Tigers sign Schoop and Cron

[Seth Stohs]

Saturday morning, the Tigers signed the right side of the Twins Opening Day infield.

 

Jonathan Schooop signed for $6.1 million. 

CJ Cron signed for $6.1 million.

[sweetmusicviola16]

I know these aren't blockbuster signings, but the Tigers will be better

[Shaitan]

But they never played for Gardy.

[Nine of twelve]

It was apparent for several months that Schoop would not be back with the Twins so I'm glad he found a job. Same for Cron, I guess, but I think the Twins should have tried to bring him back. 

[Danchat]

Huh, so they'll be playing together again as the likely 1B-2B combo for Detroit. Not a bad pair of signings for them, and Cron could especially be a good deal if his thumb recovers. That's a solid way to spend $12M.

[drivlikejehu]

It's going to be tough for them to avoid 100 losses. I do suspect they'll keep it under 110 losses in 2020.

[twinssporto]

I think Tigers will be glad they signed those two.  Could be good...

[big dog]

I don't know why the Tigers are trying to "rebuild" with those two guys on one-year contracts, but I wish them well. 

 

At least when they play the Indians, White Sox, and Royals.

[jorgenswest]

There is a good chance at least one will have a solid first half and get flipped for a prospect or two.

[operation mindcrime]

101 wins to 114 losses! Talk about going from the penthouse to the outhouse!!!!!

[gunnarthor]

Solid moves for Detroit. Both are still good players and could turn into assets at the deadline.

[JD Green]

Both did well for the Twins in 19 and I wish them all the best.

[Otto von Ballpark]

I don't know why the Tigers are trying to "rebuild" with those two guys on one-year contracts,

Didn't the Twins make similar moves while "rebuilding"?

[beckmt]

Both are solid signings, but neither moves the needle much in creating a winning team.  It is unlikely either would block anyone, Caberra will now be a full time DH when healthy.  Detroit needed to move closer to 60 - 70 wins, but still needs a ton of pitching help.

[big dog]

It depends on where you are rebuilding from, I guess.  If you have a bunch of young guys and are biting the bullet while losing 100 games, I would think trying to add a couple of veterans on maybe two- or three-year deals to get stability would make sense (and those wouldn't be my guys).  I don't think the Twins last year were rebuilding at all the way the Tigers are now- they had a team they thought would be pretty good, and added two guys to fill gaps.

 

If the goal is to have these two guys around for a few months and flip them for younger players, why not just get younger players now?  I don't think either one is likely to be worth too much at the deadline to a playoff contender unless they absolutely catch fire.  Maybe they add stability, maybe they just take two spots away from seeing which younger guys can play.

 

This seems more like a pair of Logan Morrison signings to me.

[TwinsCD]

If Cron was only gonna command $6.1, I’d have liked to have seen the Twins keep him around.