No one ever said doing the right thing would always be the most popular thing.
Let's just hope Dave Dombrowski is right, because today's trade of Curtis Granderson to the Yankees and Edwin Jackson to the Diamondbacks sure won't be popular.
The silver lining is that the Tigers will receive a collection of young talent in return. RHP Max Scherzer and LHP Daniel Schlereth will be coming over from Arizona, while the Yankees send back OF Austin Jackson and LHP Phil Coke.
Max Scherzer is a 25-year-old right-hander coming off a 30-start season in which he posted a 4.12 ERA while striking out 174. Scherzer was the 11th overall pick in the 2006 draft and was rated by Baseball America as the No. 4 prospect in the Diamondbacks' organization in 2008.
While he has great potential, Sch ...
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Curtis Granderson Trade Makes Detroit Tigers Younger, Cheaper, Less Popular
Posted: 8th December 2009 by Zac Snyder in MLBComments Off on Curtis Granderson Trade Makes Detroit Tigers Younger, Cheaper, Less Popular