2025-2026 Tigers Off Season Thread

[gehringer_2]

45 minutes ago, oblong said:

Yes.  I forgot specifically which book it was in but the anecdote was shared when discussing his move to Boston. He said MN was very specific in how they wanted his approach to be which wasn’t effective but Bill James saw something there. 

Of course MN also wanted him to field a position so bad match all around. 🙄

I tend to take what guys say when they change teams with a grain of salt though - they always want to make the team that wanted them look better than the team that didn't. If you look at the numbers, Ortiz was pretty much the same hitter in 2003 as in 2002. The big difference was the number of HR he hit at home going from the Metrodome (5) to Fenway (17), while his  road HR were almost unchanged - down one (15->14). So whether or not he liked the coaching at MN, he definitely didn't like the ballpark!

Edited 3 hours ago by gehringer_2

[Tigermojo]

They had 10 position players with more than 1 WAR. Then there is Rogers, Vierling and Meadows who contributed the previous season. If they add a free agent/trade/prospect, they potentially lose production from a contributor. The addition better be worth it.