Tigers sign Schoop to a 1-year $6.1M contract

[MurphDogg]

Thought it was interesting, a fellow tanking team spending actual money to make their team slightly more watchable. I guess this increases the O's chances for the 2021 #1 pick.

Can look at it as the Tigers attempting to buy a prospect, if Schoop has a good first half he will undoubtedly be traded at the deadline.

[7Mo]

Tigers also signed CJ Cron for $6.1M just now. Same idea.

[sportsfan8703]

Tigers also signed Austin Romine for $4.1 million this offseason. KC signed Franco this week too. 

Our tank job is too strong. 

[ChosenOne21]

I don't understand why the Tigers are doing this. They're light-years from contention

[weams]

16 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

I don't understand why the Tigers are doing this. They're light-years from contention

Al Avila is not a modern GM 

[MurphDogg]

17 minutes ago, ChosenOne21 said:

I don't understand why the Tigers are doing this. They're light-years from contention

 

[Just Regular]

Some of it was the Castellanos trade, but one of the stunners hearing some of the year in review stats is that in 2019 year of the homerun, the Tigers team leader only had 15!  This should help with that.

I'm agnostic leaning meh on Alberto having a full time 2B job to open the season - and there are still a ton of free agents below Schoop who could also become similarly valuable 1-year low-dollar July trade fill-ins: Wilmer Flores, Starlin Castro, maybe even Kipnis, Panik, Dozier.  I figure Cesar Hernandez is the one good enough to earn a role on a better team, but I think one of these guys is going to end up signing for a lot less than 1/6.

[Aristotelian]

1 hour ago, ChosenOne21 said:

I don't understand why the Tigers are doing this. They're light-years from contention

I think it's the "no such thing as a bad one year deal" school of thought.

[Tx Oriole]

1 hour ago, MurphDogg said:

Thought it was interesting, a fellow tanking team spending actual money to make their team slightly more watchable. I guess this increases the O's chances for the 2021 #1 pick.

Can look at it as the Tigers attempting to buy a prospect, if Schoop has a good first half he will undoubtedly be traded at the deadline.

Good for him.

[Philip]

I’m kind of disappointed the Twins didn’t keep Schoop. He did pretty well for them, and I’d rather see him with them than as a Tiger.

meanwhile, why are the tigers spending? They seem to be risking a lot on the chance of trading for prospects in June.

[interloper]

Go get those 5 extra wins, Detroit!!

[Can_of_corn]

My take:  Tigers can afford to take on payrolll and they are willing to spend 3M for the chance to flip Schoop for prospects.

[Just Regular]

23 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

My take:  Tigers can afford to take on payrolll and they are willing to spend 3M for the chance to flip Schoop for prospects.

I am generally pulling for the Orioles to enter this market, and I hope with a sharper value than 2020 Schoop.

It does seem the homogenization of front offices in the fundamentals of their analysis will almost let guys like Cron/Schoop/Starlin have a AAA injury fill-in availability, except they are on MLB rebuilders.

I'm starting to take a bit of a Wilmer Flores shine - he's two months older than Schoop, but has him 102 to 98 at career OPS+, and has been improving as a hitter the last few years, perhaps enough to deserve an everyday job.  He isn't the 2B Schoop is, but I think we're in a world where Mike Moustakas is trusted there by teams who I guess feel they can position lumbering infielders effectively enough.

[7Mo]

34 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

My take:  Tigers can afford to take on payrolll and they are willing to spend 3M for the chance to flip Schoop for prospects.

I wonder if this and Cron are a response to fan complaints too. 

[Going Underground]

Two Tiger players might make almost as much as the total Oriole payroll. Cabrera and Zimmerman at $55 million.Really does it make a difference if the Tigers spend $12 million more this year..MLB revenue has never been higher. They can rebuild and sign guys for one year .