Willis to Start on Tuesday; Guillen to Left?

Jim Leyland announced that Dontrelle Willis will start Tuesday in Oakland — instead of Armando Galarraga.

Leyland said after Friday night’s game that Willis will start for the Tigers on Tuesday in Oakland, with right-hander Armando Galarraga following Willis after about four innings.

Leyland was quick to point out, though, that this is not an indication that D-Train is replacing Galarraga in the rotation permanently. Well that’s good news.

In other developments, the Tigers’ skipper is considering Carlos Guillen in left when Brandon Inge gets the start at third.

Inge has been abysmal at the plate so far this year and Guillen has been average at best in the field. Somewhere in this problem there has to be solution, right?

I much prefer to have Inge at third and Guillen as the DH…at least until (if?) Gary Sheffield returns. Or, why not shift Miguel Cabrera to left (sorry, Marcus) and Guillen back to first? As much as Guillen’s skill at third gives me hives, I still like him at first over Cabrera.

Discuss.