Heyman is probably he worst. He’s the polar opposite of someone like Morosi.

His BABIP at Comerica is .385.

If he would be willing to platoon with Jackson so AJ isn’t bearing the brunt of playing CF alone and the ire of Granderson’s faithful.

I’d still rather have Russell Branyan. I wonder where the money would come from.

cheaper, less douchey

I will pass on Johnny Damon. He’s not suited to be an outfielder at this point in his career and he’s likely not going to sign for “platooning outfielder money.”

Russell Branyan Or Bust!

“The reality is, no matter what, we needed to make some adjustments,” Dombrowski said. “In almost any scenario, it’s a necessity. But it’s also one of those where we’re in a very good situation with a quality owner that projects to have a really solid payroll as we go forward. But at some point, adjustments needed to be made, and this was the time to do it for us.”

There’s no way it could be as bad as signing Jose Valverde.

maybe I could find a way to like him again, if he were to produce.

Call it a hunch, but if Johnny Damon joins this team, he could be the second coming of Jacque Jones.

Plus, my grandmother has a better throwing arm than Damon does, and she died nineteen years ago.

Another highly paid outfielder better suited to be used as a DH.

I think most of this offseason’s frustration comes from the front office radiating one direction, everyone getting on board then DD pulls the chain on some move that suggests otherwise. I’m just going to be dizzy if they sign Damon and then do something weird like trade Miggy.

whether it would be a good signing? idk.

Sign him on. I want JD on this team – he would bring a type of leadoff hitter that we’ve never seen before – someone who can hit from both sides and works the count.

Provided the deal was reasonable in nature, which it won’t be.

as it is just a one year deal you couldn’t really go wrong bringing Damon in…it isn’t my money

A little while ago Beck ended his blog entry with this:

Offensively, you can make a very good case that the Tigers can use Damon. But there would have to be a middle ground between them on a contract. The one bright side is that it wouldn’t take a long-term commitment, supposedly one or two years, and it’s tough to see a lot of competition right now, though reports suggest the Braves are interested.

I can’t say where Damon fits into the plan for payroll, because it’s hard to see where the plan is right now. But you can see where he could fit on the field and why this could be an opportunity for both sides.

That seems to be the major issue in this entire offseason, and Kurt nailed it with his reminder of DD’s quote (which I still don’t get). We really have no idea what DD or Mr. I are up to.

I would like to see them sign an outfielder who has a BETTER chance of throwing out a runner than I do.

Let’s do it. In it to win in 2010.
True, he adds no defense, but maybe he can spell Carlos in LF, who might actually be worse in the OF. They could take turns at LF and DH.

Damon will cost quite a bit to sign but signing him could also save us a lot of money. If i remember correctly Maggs has the same kind of AB trigger in his contract for next year. Might signing Damon give us a valid excuse to keep Maggs on the bench and avoid another 18 million dollar season.