The Detroit Tigers have
reached a 3 year deal with relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit, formerly of the Tampa Bay
Devil Rays. He pitched very well last year "
as he posted a 1.34 ERA, 11.2 K/9, 1.6 BB/9, 0.9 HR/9, and 38.9% groundball rate in 60 1/3 innings." I like it, but was hoping to hear news on a bat to protect Miggy Cabrera. I was intrigued by Dan Uggla, but he was traded to Atlanta for a package including former Tiger, Omar Infante.
As for bats, according to MLB Trade Rumors, they are in "serious talks" with Adam Dunn. Does he fit what Detroit needs? Let's see...
- Left handed? check
- Power hitter? check
- Has a pulse? check
I don't want to get ahead of myself, since these rumors pop up all the time, but he has been linked to the Tigers for a while now. More on this as/if it develops.
UPDATE- Just ran across this list of the Top 50 Free Agents from MLB Trade Rumors, and they have Benoit rated 37th and Dunn rated 5th, ahead of guys like Victor Martinez and Derek Jeter.
We have needed a left-handed power stick for 5 years. Bout time we considered one.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a lot to pay a DH, but considering Johnny Damon started 145 games there this year, an offensive upgrade is needed.
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