Al Avila is Terminated! That's right he was Fired! Now Asst. GM Chadd is Fired!

[Mitchrapp]

Not sure the Tigers 'price' is worthy. Its easy to say he should catch a haul but the Tigers definition of 'haul' might not be grand.

 

[gotime909]

Not sure the Tigers 'price' is worthy. Its easy to say he should catch a haul but the Tigers definition of 'haul' might not be grand.

I dont think they've ever been in this type of situation with a player before.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I dont think they've ever been in this type of situation with a player before.

I'm just worried the value they get back won't be great.

 

[tomdalton22]

I'm just worried the value they get back won't be great.

what Harris does with Skubal is his biggest decision he has had since he got here. He can't screw this up.

 

[Mitchrapp]

what Harris does with Skubal is his biggest decision he has had since he got here. He can't screw this up.

Doesn't mean he won't. Couldn't even figure out to trade EDUARDO last season.

 

[tomdalton22]

Doesn't mean he won't. Couldn't even figure out to trade EDUARDO last season.

oh, I agree 100%.

 

[gotime909]

The Eduardo mess last year still pisses me off. Harris didn't get enough shit for that from the media imo.

 

[gotime909]

We should make a thread just dedicated to skubal trade rumors. I feel it's going to be a great topic over the next few weeks.

 

[kalinecountry]

RUBIK’S ROSTER

by Holly Horning Most of this week, we’ve been talkin’ Tarik. And it seems the national and social media are as well. Today, we’re going to take it a step further by focusing in …

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RUBIK’S ROSTER.
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[kalinecountry]

GIVING CREDIT

by Holly Horning Isn’t it interesting when a player is doing well, some fans give full credit to the man who drafted him? As if he is the only factor involved. Truth is that any success…

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GIVING CREDIT.
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[kalinecountry]

Tigers Today podcast: Al Avila reflects on turbulent tenure as general manager

In the latest episode of the Tigers Today podcast, Tony Paul talks with Al Avila, who was with the Tigers for more than two decades, including a tenure as GM from 2015-22.

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Tigers Today podcast: Al Avila reflects on turbulent tenure as general manager. 63 minutes.
Detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers fans will lose their minds over Al Avila's recent comments on Javy Baez

Former Tigers GM Al Avila said he knew there were signs of regression in Javy Báez before Detroit signed him.

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Tigers fans will lose their minds over Al Avila's recent comments on Javy Baez.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

THE PAST EXPLAINS THE PRESENT

by Holly Horning To quote Britney Spears, ooops, he did it again. Al Avila did an interview, discussing of all things, his signing of Javier Baez. It’s akin to Napoleon re-hashing what happe…

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THE PAST EXPLAINS THE PRESENT.
Totally Tigers

 

[kalinecountry]

WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY

Detroit Tigers’ PoBO Scott Harris has been in the job a little over 3.5 years. MLB owners understand that it generally takes 5 years for their GMs/PoBOs to turn over a roster and create…

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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers

Detroit Tigers’ PoBO Scott Harris has been in the job a little over 3.5 years. MLB owners understand that it generally takes 5 years for their GMs/PoBOs to turn over a roster and create one that reflects the new Front Office. This is why the majority of them receive an initial 5-year contract.
Tiger fans are generally all over the board when it comes to deciding if the current Tigers’ roster still reflects Al Avila’s choices or if this is now Scott Harris’. Or, somewhere in-between.
There are a number of ways to evaluate the roster – overall totals and breaking down the number of positional players, starting pitching and bullpen.
As we look at the numbers, we are counting players who have been traded this year or are on the 60-day IL as long as they played the majority of the year for the Tigers. Those with only a handful of games (like Parker Meadows) or haven’t played at all this season are not being counted.
Then there are the transitional players – drafted by Avila but primarily developed by Harris. They are designated with an asterisk and we are not counting them in the final totals.
Here’s what we are seeing for the 2026 season.
AVILA ROSTER
Baez
Brieske
Carpenter
Dingler*
Greene
Hurter
Jobe*
Keith*
Madden
Melton*
Mize
Montero
Perez
Rogers
Skubal
Torkelson
Valencia
Vest
HARRIS ROSTER
Anderson
Clark
De Jesus
Finnegan
Flaherty
Hanifee
Holton
Jansen
Lee
Malgeri
McGonigle
McKinstry
Outman
Seabold
Sommers
Torres
Valdez
Vierling
Waguespack
OVERALL ROSTER
AVILA – 18 players (4 developed by Harris)
HARRIS – 19 players
POSITIONAL PLAYERS
AVILA – 7
HARRIS – 8
STARTING PITCHING
AVILA – 3
HARRIS – 1
RELIEVERS
AVILA – 4
HARRIS – 10

So whose roster is this really?
Who is the primary creator of this roster?

1. Al Avila

2. Scott Harris

3. A blend of both/still transitioning.

VOTE