Comments on: Does Shelton still have a shot? http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/does-shelton-still-have-a-shot/ News, views, and analysis on the Detroit Tigers and baseball Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:06:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/does-shelton-still-have-a-shot/#comment-52126 Mike Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:52:33 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/does-shelton-still-have-a-shot/#comment-52126 Shelton is done as a Tiger, unless Casey goes down for an extended period this year. Leyland has never liked Shelton. Larrish is one breakout year away at Erie, from taking the 1st base job at Comerica. A year or two behind him are Strieby and maybe Carlson. If Shelton produces at Toledo he becomes good trade bait. If he doesn't produce then he will probably play the entire year at Toledo and be moved after the year is done. He needs to go some place he is wanted. With Leyland as Tiger manager that is not Detroit. Shelton is done as a Tiger, unless Casey goes down for an extended period this year.

Leyland has never liked Shelton.

Larrish is one breakout year away at Erie, from taking the 1st base job at Comerica. A year or two behind him are Strieby and maybe Carlson.

If Shelton produces at Toledo he becomes good trade bait. If he doesn’t produce then he will probably play the entire year at Toledo and be moved after the year is done.

He needs to go some place he is wanted. With Leyland as Tiger manager that is not Detroit.

]]> By: Ralph Temple http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/does-shelton-still-have-a-shot/#comment-52110 Ralph Temple Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:52:41 +0000 http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2007/03/does-shelton-still-have-a-shot/#comment-52110 I have been following the Tigers since I was a youngster. I see Chris Shelton as a potential superstar. I can not understand the Tiger management reasoning behind sending him down to the minors. In my mind, besides pitching he was the #1 reason why Detroit was so successful in 2006. He set the tone for their great start. Detroit had a losing record without him in the lineup. People say his defense was not up to par but I must have seen someone else play first base when he made great play after great play. Even Casey did not play as well defensively. Sure he had a bad slump but if you would have looked closely there were others that had slumps as bad or worse than he did. For some unknown reason he is not being given the chance he deserves. With the spring that he has had be deserves to be the Detroit Tigers starting first baseman. What do others think? I have been following the Tigers since I was a youngster. I see Chris Shelton as a potential superstar. I can not understand the Tiger management reasoning behind sending him down to the minors. In my mind, besides pitching he was the #1 reason why Detroit was so successful in 2006. He set the tone for their great start. Detroit had a losing record without him in the lineup. People say his defense was not up to par but I must have seen someone else play first base when he made great play after great play. Even Casey did not play as well defensively. Sure he had a bad slump but if you would have looked closely there were others that had slumps as bad or worse than he did. For some unknown reason he is not being given the chance he deserves. With the spring that he has had be deserves to be the Detroit Tigers starting first baseman. What do others think?

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