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Alpa Chino
9:01
Bees?
Mark P
9:01
Beads?!
Moyor City Beach Bum
9:03
What are your thoughts about Tigers signing Schwarber to DH in Detroit? Move Carp into the OF which is what he wants. Would that be the ideal big bat they need to anchor that lineup for the next 4-5:years?
Mark P
9:04
As noted earlier, Schwarber would help most every team in baseball.  The Tigers included, for the very reasons you mention.  It does add yet another lefty bat to the lineup, but for the sake of adding Schwarber's power, it's fine (plus Detroit could then trade another LHH elsewhere).
9:05
Not to sound like a broken record, however, but chances are he'll stay in Philadelphia.  And, I hesitate to put the Tigers as suitors for any big-ticket free agent until they actually land one, though in fairness they did push for Bregman
Ray
9:09
Besides Tucker, which of the Cubs' other OFs/DHs figures to be gone next season? I'd like to see Ballesteros stay.
Mark P
9:11
Suzuki and Happ are both free agents after 2026, but they also both have no-trade clauses.  That doesn't necessarily rule out a trade if either player is open to a move, except it makes things much trickier in finding a deal acceptable to all sides.
Package for the Reds
9:12
What would be a good package for Matt McLain, dudes a hard worker and decent producer but he has fallen off a bit this year
Mark P
9:14
He's fallen off more than "a bit," so a trade fit might be another player in McLain's same situation --- a former top prospect who might've had some early MLB success but has since struggled.  Basically, the Reds would want someone else that might benefit from a change of scenery.

The other factor with McLain is that teams might be concerned that his downturn is due to his injuries, or even that his 2023 rookie success was mostly based on BABIP.
My Name Here
9:15
Is Lawrence Butler the new Terrence Long; 6 good weeks a long time ago somehow keeps him on the roster for years.
Mark P
9:16
The big increase in strikeouts and the home/away splits are certainly concerns, but Butler is still a pretty useful player overall.  Perhaps ultimately his optimal usage will be part of a platoon.
Bobby Cox
9:17
Aa made a good move at ss. Does ha take the option
Mark P
9:18
Kim has barely played this year, so it seems likely that he'll pick up his option and lock in that $16MM
Randy
9:20
What is PB?
Mark P
9:20
Passed balls?  Peanut butter?  

If you mean the PBO acronym I used earlier, it's "president of baseball operations"
Cat_Herder
9:22
Struggling Tigers fan. This team seems to be so streaky, especially offensively. Can you offer some hope for October?
Mark P
9:23
Skubal appears to be ok, which is the best news Detroit could've possibly received.  The trick with a streaky team is that if their next hot streak happens to take place in October, the Tigers will be really hard to stop.
Zakis
9:24
Your prediction for Walker Jenkins next year?
Mark P
9:24
He'll make his MLB debut sometime in 2026 and (to provide Twins fans with some optimism) be in the running for Rookie of the Year honors.
9:27
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