Fire Harris and sell at the deadline!

[Shawn Parker]

We might as well get what we can for Skubal. We are cooked for this season. I don't like to be a Debbie Downer but this ain't happening this year.

[Roger King]

Obviously, they will be sellers at this point. This home stand was the last chance to get back into it but going 5-5 isn’t going to cut it. 

I’m definitely going to keep my expectations low on what they can get in a Skubal trade. The deadline is a touch later this year in early August so we’re talking a little less than a two month rental. And of course, there is still the uncertainty of whether Skubal will truly return to Cy Young form or just be “pretty good”. That will obviously determine what the Tigers get for him.

But they will have other obvious trade chips like Torres & Jansen. And Mize could be moved too, in addition to Skubal.  And hey, if Flaherty has a couple more starts like today, they might get something for him too. 

I would look to unload some of the bench as well like McKinstry, whose skill set might help a contending team for a couple of months. But obviously they won’t get a lot for guys like him.

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On Sun, Jun 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM Shawn Parker <sdpark...@gmail.com> wrote:

We might as well get what we can for Skubal. We are cooked for this season. I don't like to be a Debbie Downer but this ain't happening this year.

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[Peter Welch]

Yep,  it ain't happening.  I've pretty much lost what little optimism I had left.

Tigers have lost 15 games this year when they led in the 7^th inning.  They are 11-30 in games decided by 1 or 2 runs.  

Bad bullpen, bad hitting, bad fielding, bad managing and bad front office.  Time to roll some heads and burn some s--t down.  

The Skubal era is ending with a whimper.  Pathetic waste of talent.

Peter

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We might as well get what we can for Skubal. We are cooked for this season. I don't like to be a Debbie Downer but this ain't happening this year.

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[Michael W]

I agree we won’t see the same kind of haul for Skubal that was mentioned in the offseason.  We’ll have to see the final result, but at this point it looks like Harris flunked his most important test: navigating Skubal’s free agency.  When you look back on some of the (reputed) off-season offers, it may be a spectacular failing.   We’ll see.

Michael 

[Michael W]

Would you trade Greene?  He’s the most valuable commodity on the team besides McGonigle. Of course, it always depends on what you can get in return.  But would you shop him?

Michael

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[Peter Welch]

Yes.

Peter

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[Roger King]

No, I’d build back up around Greene-McGonigle-Dingler-Carpenter.  With the still young pitching staff (plus Valdez already signed), there is still a good core here.  

I feel like this can be more of a regroup for 2027 than a complete roster overhaul. 

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[Peter Welch]

Carpenter seems like he could be a trade chip at the deadline for a team looking for a lefty bat down the stretch.  I wouldn't be shocked to see him traded at the deadline.

Greene will be a free agent in 2029 so we have him for 2 more seasons.  Greene is a bit of a chameleon as a hitter.  He's still looking for a balance between the 2025 and 2024 Greene.  He's having a good season but he's only on pace to hit less than 20 homers after hitting 36 last year and 24 in 2024.   His decline in power is disappointing. He also seems to be getting slower and his fielding is getting worse.  I would listen to offers for Greene.

Tork should no longer be considered part of the core.  He should be shopped around, but his value won't be much.  I could see him as a thrown-in as part of a multi-player trade.  Tork is a big disappointment. I think he needs to move to another organization.   I could still see Tork becoming a better hitter with another team, but it won't be with Detroit.

I'd still consider Keith part of the core but time is running out for him.  He might be better off away from Hinch in another organization.

Obviously, Skubal and Mize are major trade candidates.  Flaherty is a possibility as well.  Jansen probably has no trade value at this point as he looks cooked, and Finnegan's value isn't much either.  Dark horse trade candidate is Holton.

Peter

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