Tigers sign SP Mike Pelfry and release him 3/30/2017

[nsonnett14]

There is no defending the pelfrey signing. He is terrible.[/QUO

Pretty blank statement , so what would you have done instead ? Maybe try one of the young guys , traded for someone else , signed someone else ? Just curious

 

[kmd47]

There is no defending the pelfrey signing. He is terrible.[/QUO

Pretty blank statement , so what would you have done instead ? Maybe try one of the young guys , traded for someone else , signed someone else ? Just curious

welcome back sonnett and yes i also agree.... what else would you have done? for a 4/5th starter Pelfry isn't THE WORST option ever and should eat some much needed innings....

 

[sggatecl]

welcome back sonnett and yes i also agree.... what else would you have done? for a 4/5th starter Pelfry isn't THE WORST option ever and should eat some much needed innings....

Wouldn't Kyle Lobstein have done the same thing for a much cheaper price?

 

[Mitchrapp]

Ton of guys who can be bottom rotation SP but much cheaper.

 

[Thumb]

Wouldn't Kyle Lobstein have done the same thing for a much cheaper price?

And probably have done it better.

 

[byco42]

It's the terms of the contract that is galling. He got a $3,000,000 raise for being perhaps the worse starter in MLB. Twice. But, he's got the "D" on and I will obviously pull for the guy.

 

[Rebbiv]

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/mlb...tations-staff-mets-cubs-dodgers-nationals-mlb

Tigers starting rotation ranked 21st.

 

[tomdalton22]

It's been such a long time since they signed him that I forgot the terms. 2 years for $16M for this P.O.S.?

 

[grandy]

4th in starting pitching salaries at $62.8MM (currently only counts 3 pitchers, this figure may go up)
http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/positional/starting-pitcher/

In terms of starter salaries, 3 of the top 20 are Tigers
http://www.spotrac.com/mlb/rankings/cap-hit/starting-pitcher/

Obviously money in baseball is less important without a cap, but it seems like the Tigers are spending top money for a less than stellar rotation.

 

[JackCade]

It is really hard to care what the sports reporter for USA today thinks about the Tigers starting rotation.

As in, for me, it is impossible to care.

 

[tomdalton22]

It is really hard to care what the sports reporter for USA today thinks about the Tigers starting rotation.

As in, for me, it is impossible to care.

It doesn't mean anything but it's interesting to see what unbiased sports people think about the team.

 

[Thumb]

It is really hard to care what the sports reporter for USA today thinks about the Tigers starting rotation.

As in, for me, it is impossible to care.

Of course, anyone or anything that does not have a totally homer outlook on the Tigers you're going to dismiss. Just like in the thread you created complaining about ESPN and arguing they aren't qualified to say what the state of the Tigers financial issues are. If fact you said nobody was qualified to say, then went on for several posts in truly ironic fashion and did exactly that.

Myself I trust the independent sources much more than the local sports reporting we get from the freep, det. news and mlive.

 

[JackCade]

Not true. Not at all in fact.

What possible qualification does Buster Olney have to judge the finances of a Billion dollar plus business? The guy has a BA from Vanderbilt in History (a business expert he ain't). He is basing his whole argument on crap anecdotal wisdom.

That wasn't homerism, that was defending logic.

Am I wrong about ESPN, the supposed leader in sports? No.

For me I read broadly, and follow two things: Logic and the credibility of the source.

I do not care if a source disagrees with me.

 

[thehippo73]

welcome back sonnett and yes i also agree.... what else would you have done? for a 4/5th starter Pelfry isn't THE WORST option ever and should eat some much needed innings....

I would have preferred to go after a guy coming off an injury/bad year i.e. Masterson, Wandy Rodriguez or Fister. The ceiling on Pelfry is pretty low.

We have young guys who could set up if those guys didn't pan out. I know Pelfrey isn't the worst option but there are better options for 2 yr $16 mill.

 

[jdeb]

Cliff Lee would have been an interesting pickup.

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[sggatecl]

Cliff Lee would have been an interesting pickup.

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He has made it clear he wants to sign with a contender.

 

[nsonnett14]

He has made it clear he wants to sign with a contender.

Yea , that makes alot of sense . So we wont be seeing your brilliant post's throughout the season then ? Darn , i will miss the doom and gloom people so much .

Thought i heard he was considering sitting the season out to get fully healthy , but if he decided to give it a go , he would be an interesting idea . Doubt we would go after him tho , they seem to be all set heading into the season .

 

[jdeb]

He has made it clear he wants to sign with a contender.

We are contenders. There are many ifs but we are contenders.

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[Mitchrapp]

Not true. Not at all in fact.

What possible qualification does Buster Olney have to judge the finances of a Billion dollar plus business? The guy has a BA from Vanderbilt in History (a business expert he ain't). He is basing his whole argument on crap anecdotal wisdom.

That wasn't homerism, that was defending logic.

Am I wrong about ESPN, the supposed leader in sports? No.

For me I read broadly, and follow two things: Logic and the credibility of the source.

I do not care if a source disagrees with me.

It adds conversation pieces. Are we not suppose to post stuff from ESPN, MLive, PFF etc.

 

[JackCade]

Well, since I am not the editor and chief. Of course you can post whatever you want.

I'm just "adding to the conversation" by mocking ESPN, which has a credibility crisis that is directly related to there financial issues, I suspect; although, I'm not an expert.

I'm saying, that the claim that the Tigers are going to go the way of the Phillies is a flawed argument since the Tigers situation is far from analogous to the Phillies situation.