The Tigers and the Yankees tied at 3 today for their last game of spring training. Mike Maroth tossed for 4 innings against the starting Yankees lineup giving up 3 runs and 7 hits. He also recorded 4 strikeouts.
So how did the Tigers regulars finish the spring? Here's a look at the ending averages of the probable starting lineup for Opening Day:
Granderson .314
Polanco .491
Sheffield .312
Guillen .236
Ordonez .283
Guillen .236
Rodriguez .394
Casey .278
Monroe .333
Inge .258
This team can hit and if they fail to repeat as AL champions it will not be for a lack of hitting (although it may be for a lack of clutch hitting). Guillen's numbers are really low but now that he's signed through 2011 and no longer has that distraction hanging over his head I'm sure that he'll turn things up a notch.
My prediction for 2007 - the Tigers will win the Central with 92 victories. The top 4 spots will be very close - this is going to be a dogfight all year and Tigers fans are going to have to hang in there as the Tigers will not be in first place for as long as they were in 2006. It will bounce back and forth. 1st-4th place will be divided by no more than 15 games in the Central and may even be as close as 7. 5th place, the Royals, will be blown out but not as badly as last year. They will be the team that decides how 1st-4th fall thanks to the lopsided schedule.
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