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Relaying Tweets Third-Hand, Some Mysteries Revealed

by 2011-12 Off-Season

All I’m doing here is relaying information relayed on MLBTR from MLB.com’s Jason Beck and John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press via Twitter.

1. Delmon Young’s option will be picked up and he will be the starting left fielder next year
2. The team is looking for a backup catcher to make VMart the full-time DH
3. The Tigers will not under any circumstances make a play for Jose Reyes
4. The team is looking to sign a lower-tier veteran to compete for the 5th spot in the rotation in spring training with the team’s prospects
5. The Tigers would like to sign Zumaya to a minor-league deal

Make of these nuggets what you will, but it doesn’t look very likely that the Tigers will be chasing Jonathan Sanchez or Carlos Beltran – however we in the blogosphere might feel.

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garretkc
garretkc 11 pts

If you had to choose between platoons, as Dombrowski indicated today, at second or third, which would you go with? Assume that A) third base platoon would be Inge and Kelly B) second base would be Raburn and Worth/Rhymes C) you're signing a free agent to play the other open position.

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MCBjohnverburg
MCBjohnverburg 42 pts

garretkc I take the 2nd base platoon. Given that the 3rd base position is less important defensively and you expect some offense from that spot. That 3rd base platoon screams offensive ineptitude. Also, there is a little more in the trade and free agent market at 3rd base in my opinion. Aramis Ramirez alone is far better than any free agent 2nd baseman out there.

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garretkc
garretkc 11 pts

MCBjohnverburg Ramirez may be better overall, but if a guy like him is the sole addition to the line-up, you more than likely have another year or more of Jackson in the lead-off spot.

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MCBjohnverburg
MCBjohnverburg 42 pts

garretkc I kind of assume this whole session was a little bit of smoke and mirrors today. The Tigers can't possibly be so ho-hum about their off-season as they seemed today.

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spartynation1
spartynation1 11 pts

MCBjohnverburggarretkc 2B platoon with Raburn in the mix. God no. Have to keep him off the dirt and in the grass for the love of Pete. Agreed that offense is woeful at 3B in that scenario as well. It's the crux of the Tiger's off season issues. If they stand pat at either position, offensive improvement is extremely limited.

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MCBjohnverburg
MCBjohnverburg 42 pts

Yep, it was quite a bit different of a tone than one would expect when an owner comes out and says we are going to do big things. However, DD has always played things real close to the vest, and I don't expect him to come out publicly say anything different than what he did. I did find it interesting that he went out of his way to mention no long term thing for Young at this point.

But this press conference made it sound like the only thing they think they need is a back up catcher. That might be the case for the Tigers to win the division, but that is suggesting that they aren't going to have injuries during the regular season like they didn't this past year, and that guys like Avila, Peralta, Verlander and Martinez are going to repeat their performance.

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ChrisHannum
ChrisHannum 16 pts

MCBjohnverburg I wouldn't put Martinez in that group...

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MCBjohnverburg
MCBjohnverburg 42 pts

ChrisHannum wasn't going to because he is a good hitter. But that is the highest batting average he has ever posted with a full season of at-bats and had a pretty healthy BABIP of .341. He will likely be productive. Just not sure we can expect the same numbers.

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