Dan Haren traded

You might get a second tier prospect for Damon, and toss the season into the river in the process, but there’s nobody on the Tigers that anyone would want that isn’t a central part of the Tigers future.

On the other hand, DD will have to make some trades anyway this winter, and there is no reason he can’t get started on those this year, helping the team’s chances in 2010 in the process. The Tigers will need replacements for 3B, SS, Catcher, at least one SP, a set up reliever, a No. 2 hitter, and a No. 3 hitter. Not all of those positions will have any good players available on the free agent market, so trades will have to be made anyway.

Taking Haren off the list is a big blow to the Tigers chances of filling that opening in the rotation. Oswalt is the only pitcher of comparable talent still available, and he’s said he won’t waive his no trade clause to play in Detroit. Maybe that can be changed if the Tigers are willing to pick up his $ 16 million option for 2013, but that’s risky.

DD should always be looking to upgrade the team at every position possible. There are holes all over the lineup and in the rotation at the moment. The AL Central is a mediocre division that’s up for grabs. DD has said that he wouldn’t trade blue chip prospects (they only have one- Turner) for rental players. I wouldn’t want him to. But I’d trade anyone for a starter in Haren’s class, and I’d trade any other prospect if DD could fill any one of those holes with an above average major league starting player.

Just look at the Angels…they “bought” Haren at 7 games back. If you can be a buyer at -7, the Tigers are certainly buyers at -2.

Saunders is an innings-eater, but not what I would consider a quality starter. The other two-three prospects aren’t blue chippers by any means. My theory is that the PTBNL will be some sort of stud. I remember that when we traded Smokey Weaver, we couldn’t name Bondo as part of the trade until a certain date/time, so he was a PTBNL initially, although the organization knew they were getting him.

Haren could of been our #2 for the next 3 years I would of traded Turner or Oliver and a few scrubs to attain him. How many Detroit fans want to here wait till next year till things pan out. I will give Leyland this were only 2 games out with Maggs and Guillen and Inge gone but were facing a tough road trip and I have that wierd freaky Friday feeling he might keep us in it but I doubt it. Bottom line with all the payroll coming off the books and the injures we have a wail till next year type of feel to it…. go figure

If we kept Turner and Oliver they better be fighting for a spot next year…

Free agents? WHAT free agents?
Trades? What trades can’t be made now that can be made later?
The Rays may be willing to trade Bartlett, if he’s the answer at SS, but not in the middle of a pennant race. Maybe Beltre is a free agent at 3B. Or guys like Cantu that can’t use a glove at third. It’s looking like most vacancies will have to be filled by trades, and there’s little or no advantage to waiting.

the DBacks got. Confusing that they accepted that when they demanded Turner and Oliver from us.