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I think there will be a bidding war for Skubal. There are going to be several teams that are close to elite that will look at him as a potential huge piece. Of course he is that for the Tigers, too. It will be an interesting winter. I very much hope Detroit finds a way to sign him. I expect him to start in Det and if they are not in contention, he'll get traded at the deadline. Or he sticks to the end, and Det gets a comp pick. This has all been posted by several here. I'm just ruminating on it because trade speculation is all over social media

Puts things in perspective as to how hard it is to make it to the show. Although I would add that Terry Forster would take up 2 seats.

I wonder if Illich/Harris would consider something deferred. Maybe 10/500 with half deferred? If he stays healthy for 5 years he potentially could be an excellent closer on the back half. I think Harris should consider being creative. It would be huge for the Tigers to keep him

I'm curious if Illitch's divorce will impact Skubal negotiations at all?

Giving a contract north of 10 mil to a pitcher coming off an injury age 35+ is like buying an old salvage title car with a lot of miles. Just not smart. I would think Harris has learned that now.

Max probably got himself a 15-20 mil contract for next season if he still wants to pitch

On DD: It's starting to look like Philly is approaching the 2015 Tigers. They have a few huge contracts on the books, and have Schwarber, Realamuto and Suarez as current free agents. They could be facing a reboot/rebuild in a few years.

Toronto's offense is most everything that Harris wants Detroit to be. And Max pitched a good one

Dodgers are 8-1 this post season and their SP era is sub 1.50. We're seeing what a healthy Dodgers team looks like. And they are doing this with a slumping Ohtani.

I agree. Heyman's post was sent to stir up buzz. No way Harris would offer "significantly less that 170 million." That's just silly. That was likely the "non competetive" offer made last year. I can see Boras starting negotiations with something like 11/500 and someone will ultimately offer 10/400-450, and it won't be Detroit. He'll be traded or lost for a comp pick.

While I think his season likely dropped his value some, before the season started, the lowest projections I saw for his value on the market were 400+ and some speculated 500. I think 10/400 is a likely salary for him, and it won't be Detroit

Just read that the Dodgers have made the post season 13 years in a row. And I could see that reaching 20+

7-2. Harris is drooling over Toronto's bat to ball skills. Oops, 8-2. Harris is now foaming at the mouth

Certainly. That's Dombrowski's middle name. He understands that in the long run, the return of an established player(s) will be greater than what typically comes via the prospect package. Doesn't always work out that way, but more often than not, it seems to.

Just saw that Bobby Shantz is still alive at age 100. He was a rookie in 1949. Wow. Talk about bridging eras!

I see Wenceel having a nice ~ 8-9 year career, mostly as a solid utility player. He has value similar to McKinstry level. But neither are long term starter talent.

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I agree. The team control years is a huge factor. If Skubal had multiple years before FA, they prospect haul would likely be incredible. I do think there is a chance that an owner like Cohen is so eager to win, that the Mets might offer a package that will be hard to pass up. This should be a fun off season

I have a feeling this may become a scenario often repeated for the Dodgers. It's to a point where some veteran free agents will take less or deferred money to play there for a chance to get a ring. I won't be surprised to see JV end up there as a safety-net starter for them. That's where he (his wife) wanted to go a few years ago. If they are healthy, how many position players on Detroit could start for them? Maybe Riley? Maybe Dillon? And Detroit was a playoff team.

Lol, I remember Nick Punto vs Detroit. Punto was the type of player Leyland loved

With Starting pitcher acquisitions he more resembled Stevie Wonder

Fully agree. Hopefully it gets addressed with the next cba

They have so much talent, They can pace their starters through the season to try and keep guys healthy and fresh. Sort of what the Spurs did in basketball. When you have so much elite talent you have that luxury. I hate the Dodgers

In his small sample Jones had an ops .900+ . I know that's not sustainable, but he seemed like a spark plug and good chemistry guy. I hope he sticks around another year