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In the case of the Uvalde shooter, iirc, the shooter clearly waited until it was legal for him to obtain the rifle in order to obtain the rifle and bring it to the school. I don't think it's "all kinds of stupid" to think that barriers to entry can in fact be barriers to entry, but that's just me.

Weeks like this make me think it's too bad we don't have our "Global Warming is a Hoax" thread for LooseGoose to be updating us with....

I do think there's truth to this insofar that Chris I's ownership would look a lot better / more acceptable with better management. Because having the exact opposite type of owner who involves themselves too much (ie. Jerry Jones) isn't much better than Chris I.

Joey Wentz is another guy who hopefully comes back as well.

Maybe that's right, idk. Not Soto's biggest fan, especially having watched enough of him over the years, but I do suspect there are some baseball execs outside of the Tigers org who have a higher view of Soto's skill set than knowledgeable Tiger fans do.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ranking-the-prospects-traded-during-the-2021-deadline/ Just for the purpose of this discussion, Daniel Norris (who was awful last year) managed to return the 13th best prospect involved in the deadline last year according to Fangraphs. I doubt the Tigers would get someone like Andy Pages for Soto, but I do think we may be undervaluing him somewhat in this discussion. Something like what the Pirates did with Clay Holmes, raiding someone's depth, could be achievable with Soto even if we dislike him a lot lol

Maybe, but I don't know how much fans of other teams have the same negative impression of Soto that Tigers fans have. My impression is that our fans dislike our players more than other teams fans do lol

One thing to keep an eye on is Rule 5 status for a lot of Tiger minor leaguers.... quite a few guys are going to be eligible this go round, including Ryan Kreidler, Reese Olson, Andre Lipcius, Kerry Carpenter, Parker Meadows, Wenceel Perez, etc. Within the context of the trade deadline, I wonder if that will have any bearing on the team in terms if there may be dark horse trade candidates we aren't talking about (ie. the Castros, to the extent either have any value) or how they may choose guys to add as throw-ins or sweeteners on deals.

I know he's gone at the end of the year, but kinda hope that unless they are blown away, they just hold onto Pineda to help keep the rotation stabilized. Especially with inning limits being hit and whatnot. After Norris last year, IDK what to expect the relievers to bring back. Expectations are set pretty low on this front but wouldn't be surprised if they are exceeded either.

I honestly don't know what Soto would bring back.... a lot of it may depend on finding a particular org that likes what they see in his skillset and see ways that they can improve him. I do think he brings back more than Fulmer tho.

Cody is pretty fair in his assessments IMO, I doubt it has anything to do with "living in this town" or anything like that.... but he has his blind spots, and Soto is one of them.

Joe Davis was an improvement on Buck, but that may be the only improvement to the telecast I saw lol

Are they? I've said it before and I'll say it again, I look forward to the day when he's one of the worst hitters in the lineup. They aren't there yet, which says more about the Tigers than it does about Miggy at this point. And unfortunately, they aren't likely to be there by the end of next year.

Trevor Hooth's attempt at an update post-draft. Luke Gold and Pat Pridgen are the two of the more intriguing picks to me, and it appears to be the case for Hooth as well.

I believe they compete in a collegiate wood bat league, similar to the Cape Cod League

As an aside, it is amusing to see all the Twitter GMs who have complained so heavily about the Tigers drafting Jobe now complaining about the emphasis on college players in this year's draft.

Seems like a possibility

Dominic Johnson, OF KSU (was kinda hoping they'd take him!)

Numbers aren't exactly glowing on the stat sheet (except for K/9 anyway), but they must see something with the stuff

Joe Miller and Jake Miller all in one draft

One would imagine that they would want a bat, but also there may be a difference in the value of pitcher / batter that could be returned. Put another way, it may be easier to acquire a high ranked pitcher over a high ranked hitter.

Is it safe to assume that he slipped in part due to his age? Already 24 years old.

He hasn't had his time at the majors yet, but getting Reese Olson for Daniel Norris is another eye opener. Very solid prospect who projects to being a major leaguer for a guy who wasn't even rostered for the Brewers postseason run last year. The Wilson/Norris deals definitely provide hope they can get a little more than we think they can.

Also, I don't think it's particularly creative. He gets called out in this letter because he's a big name, but do we really know that he'd be the best possible option on the market? There are a lot of good and dynamic organizations in this league, such as the Dodgers and Rays, who have folks employed who deserve a shot at running a ballclub. Given some of the outside org hires made last offseason in player development, the Dodgers in particular make a lot of sense for the Tigers to look at should they want to theoretically hire someone as GM from the outside. I would prefer they do that than go get an Epstein, who has been out of the game for a while and doesn't seem interested in coming back.

If they were to move on from Avila (and assuming it isn't some "move AJ upstairs" maneuver), I would like them to look at the Dodgers org, particularly with some of the player development hires they have made and furthering continuity on that front.