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21 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

I would love to see Jake offered a position somewhere in the organization if he wants one. Let him manage in the minors for a couple of years.

I don't think we've seen the last of Jake Rogers playing for the Tigers, actually.   I think he will be back. 

Posted
3 hours ago, LongLiveMaroth said:

You have a maximum of 13 pitchers on the 26 man so a position player has to be moved for a position player. Now Outman probably should have been released but 🤷‍♂️

Send Valencia back down.  Hanifee and his sub 4 SO/9 can go with him.

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This thought occurred to me, and maybe it’s ridiculous, but none of you should be surprised.  I kind of wonder if this move was made in part to shake up the clubhouse a bit and light a fire under some folks?

I have since my earlier posting read the financial impact.  So, ok, that’s probably a factor as well.

But from a pure baseball sense, I don’t know.  In addition to Valencia’s throwing game, there’s going to be learning a bunch of new pitchers, too.

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This is a lot of outrage for a backup catcher and one that really wasn't lighting the world on fire with his bat or his defense. Valencia is younger, cheaper, and while yes his defense leaves something to be desired you're what dealing with that once every 4-5 days but his bat is clearly an upgrade which for all the people complaining about the offense you may have to sacrifice one for the other. 

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Posted
5 hours ago, 1984Echoes said:

Catch up son.

The season was flushed in the month of MAY. News flash!!! Or were you not paying attention?

Valiant effort in June and July to get back in it... but just not quite enough.

Time to start retooling for next year.

????

The Tigers are within a handful of games of the wildcard and you just wanna give up? With over 50 games to go? Did you even pay attention to the AL Central the last 2 seasons?

Posted
54 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

I don't think we've seen the last of Jake Rogers playing for the Tigers, actually.   I think he will be back. 

I bet he gets scooped up. Philly or LA.

Posted
1 minute ago, Sports_Freak said:

I bet he gets scooped up. Philly or LA.

I’ll be shocked if someone doesn’t pick him up.  Veteran backup catchers always seem to find work. 

Posted
3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

yeah, Valencia as Dinglers relief is going to end up coating them, and Outman is superfluous if Javy can play CF.  Salary driven maybe? if so a measure that Harris didn’t leave ghimself enough room to maneuver. 

If Jake doesn't get claimed, aren't the Tigers on the hook for his entire salary? No payroll relief?

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5 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

????

The Tigers are within a handful of games of the wildcard and you just wanna give up? With over 50 games to go? Did you even pay attention to the AL Central the last 2 seasons?

Even in the worst division in baseball, this is not a bullpen capable of making a playoff run. 

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Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

If Jake doesn't get claimed, aren't the Tigers on the hook for his entire salary? No payroll relief?

MLB contracts pretty much guaranteed.  Ed could probably find us some exceptions, but i don’t think there are any for just cutting a vet. If you make a trade then the salary goes with him. 

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7 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

MLB contracts pretty much guaranteed.  Ed could probably find us some exceptions, but i don’t think there are any for just cutting a vet. If you make a trade then the salary goes with him. 

And if he's released, he goes on waivers. Unclaimed, he becomes a FA and a new team can pay him the league minimum and we pay the rest of his agreed contract. So no real relief in that scenario. But if he's claimed by some team, they take on his entire contract. Real payroll relief. At least, thats how it used to be, I think? 🤫🤫

Posted
12 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

Even in the worst division in baseball, this is not a bullpen capable of making a playoff run. 

With Montero and Jobe out there? IDK...I could see them being much more effective.

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27 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

I don’t believe he was waived—Tigers have a period of time to try and trade him or pass him through waivers.  Or I might be clueless.

Paging Dr. Edman, Dr. Edman

Should have 7 days—so through the deadline

Posted (edited)
39 minutes ago, Hongbit said:

I’ll be shocked if someone doesn’t pick him up.  Veteran backup catchers always seem to find work. 

But even if someone does this year,  I really feel like he'll end up back with the Tigers, as a backup, at some point.   Kind of like Alex Avila did.    I'm not outraged by the move at all, but I did really like the guy.  Solid backup.      Only thing salvagable from that horrible Al Avila trade.   What are Daz Cameron and Franklin Perez up to these days?  

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48 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

????

The Tigers are within a handful of games of the wildcard and you just wanna give up? With over 50 games to go? Did you even pay attention to the AL Central the last 2 seasons?

You mean like in 2024?

When we sold off a bunch of pending free agents?

And then...

Made a run to the playoffs anyways.

Have you even been paying attention?

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11 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said:

But even if someone does this year,  I really feel like he'll end up back with the Tigers, as a backup, at some point.   Kind of like Alex Avila did.    I'm not outraged by the move at all, but I did really like the guy.  Solid backup.      Only thing salvagable from that horrible Al Avila trade.   What are Daz Cameron and Franklin Perez up to these days?  

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/former-tigers-outfielder-back-from-korea-signs-with-blue-jays/ar-AA2853vv

Posted
30 minutes ago, 1984Echoes said:

You mean like in 2024?

When we sold off a bunch of pending free agents?

And then...

Made a run to the playoffs anyways.

Have you even been paying attention?

Glad they didnt give up. Like some people want the 2026 Tigers to.

Posted
11 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

Weak sauce, you need to up your game.

Whatever, find somebody else to post your arguments. I just don't give up on a season with 50 games to go just because we're 4 games out of a wildcard spot. 

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DFA... The DFA window is 7 days. The waiver period is two days, and you can't be traded while on waivers... So... if they want to trade Rogers, it will need to be by Sunday afternoon. If somebody claims him on waivers, they get the contract. Because he is over 5 years, he can just say no and force his release if they try to outright him to Toledo.

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No one wants to see this team lose, but when your bullpen is blowing more opportunities than they save, why would anyone think that  will improve? You could add Mason Miller and unless he can pitch the 6-9 innings in most games, there isn’t much to be optimistic about.

Posted
2 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Is Melton technically a rookie this season? If so, he’s pitching his way into the AL ROY discussion.

He pitched in 16 games last year...

I'm going to take a guess that that means no.

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