Wahoo's on First » delmon young http://wahoosonfirst.com A Cleveland Indians Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Breaking Down the Tigers and Indians: The Designated Hitters http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/03/07/breaking-down-the-tigers-and-indians-the-designated-hitters/ http://wahoosonfirst.com/2012/03/07/breaking-down-the-tigers-and-indians-the-designated-hitters/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:38:55 +0000 Brian Heise http://wahoosonfirst.com/?p=3327 The Indians and Tigers both have issues at designated hitter. Both cases are quite unique and each team has taken different actions towards rectifying the situation. Will these solutions prove to be fruitful or will they be complete duds? I have a feeling that the designated hitter position will be an area of strength for one team and an Achilles heel for the other. Allow me to explain.

The Tigers thought they were set at designated hitter for the foreseeable future when they signed Victor Martinez before the 2011 season. Martinez is a professional hitter who hits the ball well to all fields, provides a decent amount of power, and has proven to be clutch in run-scoring situations. It also helps that he’s a switch hitter, making matchups a nightmare on opposing managers. (more…)

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