The Tigers have activated Carlos Guillen from the disabled list and have designated Josh Anderson for assignment. Guillen, who went 7 for 19 with 6 walks in 7 games for Lakeland and Toledo, will be the designated hitter in both games of today's doubleheader with the White Sox. Guillen is expected to sit versus left-handed pitchers as he still has some pain in his shoulder swinging from the right side. The move will likely mean than Marcus Thames will DH versus left-handers and that Marcus Thmes and Ryan Raburn will split time in left field against right-handers. Here is the starting line-up for today's first game:
Granderson CF
Polanco 2B
Thomas RF
Cabrera 1B
Guillen DH
Raburn LF
Inge 3B
Laird C
Everett SS
Guillen probably won't be able to play in the field but should be able to hit better than Anderson who was batting .242/.282/.315 in 165 at bats and getting too many starts. Ideally, they probably would have left Guillen in the minors until he was fully healthy but this is a team desperate for an offensive spark. They have lost four 2-1 games this week and play a doubleheader versus the White Sox today.
Will Anderson make it through waivers?
ReplyDeleteI mean he should right? His BA sucks, but is there an awful team out there that might need him as a 4th OF?
ReplyDeleteKB, I think he will make it through waivers. Teams do like speedy players so there is a chance someone might grab him but he's been so bad this year, I would guess not.
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