You have to hand it to Dave Dombrowski, Jim Leyland, and Mike Illitch - they are certainly willing to make BOLD moves to try to improve the team! After pulling off a trade for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, there's no doubt that the Detroit Tigers are doing everything they can to win the World Series in 2008.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the Tigers are now willing to consider trading Marcus Thames, Brandon Inge, and Chad Durbin due to the revamped roster. Hopefully, they can replace some of the prospects that they had to include to land Cabrera and D-Train. The Tigers are also looking to move Chris Shelton and Timo Perez after designating them for assignment earlier in the week.
The Tigers also traded Jose Capellan to the Rockies for Denny Bautista. It is sad to see how little the Wilfredo Ledezma trade garnered for the Tigers. Wilfredo was a valuable part of the team, and they basically lost him for nothing. Hopefully, Bautista will be able to make more of a consistent contribution than Capellan did in 2007.
Busy week! And the Tigers are apparently still interested in LaTroy Hawkins.
Ultimately, wins and losses will determine if the heavy price generates big returns, but you have to admire the fact that the team is willing to pull the trigger to improve the team. Giving up 6 prospects, including Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, Mike Rabelo, and Eulogio DeLaCruz, is a very heavy, heavy price. However, the keyword here is prospect. Nothing excites fans like "potential", but Cabrera and Willis are proven. The question remains how well they'll perform in Detroit uniforms. The 2008 club has the potential to be a powerhouse - and bear little resemblance to the 2007 team.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
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