The Tigers have been at the center of a number of recent trade rumors. There was the Huston Street rumor, and the Mike Wuertz rumor. But the one player that seemed the most likely to go, Brandon Inge, is still a member of the Tigers and now it appears that he will not be going anywhere in the near future.
Jim Leyland was asked yesterday if there would be any last-minute deals.
"My boss (general manager Dave Dombrowski) said it was OK to tell you that’s the team."
In fact it now looks like Inge will be the everyday center fielder, at least for the time being, as Curtis Granderson will start the season on the DL. Inge’s $6.2MM salary for 2008 suddenly doesn’t seem like that much of a burden.
Cork Gaines writes for Rays Index and can be reached here.
