"Jim Leyland needs to sharpen his pencil and get more notepaper.

The Tigers manager likes to jot down potential lineups during the off-season.

On Tuesday, Prince Fielder agreed to join Leyland's lineup at first base. Miguel Cabrera said he's moving to third.

So Leyland can start afresh on formulating his various lineup combinations for this season.

It appears the Tigers won't recruit a full-time designated hitter this year to replace the injured Victor Martinez."