JOAQUIN BENOIT RUMORS

Joaquin Benoit is the Tigers’ Best Closing Option

Joaquin Benoit has been named the nominal closer as struggling closer Jose Valverde recovers from his lower back strain (listed as day-to-day), but the bad-news of the injury may mean good-news when it comes to ninth inning consistency. Benoit had a shaky start to the season – he allowed 10 walks in his first 10 appearances (the month of April) – but he’s been rock solid...
Via Tigers Den Blog  |  13 days ago
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Tigers, Nationals tie in 10 innings

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit allowed home runs after Justin Verlander scattered three hits over four innings and a Washington Nationals split squad tied the Detroit Tigers in a game that ended 5-5 after 10 innings Saturday. Corey Brown and Andres Blanco homered off Tiger closer Jose Valverde and setup man Joaquin. Benoit to lift the Nationals into a 5...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  March 10, 2012
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Nationals 5, Tigers 5(10)

Jose Valverde and Joaquin Benoit allowed home runs after Justin Verlander scattered three hits over four innings and a Washington Nationals split squad tied the Detroit Tigers in a game that ended 5-5 after 10 innings Saturday. Corey Brown and Andres Blanco homered off Tiger closer Jose Valverde and setup man Joaquin Benoit to lift the Nationals into a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning...
Via Fox Sports  |  March 10, 2012
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Notebook: Benoit has stiff neck

LAKELAND, Fla. -- This early in camp, the Tigers have been very healthy, knock on wood. But manager Jim Leyland said after Sunday's workout that Joaquin Benoit did not throw as planned. "He had a stiff neck," Leyland said. "He's fine, but we're not taking any chances with him." Benoit said he was fine when he arrived Sunday morning. "When...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  February 26, 2012
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New Tiger Dotel an enery-saver for Benoit, Valverde

The back end of the Tigers' bullpen is set. Closer Jose Valverde is fresh off his best season -- 49-for-49 in save opportunities. Set-up man Joaquin Benoit shook off early troubles last season before pitching lights-out over the last four months of the season to compile a 2.95 ERA.
Via Lions Blog  |  February 16, 2012
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Shutdowns, Meltdowns and Free Agent Relievers

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 ...
Via Tiger Tales  |  December 06, 2011
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