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Bold of you to call what he did last year “pitching”

At this point it’s probably worth it to just release Maeda for Flaherty. Id much rather run with Brant Hurter as a multi-inning relief guy since he doesn’t walk many and limits HRs.

We can always trade him for more top 100 prospects at the deadline too….

I’m good with that because it buys us time with Jobes progression, gives us a year to see how SGL returns from injury, and gives us one more year to decide what to do with the likes of Mize/Manning/Montero/Hurter.

Beautiful. 2 year deal for Flaherty for 35 mil. Opt out after the first year. I like our rotation now. Skubal/Flaherty/Olsen/Cobb/Jobe or Mize. That will be verrry competitive in the ALC this year.

The nice thing about having a top 5 farm system in this instance is that most of them are in A ball, so aside from Jobe, we aren’t up there because of 2 or 3 prospects about to break into the bigs with nothing of note behind them. The system has both quality and depth.

Unless he comes out crushing in ST, I’d rather have Wenceel than Tork. I also have a feeling that Baez will start on the DL and have an extended rehab.

Possibly the worst trade in sports history. How is that all you get for Luka?

CALE IORG

I want to give Jung a fair shot at 3B if his wrist is healthy now. Platoon him and Vierling there.

If he doesn’t want to play here, then I don’t want him regardless of price. Let him sulk somewhere else

And yet we didn’t sign Verlander either

I don’t understand the fascination with keeping Mason Englert around. Faedo has some potential value as a spot starter/multiple inning reliever.

He wouldn’t make it past Monroe alive

I keep seeing Torkelson being rumored to go to the Mets.

Kahnle would be a solid addition to the pen.

Most players would be willing to come to Detroit….for the right price. Most of them aren’t worth that price though.

They’ve lost Cobb, Boyd, Naylor, Gimenez, Mogan, Sandlin, Horwitz, Straw, and Karnichak and basically all they’ve brought in was Carlos Santana.

Because said 2B sucks at playing 2B?

Can he still hit high 90s with the fastball? Gotta have a strong defensive 3B with him on the mound though. None of that Ole Bull..

Anyone else baffled by the Guardians offseason to this point?

I feel like being a Mariners fan probably feels similar to having a 7 month long sinus infection.

I’ll be curious to see how next years ballot plays out and also what you all think when looking at it. Personally I only see 4-5 guys that I think belong in. Not sure there’s another 5-6 that are worth throwing votes on to help keep on the ballot. I would vote for: Andruw, A-Rod, Manny, Utley and Felix Hernandez I could be possibly be convinced on voting for Abreu, Vizquel and K-Rod Out on Beltran and Pettitte

At least with the PED scandal, that stuff was potentially available to any player. in my opinion, the Astros scandal is worse than that.

Yeah I can understand that….but once you get to modern day, non-controversial superstars….what’s the logic? Like once Albert Pujols becomes eligible….what could possibly be the argument for him to not be unanimous? Yet I’m sure they’re will be one guy out there who will see an opportunity to insert himself into the storyline….