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"You make light of these things", says the guy blaming everything but the gun for mass shootings.

Happy Birthday Javy! lol

I doubt that Baez' contract were laid out with Kreidler in mind, but if he is the real deal, the opt-out makes even more sense. Also interesting to think about Schoop's future as well.... maybe trade bait if Kreidler performs?

I get where ATF is coming from in that there were some rather surprising performances (ie. Grossman, Baddoo, maybe even Candy to an extent) that may not necessarily be replicated next year. On the other hand, they aren't gonna be trotting out Willi Castro and Niko Goodrum at short stop and adding the two youngsters, even if they are green, are gonna be net additions to the existing lineup. Maybe upwards of 3 WAR As for how they grade out, I don't think they are gonna be the worst lineup in the American League... that's probably gonna be Oakland and Baltimore. I do think they are still in the lower half though, depending on how the youngsters progress

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/his-swing-remade-tigers-prospect-ryan-kreidler-is-now-dangerous-in-the-box/ FanGraphs appears to be jumping on the Ryan Kreidler-for-Future HOF hype train!

This may be a bit homerish, but he also gets to play with Miguel Cabrera, who has been known to help other hitters in their development (ie. JD, Nick). Maybe that influence will have some marginal help as well

Literally everything led to this!* *Except for the guns

I just wish that, instead of trotting out the same old lines time and again, some people would be intellectually honest and just admit that they are comfortable with the status quo. Just own it and move on.

If there were a mass shooting drinking game where "providing nebulous bullshit response that can't be dealt with through public policy" equated to one drink, how long until somebody passes out? Maybe an hour? Two? I just think all the "coddling of the mind" bullshit is just an excuse to not talk about the 1000 pound gorilla in the room. It's as predictable as a Sunday of Lions football at this point.

In terms of arming school teachers, it would also likely push (even more) teachers away from the profession. Setting aside the illogical nature of it, I can't wrap my head around how the idea of solving the problem by making more people carry weapons is acceptable. Some of us maybe would like to live in a world where carrying a gun everywhere isn't a requirement.

I wonder if there are any lawsuits to be had by those he exposed.

It's not going to happen, but it's also yet another impeachable offense that happened on his watch. As for his budding 2024 campaign, the Ds oughtta make him wear the shit out of this report. His actions around that debate may be one of the primary reasons he lost.

Mental health, bullying, metal detectors. Its all part of the playbook, its all about flooding the zone with bullshit that is either too nebulous to be handled through policy or pushing improvements that are, at best, less effective than actually taking on the problem. I'm saddened by this latest shooting, but I'm wore down. Nothing will change... when Parkland came and went, that became clear.

Nothing surprises me anymore lol

They were up till 3:45 this morning, but them some slack lol

I was listening to one of the national podcasts earlier and they were criticizing the deal because of the opt out. I dont get it... if he performs well and you want to keep him, maybe you restructure or renegotiate at year two. If he starts to regress and exercises his option years 3-6, it's still manageable and it expires earlier than a 10 year contract would. The team can manage that kinda deal IMO

Pretty much. The old stadium has some character, the new stadium has the ambiance of a Costco

If I had to guess (based in some part on Stavenhagen's comments on his podcast this week), the Tigers were probably competitive on AAV but didn't offer the 10 years that Correa wants. I preferred Correa over others, but I get not wanting to be tied down for that long as well.

Another starter and a reliever would be cap an excellent offseason. With the starter, it doesn't have to be Stroman or Rodon (although they'd be nice), but they do need to add some depth. They had too many bullpen games last season, would rather not see a repeat of that.

My memory of DD is pretty hazy at this point, but I get the impression that he's a lot more top-down than AA is. One takeaway from the first couple of big signings this offseason (along with Schoop's signing as well) is that Al seems pretty good at using incentives in order to get a better deal. I would imagine that part of how they got ERod and Baez at the prices they did was because of the flexibility afforded by giving them opt-outs. It contrasts well with the blunt-force approach by the Rangers.... lol

Not to take anything away from Al, but the team he has surrounded himself with has improved dramatically over the course of his tenure. Not just Hinch, but Sartori and others as well.

As has been stated many times, AJ loves him some versatility

Give it a rest lol