2025-2026 Tigers Off Season Thread

[SoCalTiger]

5 minutes ago, kdog said:

Gleyber has accepted the QO.

Good news. He was our best hitter through the first half of the season. Solid two hitter. 

[CaliforniaDreaming]

I too think this is good news. My guess is now we don't go after Bregman (if we ever were going to). 

[SoCalTiger]

Just now, CaliforniaDreaming said:

I too think this is good news. My guess is now we don't go after Bregman (if we ever were going to). 

I actually think we will and McGonigle will play shortstop. Add Bregman, Devon Williams , Finnigan,  King and keep SkUUB. 

[gehringer_2]

22 minutes ago, kdog said:

Gleyber has accepted the QO per Heyman.

well, that raises the bar for Keith. 

[chasfh]

22 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Good news. [Gleyber] was our best hitter through the first half of the season. Solid two hitter. 

Number two describes his second half. 😉

[AlaskanTigersFan]

Good try by Harris to try and get a draft pick. Part of me thinks he didn't really want Torres to re-sign but wanted the extra pick if he could get it. 

[chasfh]

1 minute ago, AlaskanTigersFan said:

Good try by Harris to try and get a draft pick. Part of me thinks he didn't really want Torres to re-sign but wanted the extra pick if he could get it. 

Granting that it might be true on some margin, if he truly did not want Torres to come back, I don't believe Harris would have taken a big risky swing by offering a QO crossing his fingers it gets turned down, only to say "oh **** on a stick" if Gleyber were to pick it up. I think Scott was pretty much banking on Torres coming back.

[gehringer_2]

he was a 3 WAR ( and I will bravely use this term fully cognizant of all that has gone on above!) even with a bad lower half for half a season. I think any GM would be crazy to be disappointed that was coming back.

[papalawrence]

Extending him the QO was a win-win for Detroit. Had he declined Det would get the comp pick. He accepted and he is an asset. 

[IdahoBert]

5 hours ago, Tenacious D said:

Edman desperately and admirably trying to shift the conversation to potential player transactions only to be dismissed by the WAR squad.  Pretty sure I can speak for Idaho Bert and I when I say, thank you.

I’m not sure what’s going on here, because a lot of this is over my head, but since I’m an attention whore, I’m glad to be mentioned in any post. 

[IdahoBert]

I’m glad Gleyber accepted the QO. Ever since I saw him as a 17-year-old playing among 21-year-olds in the Northwest League in Boise, and obviously being the best player on the field, he has held a special place in my heart and mind.

And I don’t care if his 3.9LSTMFT+ stats were deficient when he was playing through an injury towards the end of the season. 

[lordstanley]

I had a hernia repair surgery that laid me up the summer I turned 9 but I came back and tore up Little League as a 10 year old with a bunch of singles and safe on an error at bats. Hoping Torres will bounce back as well.

[chasfh]

34 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

And I don’t care if his 3.9LSTMFT+ 

I will admit that Gleyber is so round, so firm, so fully-packed, so free and easy on the draw.

[papalawrence]

37 minutes ago, IdahoBert said:

 

And I don’t care if his 3.9LSTMFT+ stats were deficient 

I am a licensed LMFT and my first name is Steve. My shoe size is 16. How do my stats hold up?

[Edman85]

Liranzo isn't a lock, imo.

[Tiger337]

Petzold says: Cruz, Valencia, Miller have been added.  

[Edman85]

Since July 1, Liranzo slashed .195/.257/.299 at Erie and was so bad behind the plate he was a full-time DH after July 27.

[Tiger337]

I like Trei Cruz's .411 OBP! His offensive grades are not good, but is supposed to be an asset defensively.  Might be be a good bench player.  

[IdahoBert]

33 minutes ago, chasfh said:

I will admit that Gleyber is so round, so firm, so fully-packed, so free and easy on the draw.

 

28 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

I am a licensed LMFT and my first name is Steve. My shoe size is 16. How do my stats hold up?

It feels good to be so well understood. I’d walk a mile for everybody on this site. Well most everybody.

[TcFlint]

We are still a flawed hitting team that strikes out too much. We cannot stop adding just because we signed Torres.  He is only getting $7 million more than last season.  We are over stocked at SS and 3B with Keith, McKinstry, Ibanez, Baez, Sweeney, Vierling, McGonige. Anderson, and Jung.  Something has to give.  Personally. I would still shoot for a more veteran 3B, a starter behind Skubal, a good OF, and 2 relievers.  However, I still do not think Harris and Illitch are interested in adding that much payroll. .

Edited 3 hours ago by TcFlint

[kdog]

Tigers 40-man moves Added: IF/OF Trei Cruz IF Hao-Yu Lee C/1B Eduardo Valencia C/1B Thayron Liranzo LHP Jake Miller

DFA'd: RHP Dugan Darnell RHP Jason Foley LHP Sean Guenther RHP Jack Little RHP Tyler Mattison RHP Tanner Rainey

[Edman85]

In the cases of Darnell, Little, and Mattison, the Tigers can offer them a raise on their minor league split (the AAA minimum for somebody on the 40 man is $127k next year... They can offer something on the order of $160k) and not have to pass them through waivers. This assuming all six of those guys are non-tendered Friday.

[TcFlint]

Still an over abundance of mediocre short stops and third baseman, except for McGonigle and Anderson. Would love Bregman or Suarez but highly doubt the Tigers will offer.

Edited 2 hours ago by TcFlint

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, kdog said:

Tigers 40-man moves Added: IF/OF Trei Cruz IF Hao-Yu Lee C/1B Eduardo Valencia C/1B Thayron Liranzo LHP Jake Miller

DFA'd: RHP Dugan Darnell RHP Jason Foley LHP Sean Guenther RHP Jack Little RHP Tyler Mattison RHP Tanner Rainey

Lots of 40-man turnover already.  

[papalawrence]

A little surprised that Foley dfa'd. Someone will pick him up for their 40