(1) Ryan Dempster traded or not? (2) Ichiro now in Big Apple after trade from Mariners. (3) Anibal Sanchez/Omar Infante sent to Detroit for future ace Jacob Turner. (4) Colby Lewis done for year -- elbow surgery. (5) Justin Smoak sent to Triple-A. (6) Roy Halladay shaky. (7) Jordan Zimmerman/Ryan Vogelsong = money in the [...]

I will try to keep my hometown bias in check when writing this article, since objectivity would serve my readers best. But I have to admit, I do like the Tigers' starting rotation options.  Even assuming a regression for JV (I call Verlander JV, he doesn't seem to mind...or notice, for that matter), I expect the Tigers to compete with both pitching and offense.  They'll need both, since I see a cloudy future on defense. Host your fantasy baseball league and play Free Fantasy Baseball at Fleaflicker with full commish options and live scoring/stats. Detroit Tigers Projected Starting Rotation PlayerIPWERAWHIPKK/9ADPJustin Verlander 225 19 3.09 1.13 228 9.1 16/6/16 Max Scherzer 195 14 3.80 1.26 182 8.4 135/148/154 Doug Fister 205 13 3.71 1.21 134 5.9 165/185/184 Rick Porcello 185 12 4.41 1.37 103 5 247/330/400 Jacob Turner ...