Correct. Its well known that rookie CBs struggle their first year. And they usually don't get calls from the referees. But the Lions coaching staff know this and they usually ease rookies into the fold. I think our secondary will be a strength by years end, headed into the playoffs. Can you imagine how good this team can be if we have a top 5 defense? Let's go!!
But I agree Avila didn't get much for the All Stars he was forced to trade. Don't forget, he was told to cut payroll so he really had no choice. Did other teams know this? If so, I could see the lowered offers.
But just wait until Franklin Perez comes back and wins back to back Cy Young awards. We'll wish we still had Avila........naw....🤣
This! Keep looking for hitting coaches until we find coaches like we have pitching coaches. Pitchers supposedly want to come here because our coaches revive their careers. Find some hitting coaches like that!
I'm not a GM...i can't offer trades, know who's available or know farm systems. I'm just very, very underwhelmed at the Tigers off-season moves. Like I said, I have no idea if Harris is under instructions to keep payroll down or not.
Without sounding like a weirdo conspiracy theorist....that's what they want you to think. 😆
Ohtani was out there. The Tigers didn't even attempt to ask about him. Also, Shota Imanaga for the Cubs is totally dominating. Didn't even try for him. I'm sure there were also several other players out there that could have helped our very weak offense. We got Canha...a good player but somewhat limited in his abilities. If the Tigers had one or two more established hitters,we very well could be closer to first place than last place. We wasted some very good early season pitching...
Exactly. Is he looking at making the most money he can or fielding a winning baseball team? Does he even care? I don't get the impression that he does. That gets me around to Harris...is he being instructed to keep the payroll as low as possible? If he took the job by promising to make Chris even more rich, I can see where he just goes along with a subpar lineup.