Victor Martinez?s season-ending knee injury puts the Tigers in the market for a veteran designated hitter and has some fans getting their hopes up for Prince Fielder, but general manager Dave Dombrowski threw cold water on that notion yesterday.
Angela Wittrock of MLive.com asked the GM about Fielder during the Tigers? winter caravan tour and Dombrowski replied:
Of course we?d consider Prince Fielder, but realistically it?s probably not a good fit. We anticipate Victor Martinez coming back in 2013 and playing at the level he was at last season. I would just say the fit is really not there at this point.
Fielder might make sense as a Martinez replacement this season if the Tigers were willing to dramatically expand their payroll, but the problem is that Fielder will require a long-term deal and Martinez is owed $13 million this year, $13 million next year, and $12 million in 2014. And the Tigers also have first baseman Miguel Cabrera under contract for $86 million over the next four seasons.
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