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Frees up money to extend Scherzer after 2014 and do more beyond; Fielder's "body type" doesn't normally age well;
the Tiger's infield defense improves by moving Cabrera to 1b, adding Kinsler over Infante at 2b, and possibly putting Castellanos (or someone else) at 3b. Kinsler's contract was frontloaded, so he gets paid less in the later years, giving the Tigers a little more financial flexibility. Fielder's contract would possibly look as bad as Ryan Howard's in Philly in a few years.
On Texas' end, Fielder's down 2013 may partially be due to his dealing with a divorce during the season. He could bounce back and have a few more beefy seasons left in his bat- 1B was pretty mediocre for them, and they need a big bopper with Cruz out as a free agent.
Why is the Tigers trading Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler? Nov 20, 17:35
this seems reasonable as the reason. Nov 20, 17:41
I understand Texas, but are the Tigers that cash strapped? Fielder is in his prime at 29. {nm} Nov 20, 17:49
luxury tax is a ****. and Fielder isnt the most healthy guy in the world, hes not going to get better {nm} Nov 20, 17:49
Fielder has never been hurt, playing nearly 162 games every year. {nm} Nov 20, 17:54
I'm talking about his long term health related to his weight {nm} Nov 20, 17:56
yup at that weight, "roaring right back" will get harder every year {nm} Nov 20, 17:58
That might be true, however, he has NEVER been the DL. {nm} Nov 23, 14:07
He had an off year in 2010 and roar right back. {nm} Nov 20, 17:52
His Base-Running (term used loosely) made a number of Highlight Reels. {nm} Nov 20, 18:57
I think the better question is why did Texas trade Kinsler for Fielder, Detroit got the better end of this trade. {nm} Nov 20, 20:07
Texas also got $30 Million Cash. Yahoo Sports Link. Nov 20, 20:23
that article doesn't say anything about Cash, but I missed that in the cbs sports link - immediate cash, long term debt {nm} Nov 20, 20:33
Sure it does - check the second Tweet from Jeff Passan. {nm} Nov 21, 06:28
Disagree. Kinsler is 32 and has had 2 down years in a row. As previously mentioned, Texas has Profar and Andrus. {nm} Nov 21, 10:14
Frees up money to extend Scherzer after 2014 and do more beyond; Fielder's "body type" doesn't normally age well; Nov 20, 20:36
They are roughly the same player, with slight edge to Fielder in OBP and OPS, big edge to Kinsler on SOs. Fielder Nov 21, 08:22
"Roughly the same player"? Do you mean WAR wise? Because they come to their WAR through very different means. {nm} Nov 21, 09:10
You are right-to clarify, i meant overall offensive stats. {nm} Nov 25, 08:11