Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[gehringer_2]

45 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

? The team has been on the cusp of the ALCS the last two seasons with largely a young, inexperienced team. And three recent players, who played significant time for the Tigers, will likely be first ballot HOF’ers.

Detroit has amazing suburbs, payroll flexibility, a respected manager and coaching staff, young players who should only get better and an excellent chance at sustainable winning with one of the best minor league systems.

The only negative is the weather in April. I suspect most players can look past that.

The difference is the media and endorsement opportunities, and there are some players for whom that is important. Even aside from the market size or Hollywood aspect, if you are a Hispanic player and are interested in building a media brand you want to be in LA, SD or NYC instead of the mid-lands. But there are plenty of players who have no interest in doing that kind of thing. 

[romad1]

Detroit is on the tipping point in so many different ways.  The vibrancy of the city right now is amazing.  Losing Skubal would be a blow on so many levels. 

He is the grail. 

[romad1]

Mordred is the Cleveland Guardians in this scenario.