Miguel Cabrera's Injury

Tigers fans everywhere, right now.

So, Miguel Cabrera is out six weeks with a calf strain, where exactly does this leave the Tigers? Well some on Twitter have suggested that the Tigers can "tread water" for six weeks until his return, me I don't see it. With Cabrera this year the Tigers are a .500 team, now they lose their best player, they simply cannot "tread water". Cabrera leads the team in avg, obp, slg, wrc+ and WAR, you're not making the postseason with him missing six weeks, not happening. So I have a few ideas to help set the Tigers up for success in 2016 and beyond. The Tigers weren't going to re-sign David Price after this season, most likely, so why not trade him? There will be a bevy of teams willing to give up young, controllable talent for a pitcher like Price. The Tigers should hold out for the best deal and pull the trigger. There will be a huge amount of free agent starting pitchers after this season, take a look at the list.

Look at all the available pitchers, the Tigers could really do a lot of good by trading Price and building the starting rotation through free agency. The Tigers could also trade Yoenis Cespedes whose contract also expires at the end of the season and give everyday playing time to Tyler Collins who has been very good when he's played this year. The Mets sure would love to have a bat like his and they too, have young talent. All I'm saying is, is the Tigers have been mediocre at best with their best player, now without him, it isn't going to get better.