greene (.874), Tork (.813), and Carpenter (.863) are now above .800 OPS - Along with McGonigle (.946) obviously.

Flip side is they should come in more ready.

I can get that the first few years of NIL, but once those are past, and guys are out of eligibility in college, you are going to have the same amount of guys coming in with more overall experience. So in other words, I don’t buy that it’s as extreme as they say in year 3-4 of NIL, and think that negative effect will continue to leasen over time.

There are a bunch of articles today about how his slugging pct on pitches over 95 mph is like 16th overall out of 186 hitters with at least 100 plate appearances since the start of 2025. He's slugging .537 on such pitches (prior to 2025 he slugged in the .300's on 95+ mph)

At least we won’t end up with Proctor