Will Tigers Pony up for Skubal

[Stormin]

10 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

Tigers have only been "File and Trial" since Harris took over. And Mize was technically a loophole because there was an option year tacked on.

I have read numerous reports stating exactly what you have said.  I doubt Harris has ever publicly stated that the Tigers are a "File - and - Trial" team. I doubt Harris ever said Mize was a loophole exception.   Mize is the only previous case to reach arbitration under Harris and that case was settled.  To me, it seems like reporters are just making stuff up.

Edited 2 hours ago by Stormin

[Tiger337]

5 hours ago, chasfh said:

I think you’d agree that the big league roster has been in much better shape since 2024 than it was in August 2022

Sure, but it's still mostly players that were acquired from the previous administration.   Nobody can say with certainty how much those players would have progressed under a different GM (and I'm not just talking about Avila).  I would think that Harris had some influence on the development, but it's impossible to know how much.  His acquisitions at the major league level have not particularly impressed me so far.  

[Stormin]

Ken Rosenthal has an article in the Athletic that states the Tigers made an initial offer of $19.8M to Skubal and were willing to go higher than $20M, but Boras and company never made a counteroffer.

Edited 37 minutes ago by Stormin