2025-2026 Tigers Off Season Thread

[RatkoVarda]

well, that is a lot of money for Anderson

Harris has got to know that the Boyd-Maeda-Cobb run does not need a Chapter 4

we have three years of Harris showing us who he is

I believe him

[1984Echoes]

6 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

well, that is a lot of money for Anderson

Harris has got to know that the Boyd-Maeda-Cobb run does not need a Chapter 4

we have three years of Harris showing us who he is

I believe him

He's hoping for a Lorenzen/ Eduardo Rodriguez/ Flaherty (circa 2024) run.

[1984Echoes]

3 hours ago, Edman85 said:

Why is "college boy" being used as a pejorative?

I believe that started here with Brad Ausmus?

A "college boy" who wasn't a winner and therefore let's pejorative?

[gehringer_2]

1 hour ago, Shinzaki said:

Do breaking balls spin in the opposite direction in Asia? 

Not Asia - Australia! 

And do they call them 'NorthPaws'?

Edited 18 hours ago by gehringer_2

[papalawrence]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Montero is going to be an innings eater at best, still not clear SGL's stuff is going to play in the majors like it did at AAA, assuming he can stay on the field. Melton is unproven. There are lot of eggs being carried in the Jobe and Olson baskets. Might work out, but that's not  much depth given the rate of pitcher wastage.

I do agree. My point was in response that the cupboard is completely barren after 2026. It's not.

[theroundsquare]

Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.  Not that he was coming here or anything but one name off the board

[Toddwert]

Just now, theroundsquare said:

Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.  Not that he was coming here or anything but one name off the board

and Schwarber back to the Phillies

[Toddwert]

15 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

I do agree. My point was in response that the cupboard is completely barren after 2026. It's not.

the minors cupboard is pretty bare ... BA doesnt have 1 pitcher in the Tigers top 10 prospects

[papalawrence]

1 minute ago, Toddwert said:

the minors cupboard is pretty bare ... BA doesnt have 1 pitcher in the Tigers top 10 prospects

I agree. I was responding to a post that no SP are under contract post 2026. The guys I mentioned are under team control, Olson, Jobe etc so it's not like Harris has to add 5-6 SP after 2026

[papalawrence]

9 minutes ago, theroundsquare said:

Edwin Diaz to the Dodgers.  Not that he was coming here or anything but one name off the board

Kinda irks me that the Tigers haven't made a splash like this. Huge area of need. The waiver wire isn't the place to patch together a bullpen that is serious about contending. Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodgers. 

[Edman85]

Just now, papalawrence said:

Kinda irks me that the Tigers haven't made a splash like this. Huge area of need. The waiver wire isn't the place to patch together a bullpen that is serious about contending. Dodgers, Dodgers, Dodgers. 

I would argue free agency isn't a place to patch a bullpen, and that the 2025 Dodgers are Example A in that regard.

[oblong]

Are there any POBO's or GM's in today's game that did not go to college?  It's not 1965 anymore.

[Toddwert]

Just now, oblong said:

Are there any POBO's or GM's in today's game that did not go to college?  It's not 1965 anymore.

i think that statement was a joke 

[papalawrence]

2 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

I would argue free agency isn't a place to patch a bullpen, and that the 2025 Dodgers are Example A in that regard.

So you don't want Harris to add a pitcher like Diaz? Imho there are a handful of consistent relievers and Diaz is one of them. You have a much better chance of landing a consistent pen with Diaz than a pitcher from the KBO. Diaz is still a risk, but less so. Harris seems averse to risk.

[RatkoVarda]

i don't think the Tigers have pitching to spare to send to Houston, but I still think Isaac Paredes would be a good fit on this team. they need to add, at a minimum, one RH bat, at SS, 3B or OF.

[1984Echoes]

4 minutes ago, papalawrence said:

... Harris seems averse to risk.

Which is funny, because... wasn't it Harris who said: "calculated risks"?

[SoCalTiger]

Did anyone watch Harris's interview on MLB network ? The optics seemed strange to me like he was really nervous and uncomfortable. The main interviewer even said "you did a good job" at the end. I came away a bit disappointed that he might indeed be a bit overwhelmed by it all. Did anyone else feel that way or did I get the wrong impression ?

[Sports_Freak]

So.....did the Tigers sign Suarez yet? 😁

[SoCalTiger]

9 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Which is funny, because... wasn't it Harris who said: "calculated risks"?

Yes still waiting for that unless....staying firmly committed to draft and development and not paying ANY large salaries is a gamble in itself. I'm thinking that's how he pitched himself to Illitch in the hiring phase and he is following through. 

[kdog]

5 minutes ago, SoCalTiger said:

Did anyone watch Harris's interview on MLB network ? The optics seemed strange to me like he was really nervous and uncomfortable. The main interviewer even said "you did a good job" at the end. I came away a bit disappointed that he might indeed be a bit overwhelmed by it all. Did anyone else feel that way or did I get the wrong impression ?

He is not great at talking to the press. Needs to get flourescent golf shirts and a butt chin.

[gehringer_2]

18 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

Which is funny, because... wasn't it Harris who said: "calculated risks"?

Maybe his calculator is an abacus

[Toddwert]

we didnt realiize that the risk was waiver claims and washed up pitchers 

[SoCalTiger]

46 minutes ago, Edman85 said:

I would argue free agency isn't a place to patch a bullpen, and that the 2025 Dodgers are Example A in that regard.

Agree but you have to shake your head at the Dodgers who can "blow" 50 million on a reliever one year and fix that with 69 million more the next.  It's getting silly.

[Tiger337]

1 hour ago, 1984Echoes said:

He's hoping for a Lorenzen/ Eduardo Rodriguez/ Flaherty (circa 2024) run.

Rodriguez and Flaherty had some previous success in the Majors before coming to the Tigers.  Lorenzon had some moderate success as a reliever.  Anderson failed with three different teams and couldn't even make the Tigers team as recently as 2024.  It is certainly possible that Anderson has figured something out, but I am skeptical.    

[RatkoVarda]

and this team does not have 50 innings to just piss away on some rando journeyman who may or may not have figured something out at 32