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Fernando Rodney
30 July 2008
as been extremely beleaguered by injuries and poor pitching. Joel Zumaya is always banged up, Fernando Rodney has been awful this year, and Todd Jones is a blown save waiting to happen. Pudge is a significant loss, but Brandon Inge is a decent fielder who has been starved for playing time this year since Detroit acquired Miguel Cabrera to play third base. Jim Leyland will hope that the increased playing time will jumpstart Inge's bat. Overall, the offensive downgrade is worth the upgrade in the bullpen for the Tigers, who already have a very deep lineup.
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24 March 2008
s in the league.
The bullpen is where things really get dicey, especially without Joel Zumaya and Fernando Rodney. These two have absolutely electric stuff but it is uncertain when they will return from injuries and how effective they will be once they do. Also there is no depth in the rotation after the first five and should anyone go down, Detroit will be in trouble. No of this should matter in the regular season as the Yankees have consistently shown us you can win 90 plus games on offense alone with some mediocre pitching mixed in. Look for the offense to carry the load but the Tigers must make some pitching acquisitions during the season if they are to succeed in the playoffs.
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