Young to be activated
Tigers announced after the game that they're activating Dmitri Young from the DL tomorrow and designating Alexis Gomez for assignment. If no team claims Gomez by Tuesday, he'll accept his assignment to Triple-A Toledo. Young will be back in the starting lineup, but Leyland emphasized he'll have to hit.
"I'm not doing a trial here with Dmitri," Leyland said. "He'll have to produce."
What does "He'll have to produce" mean? Is that a trade ultimatum? Would he bench Young after a slow start?
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Why designate Gomez and not send Tata back to Erie or Toledo where he can get be starting every 5th day? It seems the Tigers need another LH bat anyway...
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The answer to the first question appears to mean that if Young slumps out of gate, you might see Marcus Thames at least getting part of the playing time at DH while Young gets his timing back. The answer to the second question is addressed in this blog.
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I agree with what Leyland said. I got the feeling back in Spring Training that if guys weren't going to produce for him, they weren't going to be around.
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