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Tigers Trade Promising Prospect for Dyslexic Indian

Written by Rob Rogacki

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 17:53

Despite their 3-10 record since the All-Star Break, the Tigers are only 4 games back of the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central. After injuries to Brandon Inge, Magglio Ordonez, and Carlos Guillen, a majority of the fanbase is already discussing options for 2011 (or Lions football).

GM Dave Dombrowski isn't panicking though. Instead, Dave-o went out and got some help. Enter ~~Johnny~~ Jhonny Peralta, a former Indian who has helped the Tigers out in the past.

Jhonny Peralta

Peralta is a career .264 hitter with some decent power (103 career home runs in about 7 full seasons). He should be a serviceable replacement for Inge. He's no superstar, however, and with a $7 million option for next year we will likely only see him for the next couple months.

What I'm upset with is the guy the Tigers gave up. Giovanni Soto, a left-handed pitcher playing at Single-A West Michigan, has had a great year so far. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I think Dombrowski and the Tigers got hosed on this one.

[Jason Beck]

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can't really get hosed
written by Bobby B, July 28, 2010

by trading a 19 year old prospy in A ball who has a long ways to go before he even gets a crack at the MLB, let alone be productive at that level. Time will tell, I guess, but I'd hardly say they got hosed. Was it a worthwhile deal? Maybe not, but I don't think the Tigers got hosed. A pretty 'meh' deal IMO.

Jhonny
written by dkopek, July 28, 2010

He is a tiger killer though so that might be a good thing.

vs. DET 102 395 54 101 22 1 11 49 36 98 0 3 .256 .317 .400 .717

Not bad for numbers vs DET, probably better than Inge's numbers.

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written by dkopek, July 28, 2010

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS

Those are the stats in order

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written by Rob Rogacki, July 29, 2010

Actually, his numbers against the Tigers are lower than his career numbers (as far as the AVG through OPS go). His numbers against the rest of the Central Division are better. I just don't see why the move was made if Inge is projected to be back in 2-3 weeks now.

The reason why I don't like trading Soto is because he's been downright dominant in his two professional seasons. He has a 2.61 ERA and K/BB ratio of about 3:1 this year after putting up a 1.18 ERA last year. I wouldn't have been surprised to see this guy in AA by the end of 2011 with a good shot at seeing time in the bigs in 2012.

The Tigers have historically been quick about rushing their pitchers through the minors (Bonderman, Verlander, Miller, Porcello all came up within the last 10 years). I don't see why a guy like this wouldn't be fast-tracked as well.