Tigers Third Baseman in 2012

However id be ok with him being traded in a package with prospects to NY for David Wright. I dont think this will happen but hey ya never know. NY needs to save money and they may just want to dump his salary for young guys with low contracts. In any case Inge will being playing 3rd next season in Detroit more then likely.

for 300 million over 9 years. 33 million per year. not 25.

The best being Inge plays wells enough to the end of his contract at which point Castellanos takes over third. Worst case is we need a new 3B/SS and Castellanos is not ready. Unless Castellanos is part of a trade we just get another sort of stopgap solution at one of those positions, moving Peralta to 3rd if we get a SS.

We’re on a 6 game winning streak with virtually no offense from 3B. I don’t think you’ll see any new players in the organization to play 3B until 2013. If Inge does somehow get benched (which I think is unlikely), Peralta moves to 3B and we put out a SS combo of Santiago, Iorg, and Worth.

The off-season between 2012 and 2013 could be interesting. If NC is still working his way through the system (it’s likely he could still be adjusting to AA or AAA pitching at that point), they’ll probably just re-sign Inge or Peralta to a 1-year deal or look outside the organization for another short-term solution. When you get a player like Castellanos, I doubt you block him by signing a marquee 3B as long as he’s developing.

I think this off season could be very interesting. While I am sure that there are several players that are due raises (I am looking at you Max) – with Maggs/Guillen freeing up $23 million and we did not even spend all we freed up last year, we should have around $30 million or so to pursue free agents. While I know that management is hesitant to lock up serious cash over a long period of time – Pujols has been the picture of consistency and did well in the post season. I really do hope Castellanos is the future, but he is probably 2-3 years away, and that is a big maybe. I think our offense has been good enough, but we really need another big time slugger. I do have to say Peralta, Boesch and VMart have done better that I could have hoped for during the early season. What other free agent 3B/SS are available after this year?

That would be absolutely insane. I would seriously consider emptying the farm or shelling out bukoo bucks for Pujols. He would turn us into instant contenders for a good 5-6 years. If we could manage to win 1-2 WS in the window he would give us, it’d all be worth it.

However, there’s no question in my mind that Albert is staying St. Louis. After working in metro St. Louis last summer, I got to see first hand how that community worships him. That town lives and dies with the Cards and there is no way that Will DeWitt lets him walk. They will find a way to get him resigned. Plus, Albert grew up in the area and went to high school in St. Louis. His family is settled there, etc. He’s not leaving.

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Inge was valued at 2.1 Wins above replacement level in 2010. Peralta was valued at 1.4 WAR. Inge was the better player, at least in 2010.

Using more traditional statistics, Inge and Peralta were very close across the board in average, power, and OPS, with a slight edge to Inge. Defensively, Inge is above average and Peralta is below.

Inge, 2010 .247 .321 .397 .718

Peralta, 2010 .249 .311 .392 .703

Peralta, DET .253 .314 .396 .710

But of course, the last 40 games outweigh the last three years.