Victor Martinez - torn ACL - out for the season

One of those good news/bad news type of things.

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Beat me by 5 mintues!

TIGER REGRESSION!!!!

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by johnf34 on Jan 17, 2012 3:49 PM EST reply actions

You wonder if they drop a big bag of money in front of Prince Fielder for a one-year deal.

by Ryan on Jan 17, 2012 3:51 PM EST reply actions

I doubt he and Boras are much interested in one-year pacts.

by JulioBernazard on Jan 17, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions

That’s what they said about Ryan Madson and Boras.

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions

Heavy P is not the hitter equivalent of Ryan Madson.

by JulioBernazard on Jan 17, 2012 7:33 PM EST up reply actions

Now the Yanks as well as Detroit will probably be in on Carlos Pena.

"Sounds like 'Take the Z-Train' to me." -- Antoine Batiste

by T.O. Tribe on Jan 17, 2012 4:16 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, the events of the past couple days haven’t been good for the chances for the Indians signing Pena.

by Ryan on Jan 17, 2012 4:22 PM EST up reply actions

Peña wants a multi-year deal, no?

I don’t see the Tigers offering that considering they have Vic through 2014 and Miggy through 2015.

by PBH on Jan 17, 2012 8:40 PM EST up reply actions

As sad as it makes me, I’d guess Pena would rather sign a one year deal worth a few extra mil than sign a below market multi year deal.

"sometimes the internet is hard for me." - ClemsonGirl

by world dictator on Jan 17, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions

They’ve done bigger and dumber.

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 9:44 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

As much as I love Victor, this is good news for the Indians. Victor had a monster season in ’11 and was one of the main reasons their lineup was so good.

by tr1betime on Jan 17, 2012 4:18 PM EST reply actions

Except that it makes the FA 1B hunt more difficult and expensive.

by JulioBernazard on Jan 17, 2012 4:24 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe, they could also look for straight DH candidates like Vlad and the likes.

by The Grimace on Jan 17, 2012 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

He had a good season, certainly not a monster season.

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 5:42 PM EST up reply actions

They are due for some bad luck. Verlander next.

by Roger Dorn on Jan 17, 2012 4:28 PM EST reply actions

Maybe we can get Peralta to run into him.

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools" -Hemingway

by notthatnoise on Jan 17, 2012 10:29 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

More reason to think we might be due for a really strange 2012 in the AL Central

by APV on Jan 17, 2012 4:49 PM EST reply actions

In other offseason surgery news, Carl Crawford went in for some arthroscopic debridement surgery on his wrist…unlikely to give him a DL stint equivalent to Victor’s, but makes that contract look like more and more of a monstrosity.

by APV on Jan 17, 2012 4:54 PM EST reply actions

Send it to Theo! Soriano and Crawford’s Contracts could play the corners together!

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by johnf34 on Jan 17, 2012 9:14 PM EST up reply actions

$35 million platoon?

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

terrible news for victor but good news for us.

I can’t really feel great about this though, because you know when Victor goes into the Hall of Very Good, he’d choose an Indians cap.

I like ex-Phillies prospects.

by Gradyforpresident on Jan 17, 2012 5:18 PM EST reply actions

Once they go to the highest bidder, they get no sympathy from me.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got nothing against Victor at all. But he chose the money, he’s still got the money, so there’s no reason to feel bad.

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 5:43 PM EST up reply actions

It’s not like he left us for a higher bidder, and we ever seriously bid on him when he was a FA.

by 7foot3 on Jan 17, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions

No, he’s not like Sabathia. That’s why I haven’t been rooting for a career-ending injury.

by Jay on Jan 17, 2012 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

I can see this, but at the same time I’m not ever going to forget him crying in the dugout during Game 7.

I like ex-Phillies prospects.

by Gradyforpresident on Jan 17, 2012 11:45 PM EST up reply actions

Took me a sec to remember that Victor no longer plays for us, and thus this is not bad news.

by supermarioelia on Jan 17, 2012 5:31 PM EST reply actions

And thus!

by Brick. on Jan 18, 2012 9:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

I feel kinda bad for Victor, but it’s about time Detroit’s luck ran out.

by westbrook on Jan 17, 2012 6:06 PM EST reply actions

Valverde. You are next.

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by johnf34 on Jan 17, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Disagree, let’s please keep Valverde healthy. I can’t wait for the conversation this year about why he’s suddenly not as “clutch” as he once was when he starts blowing saves.

by tflannery on Jan 18, 2012 11:24 AM EST up reply actions

Yea, that’s more of what I meant by luck running out. I didn’t mean to confuse and hint that I was hoping for a season ending injury.

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by johnf34 on Jan 18, 2012 12:08 PM EST up reply actions

Can also see some serious regression for Jhonny too.

by Aussie Wahoo on Jan 18, 2012 4:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

I’m not counting on either of these guys regressing although I’d love to see the Big Potato melt down like cheddar on a hot baked…well, you know.

Hopefully the Tribe improves enough offensively and health-wise that we don’t have to worry about the Tigers beating themselves to win the division.

by PBH on Jan 18, 2012 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

I don’t see a situation where Jhonny doesn’t regress.

Matt LaPorta is the bane of my existence.

by USSChoo on Jan 18, 2012 7:09 PM EST up reply actions

I also think that Avila and Fister will
come down from their “career” two months.

by Aussie Wahoo on Jan 18, 2012 11:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Jhonny regressing is a pretty good bet.

by Jay on Jan 19, 2012 1:37 AM EST up reply actions

Oh yea, so this.

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by johnf34 on Jan 18, 2012 6:04 PM EST up reply actions

And, yes, Tiger fans must remember that their 15-game gap was due in part to Verlander’s insane world-beating season. As much as we respect Justin, there is no chance he does that two years in a row.

"Sounds like 'Take the Z-Train' to me." -- Antoine Batiste

by T.O. Tribe on Jan 19, 2012 10:01 AM EST up reply actions

If he does, he’d join Pedro Martinez (1999-2002) and Johan Santana (2004-2006) as the only AL starters since 1969 to have consecutive seasons with a WHIP less than 1.

by YoDaddyWags on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 AM EST up reply actions