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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers
The Tigers are going into a new season in which a large portion of the roster will not be finalized until late March. There is going to be a great deal of competition for every single position, possibly with the lone exception of CF.
PoBO Scott Harris has already started clearing out the dead wood by axing 16 players and adding a different 16, most acquired from sources outside the system. He is, for the most part, wiping the slate clean.
Yes, it?s a little disconcerting that we don?t yet have a real handle on the level of talent. But it?s also exciting. Intriguing.
We?re going to have a lot of new things to watch. We have no idea what this roster will look like until the dust settles.
But the fact that we know little to nothing about the new players shouldn?t necessarily be equated with disappointment. At least not yet.
All of these players need to be given a chance to showcase their stuff. They can?t be written off before they even don the Olde English D.
Let?s remember how many fans were down on J. D. Martinez at first based upon his earlier reputation. Let?s not jump the gun and make assumptions before we?ve given them all a chance. Not one single fan would want the same done to them as they moved to a new company or position.
And this is what I?m looking forward to seeing. I see this all as a symbol of turning the page and getting a fresh start.
It is better than the alternative of jumping to conclusions about a team before a single pitch has been thrown.
I?d rather watch some young, promising players than seeing the same old, same old faces that kept appearing because there was no one else. I know I?m not the only one who was ready to scream if I had to spend another year watching the Castros, Reyes, Stewart and Cameron.
So who will I be most interested in watching this spring ? and hopefully during the season? I?ve got my top 5 which was unusually hard to narrow down. My guidelines for choosing focused on position players only who are likely to see time in Detroit this year.
