Today the Detroit Tigers announced that Brandon Inge (groin) is headed to the disabled list. That part was not a shock to me. The shock came from what Jim Leyland said, "When Brandon Inge comes off the disabled list, he will start at second base against left-handed pitchers". What?!
How is this possible?
Before spring training started, Leyland stated that Inge had to hit before he could play. "This is what I see from Brandon Inge so far: I think he's actually swung the bat pretty good," Leyland said. He's hitting .180. Doesn't sound and look like he's swinging the ball well to me. Not only that, but I thought they re-signed Ramon Santiago to play second base.
They need to let Inge go. Stop giving him chance after chance when he has proven that he can't play anymore. Too many fans say that he deserves it, but this is not a lifetime achievement award. This is our year, and if Inge isn't on the team to partake in it, then oh well.
quotes attributed to detroittigers.com and freep.com
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Lions Have Tough Decisions to Make
The offseason has begun and for most teams, the franchise tags started flying. Three kickers have received tags and yet the Lions have given no one the tag. The reason for that is because they have a few tough decisions to make.
Coming off their first winning season in 12 years, you would think that the headquarters in Allen Park would be celebrating quietly while preparing for free agency. The Lions however might not be players in free agency this year. They have many of the own free agents to re-sign. That list includes Jeff Backus, Eric Wright, Stephen Tulloch, and Cliff Avril. All four of these players were important to the team’s success last season. No brainer right?
The Lions have three former first round picks that are making at least $9 million a year (just blame Millen). Calvin Johnson, next season only, will cost the Lions $21 million. Because of all this salary being tied up in just three players, it leaves the team with roughly $2 million in cap space. Something has to be done!
In my opinion, we need to re-sign all four of those players mentioned above. The only way to do this is to rework Calvin Johnson's deal. He will be a free agent after next season and is due a new deal anyway. The difficult part is making him the highest paid receiver in the league but at the same time relieving the team of some cap space to sign other players.
This should be an interesting offseason.
Coming off their first winning season in 12 years, you would think that the headquarters in Allen Park would be celebrating quietly while preparing for free agency. The Lions however might not be players in free agency this year. They have many of the own free agents to re-sign. That list includes Jeff Backus, Eric Wright, Stephen Tulloch, and Cliff Avril. All four of these players were important to the team’s success last season. No brainer right?
The Lions have three former first round picks that are making at least $9 million a year (just blame Millen). Calvin Johnson, next season only, will cost the Lions $21 million. Because of all this salary being tied up in just three players, it leaves the team with roughly $2 million in cap space. Something has to be done!
In my opinion, we need to re-sign all four of those players mentioned above. The only way to do this is to rework Calvin Johnson's deal. He will be a free agent after next season and is due a new deal anyway. The difficult part is making him the highest paid receiver in the league but at the same time relieving the team of some cap space to sign other players.
This should be an interesting offseason.
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