Carlos Guillen

nbsp; The Tigers rookie, who began the season with Toledo but was promoted to the big leagues after Carlos Guillen wnet on the disabled list in April, has hit .342 with more home runs (12) and RBIs (49) than Jason Heyward (11 and 45).  He did not receive the honor of playing in the Midsummer Classic in his familiar Southern California, but should have been named to the American League squad.

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m dead, Brennan

Best of luck to Brennan Boesch, who was just called up from Toledo to replace Carlos Guillen on the Tigers’ roster.  Guillen strained a hamstring in last night&

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After learning this week of Detroit manager Jim Leyland’s plan to have Carlos Guillen and Miguel Cabrera switch positions, I realized that the Tigers have an all-Latin infield – Guillen and Cabrera (both from Venezuela) at the corners, Placido Polanco (Dominican Republic) at second, and Edgar Renteria (Colombia) at short.  Throw in catcher Ivan Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) and they’ve really got all their bases covered.  Interestingly, despite the fact that Latin American players are so central to the majors, I could not come up with a single other team whose four (much less five) starting infielders all hail from Spanish-speaking countries.

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ho are the flops.  Enjoy!1B Justin Morneau2B Robinson Cano3B Alex Rodriguez or Miguel CaberaSS Carlos GuillenC Joe MauerOF Tori HunterOF Grady SizemoreOF Magglio OrdonezUTIL David OrtizSP Josh BeckettSP John LackeySP Justin VerlanderCLOSER Jonathon Papelbon

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