Ken Haddad's Blog

Ladies and gentleman, baseball season is around the corner. And yet again, I find myself with high expectations for the Tigers. I'm a life long Tigers fan. I've been through the tough times, (at times, very tough times) and I've been through the great time, like winning the pennant a few years back.

So here's my Tigers season preview.

We added very little to the offense this year, but really, the offense wasn't the problem. It was pitching. We added a closer, to replace Todd Jones. Joel Zumaya is back, and healthy. Fernando Rodney has had the whole off season to think about how to pitch again, and we added a new starter to the rotation from the Marlins, Jackson. Bondo is back, Galaraga and Verlander are still young, and their are many more young pitchers in the farm system to look forward to (Porcello, Perry...)
The fact is, I think Dave Dombrowski did a good job, not spending all the money on big names, and just filling in the holes. Adam Everett is a good SS, and Carlos Guillen will do fine in LF. Sheff will play DH, which should benefit him.
Overall, I see a good season, contrary to Fox Sports, who ranks the Tigers 25th.
According to Nate Robertson, whom I spoke to at BD's Mongolian BBQ, The Tigers should have a good season.
Tigers will win the Wild Card.
If not..their could be big changes.