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They will keep attacking and attacking and attacking democracy until they finally beat it to death, or until they are finally beaten to death. No compromise, no in-between.

That’s news to me, too. The way I remember it, they wanted to sign a second baseman once they decided they needed to move Colt Keith to first to cover for Tork who is playing himself out of a career.

I’d be more concerned with him in the field if we committed more than a year to him. As a stopgap while we wait for McGonigle, I think he’s at least adequate.

People like getting high off their own supply.

This is the first I’ve heard that the Tigers signed Torres to play first and he’s refused. That’s news to me.

If you think Patrick Wisdom and jake Bauers are anything like Carlos Santana, then you haven't watched much baseball lately. 😉 In all seriousness, there was already going to be a time soon that Colt Keith was going to have to be moved to first base. If that's the case, might as well start the future of him there now, versus cycling numerous sub-replacement players through the position for the next however many years.

It feels like nothing less than a campaign to remove women from all public spheres of power and influence and releagte to them to kitchen or bedroom where, I guess, they belong or something. Except for the "ugly" butch women. Who'd wanna marry those woofers anyway amirite. They can go to work in machine shops or as theater tech or baristas or driving cabs, or else maybe expatriate to Paris where they can write impenetrable plays and smoke opium.

I assumed he was talking either free agent or trade.

There’s a plan for second base and the rotation after this year.

Yes, they all suck, aren’t full-timers, or are past their sell-by dates. Only Solano was not sub-replacement last year, and he’s 37 and played mostly third base. Committing a year to a guy just because we’ve heard of him is a high risk, because when they inevitably wash out, then what next? And then, what about next year? Like Harris’s strategy or not, it is one that is trying to since a problem for the next few years, not for a single year only to start back at square one all over again.

Correct, every one of those options is available to them. The question is which option do they go for first. Obviously, it's Option A, because they made a deal specifically to make that option happen. If that goes tits up, which option is up next depends on where we are vis a vis the Tork problem.

I think it depends on your circumstances. If you're young, making mid-five figures, and up to your eyeballs in typical young person debt, then hell yes, take the money. If you at or near retirement age and you already have 10 Ms in the bank, then why not take the coin flip?

I don't know why people think Torres is a poor hitter. He's a 112 OPS+ lifetime hitter and still only 28. He has slashed .283/.377/.623 with five bombs in 61 plate trips at Comerica. Why do people think he's weak?

Honestly, I think the only two options the Tigers are considering anymore are Bregman (hopefully only for a year), or Jace Jung now. I don't think Harris is trolling the wires for a third option. But hey, could be wrong ...

Also, as for getting a Sean Casey/Carlos Santana-type for first base, I know people hate it when they are asked this, but, who might you have in mind? Sean Casey is retired, and Carlos Santana wasn't coming here. I would have liked Christian Walker but apparently that wasn't going to work for one or the other parties, and same probably went for Pete Alonso. Justin Turner? Anthony Rizzo? Mark Canha? Who's a fit? Then what about 2026?

Yeah, I wish Colt had a good glove at second and Tork was jacking bombs and making plays on the regular at first again, but neither are the case, so what're you gonna do? If you're presented with a choice between an established big league hitter with a weak glove at second and a promising hitter with an unknown glove at first, versus the promising hitter with a weak glove at second and running back a guy washing out of the majors with both his bat and his glove at first, which one you gonna take? Neither is the bulletproof obvious choice, but speaking only for myself, I'd take option A over Option B. OK, so what about Option C: Promising hitter with a weak glove at second and promising hitter with unknown glove at first? That's a bit closer in choice, but I think I would still take Option A over that, especially since every win really counts for us this year. That's just me, though. YMMV, as the kids of 2007 would say.

By the way, wouldn’t all Trump have to do to get red hats to run away screaming from Social Security and Medicare is to start calling them “Socialist Security” and “Mediscare”?

Sure, Bregman would be the best third baseman we could plug in this year. No argument from me on that. The question is, is he the best third baseman we can plug in for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030 as well? And are the third base options we have in house for the next six years all demonstrably worse than what Bregman could bring us for the next six years? Is Jace Jung done here? As for second base, Gleyber Torres, despite his glove, has enough of a track record with the bat that he is projected to deliver three wins this year. Will that not be good enough? Would you rather have the guy without the glove or the track record remain at second and the guy who is playing himself out of the big leagues stay at first?

OK, nycsouthpaw, technical semantic point: people do not have to extend tolerance to those they agree with or are simpatico with. Tolerance is for people you don’t agree with, i.e., you don’t like them or what they stand for, but you tolerate them. If you’re on board with someone else, no toleration is needed—you extend warmth and embrace them.

If by “WTF is wrong with these idiots” you mean how can they be so stupid, I don’t think that’s what’s going on here. I think they know exactly what they’re trying to accomplish and how to get there.

Can’t get back to the golden era of the gilded age with albatrosses like Socialist Security and Mediscare hanging around our necks, can we?

I don’t mind the idea of being the team that gives him to most money. That part doesn’t bother me even a little. My issue is the idea of signing him to a six-year deal just so we can win this year. That’s what an organization would do out of desperation. I don’t think Harris is a desperate man. If we were to get Bregman, I would guess the terms would look similar to Flaherty and Alonso. I also totally get people’s concern about the potential of his effect on the clubhouse. I would guess that’s a consideration of our brain trust, too.

Wait until they start going after “woke” white people for not being racist enough.