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IF I Was Dumbrowski ?

I would take the broom to the Tigers clubhouse

and

GET YOUNGER, FASTER, MORE ATHLETIC NOW:

Sign JJ Putz for 2 years 10M

year 1 4M (incentives)

year 2 6M (incentives)

year 3 7M (incentives and club option).

2010 improved lineup

1)Casper Wells/Brennan Boesch RF

2)Sizemore 2B

3)Magglio DH

4)Cabrera 1B

5)Granderson CF

6)Avila C

7)Wilken Ramirez/Ryan Strieby LF

8)Larish/Inge 3B

9)Dlugach/R Santiago SS

Pitching

1)Verlander

2)Jackson

3)Porcello

4)Trade for young LH SP (Clete Thomas)

5)Gallaraga or Bonine or other rookie

Bullpen

Closer JJ Putz

Resign Lyon to set up 4M

Ryan Perry

Ni

Fien

Rapada

Sadderwhite

Best of the rest

trade for another LH reliever or free agent

Maybin

Tigers may rue the day that they

traded Maybin, Miller and others to Marlins.

Don't get me wrong, Cabrera is a great hitter.

But, Tigers gave up a Maybin, a younger player

who will make a much lower salary for 5-6 years

and has all 5 tools including speed and defense

at a much more demanding position CF.

With that extra 20 million + Tigers are paying

Miguel, they could have signed K-Rod to close

for 12 million and picked up three free agent

set up relievers and still had cash left over.

Larish is a natural 1st baseman with a big stick.

Miller is sorely missed in the #5 slot in the

rotation too!

Plus, Tigers are wasting over 10 million per

year on Dontrelle--even though I like D.

He is not producing and tying up Tigers money

and roster spot that could go to other more

deserving players.

Don't get me started on that other crazy deal:

Jurrjens and Gorkys Hernandez for RipoffRenteria!

Tigers would be much better team now if they had not

made those two deals.

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