Scholarship table
The city of Detroit just got a whole lot more exciting.
All the contracts are awful. The Tigers were down to Cabrera's Almost everybody else was very reasonable. So, setting that aside....Detroit went 77-85 last year with a 3-18 streak in late April into May. They started at least 5 guys at shortstop that I can remember without research. They started 5 different catchers that I can remember without research. They had a cobbled together rotation with a few rookies in innings restrictions. So they have gotten a starting catcher, a starting shortstop, and a quality, innings eating lefty. Their shopping list may include another durable starter, but that is it. If Hinch can continue to bring along the young guys and the team stays healthy-ish, I can easily see 83-85 wins. And Avila has done a nice job of restocking the farm system after Dombrowski stripped it.
Marcus Stroman to the Cubs. Rumors around 5 years in the $110-120MM range. Not sure what the Cubs vision is but I like Stroman a lot. Came off a really nice year where he got very little support in his starts and was unlucky.
Nothing wrong with Stroman but that would make his deal richer than Ray’s and Gausman’s which surprises me a bit. But Stroman has a good chance for better returns on that investment in the back half of the deal.
Thank you, Red Sox?
The prospects aren't nothing, but it opens up $2MM this year, and if Renfroe has another good year the Brewers should have to pay him about what they would have had to pay JBJ not to play for them.
I’d imagine it’s probably right equal or in line with them. Which seems about right. They had a bit more accolades in 2021 than Stroman but I think he’s pretty comparable