2025-2026 Tigers Off Season Thread

[4hzglory]

6 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Since we’re back to talking about chili, I guess nothing good has happened  

 

Rainey resigned to a minor league deal.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/tigers-re-sign-tanner-rainey-to-minor-league-contract.html

[casimir]

4 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Since we’re back to talking about chili, I guess nothing good has happened  

 

I’m kind of surprised by the Cease deal being done already in the off-season.   I’m probably wrong, but it seems like the bigger free agent deals don’t happen this early.

[casimir]

On 11/23/2025 at 7:25 PM, Tenacious D said:

Think this would with with chorizo, too?  I don’t think I’ve ever had it in a chili.

That’s kind of interesting.

[4hzglory]

Just now, casimir said:

I’m kind of surprised by the Cease deal being done already in the off-season.   I’m probably wrong, but it seems like the bigger free agent deals don’t happen this early.

Maybe no one else was close to those years/$ and he wanted it done rather than drag on?

[Tiger337]

7 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

Since we’re back to talking about chili, I guess nothing good has happened  

 

They are in hot pursuit of 31 year old relievers who want to be converted to starters and pitchers coming of injuries

[IdahoBert]

17 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

They are in hot pursuit of 31 year old relievers who want to be converted to starters and pitchers coming of injuries

[Tenacious D]

Finally, something to be thankful for this offseason.

 

[Tiger337]

13 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Finally, something to be thankful for this offseason.

 

I will never forget Thanksgiving Day, 2025

[casimir]

33 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I will never forget Thanksgiving Day, 2025

Ain’t even done yet.  What else might transpire today?

[IdahoBert]

So I guess there was no Hallmark Channel “Thanksgiving Miracle” in terms of Tigers off-season moves or a big Lions victory today. That means we’re owed two miracles. Yea!

[IdahoBert]

Our glass runneth to half fulluth!

[Motor City Sonics]

What about Trevor Bauer? 

The world rejected him on an accusation that turned out not to be true.    That's unfair and that could happen to any of us.  You could be accused of something and your career taken away based on a lie.   That's pretty scary.     I think he does deserve a chance to pitch in MLB again.     I know he rubbed folks the wrong way in the locker room, but my guess is that he's probably mellowed and wouldn't want to blow his second chance.      I think he'd be worth a shot and would probably come fairly cheap.  

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What about Trevor Bauer? 

The world rejected him on an accusation that turned out not to be true.    That's unfair and that could happen to any of us.  You could be accused of something and your career taken away based on a lie.   That's pretty scary.     I think he does deserve a chance to pitch in MLB again.     I know he rubbed folks the wrong way in the locker room, but my guess is that he's probably mellowed and wouldn't want to blow his second chance.      I think he'd be worth a shot and would probably come fairly cheap.  

He goes around choking women for fun and one of them called him on it.  Yeah, I guess that could happen to any of us.  

He can pitch again if anyone wants him, but he hasn't pitched in the Majors for 4 years and had a 4.51 ERA in Japan last year.  Good luck with that.    

[Toddwert]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What about Trevor Bauer? 

The world rejected him on an accusation that turned out not to be true.    That's unfair and that could happen to any of us.  You could be accused of something and your career taken away based on a lie.   That's pretty scary.     I think he does deserve a chance to pitch in MLB again.     I know he rubbed folks the wrong way in the locker room, but my guess is that he's probably mellowed and wouldn't want to blow his second chance.      I think he'd be worth a shot and would probably come fairly cheap.  

if you want an ass to ruin the lockerroom cultural for little gain 

[Edman85]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

What about Trevor Bauer? 

The world rejected him on an accusation that turned out not to be true.    That's unfair and that could happen to any of us.  You could be accused of something and your career taken away based on a lie.   That's pretty scary.     I think he does deserve a chance to pitch in MLB again.     I know he rubbed folks the wrong way in the locker room, but my guess is that he's probably mellowed and wouldn't want to blow his second chance.      I think he'd be worth a shot and would probably come fairly cheap.  

One accuser maybe lying doesn't mean the other ten did too.

[papalawrence]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

He goes around choking women for fun and one of them called him on it.  Yeah, I guess that could happen to any of us.  

He can pitch again if anyone wants him, but he hasn't pitched in the Majors for 4 years and had a 4.51 ERA in Japan last year.  Good luck with that.    

He's a ****, but the woman who accused him is now behind bars. There was a lot of evidence that showed she made it up. I saw the documentary. She planned the whole thing, evidenced in texts to a friend. She videoed herself the morning after the alleged incident, smiling with no bruises. She later admitted bruising herself and that she made it up. I can't stand the guy, but you should check out the available info before calling him out as a perp.

[Tiger337]

27 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

He's a ****, but the woman who accused him is now behind bars. There was a lot of evidence that showed she made it up. I saw the documentary. She planned the whole thing, evidenced in texts to a friend. She videoed herself the morning after the alleged incident, smiling with no bruises. She later admitted bruising herself and that she made it up. I can't stand the guy, but you should check out the available info before calling him out as a perp.

What about the other accusers?

And I never said he committed a crime.  I was disputing that this could happen to any of us.  He goes around abusing strange women for fun...  What could possibly go wrong?  I don't feel bad for him.  

Edited Saturday at 03:41 PM by Tiger337

[IdahoBert]

So we go over 40 hours with no posts on this thread and the only thing to interrupt that silence is Trevor Bauer speculation. This is the very definition of nothing happening.

[Motor City Sonics]

3 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

So we go over 40 hours with no posts on this thread and the only thing to interrupt that silence is Trevor Bauer speculation. This is the very definition of nothing happening.

Well all of our teams have lost since Thanksgiving,  I had to get something going. 

[RatkoVarda]

Trevor Bauer, an a-hole who gleefully treated women like garbage publicly and privately, was the victim of an extortion plot. Other people in his situation would not have had the means to avoid either criminal or civil ramifications. Thankfully, the truth of that situation came out, but it does not change the fact that he's an a-hole who gleefully treated women like garbage publicly and privately.

[chasfh]

East coast FTW again 

 

[Tiger337]

27 minutes ago, chasfh said:

East coast FTW again 

 

The real talent went to Toronto though.  

[chasfh]

Just now, Tiger337 said:

The real talent went to Toronto though.  

They are an Eastern team.

[Tiger337]

14 minutes ago, chasfh said:

They are an Eastern team.

East division, but this is the first time I've heard them refered to as east coast like Boston, New York, Philadelphia.  Toronto has a large market which makes it easier for them to have a big budget.   It's also a nice city, but I don't think players go there because it's on the east coast.   I think Cease went there because they overpaid.  I was hoping the Tigers would get him, but I suspect nobody else offered him 7 years.  

 

Edited Saturday at 09:22 PM by Tiger337

[papalawrence]

Looks like Helsley deal is 2/28. Harris probably offered 1/12 and free soda for a year