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Isn't Anderson a former infielder? Almost NU basketball coach and Ozzie's nemesis? Then there was a Brewers' pitcher with that name as well.

https://www.fishstripes.com/2021/1/25/22247364/christian-yelich-trade-brewers-marlins-results-3-years-later This is arguably one of the best trades of the last decade. So obviously...rather than Cease, the majority of teams are going to want prospects back. In fact, the lack of top line prospects is what kept the Sox from trading for Miggy Cabrera and changed the course of the AL Central similarly to what Yelich did for the Brewers. The idea was to find an undervalued asset who had the capability of exploding. Ideally, Varsho would be closer to having just 2 years of service time...rather than merely three increasingly expensive years remaining. Then the second key is being able to afford a generous enough extension to be enticing. And you're arguably MUCH better off giving that extension to a player at Varsho's CURRENT age than 30/31. You have to lock in ages 27-29/30 and not the decline years. So back to the drawing board trying to find that future star every single GM is on the look out for. And Christian Yelich is the blueprint...as he was a rising but erratic youngster with worlds of potential but not a future HoFer already. This is another quite similar situation to Cease now...albeit Greinke with more like Dylan Cy 2022 version value. (On December 19, 2010, the Kansas City Royals traded Zack Greinke and Yuniesky Betancourt to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lorenzo Cain, Alcides Escobar, Jeremy Jeffress, and Jake Odorizzi.) Finally, not sure Getz has the cojones or desired prospects to even pull it off in first place. Clearing out half of the top line talent from a top heavy and still quite thin system would be a career killing risk. Conversely, reflect back on Todd Ritchie for Kip Wells Josh Fogg Sean Lowe...an example where the acquired asset blew up in the wrong way and wiped out future depth that could have filled out a rotation for the better part of a decade. Or Nick Swisher. Or Jeff Samardzija. Nick Swisher is the closest example of what that trade would look like. Obviously fell on the wrong side of that deal as well. Just desperately want to jump start this thing with some exciting positional talent we can watch sooner rather than 2-3 years from now. IMO, far better to have that young player on board to launch a new stadium as well.

You must not have much faith in Chris Getz if you think fans will patiently wait around until 2027/28 to compete in this division. Or that he is any better than Hahn at signing Tier B free agents priced twice as high as previously.

Nor will Soros at Davos.

"Life-changing moment for Colt," Matt Paul (his agent) told the Free Press on Sunday afternoon. "He put himself in a position to secure enough money financially to where, regardless of what happens, his family should be well taken care of, him and his fiancée. Our philosophy was to make sure we were flexible in our approach to these conversations. If the player has interest in potentially pursuing this type of opportunity, it's our job to do a complete analysis of the potential market. We did a complete analysis." The Tigers, under former general manager Al Avila, selected Keith at No. 132 overall in the fifth round of the abbreviated 2020 draft out of Biloxi High School in Mississippi. He was a shortstop in high school, and committed to Arizona State, but switched to second base and third base in the minor leagues. "Colt has done everything we've asked of him during his young career," Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said in a statement, "improving all facets of his game and asserting himself as one of the sport's most promising young players. This contract demonstrates our faith in Colt and this organization's commitment to acquire, develop and retain young talent." https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2024/01/28/detroit-tigers-sign-colt-keith-to-deal-worth-up-to-82-million-9-years-contract-extension/72388149007/ Another thing to consider is fifth round draft picks never get massive extension offers...at least not until now...they face FAR more criticism and scrutiny than first rounders ever do within an organization. Colt Keith thinks like Conor McGregor, plays like Joey Votto, looks like Detroit Tigers' best prospect. It's a lesson learned from his father. Colt Keith tries to simplify everything about his game. can't link to this Detroit Free Press article because I'm not a subscriber.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39409250/tigers-sign-infield-prospect-colt-keith-6-year-286m-deal His deal includes three team options that could make it worth $64 million over nine seasons, and the Tigers said there are escalators that increase the value to $82 million over nine years. A left-handed-hitting third baseman and second baseman, Keith is from Zanesville, Ohio, and was a fifth-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft out of Biloxi High School in Mississippi. The Milwaukee Brewers agreed last month to an eight-year, $82 million contract with 19-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio, the largest contract for a prospect with no major league service.

I remember Salvador Perez signing something like $7 million for 5 years...that was one of the worst of all-time, but understandable for some families in the Caribbean. And that was after he had already proved his worth at the major league level, albeit briefly. The Royals later ripped it up and gave him a much more commensurate deal. Monday, Jan. 25. In 2012, the Royals signed Perez to what became one of the most team-friendly contracts in baseball. He'll earn $7 million through the first five years, and after that, he has three club-option years worth a combined $14.75 million, per Baseball-Reference.com.

When it comes to the odds, the 49ers opened as 3-point favorites over the Chiefs. That number has moved quickly as San Francisco is currently between a 1.5-point to 2-point favorite at multiple sportsbooks.

The 49ers will be slight favorites and he has thrived on the underdog role against Buffalo and Baltimore. Just more fuel for the fire. Every other ad will be Mahomes, Kelce or Swift, lol. Usher is going to get buried under the Swifties. Certainly they will have her sing a duet with him...they can't let the opportunity pass them by.

At only 20 years old, he was hitting .301 with nine home runs at High-A West Michigan before injuring his shoulder last week. Keith’s injury won’t require surgery, but he will miss a significant amount of time. The Tigers hope he can return at some point this year, perhaps in the Arizona Fall League. Garko: It’s definitely tough just because of the year he was having. Age-to-league is sort of the number we always talk about. He’s 20 years old, and he really was dominating that league as one of the youngest players in the league. It’s a setback. It’s something he’s gonna have to work through. But I think the bat at that age, that high of a league, is definitely something we’re really excited about. It’s a real left-handed bat. Where he’ll play in the field (2B or 3B), we’ll see. He also was getting much, much better at third base, which was as exciting to see as the offensive numbers. theathletic.com Injuries (maybe something only he knows about) might be somewhere in the back of his mind. Obviously he has had to pass a physical recently for the Tigers. Also, he has to have noticed all the Tigers' pitching prospects going down to injury and both Greene and Torkelson struggling in different ways their first two years in the majors as well.

I'm not as clever as Greg or Ron, lol...or SportsGuy. No Profiles in Courage awards for me. Long live Josh Outman! If this gets to 591 like one of my Ohtani threads this offseason, I will be pretty shocked. Almost as shocked as Lions' fans are right now.

Exactly like Hahn as a GM. Risk-averse and risk-mitigation. That's why KW was so much better than him, for that reason alone...Hahn going with all those overpriced over-the-hill veterans instead of having the balls to invest that money into one solitary star player like a Harper or Machado. That same strategy with the Angels/Moreno/Trout/Ohtani or what happened with the Padres/Mets last season serves as a perfect alibi for JR never to take a significant risk again. Or he can simply argue look what would have happened had they signed Giolito, Anderson, Kopech, Vaughn, etc., to an extension.

Campbell has really lost his mind leaving those 6 points on the field. Especially not kicking for the tie just now.

Well, this is pretty much a complete collapse...although DET was playing with house money. Their team is still one year away, but they almost pulled it off. Saw this same show last week with the GB game.

Iowa alum....I hate Michigan, lol. And now it's back to game on...not kicking the field goal (not a surprise if you follow Campbell's career) and then that ball bouncing the wrong way. Wouldn't be too comfortable as a Detroit fan at this point. Gut check time.

What was Piazza, some round in the 50's, right?

Alabama fans have something go their way the last two weeks...and the City of Detroit. First Benetti, then the Wolverines. Makes up a bit for the Pistons, too.

Has a prospect outside the Top 20 or Top 30 ever gotten a contract like that without playing much or at all? Singleton with the Astros and 1B White with the Mariners come to mind right away...

Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 60 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 45 | Overall: 55 The Tigers selected Keith in the fifth round of the shortened 2020 Draft and talked him out of an Arizona State commitment with an above-slot $500,000 signing bonus. Injuries -- including to his right shoulder in 2022 -- limited him to only 113 games over his first two full seasons, though he did stand out in the Arizona Fall League in '22. Finally healthy for much of 2023, Keith broke out with a .306/.380/.552 line and 27 homers in 126 games between Double-A and Triple-A. His 68 extra-base hits and 280 total bases ranked third and fifth among Minor Leaguers, respectively. In January, the Tigers rewarded him with a six-year, $28,642,500 contract extension with club options through 2032. Using a quick and short left-handed swing, the Mississippi native does a nice job of marrying quality contact rates with noticeable impact at the dish. He elevates well and rarely expands the zone, leading to the high slugging percentages and extra-base-hit rates. With Triple-A Toledo, he maxed out with an exit velocity of 110.1 mph and slugged a 473-foot homer (per Statcast) that ranked as the fifth-longest in the International League last season. Higher EV's and more tape-measure shots (473+ feet) should be in his future as he grows more comfortable getting through long seasons. The Tigers moved Keith -- a below-average runner with a stocky frame -- from third base to second on a near-full-time basis by mid-August last season out of the belief his reaction times and throwing motion work better at the keystone. He’d be a bat-first player at either place, but there is a clear lane for Keith to seize a spot in the Majors and join Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene as homegrown premier talents in Detroit. mlb.com

Tigers (4) 13. Max Clark, OF (ETA: 2026) 22. Colt Keith, 3B/2B (ETA: 2024) 25. Jackson Jobe, RHP (ETA: 2025) 60. Jace Jung, 2B/3B (ETA: 2024) With the No. 3 pick, the Tigers were virtually guaranteed to take one of the Big Five in the 2023 Draft class and went with Clark -- an Indiana prep outfielder with plus-plus speed, a strong arm and a left-handed swing that plays to all fields. Much closer to the Majors, Detroit has developed Keith and Jung into a pair of infield sluggers with plus power, and the pair should impact the MLB roster at some point this summer. Jobe might have the highest ceiling of the group as a potential ace with multiple 60-grade pitches and plus control. The only thing holding him back is potential durability after he missed much of the first half last year with lumbar spine inflammation. MLB.com Since when was Indiana a prep baseball powerhouse? Tigers Guardians and Twins all better positioned with farm systems right now. Schulz pretty much has to be Randy Johnson Lite...and Montgomery something close to Robin Ventura.

Mahomes has a much better personality than Brady...and Andy Reid is a guy who's difficult to dislike like Belichick. With Taylor Swift mixed in...somehow eems almost inevitable from a marketing standpoint.

Can we please hire Dan Campbell to replace Pedro Grifol...??? Talk about opposites. Btw, go LaPorta and Kittle!

Not so quick for Mahomes...on course for #3. That was REALLY dumb, Flowers. Game set match. Way too many mistakes by the Ravens after a historic regular season.

Not looking good for the Ravens/Jackson. Wouldn't he be something like 1-4 in the postseason if the Chiefs win?