The real problem with benching Ordonez is who are you going to play out there? Unless they are going to trade for a bat I don't see Raburn and Anderson doing much more than Mags.

They have to acquire a bat. The division is there for the taking.

They have to acquire a bat.

How about a nice Holliday in the sun?

Do the Tigers have a reasonable economy?

I was dreaming about a trade for Brad Hawpe and Huston Street, then the Rockies had to go and win 11 games in a row.

The Tigers are holding together surprisingly well, but they really only have three hitters who are doing anything (Cabrera, Granderson, Inge, and I guess Thames is looking pretty good since returning from the DL) and three pitchers who are at all reliable (Verlander, Jackson and Porcello). The bullpen is occasionally good, but in the way that Mitch Williams was occasionally good.

The Tigers have one left-handed batter who can hit (Granderson) and zero corner outfielders who can hit. Hawpe is left-handed and a corner outfielder. Street can throw complete innings without walking the bases loaded, so he's an improvement.

I don't know what they can afford to trade that other teams would actually want (maybe Ryan Perry and Wilkin Ramirez), but I agree with Walewander: "The division is there for the taking" and they might as well go all out. Only Porcello should be considered untouchable.

There just isn't anything to get excited about in this system, is there? I can't see Perry and Ramirez bringing much back. For Perry, you'd probably get a reliever, and I'd really just rather put him back out there than whoever you'd get for him.