tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post2398112259499452639..comments2023-10-20T10:53:46.272-04:00Comments on The Wayne Fontes Experience: Answering the Detroit Tigers' "Burning questions," volume 7Big Alhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08745424963722654158noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20500414.post-70717906388050634172007-09-04T14:22:00.000-04:002007-09-04T14:22:00.000-04:00It may be possible to replace some of the Tigers' ...It may be possible to replace some of the Tigers' parts cheaper than you might think. Here in Colorado the press is already discussing the piecemeal breakup of the Rockies. Matt Holliday was gone from the day he hired Scott Boras--okay, he's right handed but a power guy who plays left field. Also allegedly on the block is the 3rd baseman, Garrett Atkins, who can actually hit and play third, but there is a successor in the wings and the Rockies always go with the cheaper option. Execpt for Todd Helton who is untradeable with his $17 million/year contract that lasts until the end of the Jeb Bush administration. Since the Rockies installed The Humidor to dampen the baseballs and put an end to Coors Canaveral (or Arena Baseball, as it was known) Helton's power numbers have dropped off dramatically. I always had him pegged as John Olerud Lite, a.k.a. Mark Grace, based on his road production over the years and that is what he has become. Other than his walks drawn, traditionally second in the league behind Bonds, his offensive numbers look a lot like Sean Casey's. <BR/><BR/>If the Tigers have stopped being a small market team, as you said in an earlier post, then it's time to raid the teams who still view themselves that way, i.e. the Rockies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com