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.
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.....
Good article. I have been saying for a while that pitchers are (were) only conditioned to throw 100 pitches per start. Over that and it really strained their bodies. I was wrong, it's the intensity they throw with. Every pitch has to be max effort now.
If Boyd is out, well be down to 3 starting pitchers. 4 with Manning. Hurry up Skubal and Rodriguez. And we can keep Olson up and send Wentz down to keep him sharp.