Tiger Geist

I walk out of a meeting and I found my last post become irrelevent almost as quickly as i posted it.

Pudge to the Yankees;  Kyle Farnsworth to Detroit.

It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me; I never thought Kyle Farnsworth was very good.  I don’t see losing Pudge to be that big of a deal, and it sounds like he is welcoming the chance to catch full time in the big apple.  I enjoy the loyalty he’s shown the team, so if he’s happy with the trade then I’m happy.

I wonder if this means Detroit isn’t done dealing;  at this point, in my opinion, Todd Jones is the worst pitcher in their bullpen.  Could they possibly ship him off to Atlanta, where he wanted to go in the off season?  Jones can’t pitch more then an inning, probably the only pitcher in the bullpen with that restriction, and he’s no longer suitable as a closer.  I can’t guess yet on a roster move, but they have to pull up a catcher from the minors, and they’ll have to make room for him.  Dolsi back to the minors for now?

What to do with Farnsworth?  Family and friends have mentioned possibly moving him immediately to the closer role;  I think Leyland should take a page from the Cincinnati Reds — the 90’s Nasty Boys approach, with Rodney, Zumaya, and Farnsworth taking turns.

Overall, I think they’re a better team then they were when I woke up this morning — they have upgrade the bullpen with minimal impact to the starting lineup, with probably a positive impact on next year’s team.

Last point:  Detroit can now see what they can get with Brandon Inge behind the plate, and maybe he gets hot playing every day.  And Raburn may get some additional playing time at third base.