After an injury plagued 2010 the newest Detroit Tiger Brad Penny wants a chance to prove that he’s healthy and ready to go. The Tigers better hope he’s healthy because that’s when Penny is at his best. I know baseball is the ultimate team game, but it all starts with pitching. If the stars align right and everyone stays healthy the Tigers will have as good a staff as any. As spring training rolls around Penny is slated to be the number five starter and he might be the best number five starter in the league, if he’s healthy.
Penny says he had offers from other teams, but the Tigers gave him the best chance to compete for a starting spot and he also felt the Tigers had a chance to win. Penny has been on a World Series winner and would like to get a shot at another one.
“I had some offers from teams that I didn’t think were able to compete,” Penny said. “I would have been more in a role of teaching young kids how to go about business, but I’m at a point where I want to win.”
“I was leaning towards Detroit most of the time, but I had a few offers that I had to consider.”
Penny matches up well with other fifth starters in the American League and everyone knows that there aren’t too many fifth starters with Penny’s credentials. Sure he had a rough time in is first stint in the American League, but I think pitching in Comerica Park will help him out.
That’s good for the Tigers since they had an obvious need for a number five starter.
Penny wants to prove he still has something left and isn’t simply playing for a contract.
