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2012 Detroit Tigers PROJECTED Opening Day Depth Chart

Posted on May 7, 2012 at 11:01 PM.

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Spring Training is winding down. A boatload of moves were made. Out of the "original Tigers", only Verlander, Fister, Schlereth, Alburquerque, and Valverde remain of the pitchers. Most of the position players are the same, though.

There were a couple late cuts, but they still have a chance of an in-season call up. They will definitely be here in September (Reed Johnson and Collin Balester). Relatively speaking, Randy Choate and Brad Lidge are on short leashes. In many of their short outings, they have not been up to par. If they aren't of any benefit, they will either be sent down or traded.

I don't expect problems with the rotation. However, any injury will make things dicy.

The offense is spectacular, despite being thin. Once again, no injuries please! Miguel Tejada is supposed to be for emergency only.

In terms of upgrades, Andre Ethier is better than Brennan Boesch; I just hope that I don't regret the trade down the road. I'll take Michael Morse over Delmon Young because of his flexibility on both sides of the ball. Ian Kinsler adds an element to a previously non-existent running game, in addition to being a better-fielding 2nd baseman. Geovany Soto can serve as a platoon hitter and also give some relief to Alex Avila behind the plate.

So, here's to a great season ahead!

Detroit Tigers Depth Chart - 2012