Defending Champs...

The gloriously named The Wayne Fontes Experience has a pointer to Take 75 North for a look at who might be patrolling centerfield for the five time, five time, five time, five time, five time Midwest League Champion West Michigan Whitecaps in 2008.

After having Cameron Maybin and Gorkys Hernandez as their center fielders the last two years, the fans in West Michigan are going to be in for an unpleasant shift in talent level. Kody Kaiser and Kyle Peter are good candidates to move up to the full season league, but to expect either one to produce like those two would be unfair. Actually, the fans in Grand Rapids’ best shot at getting a buzz-creating player would be if the Tigers were aggressive with Alexis Espinoza, who spent last year in the Venezuelan Summer League. Espinoza seems like a good candidate to come to the States in 2008, but I’d be amazed at such a big promotion.