May 22, 2002 – Transaction Analysis

There’s good news here, which is a surprise. First off, the Tigers made a move towards fielding a baseball team instead of a third-rate softball squad. Now they’ll have a real third baseman (Chris Truby), a real shortstop (Ramon Santiago), and…well, they’re still short a real center fielder, but Rome wasn’t built in a day. Truby will hit every bit as well as Craig Paquette to boot.