Comments on: Tigers Feeling Buyer’s Remorse? http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/05/08/tigers-feeling-buyers-remorse/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:10:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Doug http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/05/08/tigers-feeling-buyers-remorse/#comment-45982 Doug Fri, 09 May 2008 10:03:14 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=946#comment-45982 The reason this is troubling is that they probably wouldn't have traded for Renteria if they'd known Cabrera would come later in the winter. If, as everyone says, the Cabrera deal was a shock to Dombrowski then I'm cool with everything. If, however, he knew Cabrera was a possibility, then shame on him for trading one of the top pitching prospects for an offensive shortstop whose range is only slightly better than the previous SS while knowing he was going to diminish the defense on the left side of the infield by bringing in someone like Cabrera. Re: Cabrera's new contract/lousy production. No kidding!?! Most folks, when they sign that new contract, don't produce the way they had in their walk year (see Brandon Inge last year, Magglio Ordonez his first year here). Throw in the change of leagues and new pitchers and what you're seeing shouldn't be totally unexpected. And, let's not forget, the guy is not 25 yet and his work ethic has been questioned in the past. He's gotten by thus far on sheer talent. Is he putting the time in with preparation to combat the change in pitching styles? I doubt it. The reason this is troubling is that they probably wouldn’t have traded for Renteria if they’d known Cabrera would come later in the winter. If, as everyone says, the Cabrera deal was a shock to Dombrowski then I’m cool with everything. If, however, he knew Cabrera was a possibility, then shame on him for trading one of the top pitching prospects for an offensive shortstop whose range is only slightly better than the previous SS while knowing he was going to diminish the defense on the left side of the infield by bringing in someone like Cabrera.

Re: Cabrera’s new contract/lousy production.

No kidding!?! Most folks, when they sign that new contract, don’t produce the way they had in their walk year (see Brandon Inge last year, Magglio Ordonez his first year here). Throw in the change of leagues and new pitchers and what you’re seeing shouldn’t be totally unexpected. And, let’s not forget, the guy is not 25 yet and his work ethic has been questioned in the past. He’s gotten by thus far on sheer talent. Is he putting the time in with preparation to combat the change in pitching styles? I doubt it.

]]> By: Dan Schonberg http://www.dailyfungo.com/2008/05/08/tigers-feeling-buyers-remorse/#comment-45964 Dan Schonberg Fri, 09 May 2008 02:43:20 +0000 http://www.dailyfungo.com/?p=946#comment-45964 We would have been better with Jair pitching, Gorkys in our system, and Inge as the poor hitting everyday SS. We would have been better with Jair pitching, Gorkys in our system, and Inge as the poor hitting everyday SS.

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