The American League Championship Series is underway and the Detroit Tigers are already one game down. For the Detroit Tigers to stay competitive in this series the pitching is going to have to be lights out. Delmon Young is out with an oblique injury while Magglio Ordonez is out with a broken ankle.
This is really bad news for Magglio Ordonez and will probably end his career in Major League Baseball. He previously broke the same ankle last season. He started experiencing pains during the rain delay of the first game of the American League Championship series. If the Detroit Tigers do happen to make the World Series Magglio will not be able to play but Delmon Young may.
The Detroit Tigers now have the opportunity to decide on a replacement on their American League Championship Series roster now that Ordonez is put on the DL. The Detroit Tigers have many options for this open roster spot. Speculations are that Brennan Boesch, who suffered a thumb injury, may come and do some pinch hitting duties. There are also various MLB reporters saying Clete Thomas and Will Rhymes, who were Triple A minor league players for the Detroit Tigers may also get the call for the open roster spot. If I had to choose between Clete Thomas and Will Rhymes I would choose Thomas because they are going to need a power hitter to make up for these losses.
Brennan Boesch would be the logical option in my opinion if he can get cleared to play. I read that he hasn’t swung a bat since the surgery on his thumb but I would still choose him over a minor league player that had little to no relations with the team the entire season. Even if Boesch is not ready for this series I would really like to see him in the World Series getting at least a few at bats. I also would like to Carlos Guillen get a shot for the World Series roster to.
Only 3 teams have came back from 2 down in the LCS. If any team could it would be the Tigers.
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