So the Tigers are looking smarter and smarter as the years go on. I think this trade will work out well for both teams. The Tigers acquire a top pitcher and the hottest slugging third baseman not in New York or Boston, while sending six of their top prospects to Florida.
Florida had more trouble keeping fans interested in the Marlins this season than a sixth grade ADHD victim staring at an advanced calculus problem. The team flat out sucked and is in serious need of a make-over, and these prospects just might be the guys to do it.
The Tigers set themselves up quite well with this trade to be an even more serious competitor in the AL. They really needed another strong pitcher like Dontrelle; and it never hurts to give Gary Sheffield and Magglio Ordonez more protection in the line-up with Cabrera. Not to mention all the runs Curtis Granderson is going to score next season with these sluggers to drive him in.
Boston (2nd largest payroll) hates the Yankees (1st largest payroll) because of their massive payroll, yet they're doing the exact same thing this off-season as their rivals. Detroit currently has the ninth largest payroll (not accounting for these new acquisitions) and is setting themselves up for a great run at an AL pennant next season, maybe even a World Series title.
Lets just hope that the Mitchell Investigation (set to be released two weeks before Christmas) doesn't screw any of this up.
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