Now that Curtis Granderson has moved on to New York, the Detroit TIgers will look to possible options within their own system to fill the void, starting with CF Casper Wells, reports the Detroit Free Press. Wells, who turned 25 this off-season, was a 14th round draft pick of the Tigers back in 2005, and has made it as high as Double-A, where he spent the second half of 2009, hitting .260/.369/.489 in 86 games.
The Tigers received CF Austin Jackson in return in the Granderson trade, and he is regarded as the CF of the future, but may not be ready for the major leagues by the start of 2010. Wells' long-term future may be in a corner OF spot, but he is capable of playing CF in the major leagues at least for the time being.
