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I would almost think the Tigers won't even offer a contract to Skubal. They realize there is a 0% chance of his signing with Detroit. And if anything it will be a non-serious lowball offer When was the last time those big contracts actually worked out? The last 6 or 7 years of Cabrera were terrible. Trout's is looking horrible. Harper's is looking like a huge contract to an average 1st baseman. Guerrero's contract will be a disaster. It's not my money, so whatever.

Why would they be afraid of those guys reverting back to McKinstry and Baez? So basically they would revert back into a Trey Sweeney type of player?

That seems like a lot for a team to cough up for 1 year if Skubal. The Tigers couldn't get a package even close to that last year near the trade deadline and that would have been 2 and a half years of team control. And the team that is going to sign him as a FA would likely just wait until he is a FA.

Why does Trey Sweeney have a roster spot? Easily a bottom 3 shortstop in the league.

They better go all in now and pick up some arms and a few bats. Skubal will be gone soon.

Sandy Alcantara? Why would any team want him for a playoff run? He's the worst starting pitcher in the league. It's not hard to find a guy who gives up almost 8 runs per 9 innings. A team looking for a reclamation project is about it And people are really over valuing Jung's value. A guy who has no position and has struggled at the plate is not going to return a lot

In his last 3.1 IP, 14 ER for 38.18 ERA for Kahnle

Do you really think they are going to pitch him that much if they keep the huge lead in the division? I don't think it makes any sense to not lessen his load.

Stieb and Key were both better than Morris, and I don't even think it's close. Morris won more games and that was when wins were seen as the ultimate pitching stat. But he's way behind in WAR, ERA, WHIP Morris might be the worst modern day pitcher to get inducted in the HOF.

AL Cy Young should be interesting. Brown, Fried, deGrom, Skubal, Bubic, and Crochet all with eras under 2.26. Four of those guys with whips under .95.

The playoffs will all come down to staying healthy and if the Tigers can find a #2 & 3 option along with some bullpen arms. I wouldn't mind the team ligthening Skubal's load a bit after the AS break. Can Mize be relied on? I have never been a fan of his stuff...even when drafted I didn't think he would be anything better than a #3 guy. But he has been effective so far. Jury is still out. What after those two? Yikes.

Teams dont trade a guy who will hit 30+ homers during a playoff run to get a player at another position.

Maybe just want to wait until these guys play a game above A-ball before we put them in the MLB all time great category.

What a dumb*ss. 11 years for $182 million. Hope sleeping with a 14 year old girl was worth it. This dude is Mel Tucker level of stupid; although still has a way to go for Aaron Hernandez level.

He pitched in Japan from 2022 to 2024, so he was out if t he country for 3 years.

Jesus Pinto...was his dad cursing at his old, junky car?

Too bad the Tiger pitcher wasn't Jacob degrom.

Michigan-Ohio-Indiana border area here. Hasn't rained today but the clouds look dark.

Might as well rush him to the majors too. He played most of last season in A ball and did okay, but he is 23 with 60 games this season in AA. Getting rid of Tork and bringing him up way before he is ready sounds like a disaster for the rest of the season and for the years ahead.

The Tigers pitching is going through a rough stretch. Hopefully Dietrich can give them a quality start today.

Your whole point was to trade those guys instead of "blue chippers". So they are either blue clippers or fringe prospects

Going with the Avila approach...a bunch of bad prospects instead of one solid prospect....I dont know if all mlb teams look at their star players with such contempt

Maybe try to be a bit on the positive side more in life?

that isn't a white Sox fan thing, it's a bleeping a-hole thing. Every team has fans that are like this.

The Tigers only have Skubal for this year and next. They need to trade for mlb talent that can help them win a WS in that time period. Realistically, most of the prospects are going to be busts anyway or turn out to be like Trey Sweeney level of mlb player. Very rarely does a team trading for prospects win any trade. Take a look at the Tigers selling off all their stars for a bunch of guys that could barely make it to AA.