- My biggest issue is the Tigers doing this after giving Ordonez his $18 million option. Granderson will make $5.5 million next season. His contract is not out of line. So the Tigers are carrying a number of ill-advised contracts, so they dump one of their better players in his prime.

- For all that is being made of Granderson’s failure’s to hit left-handers, did anyone notice Austin Jackson is a right-handed hitter? Who is going to hit left-handed in that lineup? Other than a couple video clips, and in this year’s Triple-A All Star game, I have never seen Jackson play.
I do wonder why, though, if he is so good, why the Yankees didn’t just plug him into their lineup.
Don’t say they haven’t done it with young players before, They have. Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano, in addition to rebuilding their bullpen around young arms.

- Granderson didn’t have his best season last year, but the notion he had a "bad" year just isn’t true.

- I don’t understand why Arizona made this trade. Max Scherzer has star potential. And soon.

- I still anticipate the Tigers being in the American League Central race. There is a chance their starting pitching could be dominant. It is the most important facet of the game. And the division stinks. But a key for their staff is defense. Who is going to be playing outfield at spacious Comerica Park behind these guys? Magglio in right, Guillen in left and Raburn in center? Ouch. Phil Coke is pretty good and should help the bullpen, but it is still a work in progress.

- One of the things I’ve come to understand about baseball is the value of a genuine major league player. In an average season, Curtis Granderson, who will only be 29 next season, produces 25 home runs, 72 RBI (as a leadoff hitter), 14 triples and 30 doubles. Despite what I’ve read from a couple anonymous scouts the last couple days, he at least plays above-average center field. It’s very difficult to draft and procure that type of player. When you get one, you keep him. You don’t just hand him to the Yankees. Maybe Austin Jackson will be a quality major league player. I am not saying he won’t be. I’m talking about the odds. Right now he has a chance, but it’s just a chance. He is far from a sure thing. Curtis Granderson is a proven commodity.