Tigers Opening Day Lineup

It's here! Jason Beck revealed the Tigers opening day starting line-up this morning:

Ian Kinsler 2B
Torii Hunter RF
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Victor Martinez DH
Austin Jackson CF
Alex Avila C
Nick Castellanos 3B
Alex Gonzalez SS
Rajai Davis LF

My first thought is that Jackson might not be a good man to bat behind Cabrera and Martinez given that he has not hit well with runners on base (.260 versus .288 with the base empty) in his career.  So, swapping Hunter and Jackson might make sense.  Those kinds of splits tend to even out over time though, so it may not matter.

Another observation is that Davis has been inserted as the number nine hitter versus a right-handed starter.  At first glance, it might seem that the speedy Davis would be a good "second lead-off man", but he has a .650 OPS lifetime versus right handers lifetime (as opposed to .779 versus lefties).  The lefty/right split is not one that is likely to correct itself, especially not after 1,758 plate appearances versus righties.  So, why not see what the lefty hitting rookie Tyler Collins can do?