2025-2026 Tigers Off Season Thread

[chasfh]

If this is actually true, I cannot imagine that MLB simply doesn’t care if they lose fans. 

 

[Tiger337]

Just now, chasfh said:

I am not putting ducks on every post.

You have done it multiple times.  I was just curious what it means.  

[Tiger337]

6 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

 I really don't think a possible draft pick will decide his progress.

It's not the only factor, but I think it could have an influence.  The reason they have that incentive is to encourage teams to promote players on opening day rather than wait a month into the season.  

[chasfh]

5 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

You have done it multiple times.  I was just curious what it means.  

I have done it multiple times. I just haven’t done it on every post.

It’s emoji for when you say something controversial and follow it up with *ducks*, as in, someone is gonna throw something at you for saying it.

[chasfh]

 

[Tiger337]

1 minute ago, chasfh said:

I have done it multiple times. I just haven’t done it on every post.

It’s emoji for when you say something controversial and follow it up with *ducks*, as in, someone is gonna throw something at you for saying it.

 

I didn't see anything controversial.  

[casimir]

7 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I have done it multiple times. I just haven’t done it on every post.

It’s emoji for when you say something controversial and follow it up with *ducks*, as in, someone is gonna throw something at you for saying it.

Avila helped build this team.

🦆🦆🪿

Am I doing that right?

[chasfh]

7 minutes ago, casimir said:

Avila helped build this team.

🦆🦆🪿

Am I doing that right?

Ooh, so close!

[Tiger337]

That debate is over.  Harris found his balls last week and the team is all his now.

 

[casimir]

[gehringer_2]

45 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I have done it multiple times. I just haven’t done it on every post.

It’s emoji for when you say something controversial and follow it up with *ducks*, as in, someone is gonna throw something at you for saying it.

ah… the graphical version of the old:

<g,d&r>

[Tiger337]

58 minutes ago, chasfh said:

If this is actually true, I cannot imagine that MLB simply doesn’t care if they lose fans. 

 

Crap.  Not sure what to do with my Roku/YouTube/MLB combo now.  Baseball is getting harder to watch each year.  

[chasfh]

21 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

ah… the graphical version of the old:

<g,d&r>

Yes, minus the grin and run

[chasfh]

15 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Crap.  Not sure what to do with my Roku/YouTube/MLB combo now.  Baseball is getting harder to watch each year.  

I get ESPN unlimited with my DIRECTV subscription, so I think I’m good.

I also get MLB TV with my DirecTV extra inning subscription, so I can see it on TV or online for a single subscription. 

[Tiger337]

7 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I get ESPN unlimited with my DIRECTV subscription, so I think I’m good.

I also get MLB TV with my DirecTV extra inning subscription, so I can see it on TV or online for a single subscription. 

I am seeing that ESPN Unlimited is part of the Youtube subscription, but somplace else I saw that you can watch MLB with youtube.  I probably wont know until I try to watch a game.   

[Sports_Freak]

31 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Crap.  Not sure what to do with my Roku/YouTube/MLB combo now.  Baseball is getting harder to watch each year.  

You're good for 2026, as long as you don't cancel. And there's workarounds for new subscribers;

 

[Sports_Freak]

9 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

I am seeing that ESPN Unlimited is part of the Youtube subscription, but somplace else I saw that you can watch MLB with youtube.  I probably wont know until I try to watch a game.   

Youtube TV doesn't carry MLB TV. I have a subscription and have to access it thru my Roku. I suppose you could cast it from your phone to TV. But I really don’t see many older fans having an ability to do that.

[Tiger337]

11 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Youtube TV doesn't carry MLB TV. I have a subscription and have to access it thru my Roku. 

That is what I do.  

[gehringer_2]

3 hours ago, chasfh said:

Yes, minus the grin and run

<😊, 🦆& 🏃‍♀️>

[IdahoBert]

This is my situation. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, IdahoBert said:

This is my situation. 

But even new subscribers have an out. A free ESPN+ trial will allow you to sign up. And then cancel the trial and there's no charge for it. Im with you, I already have a subscription.

[tiger2022]

9 hours ago, casimir said:

Avila helped build this team.

🦆🦆🪿

Am I doing that right?

Nearly all the important players from the last 2 years were guys Avila brought in.  

That's why I don't understand the posters on here gushing in their pants about Scott Harris.  

I wasn't an Avila fan, but Harris has done little to nothing to help the mlb team; things just kind of worked out. And while he has helped the minor league system, let's wait until those guys accomplish something in the majors before people annoint them as future hall of famers.

 

[Tenacious D]

The recent Evan Petzold pod with Al Avila was excellent.  Definitely put things in perspective—25 out of the 40-man are Avila players and he was candid about what went right and what didn’t.  Even Chas’ cold, stony heart would be warmed a bit after a listen.

[Sports_Freak]

5 hours ago, tiger2022 said:

Nearly all the important players from the last 2 years were guys Avila brought in.  

That's why I don't understand the posters on here gushing in their pants about Scott Harris.  

I wasn't an Avila fan, but Harris has done little to nothing to help the mlb team; things just kind of worked out. And while he has helped the minor league system, let's wait until those guys accomplish something in the majors before people annoint them as future hall of famers.

 

Does Harris get the credit for the Valdez signing? (or blame if he fails) or does Chris get the credit for opening up the pocketbook and approving the money spent? Tough call...

[Stormin]

2 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

The recent Evan Petzold pod with Al Avila was excellent.  Definitely put things in perspective—25 out of the 40-man are Avila players and he was candid about what went right and what didn’t.  Even Chas’ cold, stony heart would be warmed a bit after a listen.

The more I listen to Avila, the more I like him as a person, and the more I doubt him as a GM.  Avila brought good prospects into the organization, but as a GM sometimes what you don't do is more important than what you do.

• JV had to be moved for financial reasons but the Tigers sent $16M to Houston in the deal?
• Still calling  the prospect return for JV a good return?
• The bad return for JD was because there was no market market for an over 1.000 OPS hitter who signed a big money contract a few months later?
• Make Zimmerman the first MLB signing of the off-season, over paying in years and dollars, because you thought everyone wanted him?
• After determining you can't afford Correa, you bid against yourself and sign a batter who struggles to stay in the zone to a long term deal. Correa ends up signing 3 year deal with the Twins which he opted out of.

Harris has avoided long term free agent signing and that approach yielded better results than Avila's free agent efforts.

Harris has not executed a really good trade, but at least Harris is not trading away All Star talent for nothing.

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Stormin