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Originally Posted by tiger337
If a team playing in weak division with a 130 million payroll is forced to trade two of it's best players in order to compete a couple years down the road, then I think they have failed. Maybe that's what they have to do but I see it as embarrassing for the organization rather than exciting. I think they've put themselves in a bad spot. That's why I'm having a hard time enjoying these rumors at the moment.
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I think a lot of it has to do with the economy in the Detroit area. They had good attendance last year because they were in a pennant race but sooner or later they are going to have a sub-.500 season and that could be a financial disaster. I think that following 2010, the >100 mil payrolls are too risky for the Tigers. They might need to get down to 80 or less. To do that, they need more young players who are under club control. To get those kind of players, they might need to trade guys like EJ and Granderson, even though they are good and not terribly expensive. I wouldn't be surprised if Verlander's or Cabrera's name come out in rumors soon. The Tigers need a bundle of good, salary-controlled players to survive in this economy and you can't get something for nothing in trades.