Longgone

Ryan was a hitter until he was 24, and then lost nearly two years to tommy john.

People place way too much import on the rankings from media. Like the top 4 LA outfielders. Was Hope actually 4th? Depends on the timing and the evaluator.

The MLB deadline didn't apply. The Tigers held an auction. All interested bidders received the opportunity to offer their best bids and up the ante if they chose. The Tigers chose the offer they liked the best.

If that offer were actually made, it was likely earlier and an offer to buy out arb years at a premium in exchange for a year or two of free agency, and it was likely an opener for negotiations, which were rebuffed by the agent.

This isn't complicated. Skubal was never signing an extension.

He was a hitter until 2023 and missed most of 24/25 due to tommy john. His latest setback is a hammy. They'll stretch him out as a starter and see where it goes. He has starter attributes.

He may be the fastest man in baseball.

They will sign the second rounder. The question is if he will sign enough below slot to enable them to sign one of the 3 high school pitchers they drafted in the latter rounds.

Man! Tough crowd.

Not worried about his shooting. He needs to prove he can stay healthy and available.

This one is too easy; if you get a starting x receiver for a late 3rd and two comp picks after the 3rd, that's a huge win. If he bombs, then sure, it's a fail.

I think people are underrating the pass rushing juice and run defense that Moore provides.

You trade up when there's a singular player there, with a reasonable acquisition cost, who is graded far above the rest of your board.

I don't think that's unexpected. If you've had that type of surgery, you feel sort of like Frankenstein for a while.

In this draft at 17 BPA could easily be an OT, ESPN gave out 20 first round grades, 7 were oline, 6 tackles and Iheanachor is not far off.