RICK PORCELLO RUMORS

Three Scouting Reports: Jeff Jones on Fister, Porcello and Smyly

If the Detroit Tigers are to live up to expectations and capture the American League Central, they’ll need to get solid starting pitching from more than Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer. The hard-throwing duo leads the club in wins — as they did last season — but they can‘t carry the entire load. Doug Fister, Rick Porcello and Drew Smyly need to consistently put...
Via Fangraphs  |  3 days ago
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Game 2012.42: Tigers at Indians

20-21, 3rd place, 3 games behind Cle. The Tigers roll into Cleveland to take on the division leading Indians tonight. Sounds odd but let’s not forget that the Indians were 7 games up on the Tigers one year ago, and then mostly held that spot until late July. I think it was Vince in MN who correctly predicted that the Indians would fade and the Tigers would surge in June based...
Via Tigers Weblog  |  9 days ago
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Tigers weekly: Porcello's turn to impress

Last week, Jim Leyland talked about the Tigers needing better performances from two veteran starters - Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello. For Scherzer, that next start was Sunday's record-setting win over the Pirates. The ball is in Porcello's court. After two strong starts to begin the season, Porcello has gone 2-3 with a 6.68 ERA in his last six. That ERA is a little misleading...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  10 days ago
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Rick Porcello Gets Hammered in Minnesota To Add To The Tigers Losses

Rick Porcello had a terrible time with the Minnesota Twins, Porcello gave up 6 runs on 6 hits. Only 2 of those runs were earned runs. Porcello had help in giving out runs in Minnesota last night. The Detroit Tigers spent a ton of money to build this team. This season hasn’t gone exactly the way the Tigers had planned when they drew it up on the board. The Tigers pitchers have...
Via USA Sports 360  |  14 days ago
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Jackson, Porcello lead Tigers past Royals

DETROIT -- Remember that Detroit Tigers team that was supposed to be so great and run away with the AL Central? That team seemed to take a little hiatus, losing eight of their last 10 games and going 1-6 on the last home stand. But the team that fans had hoped to see reemerged Tuesday night, pounding the Kansas City Royals 9-3, with good starting pitching and even good defense...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  29 days ago
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Detroit Tigers preview and predictions: Rick Porcello

Rick Porcello When I was 7 years old, my father decided he did not think it was best for me to tear up the Tee Ball record book for another year, so he wrote a letter to my city’s youth baseball association, telling them I was ready to be called up to play with the 8, 9, and 10 year olds a year early.  They agreed, and I was allowed to take the field.  From there I excelled...
Via Detroit Sports 360  |  March 04, 2012
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Tigers' Porcello looks to avoid peaks and valleys

LAKELAND, Fla. -- It's hard to call Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello a veteran when you consider he just turned 23 in December. But Porcello is entering his fourth full season in the big leagues. "He's a baby," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Thursday morning before the pitchers and catchers went to work. "He's been around the circuit a little bit. He sees...
Via Fox Sports Detroit  |  February 23, 2012
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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  |  January 16, 2012
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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
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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
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