After the shock of the Prince Fielder signing wore off, the biggest question for the Detroit Tigers was how Jim Leyland would manage to give all of his players enough at bats over the next few seasons. The concerns were focused on Prince Fielder, Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez. And rightfully so, given that when healthy those are the Tigers top 3 hitters.
Now that we know that Cabrera is moving to third base, it’s clear that Brandon Inge is the one who is losing playing time. And according to Jason Beck, Inge is not happy about it. Normally when a player complains about a lack of playing time, it’s tough to feel any sympathy towards them. After all, Inge is making more than $5 million next season, and his “job”, if you can call it a job, is to play baseball. For those of us working a 9-5 job, it’s tough to fathom that a player could complain about being replaced, especially one who failed to do his job at a high level.
But does Inge have a point? Ar...
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