It's no secret that the Tigers are looking for a veteran reliever to pitch the seventh inning setting up Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde. They have been linked to Octavio Dotel and Luis Ayala over the last few days. The list of free agent relievers is long though, so we can probably expect more names to show up in coming days.
In a recent post, I introduced the shutdown (SD) and Meltdown (MD
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December 05, 2011
Jim Bowden tweeted over the weekend that six teams were pursuing reliever Luis Ayala. The list of suitors included progressive teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, Rays and Blue Jays. Since these teams typically spend money wisely, their interest in a retread reliever like Ayala is pretty puzzling.
Yes, Ayala had a decent 2011 season with the Yankees, but he isn’t the type of player...
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December 07, 2011
Is this what it's all come down to? The Tigers' Twitterverse is on the edge of its seat over the possibility of the Tigers signing relief pitcher Octavio Dotel. Since it's exam week for me (which you could probably tell if you follow me on Twitter), I don't have all damn night for Dotel to make up his mind.
However, fear not, Tigers fans and fellow bloggers! I...
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December 08, 2011
The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a deal with veteran right hander
Octavio Dotel...
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December 07, 2011
The Detroit Tigers continue to be a hot name as the offseason is starting to get really interesting. Two names that surfaced in very different ways this afternoon were those of Octavio Dotel and Mark Buehrle.
Dotel
The Tigers, according to multiple sources, are one of two final teams in on the Octavio Dotel sweepstakes. The other team is the St. Louis Cardinals, the team Dotel made...
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December 05, 2011
Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak's Plan A as he went to baseball's winter meetings was to re-sign free agent first baseman Albert Pujols. But, with other Cardinals free agents, such as shortstop Rafael Furcal, in limbo until Pujols either signs or leaves, Mozeliak had to have a Plan B, too.
"I don't feel like right now everything outside of Albert's situation...
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December 07, 2011
Danny Knobler of CBSSports is reporting that the Tigers are close to signing reliever Octavio Dotel. If the deal becomes official, the 38-year-old right-hander will break a record by joining his 13th MLB team. It is not known yet whether it's a one or two year deal or how much much he'll be paid.
Dotel has been a consistent performer throughout most of his career and...
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December 07, 2011
Octavio Dotel is deciding between two teams, the Tigers being one of them. And remarks from team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski suggest they're closing in on finding their relief help.
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December 06, 2011
Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com believes the Reds, Cardinals, Brewers, Tigers and Mets have all inquired about free-agent reliever Octavio Dotel.
According to Sanchez’s source, the Tigers and Brewers met with Dotel’s agent this week at the Winter Meetings in Dallas.
However, earlier this week, a National League executive told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York that the Cardinals are...
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December 06, 2011
Some late night Tigers links...
Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that general manager Dave Dombrowski's trip to see Yoenis Cespedes in the Dominican Republic is a strong sign of Detroit's interest in the Cuban defender. A team official told Morosi he couldn't remember Dombrowski ever taking a similar step before.
Morosi adds that the Tigers checked in with...
Hot News for P Octavio Dotel
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December 06, 2011
Team has also internally focused on Frank Francisco, Octavio Dotel
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