Trading Places

[love_that_reefer]

The Tigers announced that Miguel Cabrera will begin playing first base on a regular basis, with Carlos Guillen moving to third. If they weren't trying to sign Cabrera to a long-term deal, there's a good chance they would have arranged it this way in the first place. Now that Cabrera is signed for eight years, he won't have to worry about a switch diminishing his value. As much of a liability as he was at third, he should prove to be quite a bit more valuable to the Tigers at first base. Fantasy leaguers, though, will be upset the team didn't wait another week to make the switch. He's played only 14 games at third, making it unlikely that he'll qualify there next year in most leagues.

Good thing they are doing this now rather than later. Guillen has more range but is more likely to get hurt at third than Cabrera. This will be fun to watch plus they have Inge to help out once Granderson comes back..

[realmofotalk]

There goes Piggy's chance of making the Hall of Fame as a third baseman.

[brewersfan19]

seems like a smart move to me. It was weird seeing Gullien play 1B anyways.

[Bon Bon]

I think it is a good move , especially in the long run for the Tigers.