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As an aside, one thing that differentiates national baseball media over Tiger fans when discussing this team is the fact that the national folks always seem to state that resources aren't the problem here. Ken Rosenthal even stated it in his much discussed (and praised) article on Avila's tenure. I have my gripes about Chris I and have criticized him when it has seemed necessary. But his problems and Bob Nutting's problems aren't quite the same.

Griffin Jax playing the role of Mike Fulmer tonight lol

Any chance they leave him exposed in the Rule 5 draft?

At least Tork has a homer tonight lol

Or, hear me out, maybe Avila being replaced by someone who isn't a former Detroit Athlete is within the range of possibilities?

I tuned in for that half inning. Shep and CMo were really struggling to out a positive spin on today lol

I believe that firing or removing Avila as GM is within the range of actual possibilities for this upcoming offseason. But the fanbase is cynical, not without reason. And it would take that actually happening for people to believe it.

Well, hopefully Chafin's arm doesn't fall off this offseason since we're liable to be back here one year from now needing to deal him. Hopefully with someone else doing the job.

The Robertson trade is a pretty good parallel in terms of the prospect returned relative to performance.

I have nothing against Sawyer Gipson-Long and wish him success in this org. At the very least, that side of the house has Fetter and Co, so maybe they can fix him or turn him into something The ire should be directed at the General Manager. Who had multiple opportunities during past seasons to get more for Fulmer than he did today.

Still find it funny they managed to find a better prospect for Norris than for Fulmer. Wouldn't have guessed that even

His peripherals at Wichita are inflated, but still a FIP of 4.30 or so. The return on 2 months of Fulmer was never gonna be big, but this seems more underwhelming than expected lol. Time to get a different GM.

Still think there's a chance, particularly with the Mets not having acquired any relief yet. If they don't make any moves on Fulmer or Chafin, that's another failure to add to the ledger for Avila.

Where are the Cardinals btw? So much hype over the Juan Soto talks, but they haven't done much of anything

Agree with the general thrust of your comment, although I'm not entirely sure the reliever market is fully settled at this point either.

Good news.... he was on the Mets / Blue Jays radar

Surprised at how quiet Philly has been this deadline.

There always exists the possibility that they are working on a package and some of the pieces were contingent on other things happening.... (ie. Juan Soto deal, Ian Happ/Contreras deals, etc.) But it shouldn't surprise anybody at all that the Tigers, with one of the best bullpens in baseball, are left with all the pieces intact at the end of it. Which would reflect poorly on the General Manager.

You'd think that does it for the Jays.... now waiting on the Mets.

Strike while the iron's hot Al! lol

This is what bothers me the most about the past few years with the Tigers.... as much as we complain about how much the owner of this club will spend or if he'll want to cheap out in certain instances (all well deserved), teams like the A's, Brewers and Rays always seem to manage to field a competitive club in most years without spending even as much as the Tigers will. And that is because they know how to draft, develop and acquire talent. I've been keeping an open-mind on the new player development hires that have happened in the minor leagues and maybe they will make a difference going forward. And certainly that needs to be accounted for as well as the presence of AJ and his staff, who I would like to see stay on as well. But the reality is that the guy at the top has tried and failed for far too long at this and he needs to go.

Assuming he gives consent anyway. He'd be even more well loved (/s) if he managed to tank this one lol