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  1. notin
    I don’t expect Arraez, but I am glad to see the care for him. I think his days are 2b might be done however…
  2. notin
    As hard as it gets to believe, some teams occasionally try to win a title. Detroit won 87 games last year, finished second in the AL Central, won a post-season series, and are in a division with 3 opponents either heading the wrong way or just too far out of it. Boston traded Betts after finishing 3rd in the AL East, 19 games out of first, and missing the postseason entirely. These situations are not similar…
  3. notin
    You have clearly never met Joe in accounting. Very nice, very reserved. Also a furry…
  4. notin
    A strategy that backfired on Minnesota last year. But now at least you’re on your them…
  5. notin
    The only gamble is health. But pennant and/or better return makes it worthwhile…
  6. notin
    It is if it gets them a title. If Cleveland decides to fold as well, Detroit can walk into the postseason. They’ll be the first team in MLB Broadcast History to have their Magic Number countdown start on Opening Day. This is the wrong year for them to deal Skubal. At least now. It makes infinitely more sense to hold Skubal and reassess the situation on July 31st…
  7. notin
    I could see that. But I think King, Gallen and Woodruff are more likely since they’re all coming from down or injury-plagued years. Torres had a mild bounce back season. This does raise the question - why wasn’t Giolito offered a QO?
  8. notin
    The correct answer is 23. With Arizona. I put Gallen as the second most likely to accept his qualifying offer, tied with Woodruff, behind only Michael King (I got the 6-7 joke, but not sure how many others did.)
  9. notin
    We all agree this is an easy pass. Which brings up the obvious question - so what uniform number does he get?
  10. notin
    All the more reason not to get him. An at bat where Mayer steps up against Kopech might be the closest thing to Real Life Thunderdome…
  11. notin
    Please don’t go there…
  12. notin
    I don’t think us bullying JH will help. He doesn’t listen to me like he used to…
  13. notin
    Kopech reminds me a lot of Nolan Ryan. Not sure if it’s the fastball or that each of them has the body of a 78 year-old man…
  14. notin
    Once Cleveland decides it’s time for a white flag, they have several good relief pitchers, at least one of whom (Gaddis? Cade Smith?) might be available for the blocked Jhostnyxon Garcia…
  15. notin
    They’ve been trying to shed that label since 2019…
  16. notin
    I think Detroit would be insane to put Skubal on the trade market. Let’s look at the AL Central. Minnesota - Rebuilding and cutting salary like mad. Team looks like a advanced AAAA roster, especially if they move Ryan and/or Ober. Chicago - No longer the worst team in history but they’re not exactly threats. Cleveland - Facing the biggest loss to gambling bans since the 1919 White Sox, which might impact direction this year. Kansas City - At least they’re still trying. As far as we know. With that level of compete, why trade Skubal?
  17. notin
    So you’re saying they shouldn’t bother?
  18. notin
    Unless there are serious CBA changes, his agent does have a long and successful history of getting players better deals through free agency…
  19. notin
    The prospects you’re giving away have more value than that. Olus you’d have to pay someone to replace Yoshida, which very likely exceeds his contract value of $36mill. Yoshida has shown he can hit. Let him start at DH (possibly platooning with Refsnyder, who should re-signed) until Casas comes back, and then revisit the situation again…
  20. notin
    If I’m Detroit, I think about it. Getting Early and Bazzana plus for one year of Skubal is tempting. If I’m Cleveland, I’m out. I like Duran but want to keep my former #1 overall pick and prefer to acquire Duran using more expensive players not named Jose Ramirez already on my MLB roster…
  21. notin
    The thread is about Duran fitting in Detroit, not Skubal getting to Boston. My point all along has been these are mutually exclusive from Detroit’s point of view. And we know how things are going to work with Skubal. If Detroit trades him, it will not be until July 31 and only if they are out of it. If they want Duran, a fair trade is 19yo A-ball SS Bryce Rainer and AA catcher Thayron Liranzo for Duran. One or both might be flippable in a subsequent deal for Ryan…
  22. notin
    Just DFA Yoshida at that point…
  23. notin
    BTV has since updated their values to where a simple 3 way trade works. Philly gets Duran ($49.5mill) Boston gets Ryan ($52.5mill) Minnesota gets Aiden Miller ($48.3mill) Not sure Philly is keen on trading Miller, either. Especially since they are reportedly trying to move Alec Bohm, which I assume is to clear a path for Miller. But after Painter (now at $52mill) and Miller, Philly has a serious drop off in prospect value to the point where it might take them out of the running for Duran. Unless Minnesota likes their second tier prospects a lot. But given how tough they have been in previous Ryan talks, this feels unlikely…
  24. notin
    $5.5mill
  25. notin
    Toronto put him on waivers in late September . Atlanta claimed him Sept. 26, per his B-R page. Possible that article was written previously…
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