Tigers need to make some trades -- and soon

[TSE]

Works for me, good luck Jay.

[kellmellus50]

Andy Oliver calm in debut

Manager Jim Leyland repeatedly praised Oliver's poise. "He didn't look flustered," Leyland said. "He was real calm."
Oliver, 22, otherwise showed no emotion. He's three months into his first year of pro ball, but he hardly looked like a rookie as he stepped into Rick Porcello's rotation spot.
The only negative in his line is he suffers the 3-1 loss. He allowed five hits, walked one and fanned four
http://www.freep.com/article/20100626/S ... igers-fall

[ajaX82]

Oliver was solid in his debut, which was great to see. We need a Lefty in the worst way

[RTM]

Oliver was solid in his debut, which was great to see. We need a Lefty in the worst way

Yup. I'm hoping he can fall in as the next "pleasant surprise" of the season, behind Boesch and Jackson.

[Liqourish]

Dombrowski really need to work the phones now.

[kellmellus50]

Dombrowski really need to work the phones now.

becarefull what you wish for last year we traded rookies for a couple of players that were busts.

[ElectricMayhem]

Dombrowski really need to work the phones now.

becarefull what you wish for last year we traded rookies for a couple of players that were busts.

Exactly. Just who are these people who think the Tigers need to make some trades -- and soon?

[kellmellus50]

I am watching Florida and Arizonia as trade partners.

[Bartender]

Honestly... at first, I wanted us to get the biggest and best OTB players there are right now, but I think I'm changing my views a bit.

1. We have mediocre prospects in the farm. We wouldn't have enough to get the best or even close right now.

2. We lost damn near 30 mill. total last year. Taking on more big contracts would kill us.

3. After seeing that 7 game losing streak, I'm not even sold that a trade could help us boost ourselves past NY or Boston or TB. I say just let the season play out as it is because our pay roll is already ridiculous as it is and if we make playoffs, awesome. If not, then we have this offseason to get us in better shape.




I say stand pat and let the cards lie as they fall.

[Piston Pete]

My Trade Targets:

1) SS Drew (Arizona) - Decent LEFTY bat, still young, signed for a couple more seasons. Improves our production from SS plus gives us another lefty bat.

2) SP Lilly (Cubs) - Quality LEFTY starter. Will cost less to get than Haren, plus he'd finally give us a lefty starter to throw out there....

3) C Montero (Arizona) - He would be a tough get, especially considering his young age. But if we could dangle Avila+ for him (or make it a larger deal for him and Drew), I'd do it in a heartbeat. He's a solid LEFTY bat that would greatly increase our offensive production from the C spot.


Lineup:

Jackson
Damon
Ordonez
Miggy
Boesch
Guillen
Montero
Drew
Inge (Santiago until Inge recovers)