Are You Kidding Me?!

Shortly after the Easter egg hunt at Casa de McClary this morning, I planned on reading details of Miguel Cabrera‘s record-setting contract extension. What I did not expect was this headline from the Free Press:
Granderson will start season on Tigers’ disabled list.

Wha-? How did this happen!?

It was eerily reminiscent of last year when, at the end of Spring Training, we were suddenly hit with news that Kenny Rogers would start the season the disabled list and would have surgery on his throwing arm and would miss the first half of the season.

The Freep story lists Brandon Inge, Ryan Raburn and Freddy Guzman as options for replacing Granderson. But is there any doubt that we’ll see Inge roaming the pasture for most of April? For a split-second I thought to myself that maybe Inge will see the long-term benefits — and opportunities — of the super-sub role.

But on second thought, I doubt it.