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Tigers Should Put In A Claim On Adrian Cardenas

John Verburg — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:02:23 +0000

Earlier this off-season, we here at Motor City Bengals bombarded you all with trade possibilities, and potential free agent targets. Though we did mention Prince Fielder briefly, the Tigers surprised us all by making that a reality. A large part of the focus of our trade possibilities was youngish 2nd baseman who may be blocked, or for some other reason may be available. The Oakland A’s Adrian Cardenas was one of the guys that I did an article on, and just a few days ago, he was designated for assignment by the A’s.

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Opportunity Knocks. Who’s Going To Answer?

John Verburg — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:39:41 +0000

As we get closer to the pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training, it appears pretty clear that the Tigers patient approach to the off-season is going to present an opportunity for players currently within the system. The need for a DH is obvious with the loss of Tigers star Victor Martinez, but as we have covered, the Tigers might just move around some people, mainly Delmon Young into the DH role, which of course will present an opportunity in left field.

With Andy Dirks getting a good amount of playing time in 2011, it would seem that he is a front runner right now to receive a little bit more playing time in 2012. Dirks over the long haul is likely a better defender than Delmon Young in LF, and despite carrying a low BABIP in 2011, he performed pretty well at the plate for a rookie. But one thing isn’t guaranteed to rookies of Dirks’ modest prospect stature, and that is playing time. He is going to have to compete for at-bats this spring, just like he did last year.

But the DH role, and the fourth outfielder role aren’t the only things up for grabs heading into spring training. In fact, there is plenty of opportunity for 40 man roster and non-roster invitees alike to make an impression on the Tigers brass this spring. Let’s take a look at a few of these.

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Tigers Prospect Emailbag Questions Answered

John Verburg — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:49:56 +0000

As promised, you email me questions in, and I try and answer them. Questions can be Tigers system related or about prospects from any team in general. I would like to do this series more often, so the more questions the merrier. You can send questions to me at mcbjohnverburg@gmail.com, as well as any other thing related to Motor City Bengals. A big thank you to those who sent questions.

Without further delay, here we go…..
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