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DD might have pushed chips in for Skenes. I don't see Harris doing that. Skenes is as good a young arm as I have ever seen. That includes Gooden, Clemens, Blue etc

And not a good start

Long season. Everyone slumps. Tork has still hit some bullets the past week, as has Meadows. Just not in the gaps or holes. The Dodgers slumped. The Yankees and Mets are slumping. The AL Central is slumping. These guys will come around, including Carp. Tork might end up at .235, but I'll wager his ops will be ~ .830 when the season ends. They'll start mashing again about the time Riley goes into another slump

Long, long, long day/eve/night yesterday. Then right into a muddy game on a college field against the hottest team in MLB. Looks so humid there. Might be an ugly series. Hope they rebound tomorrow

Perhaps you could drone some leftovers to Minneapolis? I'll drone you back a Frank Viola autographed ball

Not a surprise, Brebbia has been released Tigers Release John Brebbia - MLB Trade Rumors https://share.google/GcTeaFwzIMOGgNTq6

That's better than any baseball game - have a great time!

I've always felt it's odd to have journalists vote a player in. I get that there is a vet committee down the road. I've always thought players and management should carry the most weight in votes.

Bummer. Hope he can find it again soon

Tampa has played 47 games at home and 28 on the road - after the Det series it will be 50/28. I don't recall ever seeing that. They're going to have a challenging schedule coming up.

Some tension between Santana and a Tigers fan this eve https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16y6mgqVig/?mibextid=D5vuiz

Santana would definitely be in the HOF of killing the Tigers. Along with Jose Ramirez, Altuve, Sal Perez, Al Oliver Cecil Cooper, so many others

The Angels are 36-37 and are only 1.5 games out of the wild card.

I don't think Perez is 100%. He is 35 and his ops+ this year is 89, war is negative. Has his career to date warranted HOF? He did have the monster 48 home run year. But compare his stats to Lance Parrish, who never got any HOF consideration. Parish has higher war, slightly higher ops+, more home runs. If Sal is 100%, how is Lance an afterthought. Personally I think Freehan is a slight nod above both, with his mvp votes, gold gloves and all-star appearances. And Freehan has higher war than both. Also go look at Jorge Posada's stats. His ops and ops+ are much better. I love Sal's game and I do consider him on the HOF fence.

Always enjoy Vin Scully, and terrible Dodgers baseball is a bonus https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1EXHU8tzoj/?mibextid=D5vuiz

Volpe blew the DP with the error that cost them the came. Always good to see the yank lose!

I watched it with the NY feed. Love to watch them struggle

Anderson is crushing at Erie, .977 ops. Jung is struggling at Toledo. I'd hate to see them trade CRod. The White Sox will never forget trading Tatis Jr for Shields

AJ and Harris seem to love the mix of pitching styles. Would be cool to see a knuckleballer get a chance

Nice to see!

If Detroit is contending, I don't see Harris trading Skubal. Not after 7-8 years in the mlb basement. Fans are back. While it would suck, if they are contending next season, I see Det taking the comp pick.

Mlb.com has Chris Rodrigiez up to #8 in Detroit's system. I know it's so early, but still exciting to see Tigers Top Prospects | MiLB.com https://share.google/iNS4tQPTqMl9vV8mv

I think he may jump into top 10 prospects in all of MLB.

I agree. This is very different than unloading Betts. Certainly helps SF now, but with Devers body type, that contract carries risk.

Devers is actually only 28. After this season he remains under contract for 8 more years at $254 million. I do agree that his contract might not age well Rafael Devers Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com https://share.google/1JfbtSxEmjKgRRE6K