Bless You Boys: for Detroit Tigers fans

Ashley returns from a well earned vacation to find her back up team in a bizarre March sell-off. Doom is all around us. The Rays offer no relief. Meanwhile Ron Gardenhire and his folksy ways begin to grow on us, to our mild irritation.

Pre-show gnashing over a devastating series of Rays trades that rocked Ashley's baseball word. What are the Rays doing, is Florida doomed, and can the Tigers profit via Corey Dickerson?Gardy is buddies with everyone, while Chris Bosio is full of ideas for his pitching staff.J.D. Martinez lands in Boston as expected, while the Padres sign Eric Hosmer to an 8 year deal for some reason.

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Ashley and Brandon are joined by Chris Brown, co-host of the TigersSRD podcast and writer for Tigstown to talk prospect rankings and the Tigers' farm system.

The last gasp of the franchise playerMLB and the players heat up their battle of wordsWe take a look at the major prospect rankings already released, the process of evaluating players and the state of the Tigers' farm system

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IntroThe career of Bill FreehanAlex Avila signs with ArizonaEduardo Jimenez and an intro to BYB Prospect RankingsProtective netting and pitch clocks

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Host Brandon Day is joined by Bless You Boys Managing Editor, Rob Rogacki, to talk about the week's news in Detroit Tigers baseball and beyond.

ESPN released its top 100 prospects list, and the Tigers didn't fare too well.Matt Manning's exclusion, and Daz Cameron's inclusion are discussed.State of the Tigers' farm system.Commissioner Rob Manfred wants a pitch clock. The Player's Union would like something in return, but it won't change the fact that free agency is looking a bit sickly these days.Listener questions

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The staff of BlessYouBoys.com breaks down the Tigers offseason and begins light warm-ups for Spring Training. Managing Editor Rob Rogacki joins Brandon and Ashley to take stock of the Tigers position, and the frustrations at the end of an empire.

A brief recap of the Tigers offseasonWhat is the state of Tigers rebuildWhen is the right time to trade Nick CastellanosThe free agent market is brokenListener questions sprinkled throughout

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Impressions from the Winter MeetingsThe state of the Detroit Tigers and their front office personnelThe new coaching staff headed by Ron GardenhireThe Ian Kinsler trade and the Tigers Rule 5 selectionAlan Trammell and Jack Morris elected to the National Baseball Hall of FameAre modern players smarter or better educated than their predecessors?

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The Winter Meetings finally feature a fully functioning hot stove.

The Yankees are interested in Michael Fulmer, but the cost has to be exorbitant.

Ian Kinsler, however, is getting shopped hard just in time for Christmas.

Ok Mike Fiers, sure, fine, that's fine.

Alan Trammell and Jack Morris are Hall of Famers now and it's great.

The fallout from Giancarlo's move to the Big Apple.

Shohei Ohtani makes the Angels interesting, as long as he's healthy.

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Topics Include

-Leonys Martin? Alright

-Derek Norris? MEH, why?

-Bruce Rondon is gone and we'll try to move on.

-How confident are you in your front office?

-Ten years of Miguel Cabrera

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Brandon Day and Ashley MacLennan, writers/editors at BlessYouBoys.com, reboot the BYB podcast.

We discuss survival strategies for a rebuilding team's quiet offseason.

Propose landing spots for Ian Kinsler

Consider the possibility of using Alex Avila as a perpetual prospect lure

And look around the league at the free agent market currently clogged by Giancarlo Stanton and Shohei Otani

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Like the Detroit Tigers, we're back! Although... we are a bit rusty. Rob and HookSlide discussed the first week of the new baseball season, remembered 24 of the 25 players on the Tigers' roster (sorry, Buck Farmer), and answered a heap of listener questions in their first episode together in nearly a month.

Luckily, there were plenty of good things to talk about. The Tigers are off to a roaring start at 2-0, winning a pair of exciting games over the Miami Marlins. Your fearless podcast hosts break down the important aspects of the two wins, but probably spend just as much time giggling manically at the idea of what a healthy Victor Martinez could do to this Tigers offense.

Hey, winning is fun!

Of course, things weren't all sunshine and rainbows in South Florida. Francisco Rodriguez struggled, Logan Kensing showed why he is a career MLB journeyman, and... James McCann didn't get a hit? Even manager Brad Ausmus couldn't draw any ire after a job well done through two games.

Topics in this week's episode include:

Baseball is back! But it might kill us.The Tigers looked very good in MiamiVictor Martinez is healthy and everyone should be terrifiedAnibal Sanchez: not deadCC Sabathia might be in trouble this weekendThe Tigers' difficult April scheduleBad slides and baseball in dressesListener questions!Which baseball players do we hate most?When Brad Ausmus goes right

Contents:

2:41 - Rounding the Bases: this is how you win the division

43:31 - Warming in the Pen: tough sledding ahead

58:23 - High and Tight: baseball in dresses

1:12:45 - Into the Mob Scene at Home: more Salty, please

1:33:50 - The 7th Inning Kvetch: who kidnapped Brad Ausmus?

 

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