After reading more on the potential EJ trade, I came to the conclusion that it's not financially motivated. As one mLive poster wrote: "If there was a payroll issue, they would have jettisoned Ordonez and not bothered with Washburn/Huff. There's 20MM right there."
That's an excellent point. Ilitch was more than willing to take on salary during August. Have things changed that much in three months? The only major difference is that the Tigers missed out on the playoffs. Surely, Mr. I didn't believe the Tigers would make it past round 1, so he only lost out on the gate receipts from two home games. With inflated playoff prices, that's a significant amount of change, but is it enough to alter his win-first philosophy?
If the Tigers were hurting financially, Mr. I could make it public, and you'd see folks lining down the block for their $5 Hot-n-readys. Detriot loves Ilitch, and he loves the city (and teams) right back. So, I don't buy the financial argument. This has to be a case of Dombrowski trying to "sell high" and hope another GM parts with a gem (or gems).
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