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I predict that by opening day 2025, Goff will still be a top ten QB in salary, but closer to ten than to one. 

3 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

2 homers down.  38 to go for Tork.  

If this is real and not just a Javy-esque hot week, that would be huge. He got all of both of those.

Guess I'll just have to go on vacation.

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

I don’t even think Harris should be on the hot seat. After less than two years of being able to do little more than clean out the rot in the system, and he should be on the hot seat for not having us in a position to contend for a ring? 

Who said "compete for a ring?" Not the guy you're quoting. Making moves to improve a bottom-tier offense is not a huge ask, IMO, but maybe it is for you. YMMV.

7 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

There's people calling for his head after just 1 1/2 years? One draft? Get back to me in 3 more years. We can't be firing our GM every two years. And I thought I was impatient...

I don't know that anyone here has called for Harris's head. Saying he should be on the hot seat, yes, but that he needs to go now, no. For me, if the hitting continues to suck like this through June and Harris doesn't make any moves, I'll be pissed. If he doesn't make any major off-season moves and the offense continues to suck into next season, then I'll probably consider him ripe for the chopping block.

16 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Scott Harris was hired 2 years ago this September. Give the guy at least 5 years to build a team. It makes sense that they didn't sign an expensive hitter, we're more then one player away. We need more hitting, that should be obvious to everyone. 

At least five years? 🤣

Nah, bro.

1 hour ago, SoCalTiger said:

I would not even think about removing Hinch but the honeymoon is long over. Same for Harris. No it’s not fair but we have endured a decade of evaluation so turn up the heat and press down on the pedal. 

I think it's fair. Look, they built a playoff-worthy pitching staff and were content to go into the season with a lineup of mostly unproven rookies and journeymen. Fans have a right to be irritated. I'd love to see a DD-type blockbuster where we move some of our vaunted minor league assets for a proven MLB stud, but I don't know that either Ilitch or Harris have that in them. 

Terrion Arnold seems impossible to dislike.

I'm never comfortable with Lange on the mound.

So Ibanez is having a decent game tonight, eh?

57 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

Vilade has a .442 BABIP.

Oof!

This dude breaks down Ravens and Lions game on his Youtube channel, and he loves him some Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind seeing some prospects moved for legit MLB hitters about now. This pitching staff is good enough to contend for the AL crown, and it's being wasted on this moribund offense. 

Huh.

You know who else had a mediocre RAS score and a slow 40 time? 

I'm being cheeky, of course, and not saying Williams will be the next ASB, but RAS only tells a part of the overall picture. I do think it's kind of ironic that for how much Holmes seems to put into RAS, one of his very best picks was pretty average according to it.

My guess, based on nothing other than the fact that they haven't acquired another WR, is that they want to give DPJ a full camp and pre-season to see if he's the guy.

2 minutes ago, kdog said:

Aside from Baez, they need to figure out if the guaranteed outs will provide value in 2025 and beyond. Their entire offseason posture was about developing these guys in the majors. There's a reason Harris undersold all optimism.

Tork's in his 3rd year and completely lost in all phases of the game. I fail to see how allowing him to continue to fail at this level helps build his confidence for the present or the future, and letting him figure it out in a low leverage atmosphere just might salvage his value going forward. The Detroit Tigers will still be here when he's found his game.

Too many guaranteed outs in this lineup. At a minimum, Tork needs to be in Toledo, because he's worthless right now. Hinch not sending him down to protect his confidence doesn't seem to be helping his confidence. Finding his swing and raking at AAA just might. This is a game they absolutely should've won but their offense sucks so bad.

The assumption that many make about Goff is that he's only good because of his line and the weapons around him. Outside of a couple of guys, though, every QB is at the mercy of his line. As for his weapons, it's always just assumed that they make Goff better, and never the other way around. Gonna be interesting to see how well Josh Reynolds does in Denver this upcoming season.

46 minutes ago, Jim Cowan said:

What the f would you know about it, R-Lo?

Settle down, J-Co.

9 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

There's always going to be people no matter what Goff does, that would rather have an old, injured, 3rd round rookie QB because he's not Goff. 

So long as that old, injured, 3rd round rookie QB can run.

Meadows, Keith and Tork all need to be sent down. Not sure who replaces them, but this team can't continue to basically gift opponents 9+ outs every game.

Yeah, if you get two guys who are trending towards gold-jacket careers after three season in a single draft, it's an A+ regardless of what you get from any of the others. The fact that they got Alim, as well, only solidifies it for me.

I don't know s**t about any of the players who got drafted, but I think the Packers will be the Lions biggest competition in the division going forward based on their history and the fact that their QB is more proven than Chicago's and Minny's.