The Detroit Tigers were dealt a serious blow today when they learned Victor Martinez had a torn ACL which will likely require season ending surgery. Luckily for Tiger fans, general manager Dave Dombrowski isn’t rushing his next step on who he will potentially target to help fill the offensive void that was created with the injury to Martinez.“After you feel sorry for yourself for a day you move on, you look at all your alternatives” Dombrowski said on a conference call with reporters today.

The Tigers have plenty of options open to them to help them fill the .330 avg, 178 hit, 103 RBI’s and a .380 OBP void that the was created with Martinez sidelined. Martinez was also the primary protection in the lineup behind slugger Miguel Cabrera.

Dombrowski could go with a free agent like Manny Ramirez (though he would miss the first 50 games), Johnny Damon or Vladimir Guerrero. Or he could go the trade route and acquire another bat or promote from within the organization.

But another option which is intriguing is to try and sign Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and move Delmon Young who they signed to a one-year $6.75mm deal today (avoiding arbitration) into the full time DH role.

Martinez was entering the second year of his four-year $50mm deal he signed last offseason.

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