Around Baseball 2026

[jaysblue]

On 4/30/2026 at 6:15 PM, Stangstag said:

Im almost certain he’ll get 200mil if he plays out this season without an injury.

 

He needs to put up typical Bo numbers offensively and he should get it - .300 BA, 20-25HR's, 90-100 RBI, 130-140 wRC+, 4 WAR season. 

[max silver]

23 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

He needs to put up typical Bo numbers offensively and he should get it - .300 BA, 20-25HR's, 90-100 RBI, 130-140 wRC+, 4 WAR season. 

I am all but certain Bo will eventually heat up with the stick but his numbers so far are eerily similar to the awful 2024 season up to this point. He's once again his own worst enemy at the plate as he's chasing 41% of pitches out of the strike zone and until he cleans this up it's hard to see him going on a run of success.

[hanton]

1 hour ago, jaysblue said:

Looks like Bo will be moving back to SS in the short term haha. 

You would think but he's been starting at 3rd (except for 1 game).  yesterday he started at 3rd and ended the game at SS

[jaysblue]

1 minute ago, hanton said:

You would think but he's been starting at 3rd (except for 1 game).  yesterday he started at 3rd and ended the game at SS

Because Ronny Mauricio suffered a fractured left thumb. Bo likely plays short now until Lindor gets back. 

[jaysblue]

48 minutes ago, max silver said:

I am all but certain Bo will eventually heat up with the stick but his numbers so far are eerily similar to the awful 2024 season up to this point. He's once again his own worst enemy at the plate as he's chasing 41% of pitches out of the strike zone and until he cleans this up it's hard to see him going on a run of success.

Yeah I think when all is said and done, as long as he's healthy, the numbers will be there. 

Unless the Mets curse is real haha. 

[G-Snarls]

Fernando Tatis Jr. has not hit a home run since August 26, 2025

[Spanky__99]

3 hours ago, jaysblue said:

He needs to put up typical Bo numbers offensively and he should get it - .300 BA, 20-25HR's, 90-100 RBI, 130-140 wRC+, 4 WAR season. 

Those numbers are a 5+ WAR season, don't see that happening.

[Brownie19]

The Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reports that Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow.

So much for him being scratched from his start for precautionary reasons. As of now, there is no set timeline for Skubal’s absence, but Edwin Diaz is being sidelined for three months after undergoing the same surgery. That means we could expect Skubal back in August as a best-case scenario. That’s a brutal blow for the Tigers and fantasy managers, and, potentially, Skubal’s free agent market. Sawyer Gipson-Long could be called up to take his place in the starting rotation.

That's not good!

[Stangstag]

46 minutes ago, Brownie19 said:

The Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reports that Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow.

So much for him being scratched from his start for precautionary reasons. As of now, there is no set timeline for Skubal’s absence, but Edwin Diaz is being sidelined for three months after undergoing the same surgery. That means we could expect Skubal back in August as a best-case scenario. That’s a brutal blow for the Tigers and fantasy managers, and, potentially, Skubal’s free agent market. Sawyer Gipson-Long could be called up to take his place in the starting rotation.

That's not good!

Maybe a pitcher accepting a 300 million dollar extension ain’t such a bad idea 

[max silver]

11 minutes ago, Stangstag said:

Maybe a pitcher accepting a 300 million dollar extension ain’t such a bad idea 

Come on there's no way to expect a guy to survive on such a paltry contract. If he comes back with the stuff and command fully intact after the surgery he's likely still in place for the largest pitcher contract in the sport but that's far from a given. 

[jaysblue]

1 hour ago, Stangstag said:

Maybe a pitcher accepting a 300 million dollar extension ain’t such a bad idea 

If he comes back healthy and pitches at an elite level, he still should be able to get the largest pitcher contract. Definitely some team will throw money at him. 

As for the Tigers, this hurts them more since now you likely can't trade him for top dollar and who knows if he's back in July. 

[jaysblue]

AL Cy Young now: Dylan Cease!

[G-Snarls]

5 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

If he comes back healthy and pitches at an elite level, he still should be able to get the largest pitcher contract. Definitely some team will throw money at him. 

As for the Tigers, this hurts them more since now you likely can't trade him for top dollar and who knows if he's back in July. 

They need to find a way to stay close to CLE in the standings - harder to do without Skubal every 5 days of course

[G-Snarls]

27 minutes ago, jaysblue said:

AL Cy Young now: Dylan Cease!

Cease ranks in AL:

Strikeouts - 1

ERA - 19

FIP - 2

fWAR - 4

We'll see if he can get the ERA down.  He's clearly been unlucky in his W-L record and ERA vs FIP.  

 

 

[G-Snarls]

John Sterling has died 

Damn :(

[Jonn]

3 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

The Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reports that Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow.

So much for him being scratched from his start for precautionary reasons. As of now, there is no set timeline for Skubal’s absence, but Edwin Diaz is being sidelined for three months after undergoing the same surgery. That means we could expect Skubal back in August as a best-case scenario. That’s a brutal blow for the Tigers and fantasy managers, and, potentially, Skubal’s free agent market. Sawyer Gipson-Long could be called up to take his place in the starting rotation.

That's not good!

The Tigers really should have traded him when they had the chance. Now they are going to lose him for nothing.

[Spanky__99]

8 hours ago, Brownie19 said:

The Detroit Free Press’ Evan Petzold reports that Tarik Skubal will undergo surgery to remove loose bodies in his elbow.

So much for him being scratched from his start for precautionary reasons. As of now, there is no set timeline for Skubal’s absence, but Edwin Diaz is being sidelined for three months after undergoing the same surgery. That means we could expect Skubal back in August as a best-case scenario. That’s a brutal blow for the Tigers and fantasy managers, and, potentially, Skubal’s free agent market. Sawyer Gipson-Long could be called up to take his place in the starting rotation.

That's not good!

Tigers going to end up with a comp pick, lol.

[L54]

6 hours ago, Jonn said:

The Tigers really should have traded him when they had the chance. Now they are going to lose him for nothing.

Agreed, such a stubborn move. It’s going to be like the Sentors with Brady Tkachuk. It’s been obvious he’s not extending and they weren’t good enough to be all in. They could’ve been building around McGonigle and whatever pieces they got back for Skubal and still spend the 30M or whatever he’s making on a rotation piece and be just as competitive