In this weeks episode we break down some of the trade rumors surrounding players on the Detroit Tigers roster. We open the episode discussion which players have been linked to discussion thus far (01:12). Following the list of players connected to trade talks we identify the teams linked to these discussions (01:33). Next we quickly discuss Michael Fulmer and why he likely will not be dealt by the July 31st trade deadline (02:50). With discussion of Fulmer placed on the back burner we take a look at why the players listed off at the beginning of the episode may be intriguing to teams look to add players (03:05). After breaking down why each player is a good trade target we take a look at why each team linked to the Tigers may be looking to add the player they are interested and what prospects the Tigers could look to get in return (06:20).
Ep. 3 - The AL Central is a Dumpster Fire
This week we break down the Dumpster Fire that is the American League Central division. We start off taking a look at the overall standings of the division (00:52). Once we paint the picture of the standings we dive into why we believe these teams are struggling as much as they are (01:30). Soon after, we dive into what is a possible outlook of the number of 100 loss teams this division may have after 162 games (03:15). Later we discuss how the Detroit Tigers are able to beat up on sub .500 teams, keeping themselves close to a .500 overall record (03:57) and then we break down four key team stats that have attributed to this divisions downfall in 2018 (04:50). We also take a look at how the AL Central teams compare to the other two division (07:29) and then compare the 2018 AL Central to the MLB worst 1994 AL West (08:27). We finally end the episode breaking down what we feel to be some of the bad payroll decisions within the division (09:37).