Guillen and Cabrera to swap infield spots

kcudah posted 4/23/2008 from freep.com [flag]

It seemed the Tigers biggest infield surprise of the night had come from Ramon Santiago. He started at second base and hit his first homer in five years to finish off the Tigers’ three-homer third inning in their 10-2 win over Texas. He announced that Miguel Cabrera and Carlos Guillen are swapping positions. Effective immediately, Cabrera is the first baseman and Guillen is the third ... [link]

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