Excellent summary mikhail

I'd hate to see Inge traded. He's a great defensive 3rd baseman. I bet he'll be putting in a lot of BP in the off season and I hope he's able to at least get back to his 2006 numbers.

Though I like Rayburn, Maybin and Perez getting some time in backup roles, Dombrowski has to shop for a proven FA to fill LF.

I like shuffling Casey & Thames at 1B. I think Casey just had a bad year...like Inge.

Rabelo did okay, but the Tigers missed Vance Wilson this year. His absence may have had something to do with the pitching inconsistencies.

There are numerous questions about the pitching staff. IMO the only standout performance, besides Verlander, is Jurrjens in his injury-ended short-stint. He looked mature beyond his years. I wish Miller looked as good.

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Casey had 20 or more homers only 3 times in 10 years in majors. His last 3 seasons - 9, 8, 4 and RBI - 58, 59, 52. So you be the judge as far as how much production we can expect and whether this was a down year for the guy.

Thanks for those stats...I didn't realize his HR numbers had been down that long. But forgetting the dingers, the guy's hitting .296 and is seventh on the club in BBs...not too shabby. I say keep him around for those numbers as a LH bat.

The problem is that he's hitting primarily singles and he's way too slow on the base path. We need a bit more power and mobility. Also, him taking up a spot on the roster means someone else doesn't get to swing the bat. I don't know, this is a catch-22. He's a good defensive 1B and he does hit .300 in his career.

National press is talking about Barry Bonds coming to the Tigers. he could DH or play 1st base. Being off the field could rest him to continue his home run pace. He likes Leyland and Leyland likes him.

19 homeruns in 3 years?? Worst than I thought. At this point keep Casey on the roster, but regulate him to pinch hitter and the designated left swinging hitter when the opposing pitcher is a strongarmed righty and we got no other lefties in the batting order.

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Good job Mikhail. I agree with Laimbeer that expectations have certainly risen. I'm not disappointed (not too much). I thought the Tigers had a nice year considering everything. I still think Leyland did a great job with the team. Magglio was awesome. The team was very competitive.

I thought about this the other day, but it simply doesn't work. The Tigers already have two designated hitters in Sheffield and Ordonez. Maggs is serviceable in right field, so that allows you to keep both Sheff and him in the lineup most of the time. The Tigers just have no use for another DH. Bonds has played about 3,000 career games, but he has never played one game at first base.