The new look Detroit Tigers are headed into spring training with 3 of the best players in the game with Justin Verlander, 3B Miguel Cabrera and newly acquired 1B Prince Fielder. With some questions still on the table for the Tigers (5th starter, 2B, speed and defense), they find themselves running out of time to answer them all. If we head into the season with the team as is, it becomes more of a certainty everyday that passes that Leyland will have some decisions to make internally on positions and playing time.
One of the biggest questions I hear people wanting to know the answer to, is where in the world will the Tigers play Brandon Inge. In my personal opinion this shouldn’t even be a decision. I would spend about 4 seconds to tell Brandon Inge to go back to the minors, and if about 4 – 5 players got injured, we might think about calling him up! There is no room on a major league roster for a player that is 34 years old, hit .197 last year and is a career .234 hitter...
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PLAYERS:
Justin Verlander,
Miguel Cabrera,
Prince Fielder,
Brandon Inge,
Alex Avila,
Jim Leyland,
Jacob Turner,
Andrew Oliver,
Drew Smyly
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Detroit Tigers
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