The Implications of a Victor Martinez Return

Okay okay... We're only 6 games into the season, but let's take a moment to be thankful for how one of the most exciting off-season's in Tiger history has led to a 5-1 record... A 5-1 record, nonetheless, against foes from what the media had predestined as kings of the American League in the AL East.

Well... While we were having to place restraints of picturing Victor Martinez in our lineup this year, let's change that for just a moment. Let's allow our imaginations to run rampant and place our likely lineup on a card for playoff baseball in Detroit this fall,  assuming Victor Martinez will return on time for a run to the world series. (While my mother always told me that when one you assume, you make as ass out of me and you... I am comfortable with being an ass here.)

Austin Jackson CF

Brennan Boesch RF

Miguel Cabrera 3B

Prince Fielder 1B

Victor Martinez DH

Delmon Young LF

Alex Avila C

Jhony Peralta SS

Ryan Raburn 2B

This is, of course, assuming that everyone else stays healthy, and that there is no trade activity throughout the course of the year for the Tigers. 

All this said... This is a unbelievable lineup. In fact, I would argue that there has never been a better offensive lineup in the history of the Detroit Tigers. 1984 and 1968 included. As far as arguing that there has never been a better team? That is for time to tell.