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LuScorpio68 · 11-14-2023, 10:21 AM

That face of the Franchise became infielder Reginald Preciado. In real life, you might recognize this name from being part of the trade that sent Yu Darvish from the Cubs to the Padres, being part of the package the Cubs received.

Anyway, Preciado was showing superstar potential as a Cub, but had struggled in his rookie season. A big challenge of the Tigers as GM was being limited in how many of your players you could extend beyond their arbitration years due to a lack of a huge budget. As Riley Greene would be entering his final year before free agency, he had been good, but not a superstar by any means (890 games, 112 Home Runs, 114 OPS+, 16.6 WAR in 6 seasons). With younger outfielders ready for the majors, I took the decision to trade him alongside 1B/2B/OF Jace Jung, who had shown flashes but never found consistency in Detroit (271 Games, 34 Home Runs, 107 OPS+, 2.1 WAR in 3 partial seasons) and three other prospects for Preciado and most of Dansby Swanson remaining contract.

The prospects never became much, only one of them reaching the majors and only for a couple of years. Riley Greene had a good season in Chicago before leaving in Free Agency (156 games played, 17 Home Runs, 121 OPS+, 3.3 WAR). Jace Jung spent 5 seasons with the Cubs and again struggled to find consistency (718 games, 105 Home Runs, 111 OPS+, 9.1 WAR) before breaking out in his contract year (149 games, 28 Home Runs, 148 OPS+, 4.6 WAR) and leaving for the White Sox the next winter.

For the Tigers however, it was a masterclass. Swanson spent 4 seasons with Detroit and was a great locker-room Captain alongside being a gold glove caliber SS in his mid-30s. Preciado, who split time between 1B, 3B and DH before moving to 1B permanently in 2031, broke out in 2029 after a rough 2028. You can see the stats in the picture, but from 2029 to 2042, a 14 season stretch, Preciado hit at least 29 Home Runs every single season. A 13-time All-Star and 9 time Gold Glover at 1B, Preciado won MVP at age 36, tying Hank Greenberg's Tigers single season home run record of 58, and then again at age 38 after moving to DH and hitting 55 Home Runs.

As a Tiger, Preciado played 15 total seasons, playing in 2295 games, recording 2386 hits, hitting a Tigers record 558 Home Runs for the club for a 139 OPS+ and 58.3 WAR. His number 14 is retired by the club and he looks like a great candidate to make the Hall of Fame. [To be continued]

11-14-2023, 10:21 AM	#2
LuScorpio68 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Jan 2021 Posts: 20	That face of the Franchise became infielder Reginald Preciado. In real life, you might recognize this name from being part of the trade that sent Yu Darvish from the Cubs to the Padres, being part of the package the Cubs received. Anyway, Preciado was showing superstar potential as a Cub, but had struggled in his rookie season. A big challenge of the Tigers as GM was being limited in how many of your players you could extend beyond their arbitration years due to a lack of a huge budget. As Riley Greene would be entering his final year before free agency, he had been good, but not a superstar by any means (890 games, 112 Home Runs, 114 OPS+, 16.6 WAR in 6 seasons). With younger outfielders ready for the majors, I took the decision to trade him alongside 1B/2B/OF Jace Jung, who had shown flashes but never found consistency in Detroit (271 Games, 34 Home Runs, 107 OPS+, 2.1 WAR in 3 partial seasons) and three other prospects for Preciado and most of Dansby Swanson remaining contract. The prospects never became much, only one of them reaching the majors and only for a couple of years. Riley Greene had a good season in Chicago before leaving in Free Agency (156 games played, 17 Home Runs, 121 OPS+, 3.3 WAR). Jace Jung spent 5 seasons with the Cubs and again struggled to find consistency (718 games, 105 Home Runs, 111 OPS+, 9.1 WAR) before breaking out in his contract year (149 games, 28 Home Runs, 148 OPS+, 4.6 WAR) and leaving for the White Sox the next winter. For the Tigers however, it was a masterclass. Swanson spent 4 seasons with Detroit and was a great locker-room Captain alongside being a gold glove caliber SS in his mid-30s. Preciado, who split time between 1B, 3B and DH before moving to 1B permanently in 2031, broke out in 2029 after a rough 2028. You can see the stats in the picture, but from 2029 to 2042, a 14 season stretch, Preciado hit at least 29 Home Runs every single season. A 13-time All-Star and 9 time Gold Glover at 1B, Preciado won MVP at age 36, tying Hank Greenberg's Tigers single season home run record of 58, and then again at age 38 after moving to DH and hitting 55 Home Runs. As a Tiger, Preciado played 15 total seasons, playing in 2295 games, recording 2386 hits, hitting a Tigers record 558 Home Runs for the club for a 139 OPS+ and 58.3 WAR. His number 14 is retired by the club and he looks like a great candidate to make the Hall of Fame. [To be continued] Attached Images Last edited by LuScorpio68; 11-14-2023 at 11:40 AM.