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Even if the Price deal didn’t seem like a steal for the Tigers it’s looking more like a great move by them.
Justin Mcdaniel
Pitching depth is so important
Pei Kang
absolutely. Like I told (probably a White Sox fan) that even a pitcher like Hector Neosi is valuable these days….so many guys going down with injuries you need warm bodies!
Dock_Elvis
Interesting that with pitching being stretched due to injury that offense hasn’t surged. There must be a little fire in the ped and amphetamine bans. I’ve felt that the greenie ban would actually have a greater impact.
Pei Kang
I do think there’s something to the ban as well, as much as traditionalists and stat people would like to deny this.
Jeff Todd
Fwiw, if anything the deal took away depth because they lost some relatively advanced young arms while swapping big league starters.
I would actually suggest that the injury situation could make a different strategy preferable in retrospect, at least for the stretch run (as opposed to the postseason). Not that they should have foreseen the injuries, of course.
EDIT: lost the young arms in the Soria deal, of course
M.Kit
Things could go south quickly for the Tigers. A lot of injuries piling up now, along with a BP with a struggling Nathan, and injured Soria.
KJ4realz
Not saying they were going to before (try and get Papelbon) but I wonder now if the Tigers may just stand pat, ride it out, and see where they go rather than trade more for anything else with all the injuries.
Dock_Elvis
The Royals until recently haven’t played to expectation. This looked like a tight race before the season, and that’s what is shaping up. It’s a little early to tell….KC has been good for some rolls the past few seasons
TheRealRyan 2
This looks to be another bad outcome for the Tigers of paying free agent market value in years and salary for players who are multiple years away from free agency. They did it with both Verlander and Cabrera and both look to be albatross contracts before the new money even kicks in. I guess if they are able to pull off a WS championship it is all good, but at this point they look like they may not even make the playoffs this year and are only going to be older and more expensive next year and beyond.
JacksTigers
Not sure how Cabrera is looking bad this year. Home runs are down, but doubles are way up and is still hitting over .300. Keep in mind that he is still healing from surgery.
Kevin6CD
Well, he hasn’t had an OPS below .900 since 2008. I’d say that’s concerning, considering he’s at .875 right meow.
Curt Green
I see what you did there.
DippityDoo
You just made my day.
Ben-Dessa Anderton
I guess if he isn’t winning Triple Crowns and MVP’s it must be a down season.
Kevin6CD
No, it’s a down season because his numbers are down. They’re down quite a bit, actually. Namely his power. Not even one of the top-30 players in the league by WAR.
JacksTigers
Core surgery, dude. Nobody comes back from that and plays at full strength immediately.
Ben-Dessa Anderton
Stats are obvious points of reference. I was being sarcastic anyways.
Trock
I would still be more concerned about Verlander then Cabrera. Cabrera is having a great season still. Verlander has looked really rough at times this year. Both contracts were horrible ideas though!
Scott Berlin
Those contracts to Verlander and Cabrera don’t seem like they lengthened Detroit’s window to compete but instead may weigh them down. They’re lucky they got Fielder off the books when they could.
Curt Green
No worries. Texas will be there in 3 years to trade for them.
Curt Green
As is often the case, injuries determine who gets in the post season more than anything else
anon_coward
mets just put niese through waivers, tigers better pay up
calamityfrancis
If he goes down, maybe a match somewhere with the Mets for Jon Niese or Bartolo Colon?
tigerfan1968
WOuld like to see the Jays pick up Rios for the stretch run. He is a right handed bat and can get on base.