Trade deadline target

[squally1313]

9 minutes ago, Stratos said:

We need a backup in case any of our INF get hurt.  Shaw is it.  We also may be replacing 2 corner OF next year.  I don't see them trading Shaw.  I think Rojas and/or Ramirez are much more likely to be traded, or other prospects.

Given how Jed has behaved in all previous deadlines i think an average or worse SP and/or reliever seems more likely than any impact arms, unless we get a guy with control.

We need to keep him around to be a backup infielder in case of injury??? Have you seen our rotation?

[Backtobanks]

3 hours ago, Stratos said:

We need a backup in case any of our INF get hurt.  Shaw is it.  We also may be replacing 2 corner OF next year.  I don't see them trading Shaw.  I think Rojas and/or Ramirez are much more likely to be traded, or other prospects.

Given how Jed has behaved in all previous deadlines i think an average or worse SP and/or reliever seems more likely than any impact arms, unless we get a guy with control.

Ramirez is now up and can be the utility IF, but if we don't get some rotation help soon it won't matter.  I don't think we'll be replacing 2 corner OFs next year because Jed is too cheap to sign any other FAs and too afraid to trade the prospects needed to acquire a big-name replacement.  Now might be the time to take a chance and get Duran and Tolle/Early from the Red Sox for Shaw plus others.

[Dfan25]

If they can find a team that wants to buy into the top prospect pedigree and team control , and willing to move a SP , they should absolutely move Shaw ( not for a rental )

The reality is that Matt Shaw hasn’t been able to hit RHP at this level . His main value is that he is cheap and can play a few different positions at this point . I am not convinced he is the answer to anything in the OF long term . 

Edited Friday at 11:43 PM by Dfan25

[Stratos]

7 hours ago, squally1313 said:

We need to keep him around to be a backup infielder in case of injury??? Have you seen our rotation?

Why not just trade Ramirez or Rojas?  They have little use on this team this year.

[Geographyhater8888]

10 hours ago, Stratos said:

Why not just trade Ramirez or Rojas?  They have little use on this team this year.

You can start with them but it’s a good bet another team will offer better prospects. Shaw for Skubal, even for a couple months is worth turning the teams biggest weakness into a strength IMO. This team won’t win a World Series with this rotation as is and probably not with Joe Ryan either, who’d cost even more prospect capital. 
We’re talking about a pitcher who basically carried a mediocre Tigers team in the playoffs and will significantly move the needle. Enough of these half measures from Jed. 
 

Edited Saturday at 02:10 PM by Geographyhater8888

[Soul]

Keep going like this and we will be sellers at the deadline.

[Tryptamine]

Hot take, I have no desire for them to waste prospect assets on the team as it stands now

[731.4life]

On 5/23/2026 at 6:25 AM, Geographyhater8888 said:

You can start with them but it’s a good bet another team will offer better prospects. Shaw for Skubal, even for a couple months is worth turning the teams biggest weakness into a strength IMO. This team won’t win a World Series with this rotation as is and probably not with Joe Ryan either, who’d cost even more prospect capital. 
We’re talking about a pitcher who basically carried a mediocre Tigers team in the playoffs and will significantly move the needle. Enough of these half measures from Jed. 
 

Jed got caught. He and Breslow from Boston are operating at the same level. Just a bunch of B/C level players in hopes that one of them catches fire, and gives the team the chance. The team is just average. The 10+ game winning streaks were pretty much a fluke. Having 3 walk off wins against Cincinnati in a row is something that doesn't really happen. We played Philadelphia at the right time. 

But the lack of firepower on the offense and pitching is killing this team. The lack of identity of the organization is hurting as well. Someone mentioned it, we're last in the MLB in velocity. We have nothing that scares anybody across the MLB.

[Geographyhater8888]

11 hours ago, 731.4life said:

Jed got caught. He and Breslow from Boston are operating at the same level. Just a bunch of B/C level players in hopes that one of them catches fire, and gives the team the chance. The team is just average. The 10+ game winning streaks were pretty much a fluke. Having 3 walk off wins against Cincinnati in a row is something that doesn't really happen. We played Philadelphia at the right time. 

But the lack of firepower on the offense and pitching is killing this team. The lack of identity of the organization is hurting as well. Someone mentioned it, we're last in the MLB in velocity. We have nothing that scares anybody across the MLB.

Adding wins by hacking the system through finding war from elite gloves, handing out record breaking contracts to managers and giving a 32 YO Bregman 5 years, in large part due to for his great club house presence, with the idea that it’ll give this team some enormous edge on the margins, is so Jed. It’s a $240 million money ball roster.

Still without a past version of Imanaga, Boyd or Bellinger to save the day and shatter their projections. They’re a 6 month slugger and true top of the rotation starting pitcher away from even competing with the Dodgers. Same as always. But the injuries to the rotation have really lowered the teams high floor.

Edited 3 hours ago by Geographyhater8888