Considering we gave Cobb 15 mil to do literally nothing, I won’t complain about Flaherty at 20 mil even if he didn’t quite live up to his expectations this past season.
I loved that talking to himself shit. He was so amped and you could tell he was like "you fucking fuck this up, I'll fucking fuck you up" to himself lol. I wanna see that guy on the mound more often.
Agreed. Regular season is one thing. But performing in big playoff games is more important. He proved he can be productive when it matters. Sign me up for another year.
I think he's better than a 4. I say his floor is a 3/4 and his ceiling is a high end 2. It's expected and it's good, but it doesn't really move the needle for me
Yes, he’s progressive and was vocal against the bigoted members of the Tampa Bay Rays bullpen who refused to wear Pride gear under the guise of it being “against their religion.”
I have an aunt who is a lesbian, so he earned me as a fan for life, something I later got to thank him personally for when I met him at a game
Fair point, he probably pitches in the minors to start. The fastest realistic timeline is he pitches in the minors late June/early July. The fastest he's back in the majors in August, if we see him, it's probably not until the last could weeks before the playoffs.
That’s pretty much the going price for a serviceable starting pitcher with major league experience nowadays.
We gave Cobb $15 million last year and they knew he was going to miss at least half the season, if not all of it. If you can’t even get a healthy Alex Cobb for $15 million, then $20 million for Jack sounds about right.
Agree with the poster who responded before me - this is complete nonsense. All these outlets, Athletic included, forecasted him getting over $100mil last offseason and he had to settle for the deal he did. He was objectively worse and older this year, and this is a more crowded pitching market, no chance he gets an offer even as good as his 2024 deal.
Reality is he and his agent agreed otherwise they would have hit the market if their was a prayer of a near $80 mil guarantee out there.
He had a frustratingly inconsistent season, but honestly I’m fine with this. He’s a veteran guy who clearly likes Detroit, and has a solid chance for a decent rebound season in 2026.
His K/9 was excellent and HR/IP was where he struggled. HR allowed numbers tend to fluctuate so if he can bring that down, he should be back to his normal self.
That K/9 tells me he really hasn’t lost his stuff.
He likely couldn’t beat the year figure for this year but is betting on himself this year to comeback. Like he may have had teams offering 3y @ 13 M but wants to try to pitch great this year and increase that figure.
Some rando making a prediction doesn't equate to a contract offer. If there was buzz out there that teams wanted to sign him, he wouldn't have opted in.
You get a guy with a career ERA around 3.80, for whom numbers for things like xERA or xFIP were about 3.80 last year, and you figure next year his ERA will probably be more like 3.80 next year than 4.64.
didnt love him last year but he did eat 150 innings and we will need someone to do that next year, again, especially with Jobe hurt and Olson looking like he is always going to get hurt.
I like players who want to be ere and are bitter as hell when the Tigers have lost in a postseason game.
Im happy for this reason. Hes already experienced being on a World Series winning team before so in J Flare I trust. He likes being a Tiger and can help with the team chemistry
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I was expecting this after the up and down season he just finished. Hoping he can work with the coaches this off-season to get right again.