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Chasen Shreve still in the running.... Jace Fry definitely not.

Nick Maton!

Mason Englert was the difference... 2 IP, 4 K's... Looking like he doesn't want to go back to the Rangers org lol

Mason Englert mows down the Phillies B squad... five swings and misses

110 off the bat for Meadows Jr!

You know its bad when Jimmie P is calling you over the hill lol

Can Useful Idiot, in detail, name exactly who he would have signed that would have effected a different result on this list and name the contract terms as well. Thanks, I'll take my call off-air.

Just wait until the right's biggest bogeyman officially weighs in favor of the Russian government...

Given how prolific of a podcaster he's become, it's not a stretch to suggest he LARPs as a Senator at this point as well lol

Of all the people to be lodging accusations of "engaging in theater"...

The Faedo thing (how the last regime wanted him to change his delivery, new set letting him go back to the way he was doing it before entering the org) sort of reminds me of what we have often heard about the KC Royals during the Dayton Moore years, how they would draft pitchers and force them to use pitches that they'd never used before. And unsurprisingly, they have had suboptimal results developing pitchers It's more complex than this in reality, but in general it seems best to make changes to cater to players preexisting strengths versus just completely just changing their makeup.

The caveat being that the strikeout numbers were still not where you'd want them, with Jobe it has to be mentioned that he did pitch better in the second half of the year. And I wonder if some of that does have to do with the new development regime (ie, Garko, others) becoming more established in the org. Overall, maybe the contrast with Mayer hasn't improved (especially as various entities release rankings), but it's not like Jobe has gotten *worse* as a player since drafting him, he has shown improvement and glimpses of his talent. It just remains to be seen if the staff can continue to work with him and make sure that he realizes his potential.

Never said they were. Just maybe suggesting that bringing up Marcelo Mayer every time there's a discussion about Jackson Jobe doesn't mean much when neither player has played beyond High A.

Hey, I would have preferred they taken Mayer myself, said it many times. But as much as he is referenced around here, he still isn't a guarantee either.

Neither has Marcelo Mayer...

One gets the sense that Jobe could eventually end up an All Star, front line starter in baseball and there'd still be people talking about Marcelo Mayer. I get why people do it, but it's over. The pick happened. And the guy who picked him isn't even here anymore. Let's hope he can build on some of the small successes he had at the end of last season and progress forward in 2023 under the new staff.

I know this is probably more sarcasm, but I really don't see that happening this year. Team is in a much different position pitching wise.

Not referring to you, just more the general comments seen among the fanbase

It's been happening, fwiw.... the lighting and fences are part of this as well, finally getting that stuff done fits into the pattern as well. I don't like Chris Ilitch or think he's even a scrupulous businessman for that matter. But if you aren't totally hung up on free agency, it's not hard to see this stuff happening. But free agency is also the biggest and highest profile thing that happens in the offseason and ultimately how judgments are made in terms of improvements among fans.

Doesn't this play into people's perception of him as a business man as well? Is going out and ****posting and trolling now seen as good business acumen or something that doesn't risk alienating customers, or am I just behind the times?

As much as the fanbase treats Pizza Jr. like a Scooby Doo villian, it's not clear that the players feel the same way....

I don't believe that Miggy deserves scorn for the situation the Tigers are in, after all this comes down to a contract that the team offered him eight years ago and which he accepted. On the other hand, performance and merit still does matter. Miggy will gets his ABs, especially early.... but if we get a version of second half Miguel in 2023, he oughtta be given more limited ABs in favor of younger players. Which, again, fits right in with the PBO's stated comments that ABs for younger players being a valuable commodity.

I'm not sure you can look at Miggy's 2022 without acknowledging just how terrible he was after the All Star Break. .171 average with a cool ~.500 OBP. Obviously injuries factor in, but he is also nearing 40 years old and he's no guarantee to do as well as he did even at the beginning of the year either. AJ will find him some ABs early, no doubt. But after that first month, if he isn't producing and other guys are, whether it's Baddoo or Carpenter or whoever, those ABs are gonna get spread around. As they should, given the GM's stated position about AB's for young players being highly valuable