The Detroit Tigers have announced their Opening Day lineup:
#OpeningDay lineup vs BOS: Jackson CF, Boesch RF, Cabrera 3B, Fielder 1B, Young LF, Raburn DH, Peralta SS, Avila C, Santiago 2B, Verlander P
— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) April 5, 2012
Translated into non-Twitter language, that reads:
Jackson, Austin CF
Boesch, Brennan RF
Cabrera, Miguel 3B
Fielder, Prince 1B
Young, Delmon LF
Raburn, Ryan DH
Peralta, Jhonny SS
Avila, Alex C
Santiago, Ramon 2B
Verlander, Justin P
This lineup is just about what people expected. While Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder have a proven track record, the top of the order remains something of a question mark. Jackson burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2010, hitting .293 with a .345 on-base percentage. Last season he regressed to .249/.317. With Cabrera and Fielder behind him, Jackson will be in prime position to score runs ... if he can get on base.
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