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Anthony Franco
3:00
Optimistic he can be a mid-rotation pitcher on a rate basis. Hard to count on him for more than 120-135 innings in year one back though
Henry
3:01
Are there any bags available in free agency that make sense for the tigers?
Anthony Franco
3:02
I think it'll be more pitching focused, but they could look into center field if they're not sold on Parker Meadows as an everyday player. Harrison Bader's more a glove than a bat, but that's a possibility
3:03
If they commit to moving Keith over to second base and think Malloy's a left fielder long-term, could bring in Gio Urshela for a year or two
3:04
I'd be really surprised if they're playing for a Bellinger or Matt Chapman though
JD
3:04
How much would it cost to land Matt Chapman? They've already moved Colt Keith to 2B, with Jung trying 3B beginning with the AFL.
Anthony Franco
3:05
Steve Adams and I like Chapman in the $130MM range, Tim Dierkes wants him around $150MM
GM
3:05
Skubal for Jeremy pena
Anthony Franco
3:06
Pena's more stable and teams love the ability to lock in a plus glove with some offensive potential at shortstop, but I'd rather have Skubal's upside
D-Man
3:06
So the Tigers are one of the featured teams on the Immaculate Grid today.  What is your best score and which teams don't you like to see (for me it's Colorado, Arizona, and Texas.  Just haven't seen them enough over the years!)
Anthony Franco
3:07
I'll wrap up on this one since it's completely out of nowhere
3:08
I'm worse at that game than I expected to be. I think my best score was like a 9, which I felt ok about until Steve texted me bragging about getting a 3 on that same grid
3:09
I'm ambivalent on the teams. My job requires that I know who everyone in the league at least plays for, even if I can't recall an entire roster off the top of my head. A lot of the milestone ones really throw me though. I have no ability to ever remember who the hell has won a Rookie of the Year
3:10
Thanks for all the questions! I'm on Twitter @affranco10 if you want to throw anything else at me. I also do general chats for Front Office subscribers every Friday afternoon. With the small queues, I get to the vast majority of those questions most weeks
3:11
Enjoy your afternoon!
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