Remember that trade Detroit made to get Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis a few years ago?
 
That is looking like a mixed bag.
 
While Cabrera has proven that his bat is as good as advertised, we all know what happened with Willis.
 
Tigers fans- how do you grade that trade? One guy has succedded, the other didn't.
		
		
	 
I felt the Willis part of it was a throw in, the Marlin wanted to get rid of Willis's salary.
Then for some reason, Mr. I had a rare  time where he just blew it, fell asleep or something, and signed Willis to a long term contract BEFORE he ever pitched an inning.
The players that the Tigers gave up, I can't remember for sure, Camrin Maybin was one, he's either playing in the big leagues and doing OK or in the minors, I haven't looked lately.
The gave up a pitcher who I thought  would be  very good if given time, I think it was Andrew Miller, you'll have to ask  Salsa how they are doing  as I haven't kept up on them, being in the NL now.
Over all, I thought the Tigers  getting  a young Miguel Cabrera at the time was awesome and if you watch him at all, you  would still  be enjoying that trade.
Now the one really bad move that Dombrowski  made was trying to upgrade the SS position a few years back and getting  Edger Rentaria, I never liked the trade  and it never worked out  for them either Rent was a huge disappointment  ( I think him and  Gullen were friends and I think that had something to do with it.
I also think that because  Willis and Cabrera are close friends that is part of the reason the Willis thing went on so long in Detroit.
That was a HUGE mistake as it cost us a up and coming and  now here  young  guy names  Jir Jirrgens, he's currently on the DL, but  watch out when he gets back.
Btw, Both Willis and  Edwin Jackson will pitch  for Arizona  in the  next series against the Tigers  ....
They were send  as part of the  big trade over the winter for Granderson/ A.  Jackson . 
Overall I am thrilled with the Cabrera/Willis trade, just feel the money issue with Willis  was REALLY a bad move and how long they kept him in the rotation last year, it  virtually cost us the  AL Central, you knew everytime they sent him out last year it was going to be a disaster and   normally a loss.