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4 hours ago, Hongbit said:

The first thing the Lions will be looking for is someone that fits the culture.  

Reddick doesn’t fit any of the criteria. Can’t play de in detroit’s system, can’t cover from the  sam, probably isn’t a culture fit 

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

Have to imagine the first call was to the Lions. 

 

The first thing the Lions will be looking for is a de who can set the edge and maintain gap integrity as well as rush, and secondly, maybe someone who can rush from the Sam position, but he also needs to drop and cover. Reddick isn’t stout on the edge, and he’s not really a cover backer.

16 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

Hassan Reddick is still out there. I'm not sure if character wise he matches up with the Lions. 

They need someone to replace Hutchinson or Davenport, that ain’t Reddick.

13 hours ago, ICroupier said:

Agreed. Briceno at C, Liranzo at 1B in 2026.

Develop both at catcher and hope one of them pans out. 

9 hours ago, chasfh said:

A 7 K/9 is well below average in the major leagues, and opponents hit .228 off him this season because his BABIP was .261. These are not good signs for a leverage guy.

What’s Vest? What’s Holton? Foley is certainly not perfect or the ideal, but he’s been solid and not deserving of all the angst.

26 minutes ago, casimir said:

 

Plus Foley puts a lot of balls in play.  

This is being way overstated here. He k’s 7/9, not all that egregious, and opponents hit .228 off of him. He’s a solid option if he’s healthy.

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

Alonso is staying in Queens, and Bergman is staying in Houston.

I doubt they are coming to Detroit, but I doubt they’re staying put either. They will go to the highest bidder.

8 minutes ago, Zakk_Wylde said:

Appreciate the Welcome, everybody.  It seems some remember me.  So many great users in here.

Trying to think of some of the other posters of the past .. Edman85, is he still around?   kpking?  DaBishop?     I remember one guy I loved reading, I think his name was sabertooth, he always had a lot of interesting mathematical analysis on everything.

And trying to remember funny stuff from the past.  Remember that one guy TripleSeven or whatever, I can't remember how he formatted his username, but I remember he was the one who thought that Dave Dombrowski read his posts on the message board and took advice from him, he recognized his profile picture and even nodded to him at the stadium?  I forget the full scenario.

Then there was that other guy, his name was The_Strategy_Expert or something like that.  He had some made up statistic, called the OE% which was apparently the ultimate way of rating the true value of a player to a team, but he wouldn't tell anybody what the formula was or how he came up with these numbers, claiming the formula was worth way too much money and he was holding onto it to sell to GMs to use.

I'm trying to remember.  Anyway it makes me happy to see that a lot of the old crowd are still around.  Hopefully more people return like I did due to the excitement of this year.

Those were the days, my friend.

Normally, I avoid the game threads because of all the whiny angst, but you guys have all made it so much fun the last month or so. Thank you so much!

2 hours ago, sergioalpert66 said:

Seems like if you guys were the Toronto general manager you would make the trade.  I like the idea of adding two right-handed bats to the lineup.  Meadows, Greene, Guerrero, Carpenter, Keith, Bichette, 3b Vierling, DH Perez/Malloy, Dingler/Rogers.  Farm still has Jobe, Rainer, Liranzo, Lee, Briceno, Hall, among others.  So the farm would still be in good shape, and the lineup in Detroit just got a lot better.  I'm not as sold as some of you that the players the Tigers give up are going to have a big impact as major leaguers, assuming they all make the bigs.

Stop it

2 minutes ago, oblong said:

Do you think it's a strategy or just how things worked out based on who was available, who was here, and who has been performing?

All of the above 

21 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

It's a shame SF has become a hell hole. It doesn't have to be.

Quit listening to bots and liars.

9 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

IDK. They seem to be in love with Sweeney currently even though he booted his third ball in as many games yesterday and his OPS is <550. I'm OK with giving him a shot but so far he looks the part better than he's acting it.

I wouldn’t look at errors with a young player; look at his range, how quickly and smoothly he gets in position to receive the ball and make all the throws. Look at his overall athletic ability; speed, agility, explosiveness, arm strength. From that point of view, he’s looked pretty darn good.

7 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Why isn't Andrew Navigato talked about more?     

The usual, talent and upside, he may earn a shot though.

12 hours ago, Jason_R said:

I heard they are also giving the shooter the key to the city at a parade next week. 

What is this supposed to mean?

16 minutes ago, Woodrowjr said:

I'm betting both Sudfeld and Peko come back to the Lions after they move Cominsky to the IR.

They wouldn’t cut Sudfeld, and leave an open roster spot, if they wanted to keep him on the 53. Maybe the practice squad.

32 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Equanimious St. Brown? We could sign him as a free agent, I think. He doesn't go to the waiver wire. It might be the big body we desire. 6'5"

No, he’s not better than those they cut.

2 hours ago, Woodrowjr said:

You are correct.  The question is do the Lions trust Hooker as the #2?  Sure Sudfeld would make the practice squad but if you elevate Sudfeld on gameday as the emergency backup you can only bring him in the game if Goff and Hooker got hurt.  If you want to bring Sudfeld in as the primary backup he has to be on the active roster.

Cut Sudfeld, after cuts put Iffy or Martin on IR, resign Sudfeld to 53, after 4 games and Iffy and Martin are ready, someone else will be hurt.

14 hours ago, holygoat said:

Hooker would get claimed immediately. They will carry 3 QBs.

No one would claim Sudfeld.

19 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

he's been a high K guy with a so-so glove so far. I guess no-one is going to worry too much about the glove until he proves he can hit enough to make to the majors - which he does seem to be working at!

People focus too much on stats with developing players. Here’s a guy with some natural bat to ball skills, but some flaws in his swing that were inhibiting his progress. In a year and a half, the yankees reworked his mechanics and then LA took a different approach. You can’t just incorporate these types of changes overnight, it takes time to build muscle memory. You always have to take a step back before you can go forward. If he corrects his flaws and stays with it consistently, you may have something.  

4 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

Let me start by saying I'm no scout so just based on the handful of games I've seen he is rough out there defensively. More passed balls than I would like to see and I would say his arm is average so he's not Dingler out there but also not not playable. From my very amateur eyes it looks like it's possibly a transfer issue, getting the ball from his mitt to his throwing hand. 

Let me note that he’s just 21, was a 3rd  baseman as an amateur, so he’s relatively new to catching. His arm is above average and he’s fairly athletic for a catcher. Give him time.

22 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Not sure exactly but their football rankings are trash.  

That would be expected of something named JustBaseball.

24 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

They tried but we can’t keep penciling a guy like that into the depth chart preseason. It’s not his fault but even our depth needs to be more dependable than this.

15 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Still, they might as well have him rehab with the team and not just cut him with an injury settlement.

If he heals on the same timeline as CJGJ (which is not a given), he would be back by Week 14 or so. All the same I would still probably prefer to see Moseley in coverage deep in an NFCCG as opposed to Kindle Vildor.

Need to see how severe the tear is. If it’s a partial, it could only be a few weeks, if severe, six months.

49 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

Good to stay hopeful, but that list is out of 600+ prospects traded. And it depends on how one defines "impact player." I'm usually more able to see potential and stay positive. Having a bit of fan fatigue right now and that's clouding my optimism. 

It’s true prospects often don’t work out, but what people fail to mention is proven, veteran ball players that you acquire often don’t work out either. Baseball is a cruel mistress. Which underlines the fact that sustained success likely comes from a deep pipeline that can overcome the inevitable failures.

16 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

Unwillingness to make adjustments to what MLB pitchers are trying to do to him. I already called this a form of laziness.

But also this (not half-assed, but maybe a physical inability due to lack of quick-twitchedness...?):

Maybe this... I don't know.

Or maybe you both are just throwing out wild ass, baseless assumptions.