29th
March
2008
Congrats to Clete Thomas
posted in 2008 season |The Tigers announced their 25-man roster for Opening Day and Clete Thomas, who little more than two weeks ago had been sent to minor league camp and whose name few people recognize, may the cut. He’s probably only going to be with the team until Curtis Granderson’s broken middle finger/hand heals. But it should be a thrilling time and you just never know what will happen.
As for the rest of the roster, there are no surprises.
Catcher
- Pudge Rodriguez
Infield
- Carlos Guillen (1st)
- Placido Polanco (2nd)
- Miguel Cabrera (3rd)
- Edgar Renteria (shortstop)
Outfield
- Jacque Jones (LF)
- Brandon Inge (CF)
- Magglio Ordonz (RF)
Designated hitter
- Gary Sheffield
Bench
- Ramon Santiago (utility infield)
- Ryan Raburn (utility everywhere)
- Marcus Thames (LF platoon/1st base)
- Clete Thomas (OF)
Starting pitchers
- Justin Verlander (RHP)
- Kenny Rogers (LHP)
- Jeremy Bonderman (RHP
- Nate Robertson (LHP)
- Dontrelle Willis (LHP)
Relief pitchers
- Todd Jones (RH closer)
- Denny Bautista (RH setup)
- Yorman Bazardo (RH)
- Aqualino Lopez (RH)
- Jason Grilli (RH)
- Zach Miner (RH)
- Bobby Seay (LH)
Disabled list
- Curtis Granderson (CF, 2 to 4 weeks)
- Vance Wilson (backup C, ?? weeks)
- Fernando Rodney (RH setup, ?? weeks)
- Joel Zumaya (RH setup, 12-16 weeks?)
Should have gotten American Express
- Francisco Cruceta (RHP, stuck in the Dominacin with visa problems)
And there you have it: your Detroit Tigers for March 31, 2008. One way or the other, those relief pitchers are going to make headlines and SportsCenter highlights pretty quick.
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