It’s a little bit strange to say the “last-place” Detroit Tigers, but it’s very much the truth. Last season was supposed to be the year the Cleveland Indians would unseat the Tigers for the AL Central. The Tigers were indeed cast aside–to the bottom, actually–but it wasn’t the Indians who did the casting. Now, just a few short weeks into the offseason, the Tigers are making it known they don’t plan to stay where they are.
They’ve gone out and signed Jordan Zimmerman, traded for Francisco Rodriguez as well as signing Cameron Maybin.