We'll start things off today with a pretty interesting article from Jon Heyman at SI.com. Apparently if A-Rod wasn't adamant about staying in New York, our owner Mike Ilitch was on board to really go after him. Of course Rodriguez decided to stay with the Yanks and we traded for Cabrera and Willis instead, but it's a fun "what-if" to think about. More than anything, I would've got a kick out of how many A-Rod haters that suddenly loved him in Detroit. Kenny Rogers knows this is well as anyone. He was booed very harshly when he pitched in the All-Star Game in Detroit. Now he's a beloved veteran that we will back forever ("That was just dirt on his hand!")
I'm a little late on this story, but in Friday's game against the Braves Jordan Tata made a major career mistake. In his third poor outing of the spring, Tata punched a door in the dugout after being pulled by Jim Leyland. He broke a finger on his pitching hand. In what was an important season for Tata's life in baseball, it now looks like he has to be a longshot to make the roster with this injury. He obviously regrets the mistake, but it doesn't help that it'll take a while to heal before he can throw again. It may be too late for him in Detroit.
Baseball Prospectus has an interview with Ryan Raburn about the upcoming season. He definitely sticks with very PC answers, but at the end he does confirm that he has caught in the past and will get some work at the position. With Vance Wilson's injury and a possible Inge trade, we may need to take a look at someone other than inexperienced Dane Sardinha.
Here's a little more information on yesterday's game including Leyland's thoughts on Freddy Guzman and how the Dodgers had two scouts in attendance with Inge having a good day. I don't think it's a coincidence that Inge batted third and played all 10 innings at third base with these scouts in the crowd. Hmmm.
Roar of the Tigers has a pretty funny article about spring training and the various small injuries everyone gets and how we all freak out about them. Check this out at least to see the fantastic PhotoShop work that Samara Pearlstein does each week.
Finally, Justin Verlander takes the mound for the Tigers today against the Nationals. I'll have some game links for you tomorrow. Good luck getting through your Monday.
Video of the Day: Playing baseball for a living and being in Florida right now would both be AWESOME.
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