Sports_Freak

Was Chafin even offered a fair contract in Detroit? Fulmer and Chafin were mostly effective last season and there's only one reason they weren't kept around...money. Having a low payroll and maximizing profit is the goal of any business. Let's see what happens this off-season when a few contracts come off the books.

Fulmer...soon to be a FA...traded. Soto...up for arbitration...traded Candelario..up for arbitration..released. Chafin...FA...unsigned And there are several other examples. So yeah, there's a track record of not paying players and either letting them walk or trading them. But a player under contract? Harris will keep them. So Schoop will be here all season unless some team is really hard up for a 2nd baseman. His trade value is as close to zero as it gets.

Schoop had a guaranteed contract. Tigers aren't cutting anyone they have to pay or paying anyone to stay.

Or Slightly.

The next few weeks may even determine if the Tigers are....buyers? With quality SP coming back, followed by Greene and Baddoo, this team may be ready to take off? I think we have an advantage in strength of schedule.

I agree, it's what the Tigers should do. But just because they're saving money, doesn't mean they'll spend it.

I agree. If he wants to opt out, trade him for whatever we can get. Harris probably wants him to opt out to save the money. Miggy, Schoop and Rodriguez off the books would make for a cheap payroll.

So with Skubal, Rodriguez and Faedo all coming back, we'll have a SP to trade. Rodriguez? Is it legal to talk to him (or his agent) to find out if they're going to opt out for sure? It sure would be nice to have some SP depth for the next injury. And I hear Mize may be back in September?

You took that well. 😅

Time to rework his contract and extend him so he doesn't opt out. 🤣🤣

Give Short full time at bats and we'll see. Is that the only alternative? Because it really isn't an option. There's a kid coming up thru our system....Santana. Supposed to be our SS of the future.

He'll opt out and we'll have Zack Short at SS. No thanks...

But to get top tier players, you need to offer multi-year deals. I'm not sure anyone likes it except the players...lol

So the Tigers could have not offered him arbitration and then just signed him for less money? I thought once we declined, we weren't allowed to negotiate with him?

It could be a season killer though. We'll never know if the Tigers would win more games with him in the lineup. It goes further than stats, it has to do with the attitude and confidence of the rest of the team.

My guess would be the boss being cheap...and stupid. The whole team didn't hit last season so Candelario took the blame for everyone. I complained about it during the off-season and early in the season until I was told to give it a rest. But I still think it was a horrible and stupid mistake.

Consistently is all he needs to work on. Power hitters are famous for slumps, he needs to keep them as short as possible.

See? I told you to just have patience with Torkelson. He's still a kid...growing pains.

It's his approach at 3rd base. He throws off the wrong foot pretty often and doesn't get much on a throw.

I wonder if Bonderman is in shape? 🤣🤣

What if Rodriguez and Lorenzen both get moved? More Wentz? And who's next up after him?

The whole left side of the IF sucks. I mean, Schoop at 3rd base? Limited range and very weak arm.

The way the game is going, a SP only have to give you 5 or 6 innings. Teams with the best bullpen are going to win more, if the manager uses them right.

He's, like, our #8 SP on our depth chart. Maybe even ninth. But yeah, he sucked. But it was to one of the best offenses in baseball. Texas is pretty good.....

Olson, Manning, Rodriguez, Lorenzen and Skubal. At least, until the trade deadline.