OT Tigers' run of being sort of a contender every year

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uncle leo

May 28th, 2017 at 9:30 PM ^

For people, but the issues are so far deeper than him. This team is set up to play baseball in the 1980s, but the game has passed the organization by, at least by a decade. 

Tigers go station to station, they really have no threats on the base paths. Starting pitching is OK, relief is crap. The stars are declining rapidly, the young guys really haven't shown a ton of promise, and the farm system is one of the worst in baseball.

It is obvious now, more than ever, that there are no untouchables on this team sans Fulmer. You can find a team to take on Verlander that is one pitching star away. There's value to be had, but the team cannot half-ass a rebuild. Once the deadline is close, find value for whatever you can.

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ckersh74

May 28th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^

Tyler Collins. Captain Middle Finger.

Last year after he booted a ball in CF, the Tiger fans voiced their displeasure. He rewarded them by.....uh.....showing them just who he thought was #1. 

He was Designated For Assignment today. He has to clear waivers, and then he can be traded, released, or sent to the minors. 

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ckersh74

May 28th, 2017 at 11:02 PM ^

7 games behind in the loss column. After this coming Friday night's game against the Sox, the Tigers will have played exactly 1/3 of their schedule (assuming no rain-outs this coming week).

This is a 75-80 win team, probably closer to 75 after we sell at the end of July. 

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fksljj

May 28th, 2017 at 11:04 PM ^

I was hesistant to say it too early, but I think we're far along into the season now to say that this team isn't going anywhere. Again.

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GoBlueTom

May 28th, 2017 at 11:09 PM ^

Trading these guys won't be easy 1.Awful contracts(will have to eat a ton of money) 2.J-Up isn't opting(he would be foolish) out so have fun with that. 3. 10/5 rights guy like JV could say no 4. No one is taking Vmart 5. Only guys think teams will trade for is JD and Justin Wilson.

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I Love Lamp

May 29th, 2017 at 8:13 AM ^

That 2013 season is the one that frustrates me the most. Won game one in Fenway and was absolutely in total control until Big Papi hit that GS late in Game 2. That was their year, and from that point, Boston didn't look back. Just sucks watching a KC team cash in even though their window was much much smaller. Oh well, back to the drawing board I guess. Although I think Avila creates stick figures rather than masterpieces

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swdude12

May 29th, 2017 at 8:56 AM ^

You cant tell me that coaching has nothing to do with this team.  I am not talking about in game decisions, but actual coaching of players.  What was Ausmus coaching experience before this stint?  What 1 player has gotten better? Everyone has regressed. They should have cleaned house after last season.  

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ca_prophet

May 29th, 2017 at 8:31 PM ^

Essentially, we've been in win-now mode since we acquired Cabrera.  We've been paying for players to extend our window and keeping these guys around and now the bill is coming due.

It would help a lot if Zimmermann hadn't turned from a quality-200IP starter into a replacement-level dud as soon as he signed, but most of the rest was completely predicatable.  Everyone knew that at some point, Cabrera would lose slices of value either by injury or slowing bat speed (check out Albert Pujols for a recent example), and VMart/Kinsler would do the same; that the lack of replacements in the farm system would prevent us from reloading; and that we had no margin for error.

This is the flip side of the devil's bargain we made from 2008-2016.

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