Freep - On Friday, the Tigers swapped second baseman Scott Sizemore to Oakland for left-handed reliever David Purcey. “We need to get our bullpen stronger,” general manager Dave Dombrowski said. “We do have other alternatives at second base.” Dombrowski indicated that if Sizemore were hitting better, someone else might have been traded for relief help.
I'm getting pretty sick of Dave Dombrowski chasing his tail these days. Deciding to not pay Polanco, the most reliable 2nd baseman in the game, because he was thinking long term that Sizemore could fill his shoes at a cheaper price was mental. Dombrowski has missed time and time again on trying to find replacements for proven players that have flown the coup. Look at Granderson absolutely destroying the ball in NY while Austin Jackson continues to struggle in his sophomore campaign against pitchers who have seen him before. Polanco is hitting right at his .303 lifetime average, remains a stalwart defender, and is still proving to be one of the toughest strikeouts in the game. Meanwhile Sizemore can't even touch major league pitching and with him getting dealt for a busted 1'st rd draft pick turned reliever it's essentially Dave waving the white flag on another big miss as GM.
What makes it even worse is that we shouldn't even need help in the bullpen. We've got Ryan Perry, another first round pick, back there not living up to his potential and a boat load of money wrapped up in Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde. I mean it wasn't that long ago that Dombrowski said we had roughly 10 major league ready arms in the farm system. Great Dave. Where the hell are they? It's all just a bunch of lip service to keep Tigers fans content with being in the hunt while never really acknowledging the fact that you've whiffed on countless guys during years that the division has been more than winnable. Contract year for Dombrowski and Leyland. Anything short of the post season equals the boot in my mind.
can we play santiago everyday at 2nd? raburn has a whole in his glove not to forget the one in his swing
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