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That’s not to say you shouldn’t be frustrated http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , though."rStatsYahoo Red Sox NewsYahoo Red Sox Team PageYahoo Red Sox ReportYahoo Red Sox Depth ChartYahoo Red Sox TransactionsYahoo Red Sox PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ed Sox AnalysisIt’s obviously too early to question Alex Cora’s spring training strategyNew,26commentsThat’s not to say you shouldn’t be frustrated, though.EDTShareTweetShareShareIt’s obviously too early to question Alex Cora’s spring training strategyMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsRed Sox fans have a reputation for passion, to put it in the nicest possible terms. They also have a reputation for overreacting to every little event over the course of a long, 162-game season, to put it a little less nicely. For the most part, the reputation is probably warranted, though I think it has more to do with volume than anything else. Every fan base is irrational — that’s part of being a fan — there are just more Red Sox fans. With the team off to a shockingly slow start, the easy joke is that fans are panicking and the sky is falling. Perhaps in my old age I’ve just learned to avoid the fringe, but I don’t see that being the case. Instead, it seems that people are confusing panic that the blue above us is coming down on our heads with general frustration with watching bad baseball. I mean, how could you not be actively and viscerally frustrated watching those first five games, ya know?That aside, one thing I have seen that would fit the ol’ overreaction stereotype is the second-guessing of Alex Cora’s plan to rest starters in spring training and ease them into the season. Now, obviously everyone is entitled to second-guess, even with someone like Cora who had the closest thing to a Midas touch since, well, King Midas. Still http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , in this particular case it seems more like people trying to find a place to direct their frustration because it is, frankly, absurd to reflect on this strategy five games into the year.Now, we all know how poorly the first turn through Boston’s rotation went. In those first five starts, Red Sox starters allowed a whopping 26 runs over 21 innings for an almost — key word there — comical 11.14 ERA. They’ve also allowed 11 home runs while walking over 11 percent of the opponents they’ve faced. Even putting aside the numbers, the eye test has been absolutely brutal. There is clear rust there, with velocity down and the general sharpness of every pitch lacking severely. None of these guys looked quite like themselves, with David Price’s four-run, six-inning outing looking like a masterpiece in the context of the rest of the group. Even in Chris Sale’s second start, in which the results were phenomenal, he still struggled to get his fastball up over 90 mph. Given the numbers and, more importantly, the way these pitchers have looked, it’s impossible not to connect all of this to the lack of work in spring training in which Eduardo Rodriguez received four starts, Rick Porcello three and the other three starters getting two. Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsEven with that connection, though, it’s still way too early to say this strategy was a failure, and I think even the people criticizing it probably know that. Granted Willie McCovey Jersey , the early returns are terrible and that absolutely matters. Part of this strategy involved how ready these guys would be early in the year. That said, clearly the view was much more long-term. Cora did this because of the heavy workload experienced by all of these pitchers last year after the long postseason run. This was to prevent injury and also to have all of these guys still at their best at the end of the year. It’s unclear whether or not that will actually work out, as it is clearly easier said than done to achieve those goals. Judgement just shouldn’t come now, or even anytime soon.Ultimately, I think this is another scenario that comes down a similar phenomenon as the one deciphering the difference between frustration and panic. As I alluded to above, it would frankly be strange if a Red Sox fan didn’t have some sort of negative reaction to the start of this season. It’s been a bummer to watch, and the starting pitching has been front and center for the entire skid. It’s simply not logical to call anything with long-term views a mistake less than a week into the season, and instead it should probably be months before we make such judgements. We’re all looking for a place to direct our frustrations, as it’s human nature. I would probably, if I had to pick a target, direct most of mine towards the players. At the end of the day, these are ultimately the guys who are not getting the job done. Most logically, though, it’s probably best to direct the frustration into the abyss, trying to remember that we can rarely learn important details in such a small sample size. Of course, that would be extremely rational, and where’s the fun in that? Detroit’s streak of avoiding arbitration hearings could be in jeopardy."Friday, January 11 is the official deadline for Major League Baseball teams and arbitration-eligible players to exchange salary figures for the 2019 season. The Detroit Tigers have six players eligible for arbitration this winter. Nicholas Castellanos is the big one Mel Ott Jersey , being eligible for the third and final time. Shane Greene is eligible for the second time, and Blaine Hardy will be eligible for the second of at least four times. Pitchers Matthew Boyd, Daniel Norris, and Michael Fulmer are eligible for the first time in their careers.The Tigers avoided arbitration with catcher James McCann and relief pitcher Alex Wilson by declining to tender them a contract offer earlier in the offseason. If no agreement is reached between the remaining eligible players and the team, a hearing will be scheduled in early February. Hearings take place before a panel of three arbitrators who award either the player’s proposal or the team’s salary figure for a one-year contract. The salary given is always for one season.Matt Swartz provides an annual arbitration forecast, which is published every year by MLB Trade Rumors. His projections have been very accurate, and are the ones most often cited when making payroll estimates. Here are his arbitration projections for the Tigers.2019 Detroit Tigers arbitration-eligible playersPlayerService time2018 Salary2019 ProjectedPlayerService time2018 Salary2019 ProjectedThe six arbitration eligible players, including Hardy, stand to net a combined $24.7 million in estimated salary, or increases totaling $12 million. With the additions of Tyson Ross, Matt Moore, and Jody Mercer, and the departures of Jose Iglesias, Victor Martinez, Mike Fiers, and Leonys Martin, the Tigers’ payroll will not be substantially changed in 2019. Opening Day payroll is on target for about $125 million, according to Cot’s Contracts.Players are eligible for arbitration based on major league service time. A player with at least three but fewer than six years of service time is eligible for arbitration unless he has a previously signed contract. A player with two years and 126 days on the major league roster (including time on the disabled list) is also eligible as a “Super Two” player.Boyd qualified as a Super Two eligible player this year while Drew VerHagen just missed out. Hardy was the Tigers’ only Super Two player last year. For the first two seasons in the major leagues http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , most players earn near the minimum salary of $555,000 per season.The vast majority of players who are eligible for arbitration reach a settlement with their clubs prior to the case going for a hearing. Recently, more clubs have been taking an “offer and fight” approach, not bothering to negotiate after submitting their offers. The Tigers managed to avoid any arbitration hearings every season under former president and general manager Dave Dombrowski, and Al Avila managed to keep that streak intact since taking over the job. There has been speculation that, with counsel John Westhoff moving into a new position, the Tigers might take a leaner, cheaper approach and start trying to keep costs down by contesting some arbitration cases.The primary factors considered by an arbitration panel are the player’s salary history, the amount of service time, the number of games or innings that the player has played and comparable salaries for players at the same position with similar criteria. An award such as an All-Star selection, a Gold Glove, or Silver Slugger is also considered.A club can still release a player if they settle on a non-guaranteed (arbitration) contract prior to the season. If a player is released at least 16 days prior to Opening Day, the club will owe the player one-sixth of his salary for the season. If released prior to Opening Day but within 15 days of Opening Day, he must be paid one-quarter of his annual salary.