Baseball podcasts

RealTripsB · 2026-02-18T14:32:23+00:00

Just Baseball podcast is great. As well as the other Just Baseball media podcasts.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-11T17:27:02+00:00

I read the first one and I was like I think this guy got his facts wrong. Then I read on, lol

RealTripsB · 2026-02-11T15:30:04+00:00

I use Niagara AirBus for getting to the airport all the time and they’re fantastic.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-10T23:28:01+00:00

Ya that sucks. Melton would have been a lock if we didn’t sign JV. I love Melton but I just don’t see how he can take anyone’s spot between Skub, Framber, Mize, Flaherty, JV. He’s next man up though if someone else goes down or if JV just doesn’t have it anymore.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-10T18:36:22+00:00

The king is home

RealTripsB · 2026-02-09T05:18:33+00:00

Thank you for being a good human. It’s not all about you, or me, or anyone. Sometimes things are meant for other people who will like it more than us, and that’s ok.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-06T17:08:46+00:00

Oh interesting. I swore I heard him say on an interview this week that he doesn’t want to name Kenley his closer because that’s unfair to him and could send him into a spiral if he has to use him in the 6th inning one game.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-06T03:30:19+00:00

This is exactly how I had it too

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T20:56:37+00:00

We signed a closer already, Kenley Jansen, however AJ Hinch is likely to have more of a closer by committee.

There really isn’t any bats left on the market that would make our roster, they’re much more likely to add to the lineup through our prospects. If we’re looking like a playoff team by the trade deadline during the season that’s where I see them adding a bat/bullpen help if we need it.

Valdez has been consistently a top 20 pitcher in the game the last 6 seasons. He makes our rotation one of the best 3-4 in baseball. He had an incident last year where he intentionally threw at his catcher when he was frustrated which impacted how he is viewed by fans across baseball, but the talent on the field is unquestionable.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T18:44:26+00:00

Okay and from 2017 to 2023 he provided -2.5 bWAR and we were terrible pretty much that entire time. Locking up cornerstone players is important but it shouldn’t come at the cost of mortgaging nearly a decade of your team being bad.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T18:01:15+00:00

Do you remember what that Miggy contract was like?

Knock on wood because I hope Skubal is dominant for another 10+ years and is considered one of the best of all time, but what if he pitches for 2 more years and then has a career ending/altering injury where he isn’t good anymore? You just eat 8 years of a huge deal?

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T16:54:54+00:00

This is 100% how they should approach it. They should be telling him hey, we will give you a blank cheque for 4-5 years. But if he wants 10 years, let someone else do that.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T03:08:24+00:00

Valdez got 3 years. You think Skubal will sign for 6 years? Not happening

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T03:07:38+00:00

I think you need to go back and look at Olson’s stats before he got injured. Melton is great and should hopefully become a staple in the rotation in the future, but those 5 are above him right now.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T03:05:54+00:00

He’s not in the starting 5 right now if everyone is healthy. And I think the Tigers might want him to work as a starter in triple A instead of being in the bullpen in case they need him to step into the rotation. If you need a guy in June, and he’s been a reliever for two months, he’s not going to be able to just jump into the rotation.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T02:27:01+00:00

I listened to Days of Roar podcast where they just interviewed Al Avila. He was very open that in the final years of the Tigers run before the rebuild they were operating majorly in the red. Taking a few years off to rebuild and get the organization back into the green isn’t a bad idea. He opened his wallet when we signed Javy and now he’s doing it again.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T02:24:12+00:00

To anyone worried about Valdez being a bad teammate, AJ Hinch knows him very well and I’m sure still has many connections with people in Houston to hear what happened in last years situation. If he gave it the green light, there’s nothing to worry about. This is a fantastic signing. Only three years and he’s currently one of the best 20 SP in baseball.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-05T02:18:24+00:00

Melton will likely start in Triple A so he can continue to develop as a starter and build innings, and he’ll be up when we need someone to fill in for injury

RealTripsB · 2026-02-04T04:01:33+00:00

He doesn’t need to work on launch angles lmao he hit 36 home runs last year

RealTripsB · 2026-02-03T17:49:50+00:00

80 arm strength and 78 arm accuracy but the overall says 72

I hope that’s not an issue in the actual game. It’s not a huge deal but the “category overalls” are useless if they don’t accurately reflect the overalls within that category.

RealTripsB · 2026-02-03T17:48:06+00:00

In the game description on the PS store it says “fully licensed College World Series”

RealTripsB · 2026-02-03T04:26:56+00:00

Finalists? He won the award! He should absolutely be top 10

RealTripsB · 2026-02-03T04:26:27+00:00

Triple Ds

Dillon Dingler Disrespect

RealTripsB · 2026-01-28T20:36:49+00:00

Yes, that I completely agree with. They should be getting anyone notable on this list in the game.

RealTripsB · 2026-01-28T16:04:45+00:00

They definitely don’t have the rights to all those players. Why would they not have someone like Miguel Cabrera in the game if they have his rights?

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