Buzz: Need C, OF or RHP, call the Tigers
Jon Heyman of SI.com believes the Tigers might also look to trade C-3B Brandon Inge, in addition to Jackson and Granderson.
…and with that, there is only one thing to say… i like inge… a lot…
Inge hit just .230, .205 and .236 each of the last three seasons, but hit 27 HR last season with 84 RBI, while striking out 170 times.
The 32–year-old Inge will earn $6.6 million next season, after which he can be a free agent.
… i don’t think he’s a catcher any more… he’s had a variety of knee issues over the last few seasons, leading him to play 161 games at third base last season, zero at catcher… also, he strikes out like he’s wearing a blind-fold at times… i’ve never seen anything like it, actually…
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The New York Post and ESPN say the Tigers are shopping OF Curtis Granderson, who will earn $26 million over the next three seasons.
…i like granderson for two reasons, 1) he’s writes well, and is social media savvy, and 2) he’s been awesome for my fantasy baseball team… in the end, though, i always see him as a great rotisserie guy, but not so great from a day-to-day, little-things, fundamentally-sound, trying-to-win-games point of view…
…i have to think the Yankees will be all over granderson…
Earlier today, Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com said Tigers RHP Edwin Jackson could be available in trade as well.
Jackson, who made the All Star team last season, was 13-9 mark with 3.62 ERA, while striking out 161 batters in 214 innings.
He was drafted by the Dodgers, and became a highly touted prospect, but was later traded to the Rays in 2006, who sent him to Detroit in 2007.
The Detroit Free Press says Tigers C Gerald Laird has also been mentioned in trade talks, as the team looks to cut payroll for 2010.
