Despite their 3-10 record since the All-Star Break, the Tigers are only 4 games back of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. After injuries to Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez, and Carlos Guillen, a majority of the fanbase is already discussing options for 2011 (or Lions football).
GM Dave Dombrowski isn’t panicking though. Instead, Dave-o went out and got some help. Enter Johnny Jhonny Peralta, a former Indian who has helped the Tigers out in the past.
Peralta is a career .264 hitter with some decent power (103 career home runs in about 7 full seasons). He should be a serviceable replacement for Inge. He’s no superstar, however, and with a $7 million option for next year we will likely only see him for the next couple months.
What I’m upset with is the guy the Tigers gave up. Giovanni Soto, a left-handed pitcher playing at Single-A West Michigan, has had a great year so far. Hopefully I’m wrong, but I think Dombrowski and the Tigers got hosed on this one.
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