Is it too early to call Theo's regime an epic disaster so far? They have been screwed publicly so many times, in only a year.

Looks like Detroit got him by upping to 5/$80.

 

Yowza. That's a lot of Little Caesars Pizza.

Yowza. That's a lot of Little Caesars Pizza.

 

About 16 million.

I am OK with Detroit paying him $16 million a year for the next 5 years.

They still have to extend Verlander. Sanchez didn't publicly say he would go back to Detroit with any offer. It seems to me, and it is a player's right to do it, if they are planning on doing that, unless they are coming from a fiscally conservative team, you are basically doing all the work for them. Apparently Arte Moreno offers you a lot of money and says its take it or leave it. If Hamilton wanted to see if Texas would match, there would be nothing to match. Maybe Theo needs to adopt this style of negotiating. Sanchez is a nice pitcher, but $16 million a year for 5 years is probably going to be dead weight at some point.

I am OK with Detroit paying him $16 million a year for the next 5 years.

Yes. Eventually all these contracts will bite the Tigers.

Yes. Eventually all these contracts will bite the Tigers.

I thought that about some of their late-2000's contracts and they still managed to trade for Miguel Cabrera then. The days of big money for Ordonez, Guillen, etc.

Watch the Tigers move Porcello to Pittsburgh in a Hanrahan deal.

I thought that about some of their late-2000's contracts and they still managed to trade for Miguel Cabrera then. The days of big money for Ordonez, Guillen, etc.

The checks obviously aren't going to bounce, but according to Forbes, the Tigers don't make money, and they are spending more now than ever before. $80 million for Sanchez? That's just crazy, although I'm sure Scherzer is pretty thrilled, and they still have to extend Verlander, and you know the Dodgers will give him a blank check.

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Watch the Tigers move Porcello to Pittsburgh in a Hanrahan deal.

Smyly takes over the 5th starter spot in that case or do they have someone else behind him?

Smyly takes over the 5th starter spot in that case or do they have someone else behind him?

 

Sign Roger Clemens obviously

Now there is potential for the Detroit, Kansas City, and Cleveland starting rotations to be completely right-handed on opening day.

Smyly takes over the 5th starter spot in that case or do they have someone else behind him?

 

Yeah, I think they like Smyly. Plus he's a lefty.

Watch the Tigers move Porcello to Pittsburgh in a Hanrahan deal.

 

I hope not. He is their one weak link in the rotation.

Now there is potential for the Detroit, Kansas City, and Cleveland starting rotations to be completely right-handed on opening day.

 

All the more reason to potentially shop Viciedo

You also have to remember that Mike Illitch is probably saving around $60 million this year with the hockey lockout/impending cancellation of the season. It appears he had that cash just burning a hole in his pocket.

I hope not. He is their one weak link in the rotation.

 

Not against us. Porcello has shown some good flashes and his peripherals were good last year.

If he goes to Detroit, this would be the 3rd Cubs transaction in 5 months that "happened", but then actually didn't.

It's gotten to the point that if the Cubs announced that Ernie Banks had died, I'd say, give it a couple of days.

So Detroit's going to have the same rotation that got swept by the Giants. Cool. While they have to be the favorites going into the season, not just in the central but the entire AL, I think it's a lot to ask for Miggy to repeat his triple-crown season. And no matter how good his mechanics, I believe that Verlander's innings are going to catch up with him eventually.

So Detroit's going to have the same rotation that got swept by the Giants. Cool. While they have to be the favorites going into the season, not just in the central but the entire AL, I think it's a lot to ask for Miggy to repeat his triple-crown season. And no matter how good his mechanics, I believe that Verlander's innings are going to catch up with him eventually.

Trouble is...

 

If Miguel Cabrera steps backwards significantly...

 

Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez are two major, major bats that can fill in that blank.

Trouble is...

 

If Miguel Cabrera steps backwards significantly...

 

Torii Hunter and Victor Martinez are two major, major bats that can fill in that blank.

Without a doubt the tigers are the team to beat in the AL, and as for the central, someone's gonna have to pull a rabbit out of their ass to stay with them if they play to their potential. I wouldn't count on them underachieving again like last season. But VMart's been out of the game for a year. Hunter's not getting any younger either. Guys that scare me are Garcia and Castellanos. I wouldn't be at all surprised if vmart disappoints.