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On The Tigers Trade Rumors
A few things about the trade rumors swirling around the Tigers...
- You hope Austin Jackson, a solid prospect, becomes as good a major league player as Curtis Granderson - and that’s not going to happen anytime soon.
So if the Tigers were to trade Granderson and bill Jackson as his replacement, it does scream "salary dump."
- Why would the Yankees want to part with Phillip Hughes? His radar gun readings skyrocketed while pitching in relief last season, but he did not handle the pressure of the postseason well. I wouldn’t give up that much for Hughes.
- If the Tigers wanted to dump salary, they should have released Magglio Ordonez last summer when it was evident he had lost his tools. Period.
- All this talk about the economy is being overblown in this regard: The Tigers drew well last season when they were in contention. And the economy was at its lowest ebb last season.
- Going into any sort of rebuilding mode does not make sense when Jim Leyland is the manager.
- I wouldn’t be so quick to point the finger at general manager Dave Dombrowski from this standpoint: A lot of times, when things go nonsensical in baseball, it’s because there are orders coming from the top. Certainly, it has been like that in the past when owner Mike Ilitch has spend money recklessly, only to pull the purse strings tight to cover his tracks later. Thought Ilitch was past that, but perhaps not.
- The Tigers, player-by-player, are no worse off than the other teams in their division. Not playing to win the American League Central this coming season makes no sense at all.
- I could understand the Tigers trading Edwin Jackson to Arizona for Max Scherzer. He has a big-time arm and is on the verge of becoming a very good major league starter, perhaps better than Jackson as soon as this season. But why would the Diamondbacks do that?
- Gerardo Parra, the young outfielder from the Diamondbacks, is a left-handed hitter who doesn’t hit left-handers well. He is not nearly as good a center fielder as Granderson. Nor necessarily a better leadoff hitter. He walked 25 times last season.
- And salary dump - Granderson is making $25 million over the next three seasons.
- You hope Austin Jackson, a solid prospect, becomes as good a major league player as Curtis Granderson - and that’s not going to happen anytime soon.
So if the Tigers were to trade Granderson and bill Jackson as his replacement, it does scream "salary dump."
- Why would the Yankees want to part with Phillip Hughes? His radar gun readings skyrocketed while pitching in relief last season, but he did not handle the pressure of the postseason well. I wouldn’t give up that much for Hughes.
- If the Tigers wanted to dump salary, they should have released Magglio Ordonez last summer when it was evident he had lost his tools. Period.
- All this talk about the economy is being overblown in this regard: The Tigers drew well last season when they were in contention. And the economy was at its lowest ebb last season.
- Going into any sort of rebuilding mode does not make sense when Jim Leyland is the manager.
- I wouldn’t be so quick to point the finger at general manager Dave Dombrowski from this standpoint: A lot of times, when things go nonsensical in baseball, it’s because there are orders coming from the top. Certainly, it has been like that in the past when owner Mike Ilitch has spend money recklessly, only to pull the purse strings tight to cover his tracks later. Thought Ilitch was past that, but perhaps not.
- The Tigers, player-by-player, are no worse off than the other teams in their division. Not playing to win the American League Central this coming season makes no sense at all.
- I could understand the Tigers trading Edwin Jackson to Arizona for Max Scherzer. He has a big-time arm and is on the verge of becoming a very good major league starter, perhaps better than Jackson as soon as this season. But why would the Diamondbacks do that?
- Gerardo Parra, the young outfielder from the Diamondbacks, is a left-handed hitter who doesn’t hit left-handers well. He is not nearly as good a center fielder as Granderson. Nor necessarily a better leadoff hitter. He walked 25 times last season.
- And salary dump - Granderson is making $25 million over the next three seasons.
posted by Pat Caputo at
1:30 PM
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