"What the Tigers would give to have Casper Wells a phone call from joining their big league roster ahead of tonight's Game 2 against Texas in the American League Championship Series.

Perfect.

A powerful right-handed batter could slip into manager Jim Leyland's lineup. An outfielder skilled at playing three positions, with one of the higher-caliber arms in baseball, would be a perfect plug-in as the Tigers contend with having lost their third important outfielder in the past six weeks after Magglio Ordonez re-fractured his right ankle Saturday night.

Wells, though, was shipped to the Mariners in July as part of the trade for the most important acquisition any contender made ahead of the non-waiver deadline."