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Birth Date	4-18-1983
Height	6' 4"
Weight	267 lbs

Age	41 years, 0 months, 8 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2003	FLO	20	87	346	84	21	3	12	25	84	2	0	2	.268	.325	.468	94	-1.3	-0.2	1.0	0.8
2004	FLO	21	160	685	177	31	1	33	68	148	6	5	2	.294	.366	.512	126	23.9	-1.4	-10.2	2.6
2005	FLO	22	158	685	198	43	2	33	64	125	2	1	0	.323	.385	.561	147	39.5	-0.9	0.0	5.6
2006	FLO	23	158	676	195	50	2	26	86	108	10	9	6	.339	.430	.568	151	47.7	0.8	-7.5	6.2
2007	FLO	24	157	680	188	38	2	34	79	127	5	2	1	.320	.401	.565	138	35.3	-3.7	-11.3	4.2
2008	DET	25	160	684	180	36	2	37	56	126	3	1	0	.292	.349	.537	129	25.7	-3.8	-8.1	2.2
2009	DET	26	160	685	198	34	0	34	68	107	5	6	2	.324	.396	.547	145	39.4	-2.9	-2.8	4.1
2010	DET	27	150	648	180	45	1	38	89	95	3	3	3	.328	.420	.622	179	60.2	-1.4	-2.8	6.5
2011	DET	28	161	688	197	48	0	30	108	89	3	2	1	.344	.448	.586	176	59.8	-2.7	-6.8	6.1
2012	DET	29	161	697	205	40	0	44	66	98	3	4	1	.330	.393	.606	172	57.8	-5.6	-2.3	7.5
2013	DET	30	148	652	193	26	1	44	90	94	5	3	0	.348	.442	.636	192	67.6	-3.0	-13.3	7.7
2014	DET	31	159	685	191	52	1	25	60	117	3	1	1	.313	.371	.524	139	29.0	3.0	8.4	5.3
2015	DET	32	119	511	145	28	1	18	77	82	3	1	1	.338	.440	.534	165	40.3	-3.0	6.9	5.3
2016	DET	33	158	679	188	31	1	38	75	116	4	0	0	.316	.393	.563	153	44.6	-3.8	3.3	5.3
2017	DET	34	130	529	117	22	0	16	54	110	3	0	1	.249	.329	.399	103	3.5	-6.6	-1.7	0.1
2018	DET	35	38	157	40	11	0	3	22	27	0	0	0	.299	.395	.448	108	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.4
2019	DET	36	136	549	139	21	0	12	48	108	3	0	0	.282	.346	.398	100	2.6	-4.4	-1.5	0.3
Career			2400	10236	2815	577	17	477	1135	1761	63	38	21	.315	.392	.543	146	577.8	-38.9	-48.9	70.0

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2000	UTI	A-	NYP	0	34	.000	.000	.000	.308			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	KNC	A	MDW	110	465	.000	.000	.000	.312			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2002	JUP	A+	FSL	124	545	.000	.000	.000	.316			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	FLO	MLB	NL	87	346	.259	.327	.409	.329	98	2.3	9.1	-1.1	94	10	1.0	-0.2	-1.3	0.8
2003	CAR	AA	SOU	69	303	.000	.000	.000	.420			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	FLO	MLB	NL	160	685	.265	.332	.424	.335	92	33.8	20.4	-6.6	126	9	-10.2	-1.4	23.9	2.6
2005	FLO	MLB	NL	158	685	.263	.328	.417	.358	93	50.3	19.7	-3.3	147	9	0.0	-0.9	39.5	5.6
2006	FLO	MLB	NL	158	676	.272	.335	.439	.379	94	57.5	20.4	2.7	151	6	-7.5	0.8	47.7	6.2
2007	FLO	MLB	NL	157	680	.268	.331	.427	.355	104	32.7	20.2	2.4	138	8	-11.3	-3.7	35.3	4.2
2008	DET	MLB	AL	160	684	.265	.330	.417	.310	104	25.7	19.8	-11.3	129	9	-8.1	-3.8	25.7	2.2
2009	DET	MLB	AL	160	685	.266	.332	.422	.348	104	36.2	19.7	-12.6	145	7	-2.8	-2.9	39.4	4.1
2010	DET	MLB	AL	150	648	.262	.327	.412	.336	111	49.4	17.9	-11.5	179	7	-2.8	-1.4	60.2	6.5
2011	DET	MLB	AL	161	688	.260	.321	.408	.365	107	57.8	18.6	-11.9	176	10	-6.8	-2.7	59.8	6.1
2012	DET	MLB	AL	161	697	.257	.320	.412	.331	105	44.8	19.1	1.9	172	9	-2.3	-5.6	57.8	7.5
2013	DET	MLB	AL	148	652	.258	.321	.401	.356	101	68.9	17.1	2.3	192	10	-13.3	-3.0	67.6	7.7
2013	VEN	int	WBC	3	14	.000	.000	.000	.333			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2014	DET	MLB	AL	159	685	.259	.317	.397	.346	106	33.2	17.7	-10.6	139	9	8.4	3.0	29.0	5.3
2015	DET	MLB	AL	119	511	.254	.312	.403	.384	106	34.8	13.8	-8.8	165	9	6.9	-3.0	40.3	5.3
2016	DET	MLB	AL	158	679	.255	.320	.422	.336	108	32.5	19.2	-12.2	153	7	3.3	-3.8	44.6	5.3
2017	DET	MLB	AL	130	529	.248	.316	.413	.292	108	-8.7	15.5	-9.9	103	7	-1.7	-6.6	3.5	0.1
2018	DET	MLB	AL	38	157	.258	.325	.434	.352	103	4.8	4.4	-2.8	108	10	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.4
2019	DET	MLB	AL	136	549	.252	.319	.432	.336	102	-3.2	16.6	-10.6	100	9	-1.5	-4.4	2.6	0.3

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2000	UTI	A-	NYP	34	32	3	8	2	0	0	10	6	2	6	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.063	0	0
2001	KNC	A	MDW	465	422	61	113	19	4	7	161	66	37	76	3	0	.268	.329	.382	.114	1	1
2002	JUP	A+	FSL	545	489	77	134	43	1	9	206	75	38	85	10	1	.274	.337	.421	.147	1	1
2003	FLO	MLB	NL	346	314	39	84	21	3	12	147	62	25	84	0	2	.268	.325	.468	.201	1	4
2003	CAR	AA	SOU	303	266	46	97	29	3	10	162	59	31	49	9	4	.365	.435	.609	.244	0	0
2004	FLO	MLB	NL	685	603	101	177	31	1	33	309	112	68	148	5	2	.294	.366	.512	.219	8	0
2005	FLO	MLB	NL	685	613	106	198	43	2	33	344	116	64	125	1	0	.323	.385	.561	.238	6	0
2006	FLO	MLB	NL	676	576	112	195	50	2	26	327	114	86	108	9	6	.339	.430	.568	.229	4	0
2007	FLO	MLB	NL	680	588	91	188	38	2	34	332	119	79	127	2	1	.320	.401	.565	.245	7	1
2008	DET	MLB	AL	684	616	85	180	36	2	37	331	127	56	126	1	0	.292	.349	.537	.245	9	0
2009	DET	MLB	AL	685	611	96	198	34	0	34	334	103	68	107	6	2	.324	.396	.547	.223	1	0
2010	DET	MLB	AL	648	548	111	180	45	1	38	341	126	89	95	3	3	.328	.420	.622	.294	8	0
2011	DET	MLB	AL	688	572	111	197	48	0	30	335	105	108	89	2	1	.344	.448	.586	.241	5	0
2012	DET	MLB	AL	697	622	109	205	40	0	44	377	139	66	98	4	1	.330	.393	.606	.277	6	0
2013	DET	MLB	AL	652	555	103	193	26	1	44	353	137	90	94	3	0	.348	.442	.636	.288	2	0
2013	VEN	int	WBC	14	12	3	4	0	0	1	7	3	2	2	1	0	.333	.429	.583	.250	0	0
2014	DET	MLB	AL	685	611	101	191	52	1	25	320	109	60	117	1	1	.313	.371	.524	.211	11
2015	DET	MLB	AL	511	429	64	145	28	1	18	229	76	77	82	1	1	.338	.440	.534	.196	2	0
2016	DET	MLB	AL	679	595	92	188	31	1	38	335	108	75	116	0	0	.316	.393	.563	.247	5	0
2017	DET	MLB	AL	529	469	50	117	22	0	16	187	60	54	110	0	1	.249	.329	.399	.149	3	0
2018	DET	MLB	AL	157	134	17	40	11	0	3	60	22	22	27	0	0	.299	.395	.448	.149	1	0
2019	DET	MLB	AL	549	493	41	139	21	0	12	196	59	48	108	0	0	.282	.346	.398	.116	5	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2375	0.4914	0.5006	0.7662	0.6418	0.3642	0.8451	0.6318	0.2338	0.0005
2009	2411	0.4927	0.5060	0.7984	0.6801	0.3369	0.8762	0.6456	0.2016	0.0068
2010	2232	0.4610	0.4884	0.7752	0.6987	0.3084	0.8373	0.6550	0.2248	0.0038
2011	2463	0.4726	0.4823	0.8089	0.7079	0.2802	0.8568	0.7005	0.1911	0.0049
2012	2553	0.4896	0.4959	0.8112	0.6856	0.3139	0.8798	0.6675	0.1888	-0.0021
2013	2349	0.4564	0.5126	0.7865	0.7285	0.3312	0.8604	0.6501	0.2135	-0.0066
2014	2485	0.4753	0.5058	0.7749	0.6952	0.3344	0.8819	0.5734	0.2251	-0.0055
2015	1923	0.4576	0.4633	0.7677	0.6659	0.2924	0.8362	0.6361	0.2323	-0.0059
2016	2468	0.4603	0.4955	0.7751	0.6919	0.3281	0.8422	0.6545	0.2249	0.0000
2017	2024	0.4649	0.5054	0.7674	0.6971	0.3389	0.8384	0.6403	0.2326	0.0000
2018	598	0.4967	0.4498	0.7732	0.6397	0.2625	0.8211	0.6582	0.2268	0.0000
2019	2006	0.4801	0.4935	0.7556	0.6615	0.3384	0.8446	0.5949	0.2444	0.0000
Career	25887	0.4739	0.4948	0.7815	0.6862	0.3229	0.8547	0.6421	0.2185	-0.0003

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-07	2014-09-07	DTD	0	0	Right	Ankle	Bone Spur		-
2014-08-31	2014-09-01	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-
2014-08-24	2014-08-26	DTD	2	1	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-
2014-08-21	2014-08-21	DTD	0	0	Right	Ankle	Soreness	From Sliding	-
2014-06-09	2014-06-09	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Tightness	Hamstring	-
2014-05-26	2014-05-26	DTD	0	0	Right	Thigh	Cramp	Hamstring	-
2013-10-29	2013-10-29	Off	0	0	Left	Groin	Surgery		2013-10-29	-
2013-09-22	2013-09-23	DTD	1	1	Left	Groin	Strain		-	-
2013-08-31	2013-09-03	DTD	3	3	-	Abdomen	Strain		-
2013-08-30	2013-08-30	DTD	0	0	-	Abdomen	Strain		-	-
2013-07-31	2013-08-05	DTD	5	4	-	Abdomen	Strain		-
2013-07-23	2013-07-27	DTD	4	4	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-	-
2013-07-04	2013-07-05	DTD	1	1	-	Low Back	Soreness		-	-
2013-07-03	2013-07-03	DTD	0	0	-	Low Back	Tightness		-	-
2012-08-24	2012-08-25	DTD	1	1	Right	Ankle	Soreness		-	-
2012-03-20	2012-03-31	Camp	11	0	Right	Face	Fracture	Non-displaced From Ground Ball	-	-
2012-03-16	2012-03-17	Camp	1	0	Left	Wrist	Contusion		-	-
2011-10-13	2011-10-13	DTD	0	0	-	Shoulder	Contusion	Play At Plate	-	-
2011-09-25	2011-09-25	DTD	0	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Light Headed	-	-
2011-07-13	2011-07-15	DTD	2	0	Right	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-
2011-04-05	2011-04-06	DTD	1	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2011-04-03	2011-04-03	DTD	0	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-09-28	2010-10-04	DTD	6	6	Right	Ankle	Sprain	High Ankle	-
2010-09-08	2010-09-10	DTD	2	2	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps Tendinitis	-
2010-09-03	2010-09-04	DTD	1	1	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation	Biceps Tendinitis	-
2010-07-01	2010-07-03	DTD	2	1		Back	Soreness		-
2010-06-18	2010-06-19	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Dizziness		-
2009-08-12	2009-08-13	DTD	1	1	Left	Hand	Contusion		-
2009-06-04	2009-06-04	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2008-09-22	2008-09-22	DTD	0	0		Upper Back	Spasms		-
2008-08-29	2008-08-29	DTD	0	0	Left	Chest	Strain	Pectoral Muscle	-
2008-06-30	2008-06-30	DTD	0	0	Left	Hip	Strain	Hip Flexor	-
2008-04-10	2008-04-10	DTD	0	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Quadriceps	-
2008-04-03	2008-04-04	DTD	1	1	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Quadriceps	-
2008-03-08	2008-03-09	Camp	1	0		Thigh	Tightness	Quadriceps	-
2007-08-06	2007-08-07	DTD	1	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2007-07-08	2007-07-08	DTD	0	0	Left	Shoulder	Soreness		-
2007-06-06	2007-06-08	DTD	2	1	Right	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2007-04-20	2007-04-22	DTD	2	2	Left	Abdomen	Soreness	Oblique	-
2006-09-20	2006-09-22	DTD	2	2		Shoulder	Strain		-
2006-08-31	2006-09-01	DTD	1	1	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2005-09-22	2005-09-23	DTD	1	1	Left	Knee	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2004-07-18	2004-07-19	DTD	1	1	Right	Fingers	Sprain	Index Finger	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2024	DET	$8,000,000
2023	DET	$32,000,000
2022	DET	$32,000,000
2021	DET	$30,000,000
2020	DET	$30,000,000
2019	DET	$30,000,000
2018	DET	$30,000,000
2017	DET	$28,000,000
2016	DET	$28,000,000
2015	DET	$22,000,000
2014	DET	$22,000,000
2013	DET	$21,000,000
2012	DET	$21,000,000
2011	DET	$20,000,000
2010	DET	$20,000,000
2009	DET	$15,000,000
2008	DET	$11,300,000
2007	FLO	$7,400,000
2006	FLO	$472,000
2005	FLO	$370,000
2004	FLO	$320,000

Years	Description	Salary
20 yr	Previous	$400,862,000
2019	Current	$8,000,000
21 yr	Pvs + Cur	$408,862,000
21 yr	Total	$408,862,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
19 y 101 d	ISE Baseball	8 years/$248M (2016-23), 2024-25 options

Details

8 years/$248M (2016-23), plus 2024-25 options. Signed extension with Detroit 3/28/14. 16-17:$28M annually. 18-21:$30M annually. 22-23:$32M annually. 24:$30M club option, $8M buyout. 25:$30M club option. 2024-25 options guaranteed with top 10 finish in MVP vote in previous season. Full no-trade protection. At signing, highest average annual value in baseball history.
8 years/$152.3M (2008-15). Signed extension with Detroit 3/24/08. 08:$11.3M, 09:$15M, 10:$20M, 11:$20M, 12:$21M, 13:$21M, 14:$22M, 15:$22M. Award bonuses: $100,000 each for All-Star selection, LCS MVP. $150,000 for WS MVP. $200,000 for MVP ($100,000 for 2nd in vote, $50,000 for 3rd-5th). $1M for winning second MVP during contract. Limited no-trade protection. Extension replaced 1 year, $11.3M contract signed 1/18/08, avoiding arbitration.
1 year/$7.4M (2007). Won arbitration with Florida 2/07 ($7.4M-$6.7M). Acquired by Detroit in trade from Florida 12/4/07.
1 year/$472,000 (2006). Re-signed by Florida 3/06 (split contract, $296,000 in minors).
1 year/$0.37M (2005. Renewed by Florida 3/05.
1 year/$320,000 (2004). Renewed by Florida 3/04 (split contract, $135,744 in minors).
1 year (2003). Contract selected by Florida 6/03.
Signed by Florida 1999 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela. $1.9M signing bonus (Venezuelan record).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP
90^o	43	10	2	1	6	8	.270	.372	.405	140	3.1
80^o	29	8	2	1	4	5	.320	.414	.520	135	1.8
70^o	19	5	1	1	2	4	.312	.389	.562	131	1.1
60^o	10	3	1	0	1	2	.333	.400	.444	128	0.5
50^o	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	124	0.1
Weighted Mean	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	125	0.1

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Date	Question	Answer
2010-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Pick two of these for my final keepers? Tulo, Adrian Gonzalez, Mark Reynolds. I'm leaning Tulo and Adrian. (already keeping Miguel Cabrera, Lincecum and Kemp) (malmstorm from Minneapolis)	Tulo and Adrian is how I would pick as well. Reynolds did much better last year than I ever expected him to, but I would have a hard time giving him a keeper pick based off of just the one season. (Marc Normandin)
2009-12-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How available is Miguel Cabrera and what haul would he need to bring back? Seems to me that due to the money involved, teams will only really give up 2, to use Kevin Goldstein's rating system, 4 star players. Is that accurate? (Nick Carter from London, UK)	Between his coming down a peg in terms of stardom, his personal embarrassment at the tail end of last season, and the expense of employing him, I don't see a lot of teams getting in on him, were the Tigers even shopping him around. A lot of what's going on with the Tigers for 2010 seems to be about enduring/making the most of the last year of the current deals with Bonderman, Willis, Robertson, Ordonez, and Inge, and then turning the page. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-12-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	From John Perrotto's column: "If the Red Sox fail to sign Bay, they are expected to vigorously pursue a trade for Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera." Um, why not just forget about Bay and go for Cabrera? (Ryan from Denver)	Because one costs money (lots less, too) and the other costs talent and money. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What teams do you see lining up to trade for Miguel Cabrera? (Greg from St. Louis )	I wonder if he would be the backup plan for the Red Sox if they cannot land Adrian Gonzalez. They could certainly stand to part with talent and absorb Cabrera's contract, and they are known to be seeking another bopper. (Eric Seidman)
2009-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Assuming the Giants could even absorb the extra payroll, would Posey & Bumgarner be too much to give up for Cabrera? (Rob from Oakland)	Yes, especially given the cost, the surrendering of a top-tier catching prospect, and Cabrera's track record of, well, staying out of shape. It would seem to be more in their wheelhouse to revisit those Cain-Fielder discussions and see what comes from that. Given Posey's potential, the question becomes, would you rather have Bengie Molina and Miguel Cabrera or Buster Posey and either Nick Johnson or Russell Branyan? I'd spring for the latter. (Eric Seidman)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	The talk in MN is now about an extension for Mauer. Any idea about what would be a reasonable length and amount to offer? (collins from greenville nc)	Mauer's one of the people you do turn a blind eye to market developments and price as if the economic downturn didn't happen. If Miguel Cabrera could get eight years and $150 million once upon a time, that doesn't seem like a bad place to ballpark the conversation. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Aiyyo Xina. So Mr. Sheehan was SO GLIB AND SNARKY when I asked him via chat whether Miguel Cabrera had boozed his (Cabrera's) way off the MVP ballot. Please please tell him to rethink this, and please please tell me you agree that it's a serious question. Thanx, g-mo. (g-mo from West Bumpus)	Yo g-mo, whaddup? (I will now cease to be 'fresh,' or whatever it is the kids call it these days. I mean, really, I tell Charge of the Light Brigade anecdotes--does it get less cool or contemporary than that?) My thought? Voters are human beings, and respond viscerally. I don't think Cabrera had all that great a shot in the first place, but I wouldn't rule out that this hurt him as far as some down-ballot inclusiveness. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Does Texiera really deserve MVP consideration ahead of Miguel Cabrera? Their numbers look similar to me, and Miggy means a lot more to the bad Tigers O (agree this is Mauer's year). (ct tiger from connecticut)	Probably not. And there's other hitters you could mention. Again, I like Teixeira, but he shouldn't be such a big part of the conversation. (Ken Funck)
2009-06-25 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Joe: What player(s) (non-Pujols division), if any, with less than 10 years of MLB service could retire at the end of this season and be a pretty good bet for the HoF? (If Albert pulled a Jim Brown, he would still be a shoo-in, right?) (Matt from Chicago)	Tough call. Does Miguel Cabrera get a look? I don't think any pitchers do. Chase Utley on peak value? (Joe Sheehan)
2009-06-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I know you already answered a Montero question, but does he have a reasonable shot at being Miguel Cabrera? (willjosh09 from Poughkeepsie)	Clay's peak translations for Montero's Florida State League partial season is .333/.409/.634. I take that with a grain of salt, but he just might be that good. It's always dangerous projecting exactly linear growth in one so young, but we'll know a lot more the further Montero gets into his Double-A campaign. Again, the question is, even if he is that good, where and when do the Yankees make room for him? (Steven Goldman)
2009-03-19 15:00:00 (link to chat)	What's your view on Wilmer Flores? Is he compared to Miguel Cabrera because it's appropriate, or because it's convenient? (joalryan from Chicago)	Obviously, anytime you are comparing a guy out of short season with an established superstar, it's dangerous. Still, it's a very promising bat for a teenager, and like Cabrera, he's got a thick lower half that's going to limit him defensively down the road. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-03-31 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Woo-hoo... Yankees rainout, Royals-Tigers on all afternoon! What's your best comp for a player of Miguel Cabrera's level of ability and accomplishment playing for a new major league team at/before age 25? (BL from Bozeman)	I'm sure we could do a systematic check on this, and no doubt y'all will hit me with dozens o' obvious choices after I answer, but the obvious choice would be A-Rod, going from the M's to the Rangers. (Steven Goldman)
2008-03-18 17:00:00 (link to chat)	What sort of numbers do you think Pujols will put up this year? Who will challenge him among National League hitters? (Tim W. from Austin)	I see no reason why his EqA won't be in the high .320s/low .330s, regardless of his troubles. One of the men most capable of challenging him is now in Detroit. The departure of Miguel Cabrera to Detroit makes him a bit safer, but Ryan Braun can challenge. If Chipper Jones approximates his 2007 and stays healthy, he's right there in MLVr with Pujols. Ditto Matt Holliday and Chase Utley. (Jim Baker)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Miguel Cabrera or Gary Sheffield in Detroit's 3 spot? How much of a difference would it make having one in the 3 spot over the other assuming the other hits in the 5 spot? (Ben from Ohio)	I'd rather have Cabrera up there, because I don't think you can let him get too many at-bats with which to positively smoke pitches. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-25 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Whats your take on the Brandon Inge soap opera in Detroit. (joe from n.y.)	Well, given his three straight years of offensive decline, his age (he'll be 31 in May), and what he's owed ($6.2M, $6.3, $6.6 for a total of $19.1M) it's not so surprising that the Tigers have found few takers and with his defensive prowess seem to be looking at him in a super-sub kind of role. The question will really be whether he'll accept that role or turn into a clubhouse cancer that forces them to eat much of the remaining salary. As far as the soap opera around his asking to be traded and not speaking to a reporter recently, I certainly don't blame him. He's in a pretty tough spot and any competitor at that level wants playing time As an aside, defensively (using SFR) I have him at -6, +4, +20, +9 since 2004 at third base which pretty much parallels FRAA (+6,+15,+25,+14). Miguel Cabrera, on the other hand, I had at +0, -1, -5, -10 in 2003, and 2005-2007 at third base. (Dan Fox)
2008-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	John, which is likely more important for Detroit this year: Miguel Cabrera's added offense over Brandon Inge, or Dontrelle Willis successfully adjusting to the AL and posting numbers at least similar to '06 (if not better). Thanks for your thoughts. (Yoop from Ankeny, IA)	Cabrera's offense. No slight to Willis, who could really help the Tigers, but Cabrera is one of the game's premier hitters. He makes an already-dangerous lineup downright scary. (John Perrotto)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you think Miguel Cabrera's weight will affect his performance in Detroit in the near future? (mbeu79 from Chicago)	No. Already hearing he's dropped weight and someone emailed me saying that he thought the veterans in Detroit would hold Cabrera more accountable for things like conditioning. What's the worst that happens, he becomes David Ortiz? (Will Carroll)
2008-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you had to choose between Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols for a 3 year keeper league, which one would you take? (mbeu79 from Chicago)	Cabrera on age, but it's very, very close. (Will Carroll)
2008-01-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Will the following players still be at the same position in 3 years: (a) Jay Bruce--CF, (b) Ryan Braun--3B, and (c) Miguel Cabrera--3B. (jwr from Chicago)	A. Leaning towards yes, but not in five years. B. No. C. No. (Kevin Goldstein)

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