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On paper, the best team in baseball without a doubt. At least offensively.
Nobody has posted any Tigers stuff yet so here you go. What do you guys think about the off-season moves? I think that puts them automatically at least in the ALCS.
On paper, the best team in baseball without a doubt. At least offensively.
Should be a great season. I'm an M's fan and I think we have a shot at it as well.
If they execute they should come out on top.
Lets go Tigers!!!!
I would like them to strengthen their bullpen a bit but I think they are a serious favorite.
They should be fine this year as long as the pitching staff isn't ravaged by injury like last year.
Tigers look to lock up Cabrera long term.
Jon Heyman's cnnsi column
Yeah, let me blow your minds with my never-been-done analysis.
Their bullpen is their weakest link. If it holds, theyll be successful.
How about that for breaking news, huh?
Astros fan here obviously but I am interested in seeing the Tigers play. I will be rooting for them in the AL. Best off season moves IMO.
If the Rays pick up Barry Bonds, I think they'd have something to say about that....
I would still take the Tigers.
Not sure what the ideal lineup would look like for the Tigers, but here is the Rays....with Bonds.
C Navarro
1B Pena
2B Iwamura
SS Bartlett
3B Longoria
LF Crawford
CF Upton
RF Baldelli/Gomes
DH Bonds/Floyd
Just looking at it....yeah I'd say you're right.
Maybe I got a little ahead of myself.
This is going to be the lineup...per Leyland. The average is last season. 2nd average is careerNot sure what the ideal lineup would look like for the Tigers, but here is the Rays....with Bonds.
C Navarro
1B Pena
2B Iwamura
SS Bartlett
3B Longoria
LF Crawford
CF Upton
RF Baldelli/Gomes
DH Bonds/Floyd
Just looking at it....yeah I'd say you're right.
Maybe I got a little ahead of myself.
Code:Curtis Granderson, CF .302 .280 Placido Polanco, 2B .341 .305 Gary Sheffield, DH .265 .296 Magglio Ordonez, RF .363 .312 Miguel Cabrera, 3B .320 .313 Carlos Guillen, 1B .296 .290 Jacque Jones, LF .285 .280 Pudge Rodriguez, C .281 .303 Edgar Renteria, SS .332 .291
Tough to find a hole in that....
Specifically like the addition of Renteria, even though some bigger names obviously are new acquisitions. Live in Georgia and got to see him quite a bit last year....he's a solid pickup.
He basically gives the Tigers 2 leadoff hitters...after the 1st inning.
Not sure what the ideal lineup would look like for the Tigers, but here is the Rays....with Bonds.
C Navarro
1B Pena
2B Iwamura
SS Bartlett
3B Longoria
LF Crawford
CF Upton
RF Baldelli/Gomes
DH Bonds/Floyd
Just looking at it....yeah I'd say you're right.
Maybe I got a little ahead of myself.
That's still a heck of a line-up. Just really young. If Evan Longoria can hit like he did in the minors and if Bartlett has improved, that line-up looks nice. Hopefully, Carlos Pena can continue to put up numbers. I'd take Carl Crawford for left field on the Tigers. You guys want Brandon Inge? LOL!
FWIW....
Rays win the first contest, 10-9...in Spring Training.
The only hole I can see for the Tigers is Jacque Jones in left, from just watching him the last couple years in Chicago against the Cardinals, dude is a streaaaaakky ass hitter and mediocre in the outfield.
Other than that, the friggen Tigers are NAILS.
Tigers should represent the AL and ohhh I'll say Dodgers in the NL.
Yeah, I think if the Rays weren't in the AL East they might actually have a winning season and possibly have a shot at the playoffs.
Longoria should be up within the first couple weeks and playing on an everyday basis by June. The stop-gaps are Willy Aybar and Eric Hinske, so he should get plenty of opportunity to prove himself this year. I'm optimistic...
Bartlett should be a MAJOR upgrade over Harris defensively, and if he can bring similar offense, he'll be a plus.
Pena is due for a letdown I think, but that's only because he had 46 dingers last year. I think he'll still hit 30+ homers and play solid defense at 1B.
In the outfield...Upton will emerge, Crawford will bring his ever-steady production, and RF will be a platoon that changes because of pitching or injury. I'd give the edge to Baldelli to start, but if Gomes continues to show power and patience at the plate, they'll slot him in somewhere (RF or DH is most logical).
Actually, the strongest improvement the Rays made was with their pitching. They added Matt Garza as their third pitcher with about 3 or 4 prospects vying for the last two spots...but more importantly they added quality depth in the bullpen. Troy Percival becomes the closer, Al Reyes and Dan Wheeler are the setup guys.
Okay, sorry for highjacking the Tigers thread. I still think the Tigers have a solid lineup and rotation...they should be the AL favorite.
Oh, and if Brandon Inge were agreeable to moving to catcher full time (assuming he's got the chops for it defensively), then I think that might be a match....
If the Rays are giving up Kurt Birkins.
Preseason stats:
Polanco's picking up where he left off, batting .485 (16 for 33).
Pudge is batting .345 with 6 HR's in 29 at bats. He had 11 for all of last year.
Ordonez is batting .400.
damn...let the season start already.
Yeah the Tigers could be 2004 Cardinals esque..
Or not.damn...let the season start already.
Yeah, that vaunted Royals pitching staff shut em down. Greinke looked solid today.
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