MLB Baseball Betting - Detroit Tigers

Manager: Jim Leyland (third season).

2007: 88-74, second place AL Central,

Training: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.

Home Park: Comerica Park, Detroit MI, Cap. 40,120, Grass, Opened April 11, 2000

World Series Titles: (4) 1935, 1945, 1968, 1984

Acquisitions: LHP Dontrelle Willis, 3B Miguel Cabrera, RHP Denny Bautista, RHP Francisco Cruceta, OF Freddy Guzman, CF Jacques Jones, RHP Matt Mantei, SS Edgar Renteria,

Departures: 1B Sean Casey, RHP Jose Capellan, RHP Chad Durbin, 2B Kevin Hooper, UT Omar Infante, RHP Jair Jurrjens, OF Cameron Maybin, LHP Andrew Miller, 1B Chris Shelton, OF

Outlook: While most baseball analysts seem fixated on the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Indians or Seattle Mariners, the Detroit Tigers may have set themselves up as the favorite to come out of the American League in 2008 after acquiring flame-throwing lefty Dontrelle Willis and the game’s best hitter this side of Alex Rodriguez in third baseman Miguel Cabrera

Cabrera will join teammates Ivan Rodriguez, Magglio Ordonez, Gary Sheffield, Placido Polanco and Edgar Renteria in producing what many analysts expect to be the best bating order in all of baseball this season. This year’s team should seriously challenge the club record of 957 runs scored by the 1934 Tigers.

While the Tigers possess an absolutely incredible lineup, the starting pitching may be just as good in 2008 with Jeremy Bondrman, Nate Robertson, ageless veteran Kenny Rogers, Justin Verlander and Willis all being able to shut teams down at any given moment.

Terrific set-up men Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya will both be out indefinitely to start the season following their respective surgeries.

If Willis can bounce back from his atrocious 10-15, 5.17 ERA season with the Florida Marlins, the Tigers could surpass every team in the American League in 2008.

The Tigers begin 2007 listed at +550 to win the 2008 World Series in the BetUS Sportsbook. Check out all the latest MLB odds in the BetUS Sportsbook and futures section.

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