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Three days after the trade deadline has passed, do you feel better about your Detroit Tigers than you did a week ago?
The Tigers made a few moves a the deadline, acquiring pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley from Seattle, before putting recently acquired David Purcey on waivers in hopes of sending him down to Toledo.
Was this enough?
I guess only time will tell. Personally, I like the moves for both Fister and Pauley, as long as each pitches like they did for Seattle. Fister, who was 3-12 on the year, had the worst run support than any other starting pitcher in the American League this season with the Mariners. I just fear that they Tigers get him a five-run lead and he relaxes on the mound and starts getting bombed. I hope he tougher than than mentally.
Pauley gives us another quality arm in the bullpen, which you can never have too many of. I think it puts more pressure on Benoit to perform like he did last year with Tampa Bay, or risk losing his set-up role for closer Jose Valverde.
What about the offense? How come there were no trades made for another quality bat in the lineup?
This really scares me.
The Tigers for what seems like forever, have been a streaky team offensively for years. They will go in five- or seven-game stretches where they'll average over five runs a game, but will then turn around and struggle offensively for the next six or seven games.
The did pick up third baseman Wilson Betemit in a trade with Kansas City. Compared to Brandon Inge, he looks like the second coming of Ted Williams, hitting just over .250 this season while Inge struggled to hit near the .200 level. However, is he really a major upgrade at one of the key offensive positions -- third base -- in the major leagues. I don't see him driving in 90 runs any time soon.
The Tigers have put us in this position before where we're all excited because we're leading the American League Central in several games in early August, before a September slump leaves all of us irritated and scratching our head.
Hopefully that won't be the case this season. Hopefully they'll continue winning baseball games, win the division and make a run at a world championship.
However, I personally am going to proceed with caution and hope the moves the Tigers made are enough to carry them to the division title.
The Tigers made a few moves a the deadline, acquiring pitchers Doug Fister and David Pauley from Seattle, before putting recently acquired David Purcey on waivers in hopes of sending him down to Toledo.
Was this enough?
I guess only time will tell. Personally, I like the moves for both Fister and Pauley, as long as each pitches like they did for Seattle. Fister, who was 3-12 on the year, had the worst run support than any other starting pitcher in the American League this season with the Mariners. I just fear that they Tigers get him a five-run lead and he relaxes on the mound and starts getting bombed. I hope he tougher than than mentally.
Pauley gives us another quality arm in the bullpen, which you can never have too many of. I think it puts more pressure on Benoit to perform like he did last year with Tampa Bay, or risk losing his set-up role for closer Jose Valverde.
What about the offense? How come there were no trades made for another quality bat in the lineup?
This really scares me.
The Tigers for what seems like forever, have been a streaky team offensively for years. They will go in five- or seven-game stretches where they'll average over five runs a game, but will then turn around and struggle offensively for the next six or seven games.
The did pick up third baseman Wilson Betemit in a trade with Kansas City. Compared to Brandon Inge, he looks like the second coming of Ted Williams, hitting just over .250 this season while Inge struggled to hit near the .200 level. However, is he really a major upgrade at one of the key offensive positions -- third base -- in the major leagues. I don't see him driving in 90 runs any time soon.
The Tigers have put us in this position before where we're all excited because we're leading the American League Central in several games in early August, before a September slump leaves all of us irritated and scratching our head.
Hopefully that won't be the case this season. Hopefully they'll continue winning baseball games, win the division and make a run at a world championship.
However, I personally am going to proceed with caution and hope the moves the Tigers made are enough to carry them to the division title.
posted by Kevin Lozon at
11:30 AM
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