Edman85

Also waivers are processed at 2pm et.

No, it's a vote for a third party person.

Reminder... 5pm today, you have to activate players from the 60-Day IL. With the addition of Canha, that would put the Tigers at 43. Also, minor league free agents become free agents at that time, so if there are any you plan on protecting from the Rule 5, today is the day to do that (Keider Montero?). Finally, new as of a couple years ago and more restrictive this year, the offseason domestic reserve list (basically, stateside minor leaguers not on the 40 man) drops from 180 to 175 tonight. I have the Tigers at 159 now with 15 who need to come off the minor league 60-day IL, but 27 stateside free agents. So ending the day at 147 plus any outrights who join the mix. All this is to say, expect some moves today: Will Montero be added? Who will be among the 3+ dropped from the 40-man? Will the Tigers use some of their minor league roster flexibility to acquire some prospects from teams in a crunch? Maybe we see a waiver claim or a back-of-the roster trade today.

I mean... Canha was one of the best 10 or so position players projected on the free agent market. It's thin out there. And while I have urged caution on looking at Toledo's numbers, the lineup there was formidable down the stretch. It is not unreasonable to expect reinforcements internally.

He's on track to make 1.7M per MLBTR... So about twice the minimum. I don't mind keeping somebody like that in AAA if you need him. Also, stuff happens. Greene has a setback, Parker Meadows doesn't hit, somebody else gets hurt, and he's there. It's better than having to go get Jake Marisnick again. p.s. As for Super 2. Anybody with three years of more of service time are arbitration eligible. Effectively, everybody between 2 and 3 is ranked by service time (counted to the day) and the top 22% of them are eligible for arbitration. Arbitration just means the player can negotiate their salary. Yes, you can non-tender (not offer), but somebody like Baddoo is a worth a lot more than what he'll get in arb on the free agent market.

Nothing stops you from optioning an arb guy to the minors.

Your package for Tatis is going to be something like Greene, Jobe, Keith plus a couple low level guys.

.310 this year isn't great, but it's only slightly below average (League average this year was .320). As a reserve/break-glass-in-case-of-emergency type you can do worse, and he's not priced in such a way that you don't keep him around and make sure he doesn't have more in the tank. Worth the offseason roster spot, worth the flier.

I don't see why you let Baddoo go. Maybe there's a trade partner, but he's still a 25 year old with a decent track record that you can stash in Toledo if you need. MLBTR has him around $1.7M through arbitration. Worth keeping around.

He didn't talk ****. He confirmed they confirmation of Michigan cheating and it got aggregated. And that cheating gave them an advantage because so much practice time this week had to go toward changing up signals on a team that has already been decimated by injuries. He said what the other 12 coaches in the conference are thinking.

The blow by that cheating Jim deserved in his final game coaching.

Lugo is the Padres cast-off I am eying.

TJ for position players is not what it is for pitchers. Non-throwing arm helps too.

FYI, if you hear the name Burhenn, there is a relation between Purdue's TE2 and the Tigers pitching prospect.

Mark Canha 114

Anyways, good job identifying a useful player before he hits free agency, taking on a contract another team was unwilling to play. He's a good fit with all the LHH outfielders on this club, even if not an every-day player. If they wait until free agency, he is likely demanding a multi-year deal. Now you get him for one year, 11.5M. A bit pricey for a 400-PA guy, but a good fit.

Hard not to like that one. I'll just share my tweet here after looking up his contract status.

Any time a college football coach pleads ignorance, it is not hard to see it is BS.

Interesting, somebody reported the deadline is tomorrow, but I was pretty sure per the CBA it is Monday.

I'm on board with the punishment being maxing out Friday, Peacock, and after-dark west coast games next year.

OSU hiring a private investigator being some smoking gun reminds me of the conspiracy theories around Peter Stzrok from a different cult.

Funny to see the reaction on the Michigan Island...

Words of wisdom from a former president I didn't vote for either time that rang through my head as people were rolling around in the mud here yesterday.

Erie Jake Holton 138 Colt Keith 132 Justice Bigbie 131 Jace Jung 128 Andrew Navigato 119 Wenceel Perez 111 Danny Cabrera 108 Dillon Dingler 108 Luis Santana 103 Trei Cruz 100 Danny Serretti 98 Julio Rodriguez 95 Mario Feliciano 94 Chris Meyers 89 Gage Workman 84 Ben Malgeri 83 Brady Allen 78 West Michigan Chris Meyers 139 Justice Bigbie 131 Brady Allen 130 Luke Gold 128 Jace Jung 125 Eliezer Alfonzo 117 Danny Serretti 113 Carlos Mendoza 110 Austin Murr 109 Roberto Campos 98 Gage Workman 93 Seth Stephenson 92 Josh Crouch 91 Andrew Jenkins 82 Izaac Pacheco 78 Dom Johnson 73 Lakeland Bennett Lee 126 Kevin McGonigle 121 Lazaro Benitez 117 Brett Callahan 111 Josue Briceno 111 Luke Gold 109 Cristian Santana 107 Seth Stephenson 105 David Smith 104 Peyton Graham 103 Max Anderson 102 Jim Jarvis 102 Dom Johnson 101 Max Clark 95 JD McLaughlin 94 Jose De La Cruz 90 Andrew Jenkins 88 Abel Bastidas 84 Carlos Pelegrin 82 Cole Turney 76 Adinso Reyes 76

Toledo DRC+ (100 average) from BP. DRC isn't perfect but uses batted ball data, opponent strength, weather, etc. to suss out some things. Andy Ibanez 122 Tyler Nevin 117 Justyn-Henry Malloy 117 Wenceel Perez 110 Colt Keith 108 Mike Papierski 106 Zack Short 102 Ryan Kreidler 101 Parker Meadows 99 Eddys Leonard 99 Andre Lipcius 98 Nick Maton 95 Donny Sands 90 Justice Bigbie 88 Dillon Dingler 72 While I'm at it, Detroit. Andy Ibanez 112 Spencer Torkelson 109 Akil Baddoo 102 Matt Vierling 100 Kerry Carpenter 100 Riley Greene 98 Jake Rogers 98 Miguel Cabrera 96 Zach McKinstry 91 Parker Meadows 90 Tyler Nevin 89 Nick Maton 88 Andre Lipcius 88 Javier Baez 84 Carson Kelly 84 Jonathan Schoop 80 Jake Marisnick 79 Zack Short 79 Ryan Kreidler 76 Eric Haase 66