A quick look at the ailments of Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera in recent seasons. Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press
Miguel Cabrera isn’t healthy enough to play first base anymore. At least not for the rest of the season. His knee is too sore. And it may not ever get better than it is.
If it does, and Cabrera puts forth a late-career renaissance — like David Ortiz — he'll get showered in adulation and nostalgia.
But for right now? Watching Cabrera hit is painful. Mostly because of what he no longer is. The money still owed to him by the Detroit Tigers makes it worse: at least $162 million through 2023.