Tigers Notes: Laird, Putz, Lyon

At the trading deadline this past year, the Tigers were looking at acquiring Robinzon Diaz from the Pirates. Any chance of those talks happening again?

re they REALLY trying to trade Edwin Jackson because he'll make $ 4 million, or lose Polanco because he could make $ 6 million, or Laird because he could make $ 3.5 million? REALLY? With $ 72 million in BAD contracts on the books for Ordonez, Guillen, Bonderman, Robertson, Willis, and Inge? And Dombrowski is still employed?

I agree Dodgerblue, but which of those huge contracts would YOU take on?
Ordonez $ 18 million?
Bonderman $ 12.5 million?
Willis $ 12 million?
Nate Robertson $ 10 million?
Guillen $ 13 million (x 2 years)?
Inge $ 6.6 million?
Only Guillen stays on the books after the 2011 season. They need to just suck it up, plug the holes for 2010, and get some relief in 2011.

souvenir, take the spam elsewhere. There are plenty of new york topics you can post on.

Guillen comes off the books after 2011.

If dombrowski moves jackson or laird he needs to be investigated for purposefully ruining a team.

IF you had to only take on 2-3 million dollars I would take on

Inge
Bonderman
Robertson
and maybe Maggs

"Would you trade Pierre for Carlos Guillen? I wouldn't, but that's been suggested in Detroit.

Posted by: Tigerdog | November 11, 2009 at 01:26 AM"

Can he play second? That's the only place that is open? I thought hes gotten pretty bad in the infield.

The Tigers should consider trading Jackson or Laird if it will help the team in 2010 or beyond, but should not trade them merely for payroll considerations. I do not believe Jackson will have the season in 2010 that he had in the first half of 2009. It is certainly possible that Gallaraga will come back in 2010 and perhaps Bondo will be healthy and have a strong season. I believe he is only 26. The team should sign Lyons and do something about shortstop as Everitt is a good defender but doesn't do enough at the plate.

Honestly, I really don't like trading a starting pitcher unless we get a starting pitcher in return. I already don't like the idea that we'll be relying on reclamation projects or mediocre rookies to fill two rotation spots.
I'd have been all over Capps a year ago, but now I'm not so sure. He could get lit up in the AL, and he costs more than Jackson, by himself. Gorkys comes out of the Tiger organization, and was sent to Atlanta with Jair Jurrjens for Edgar Renteria (yeah, that was dumb), then went to Pitts in the McLouth deal. Nate is another local Michigan guy that the Tigers should have been all over.
I HATE the idea that the Tigers would trade Jackson, or Laird, or not sign Polanco, or Rodney, or Lyon, because of payroll issues. Our eejit GM gave away $ 72 million in bad contracts, and let Ordonez's option vest for $ 18 million. That would pay a lot of salaries.

jlk9697, I would accept that trade in a heartbeat. Jackson is really good, but I would love to see Matt Capps in a Tigers uni. Even though he struggled last year, he could be the shutdown closer that the Tigers have always lacked in recent years. I'd rather have a starter (even a reclamation project like Gorzelanny) than an outfielder though, the Tigers have a million OFs who are in the bigs, big league ready, or close.. (Guillen, Magglio, Granderson, Clete Thomas, Casper Wells, Wilkin Ramirez, Ryan Raburn, etc.)