Perhaps the Detroit Tigers will be able to trade Brandon Inge this spring.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have contacted the Tigers about Inge, and while talks do not seem to have progressed far, a baseball official familiar with the situation said the Dodgers remain interested in making a deal.

Inge would play third base for the Dodgers, who did not have a full-time third baseman last season and have been trying to decide between veteran Nomar Garciaparra and rookie Andy LaRoche this spring.


New Dodgers manager Joe Torre is familiar with Inge from his time in the American League, and Torre and new Dodgers third base coach Larry Bowa are said to be Inge backers.

Inge remains popular with Tigers fans, who have given him louder applause than any other player during the first few spring games. But the Tigers remain open to trading him.

Among the reasons: Inge wants to be traded and his hefty salary: $6.2 million.

If the Tigers do not trade Inge or any of their other veterans, their opening day payroll would be more than $134 million.

Even if the Tigers and Dodgers cannot work out a deal, Inge could be traded elsewhere. One baseball official suggested Friday that Houston should acquire him to use as a catcher.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2008...rs_talk_tr.html


I'll say Torre is fired by July 2009.

Someone out there actually wants Brandon Inge?

I'm just waiting for him to have a bench of Kemp, Loney and Laroche. Torre hates young players, thats why he was agaisnt Cano and Cabrera in new york.

he won't get fired....

inge could be a good hitter 20 HR isnt bad

When Broxton has TJ and Billingsley is used as a spot starter with(as I said) Loney, Kemp and LaRoche on the bench. Then you'll see.

no one wants Inge

Of the possible teams out there who could use Inge, I don't see why the Dodgers would try pursuing him when they've already got Garciaparra and LaRoche....

He can't be that stupid, even I konw they should be in the lineup