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What is the amount the Tigers pay Toledo when they purchase a player from them? Also, does any money change hands when they option a player back to Toledo? These are transactional things I don't know.

He's not even 70 yet. Way too young for this.

Freebeacon story in a big huff because Kamala waited until she was running for president in 2019 before telling anybody about her Mickey D’s job. Not unlike Freebeacon waiting five years until 2024 to get themselves in a big huff over the story.

I can’t count how many jobs I’ve missed out on because I didn’t put McDonald’s on my resume.

I think it might be the Russia Supporting Billionaires Network.

I don’t think it’s “Democrat policies” Trump’s ripping …

An oldie but goodie.

Just think of how much we’d be winning if they’d fired Hinch and the hitting coaches! 😁

I called 84, so I like my chances ever better.

Andrew Chafin just got his bacon saved by the greatest home run rob you’re going to see this year. This year’s White Sox might also be the most snake-bit team I’ve ever seen.

Man, Jo Adell is a ****ing train wreck for the Angels.

Probably because the cops sometimes go after husbands.

Don't get me wrong, I like Benetti way way better than what's his name I forget, but he needs to be paired with someone who can play off his smartassery.

Dan Dickerson seems to get along really well with Gibby, probably because Gibby's not being fronted by a guy two decades younger who's trying to be too clever by half.

At least until Bryce Rainer arrives.

Doesn’t look like Tork is taking strike one on a pitch down Broadway anymore!

There is no cup that can protect your undercarriage right in that spot.

We whine about Tork, but man, does Jo Adell ever looks like a total bust for the Angels.

If by "not very good" you mean not at all good, that's not true. McKinstry has been a plus defender at multiple positions, notably at second base and shortstop, and that's pretty valuable when you need help there, which we have a lot, as you know. Wenceel Perez can't help us there, and Ibanez is no good at short. So we need Zach McKinstry right now, for the time being. Plus, McKinstry has enough glove to play in the outfield at times when guys like Riley need a rest or play DH. He has value for a team that needs what he can offer, and we do have that need. If we were a playoff team, we wouldn't need him, because we'd have enough good players not to. And we're working our way toward that. So don't worry: Zach McKinstry's days here are numbered.

I agree that McKinstry would not be an important player for a playoff team. In our current position, though, McKinstry is more valuable for what we need than Wenceel Perez is.

I think it's at least 50-50 he shows up to camp in February. Somewhat less than 50-50 he breaks north with us.

My long last name ending in "dt" is so German, there are multiple officials from the Nazi era with that same name listed on Wikipedia. Is that German enough for you? And yet, I don't remember any ex-Nazis running around Warren, Michigan during the 60s and 70s and 80s.

Fun fact: for the month of August. in 59 trips to the plate, "McStinky" is slashing .333/.390/.519, good for a 159 wRC+. He has raised his batting average during that time from .175 to .213.

I think Wenceel is only average bench depth for an outfielder. Great bench depth would be, he has a really good stick if bad defense, which would make him a decent fourth outfielder option if you have a strikeout artist and/or a RHH-heavy batting order in a game. He would also make a decent fifth outfielder if he had a ****ty stick but a great glove, where most of his reps are as a late-inning defensive replacement, pinch runner, or garbage-time pinch hitter. Wenceel, as currently constructed, is neither of these. He is a meh hitter who, in the field, has the range of a 24-year-old rookie but also a noodle for an arm, which makes him an iffy choice for right field. He would actually be better-suited to left field, since our left field is pretty expansive, but left is already spoken for. But, in the end, I don't think Wenceel has a place on any team that has present playoff aspirations. I think his future is either second-division backup outfielder, or starter for either a last-place team or a team hobbled by injuries.

I'm not at all concerned about the wheels coming off for this team this season as it relates to wins and losses. I would be concerned if wheels started coming off in terms of injuries, or in sudden backslides in process or performance.