Alan Trammell spotted at dinner last week with Dave Dombrowski and other #Tigers officials - a sign he could be returning to organization
— Tom Gage (@Tom_Gage) November 3, 2014
confirmed: Trammell back with #Tigers organization as special assistant
— Tom Gage (@Tom_Gage) November 3, 2014
Trammell, of course, was Kirk Gibson’s bench coach in Arizona, and that house was so totally cleaned that you probably can’t find a trace of his existence at Chase Field. Before that Trammell was Lou Piniella’s bench coach in Chicago, but was passed over for the job when Piniella retired. And, of course, managed the Tigers as they rebuilt for three pretty horrible years before Jim Leyland took over. The guy has never been in a really fantastic situation, frankly.
So now he regroups in Detroit. Or gets activated to play shortstop if Jose Iglesias’ shins don’t improve. Which would be pretty sweet and maybe finally convince someone he should be in the Hall of Fame.
