Tigers trade Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler

[Scott34]

Opens a spot for Profar on the Rangers side

 

Opens a spot for Castellanos for the Tigers, and allows Miggy to go back to 1B.

[HBMike]

Evan Grant â€@Evan_P_Grant3s

Unless Tigers shipped a lot of $$$ to #Rangers, I don't see Fielder for Kinsler making much sense.

[Scott34]

WOW! Heyman says its a done deal!!

[Richard]

 

Evan Grant â€@Evan_P_Grant3s

Unless Tigers shipped a lot of $$$ to #Rangers, I don't see Fielder for Kinsler making much sense.

 

 

 

oops

[HBMike]

Fielder for Kinsler blockbuster is agreed to

November 20, 2013 7:44 pm ET

The Rangers and Tigers have agreed on a blockbuster deal to send Prince Fielder to Texas forIan Kinsler, pending CBSSports.com has learned.

There could be another player involved in the trade as potential well, but that hasn't been confirmed.

Physicals would be needed if the trade id completed.

The Rangers made a play for Fielder when he was a free agent a couple years ago before the Tigers signed him for $214 million over nine years.

Trading Kinsler would open second base for Jurickson Profar. Texas has been looking for added punch to its lineup.

The Tigers had been floating Max Scherzer as a trade possibility. But a deal of Fielder could possibly free up extra cash to try to sign Scherzer long-term.

Fielder has a limited no-trade clause, but it isn't known if it includes Texas.

[SoWhat]

@JonHeymanCBS: Fielder for Kinsler trade has been agreed to. http://t.co/9D3YUw36G5

Wow

[Brandon]

I'd only be worried if Fielder was good.

[sneaky_flute]

Why?

 

I doubt Profar will equal Kinsler's production and while Moreland missed quite a few games with injury this past season, he still hit 23 HR, 2 less than Prince Fielder.

 

Profar is one of the most overhyped prospects in the game right now IMHO.

 

I don't see much more than an Adam Kennedy type MI in him at best.

No one knows how a prospect is going to perform in the majors, but how can you make that assessment? Most people think he will be good.

[Mark68]

Some of the same people who look at Fielder's off year (his only one) and think "decline" are looking at Pujols' steady decline over the last four years, thinking "bounceback".

 

Angelswin to logic: "I defy you!"

[gotbeer]

Wow.  And the blockbusters start

[m0nkey]

Holy shit

[CanadianHalo]

Prince might hit 60 bombs in Texas.

First thing I thought of

[Richard]

We're for sure getting Cano now.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I wrote on here a little awhile back that prince had a down year. Someone said he was going through a bad divorce.

If that was the case, he could be a nice rebound in texas. I still don't get why the tigers would do that though? Kinsler isn't getting better, and he's not cheap. I'd think they would want to keep him and mcab together and go for a cheaper option (daniel murphys name keeps coming up)

[gotbeer]

We're for sure getting Cano now.

 

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

[Stradling]

This is as big of a one for one trade as we have seen in a long time.

[jshep]

BIG SPLASH

[Jammer36]

What the hell this came out of nowhere!

[tdawg87]

Makes a ton of sense for Texas. Not so much for Detroit.

[gotbeer]

Makes a ton of sense for Texas. Not so much for Detroit.

 

It does if not much money changes hands.  They could pretty much keep their pitching staff intact now.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

we'll laugh. We'll cry. We'll kiss 250 million goodbye.

[Stradling]

It makes sense for both teams I think. It frees up money for Detroit. It allows them to call up Caste..... to play third and it allows Cabrera to go back to first. Oh and they save $100 million, that they can spend on Scherzer.

[SoWhat]

I think it makes perfect sense for Detroit. Clears up enough money to extend Scherzer, puts Miggy back at first, and opens up a spot for Castellanos at third

[Tyler]

Damn!

[Scott34]

The Rangers are so good.