RICK PORCELLO RUMORS

Tigers reach deals with Porcello, Coke

DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a 3.1 million contract with right-hander Rick Porcello and a 1.1 million deal with left-hander Phil Coke, avoiding arbitration with both pitchers. The team announced the one-year agreements Monday. Porcello started 31 games last season for the AL Central champions, going 14-9 with a 4.75 ERA in a career-high 182 innings. The 23-year...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  28 days ago

Tigers agree to terms with RHP Porcello, LHP Coke

The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration by reaching one-year deals with righthander Rick Porcello and lefthander Phil Coke on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Porcello, 23, posted a 14-9 mark with a 4.75 ERA in a career-high 182 innings last season for the AL Central champion Tigers. Coke, 29, shifted from the starting rotation to the bullpen and finished the campaign...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  28 days ago

Rick Porcello, Tigers Agree to One-Year Deal; Somewhere, Kevin Youkilis Is Terrified

As expected, the Tigers' front office avoided going through the arbitration process with Rick Porcello when the two sides agreed to a one-year deal like, so 36 seconds ago. Porcello is still under club control for another four seasons, so this announcement is merely a formality, and there was never any danger of him not coming back to Detroit for the 2012 season. Still, it's nice...
Via Detroit4lyfe  |  28 days ago

Tigers Avoid Arbitration With Rick Porcello

The Tigers avoided arbitration with starter Rick Porcello, MLBTR has learned, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.1MM.
Via MLB Trade Rumors  |  28 days ago

2011 TigsTown Player Capsule: Rick Porcello

It was another frustrating year for Rick Porcello, as he improved in a number of key areas on the mound, and yet when it came to actual production, his ERA remained high for the second straight season. Can Porcello turn the corner and become a go-to starter?
Via tigers.scout.com  |  January 13, 2012

Rick Porcello: Could This be the Year?

Rick Porcello 4.75 ERA in 2011 On Tuesday October 6, 2009 Rick Porcello pitches five and two-third innings of one run baseball for The Detroit Tigers during game 163 against the Minnesota Twins. Although the Tigers lost the game, it was a great way to end his rookie campaign. Nobody knew who this 20-year-old sinker baller was at the start of the season, but everyone knew at the end...
Via Detroit Sports 360  |  January 11, 2012

MLB News: Tigers Porcello Exercises Right to Opt Out

Rick Porcello will enter the arbitration process for the first time in 2012.23 year old Rick Porcello has decided to opt out of his contract with the Detroit Tigers and try his hand at the arbitration process. Porcello is a super two player and stands to receive a considerable raise from the $1.34 million contract he had in place for 2012 before opting out. Porcello was 14-9 with...
Via MyTeamRivals.com  |  January 06, 2012

Porcello Might Be Trade Bait

According to reports over the past few weeks, the Cubs may be looking to part with starting pitcher Matt Garza who went 10-10 with a 3.32 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 2011. Jon Heyman of SI.com tweets that in return for Garza, the Cubs will more than likely want young starting pitching in return which seems to be the case with any potential trade. Earlier in the week, it was...
Via Just Sports And Just Us  |  December 29, 2011

Tigers' Porcello can boast Super Two status

While Rick Porcello hasn't yet lived up to being the top-of-the-rotation arm many Tigers fans hoped for when he was drafted in 2007, the right-hander has been designated a "Super Two" player.
Via Lions Blog  |  December 24, 2011

Five Keys for Rick Porcello’s Success

When Rick Porcello came up in 2009, he took the Detroit Tigers and everyone by suprise. Pitching in the big leagues before he was 21 Porcello was so good he earned himself a start in the biggest game of the year, which was game 163. In his first season he would pitch himself to a respectable 14-9 record with a 3.96 ERA, and would finish third in the Rookie of the year voting. Over...
Via Detroit Sports 360  |  September 02, 2011
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