The writing has certainly been on the wall for Brandon Inge since the Tigers acquired third basemen Miguel Cabrera. And now, it appears that Inge has requested a trade. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Inge asked the Tigers to move him saying that he'd rather start somewhere else than remain in Detroit.

Several teams have been rumored to be interested in someone to man the hot corner, specifically the Dodgers and Angels, however, Inge's performance last year along with that hefty contract has apparently combined to make a deal difficult to pull off. It's tough to blame a player for making the request but asking for a trade always seems to put teams in a tough situation. It is well known that they are trying to move the player and thus they don't get full value. When the player involved is a fan favorite like Inge, and also owed more than 6 million a year for the next three years, it gets even tougher.

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