Dave Dombrowski on Prince Fielder: "Not a good fit."

Dombrowski says Fielder isn't a good fit, but it sounds like they may have actually given thought to the idea.

The scary thing is his last sentence and using the phrase, "at this point."

4 months ago TartanElk 16 comments 0 recs |

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Eh, I wouldn't read too far into the last part

DD realizes that Prince doesn’t really have a place on this roster after the 2012 season. You want to know what’s actually scary? I had a dream last night that the Tigers somehow voided V-Mart’s entire contract.

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by Rob Rogacki on Jan 20, 2012 6:49 AM EST reply actions

So why not...

Agree with Boros to sign Fielder to a deal that is fair (to him and the team) but without a no-trade clause. Use him as our DH for a year, with occasional spot starts at 1st to keep his hand in and to give Cabrera time off as required.

Then, when Martinez returns, trade Fielder to a team for prospects or whatever else we need.

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by TigFanInFL on Jan 20, 2012 9:14 AM EST reply actions

There is no way Fielder would agree to that

He wants to choose where he ends up (hence, why he’s a free agent) and won’t agree to be at the Tigers’ mercy after a season in Detroit.

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by Rob Rogacki on Jan 20, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions

I became baseball-aware ~1990

There is nothing I would like more than to see a Fielder on first base in Detroit again.

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by crwi on Jan 20, 2012 9:40 AM EST reply actions

"Not a good fit"

in other words, he doesn’t fit the budget.

If he did sign a one year deal, expect it to be for $ 25 million plus.

What we’re seeing here is vintage Scott Boras. He will hold out, hold out and hold out. Then, the decision will be based on three factors. Money, money, and money.

He’ll wind up in DC, I think.

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by Tigerdog1 on Jan 20, 2012 12:23 PM EST reply actions

by MuleRules on Jan 20, 2012 4:04 PM EST up reply actions

Supposedly they have the money for both.

by TartanElk on Jan 20, 2012 7:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Yeah

And they haven’t deferred money for a while. So they can always do that.

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by David Tokarz on Jan 21, 2012 4:00 PM EST up reply actions

More like $110M+ with the posting fee.

by lesmanalim on Jan 20, 2012 7:23 PM EST up reply actions

I think he will go to DC too

Ted Lerner is the richest owner in the MLB. If they are serious about winning, they need to at least throw Fielder an offer.

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by Rob Rogacki on Jan 20, 2012 6:57 PM EST up reply actions

This probably won't have much of an impact on Washington's decision

but they just re-signed Michael Morse to a two-year deal.

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by Rob Rogacki on Jan 20, 2012 9:37 PM EST up reply actions

Baltimore isn't out of the picture

Got this bit on MLBTR:

“Are we going to get him? I don’t know. If we don’t, we’ll look for someone just like him,” said Duquette when asked about the possibility of signing Prince Fielder according to Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com. “There are some players that are attractive to us that we might be able to sign as a DH. That’s still possible.”

Not sure what he means by “just like him”. Pujols is already signed.

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by Tigerdog1 on Jan 21, 2012 2:25 PM EST reply actions