2025 MLB Thread

[Stormin]

16 hours ago, Tiger337 said:

No way do I want to lose a season.  I am too old for that.  It's going to to be fun meeting the Dodgers in the World Series some year and beating them.  

I am not a young either, but I am more inclined to have the Tigers go for it this year because a shut down of some length seems likely.  I cringe at all the items below, but the Tigers can make moves to improve the 2026 team.

• Brewers are looking for a Major League ready, young, controllable, starter in exchange for Freddy Peralta.  Tigers have Olson, Melton, and Jobe.
• Valdez comes with a lot of baggage, but at this point he is available.   Adding Peralta or Valdez to Skubal could make the Tigers rotation better than the Dodgers rotation.
• I don't know if there is a Skubal trade that makes the Tigers better in 2026.  Maybe the Tigers send Skubal to (Mets/Red Sox/ Yankees),  and the team receiving Skubal and the Tigers send prospects to the Nationals.  Could the Tiger get MacKenzie Gore and CJ Abrams in return?

After the Tucker signing I am more interested in the Tigers doing more to make the 2026 Tigers better because 2027 may not be fun.

[GalagaGuy]

I've seen a lot of posts pointing out that because of the luxury tax implications, Tucker's 60 million dollars a year is actually costing the Dodgers an extra $126 million.  

[chasfh]

30 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

I've seen a lot of posts pointing out that because of the luxury tax implications, Tucker's 60 million dollars a year is actually costing the Dodgers an extra $126 million.  

They're not the only one. MLBTR says that because of the luxury tax and a bonus he gets if he opts out (!), Bo Bichette could cost the Mets $97 million for just this season.