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There has been considerable speculation about the Tigers financial state. The payroll will be high, and there are continued questions about revenue potential. Mike Ilitch saw less advertising revenue. Attendance was relatively strong, but the Tigers missed out on any postseason gate receipts despite adding payroll midseason. Now Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi are reporting that Dave Dombrowski is listening to offers on Edwin Jackson.
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Via The Scores Report
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November 11, 2009
According to a report by Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Tigers have let it be known that outfielder Curtis Granderson is available for the right package and that the Yankees might be interested.
Granderson would be attractive to many teams, with the Yankees near the top of the list. They have long searched [...]
Via Sliding Into Home
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November 11, 2009
Well, it looks like those crazy hot stove rumors have starting to swirl. Here's one from Joel Sherman, who says the Tigers are looking to trade Curtis Granderson and that the Yankees would be one of the teams most interested.Granderson would be attractive to many teams, with the Yankees near the top of the list. They have long searched for a premium solution in center since Bernie...
Via Baseball Musings
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November 11, 2009
Phil Rogers reports that the Tigers are shopping Curtis Granderson:
Granderson, 28, is a product of Thornton Fractional South and the University of Illinois-Chicago. He’s also a terrific center fielder and the type of hitter who can help in the leadoff spot or the middle of the order. He’s got only $25.75 million on his contract [...]
Via *D MLB Trade Rumors
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November 10, 2009
While the Edwin Jackson trade rumors are the biggest item out of the Motor City today, here are a few other Tiger-related tidbits...
The FOX Sports team of Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal are reporting that Detroit is also shopping Gerald Laird. The catcher hit .225/.306/.320 last season while making $2.8MM, and the Tigers would like to save some money by finding another...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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November 11, 2009
The Phillies are "showing preliminary interest" in free agent reliever Fernando Rodney, according to Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. GM Ruben Amaro Jr. told David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News that he's reached out to five or six free agents, so Rodney is presumably among those.
The FOX writers expect Rodney "to draw heavy interest...
Via Blog Critics
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November 11, 2009
A New York Post report says Granderson "could be had." Couldn't we all?
Last night, the Oneonta Tigers beat the Brooklyn Cyclones 6-1 in a New York-Penn League game [Class A]. Not much news there, huh?
Except that the game went 26 innings.
Wow. Nearly three full games worth of innings were played to determine a winner. They was 21 innings that went by without so much as a run scored. Brooklyn jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily
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November 11, 2009
Via SI.com
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November 09, 2009
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Tigers have named former infielder Tom Brookens as the team's first base, outfield and baserunning coach.
Via New York Yankees - New York Post
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November 12, 2009
CHICAGO -- In a cost-cutting frame of mind, the Tigers have let teams know Curtis Granderson could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post.
The Yankees will almost certainly push to the front of the line when it comes to Grander...
Via NY Baseball Digest
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November 10, 2009
Two more names popped up on the rumor mill tonight: Joel Pineiro and Edwin Jackson.
I am not surprised hearing Pineiro’s name since I thought back in September the Mets would go that route versus upgrading to John Lackey. The word that Pineiro wants $30 million for 3 years should motivate the Mets to either get [...]
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