Sports_Freak

Looks like it should clear up by 9:30 or so. I dont wanna start and burn Melton by a long delay.

Ugh ...yeah. True. Then the entire lineup went into a horrible slump. Something to address in the off-season? No, we spent millions of dollars on.....pitching. And surprise, surprise, our slump from last fall reared it's ugly head in May. But at least we have several prospects in the minors. 😆😄 A strong minor league system isnt just for feeding talent to the big league club. Many teams also use extra prospects in trades to bring in needed talent.

Building from within has been done by teams before but once close, bringing in the final pieces is sometimes necessary. The Tiger team was really close last season, a rental bat or two may have taken us over the top, we'll never know.

Thats where trades come into play. A young bat who doesn't have a choice of where he plays. But yeah, thats easier said than done. But not even trying? Players are traded every off-season, it seems like some decent bats may have been available.

I love Skubal and would prefer to extend him and keep him here. But $40 million per year fot a starting pitcher is kinda crazy. Maybe spend that kinda money for an impact bat, one who plays every day? Sign him or trade him, letting him walk and only getting a draft pick would be negligence.

I think someone pointed out how close the Tigers are to some sort of salary tax and possible loss of draft picks. IDK the exact details but a $40 million a year salary to Skubal would probably take us over. I think Edman knows the details....

Who hired Hinch? Avila or Harris? And...there's your answer. Look. Al Avila sucked, big time. It took us years of losing to just get a few decent players. He was forced to shed payroll and got very little in return for established players. And his farm system and scouting sucked eggs. Harris is much better at those aspects. But just because Avila stunk doesnt give Harris a pass in his shortcomings. Are the Tigers better off? In my opinion, yes. But there are serious parts of running a team that Harris doesnt seem to be able to handle. Making trades and finding good, affordable pitching are 2 of his biggest issues. The Tigers team of 2025 had a chance for glory with just a bit of help last trade deadline. Did the available players perform good enough to make a difference? Probably not but He Could Have Tried.

How did other leagues install salary caps? Were teams forced to let expensive talent go? Or were they grandfathered in, somehow?

I formed my opinion of Harris last trading deadline. A meme from 2 years ago won't change my opinion of a guy who has taken our payroll to the brink of losing draft picks and is still very short on depth.

I heard his next start for Detroit will possibly be in Houston. A rehab start tomorrow in Toledo to build up endurance. Hopefully, his body responds in a positive manner.

Who constructed the roster? Why not bring in a player with CF experience when we lost both of ours? No money? Inability to ever swing any trades? Look at how much money he's totally wasted on old and broken down pitchers the last few years. Does anyone really think wasting $50 million dollars is considered a "Good job?"

Real cute. Pretty meme but a good distraction from actual facts. The Tigers made the playoffs without much help from Harris and this year is totally on him. Hes maxxed out the payroll and built a bottom feeder team. Fact.

JV, Cobb and Flaherty. About 50 million dollars wasted. Inept.

The Tigers made the playoffs in '24 and '25 without much help from any Harris acquisitions. He didn't draft any of the key players from those teams. His biggest contribution was McKinstry and Vierling, hardly household names. More like journeymen. The key players on those teams were drafted by Al Avila. Whether you like it or not, it's a fact. As for this season, yes, Kevin has helped us win a few games. But we're more than 10 games under .500. And there's another issue many people are ignoring. Meadows was injured. And then Javy went down. At that point, we had no centerfielder. Harris should have contacted every team to get a player that could play center. Its his JOB. And his responsibility. Major fail, his inability to do a very basic GM job cost out team a dozen games, or more. Our May nosedive is 100% on Harris.

There is absolutely no way Harris makes this trade. It's 100% against everything he stands for.

Oh, I get it. The significance of 67 IS the insignificance. Silly... https://www.msn.com/en-in/society-culture-and-history/pop-culture/confused-by-the-six-seven-meme-here-s-the-wild-origin-story-taking-over-the-internet/ar-AA1SaugZ

I get the meaning of the 420 reference but I dont get the significance of 67? https://x.com/i/status/2063692667712655683

And I woke up the cat. He's hiding.

Just...wow. 2+ hours of stress rewarded with pure joy...

This umpire crew are all bad.

This home plate umpire isnt capable of calling ball/strikes.

420'. He crushed it.

Dan said Skubal's first inning, 9 pitches, 9 strikes.

2 of the ball calls were actually strikes. 2-1 and the k pitch at 2-2.

After 3 overturned strike/ball calls, they should make a rule that umpires have to be changed. Its ridiculous.