09 December 2009

Off season trade

The Tigers traded away one of the city's favorite players today. Curtis Granderson is off to the New York Yankees (booooooooo). They also traded away Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. All of this was done in a three team trade. Two big names (and contracts) shipped out of Detroit and four very young, very cheap players shipped in. On the books, this is an excellent trade. And in terms of Granderson, it is a great trade. He can flourish in a ballpark that will caters to left handed hitters and he has a chance to win a World Series every year.

I dislike the Yankees as much as the next person, but I talked about it with my baseball confidant (my brother). We came to the conclusion that we can still like the player even though we hate the team they play for. So it is all good from my standpoint. Just as long as he doesn't become a doucher.

As long as the young talent that the Tigers are getting in return pan out, this can be beneficial for all teams involved. Unfortunately, baseball fans do not always want to wait for players to develop. So for the sake of these new guys, I hope they have an excellent year within the first couple of seasons they are in town. Three pitchers and one outfielder. Pitching was the greatest need for the team and they knocked it out in one trade.

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