Detroit Free Press: Tigers Interested in Jack Wilson (Again)

that the Buccos are trying to acquire Treanor from the Marlins to include him in a deal with Wilson to Detroit?

Do you see that potentially happening?

this topic at Primer is full of it. It’s Wilson/Detroit-related, too.

then why not add Ronny Ballgame to the deal?

do we honestly play Bixler or Cruz at short for a whole year?

This isn’t going down unless we get some sort of shortstop….because we know we’re not getting one in free agency

But I’d be willing to suck it up if we got something good back in return in a deal.

Alternately, we could try and buy cheap on a different vet who’s out of favor with his current org, like Khalil Greene in SD or Bobby Crosby in Oakland.

The Pirates’ web site has an article about the Wilson rumors that lists Tigers’ SS prospect Danny Worth as a guy the Bucs might target. Yeah, I know it’s Jennifer Langosch but it makes a certain amount of sense given that Detroit isn’t going to trade Cale Iorg for Wilson.

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3690315&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit

Worth isn’t exactly an exciting possibility. He was drafted in round 2 out of Pepperdine in 2007 and hasn’t made the top ten in a very bad system in either of the last two years. Offensively, he looks like Luis Cruz (who, for the uninitiated, sucks to high heaven with the bat) with a few more walks. He missed a lot of time this year, so he may have been hurt. He did advance more quickly than Bixler or Friday, so that’s something. It looks like he needs a year in AAA, though.

http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/W/Danny-Worth.shtml

BA’s pre-draft writeup on him in 2007:

Worth’s steady defense and improved bat has won over scouts this spring, as he worked his way into the discussion as one of the better middle infielders available out of college this spring in a down year for the position. A three-year starter for Pepperdine, Worth hit .344 with wood last summer in the Northwoods League and has continued to improve offensively this spring, posting career highs across the board and improving his plate discipline significantly. His swing’s a bit stiff, but he has bat control and has shown the ability to drive the ball from gap to gap (he led the West Coast Conference in doubles last spring and ranked second this year), though his home run power is well-below-average. Defensively Worth shines with excellent footwork, natural instincts, sure hands and a strong arm. He makes all the routine plays and has the ability to make the big play from the hole. He’s just an average runner, but his grit and reliability make him likely to be drafted in the first three rounds.