First-half report card for players Detroit Tigers added in offseason plus Mike Ferrin talks trade...

Mark and Evan break down another week of losing from the Detroit Tigers, then examine the six players added by president of baseball operations Scott Harris in the offseason, including Jack Flaherty for $14 million and Mark Canha for $11.5 million. After that, Mike Ferrin, co-host of MLB Network Radio's "Power Alley," joins the podcast. He says the 2024 season "feels like a missed opportunity" by the Tigers because they didn't do enough to improve the offense in the offseason. To wrap up, Mark and Evan look ahead to some of the storylines in the second half of the season.
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[@paulwetter3262]

Watching the terrible offense of the Tigers is a good tonic for watching what good/great teams are doing. Clutch hitting: When you have men on base, you score runs. Great base running: Thinking double or triple, challenging average or poor outfielders. Being a disruptor on the base paths. The guys with speed plant the seed that they will steal second and third if you make a mistake or ignore them. Every at bat is a battle: I watched the Orioles the other night and they wore out the opposing pitcher with the pressure they put on him at the plate from the ENTIRE lineup.

[@KnightOwl-kn6gm]

Scott Harris needs to start making some big boy moves or he's simply not the right guy to run the Detroit Tigers. It's not like he inherited an MLB team full of old guys playing on bloated contracts that needs to be torn down to the studs. If his masterplan is to draft a bunch of HS players and comb the waiver wire for the next 4-5 years, then he is a loser.