Well, just a few days ago, I mentioned that shortstop was a big hole for the 2008 Detroit Tigers. Seems that post is now out of date! Nice move by the Tigers to pick up Edgar Renteria! Reunites Renteria with Placido Polanco, Jim Leyland, and Dave Dombrowski. Chemistry should be great in the clubhouse as Carlos Guillen mentioned Renteria by name when he accepted the move to first. Renteria is a .300 hitter so the move also adds a bit of additional pop to the lineup.
Steep price, however. I'm not so concerned about Hernandez as the Tigers have plenty of centerfielders, and it seemed that one of them was going to get moved out. I really liked Jair Jurrgens when I watched him pitch in 2007. I think he has a really bright future in the league. I'm trying not to get seduced by his "potential" (a very dangerous baseball word!), but my primary concern is that we haven't seen the full Detroit pitching rotation for 2008 yet - and Jurrgens may have been able to help. Especially true if the staff has injury problems again. Maroth and Ledezma are gone. Capellan and McBride are inconsistent. And who's going to be the closer? Todd Jones is officially a free agent.
Some questions answered, more to be answered.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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