The Lineup

I've been anxiously awaiting Jim Leyland's first lineup card of the '08 season. Recent additions Miguel Cabrera and Edgar Renteria were nice upgrades for the Tigers over the off-season and were the finishing touches to what could be one of the great offensive teams of all-time.

The Tigers faced right-hander Gil Meche of the Royals today. Leyland's lineup follows,

Edgar Renteria ss
Placido Polanco 2b
Gary Sheffield dh (4 walks!)
Magglio Ordonez rf
Miguel Cabrera 3b (dinger)
Carlos Guillen 1b (I thought he'd hit second)
Ivan Rodriguez c
Jacque Jones lf
Brandon Inge cf

Inge is back in his super-sub role as he'll probably get the bulk of time in center while Curt Granderson recovers from his fractured finger. Once Granderson comes back at the top of the order I'd guess that Renteria will slip in behind Guillen and push Rodriguez and Jones to the 8th and 9th spots respectively.