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Malloy/Jimenez is the one I would say hasn't worked out yet, but even if it doesn't, isn't a big loser. Depending how you value international slot money you weren't going to spend, Blake Dickerson has had nothing but injuries since being acquired.

His stats in Toledo were terrible before he was called up.

Is this where we vent about stupid takes from Stavenhagen's pod? Scott Harris stock down? Really? Really!?!?! They said the same thing after last year's deadline because they didn't get enough for Flaherty, apparently. (Granted, Sweeney and Liranzo have fallen off a bit this year but still). They said the same thing when the Tigers signed Torres instead of Christian Walker. They said the same thing after the 2023 draft which now boasts two potential cornerstones. Every... single... time... the Twitter intelligencia second guesses the Scott Harris front office, every... single... time... the Harris front office gets proven right in the big picture. Those guys need to not get caught up in Twitter groupthink.

Minor leaguers are unionized now, so I don't necessarily know how that will work this time...

They bumped everybody back. I bet Flaherty has a very short leash in October...

The risk is waiting til 2027 is the increasingly likely labor stoppage. Give them both a chance to make it out of spring next year and only bring them up this year if you get absolutely snakebitten by injury.

I went through the exercise over the weekend, and the only guys who are must-add's this offseason are Liranzo and Lee. Throw in a reliever like Summers and your Jake Miller's of the world. The crunch isn't too too bad. I still wouldn't push McGonigle. There's really no need.

My league currently in a lightning delay. Of the 20 or so people that have early games, 8 of them are at a table at the outside bar, 11 are hanging out under palm trees to stay dry. I am alone at the inside bar browsing MTF.

Poor poor @chasfh didn't get to see a Tigers pitcher shove today.

For all the crapping on the local media here and how unneeded the beat guys are, nobody seems to be aware of the bullpen game (or what might just be a Melton spot start) today that was reported my multiple beat guys Sunday.

I am not a fan of these bullpen days. If you weren't doing everything possible to save Hurter, he could have been brought in at the first sign of trouble. For all the effort taken to save starters with these extra rest days via bullpen days, what good did it do Jobe and Olsen? This is different from last year when the bullpen days were out of necessity and the bullpen was a strength.

Per the letter of the rule book, even if hit, I wouldn't have given Tork 1st there.

The less JK Simmons in the booth, the better.

Anybody remember the game before the rule changed, 2004 time frame, when the Tigers were at Cleveland and jumped them to a huge lead, and the grounds crew slow rolled the tarp and resulted in the game getting called and wiped?

Is it late enough that Daniella Upskirt Hour isn't an FCC violation?

Not anymore. Would be suspended to tomorrow and picked up where it left off. This changed a while back.

That's some Florida Weather.

Max Anderson to Toledo per transaction logs...

Active roster plus IL spots as of August 31 are eligible. Anybody in the organization can be a replacement for a player from that pool who is injured.

Well of the two spots, one has to be a position player. You are capped at 14 pitchers after the rosters expand. At the time of that podcast, I would have said Sweeney. Now, I would say the spot is Vierling's or Meadows's if they are healthy come September 1. If not, Malloy would seem to be higher on the totem pole.

Not a fan so far...

July 26. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=kahnlto01&t=p&year=2025

I think if nothing else that gives them the false sense of security. Every time they chance lightning, they think it won't get them next time.

The most likely scenario is he is optioned back when his rehab assignment times out (August 19). That would require a 40-man move, but that was done yesterday when Jackson was DFA'ed.

I came across an Artie Kendall video (The ghost crooner from Conan who used to be in the studios in the 30's and sings offensive songs of his time.) It was amazing how, 20 years later, they are less funny, because things like this are just flat out spouted by the GOP these days.