TIGERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
The Detroit Tigers sign Rajai Davis
The Detroit Tigers have made the next move, and like most of the moves made this off season it was done with an overall budget in mind. That is not to say this is a good move, because on paper it looks to be pretty good. The Tigers have a guy who stole 45 bases […]
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Detroit Tigers’ Projected Lineup Options After Rajai Davis Signing
Say this about the moves the Detroit Tigers have made this offseason: They have given new manager Brad Ausmus a lot more options when he writes out his first lineup of 2014.
The Tigers added speedy left fielder Rajai Davis to the mix on Tuesday. He should at least split time with Andy Dirks, meaning that Davis is another new face on an offense that also figures to feature Nick Castellanos...
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Detroit Tigers Rumors: Rajai Davis Taking Over in Left Field?
Dave Dombrowski did not really commit to Andy Dirks as his starting left fielder in 2014, instead leaving the door open for the Detroit Tigers to make another move in the coming weeks.
And, apparently, this may be it:
Tigers are viewed as frontrunners for Rajai Davis per Industry source
— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) December 10, 2013
That’s the word from Ben Nicholson...
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Detroit Tigers rumors: Domonic Brown edition
Before the Detroit Tigers made two big offseason trades and a free agent signing for a closer, I had suggested the possibility of a trade for Phillies left-fielder Domonic Brown.
As the winter meetings have kicked off in Orlando this week so has the news that the 26-year old Brown is indeed on the market. One problem, the trade proposal that I set forth back then involved Doug Fister...
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Detroit Tigers’ Winter Meeting Shopping List Must First Include Solution to Left Field Problem
It’s time for baseball’s minter meetings, which means it’s once again time for Detroit Tigers’ fans to get ready to expect the unexpected. About the only thing which shouldn’t be expected this week is a trade of franchise mainstays like Miguel Cabrera or Justin Verlander.
Following a week in which Detroit stunningly dealt steady Doug Fister for a modest return and signed...
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Former slugger Ordonez elected mayor in Venezuela
A year after retiring from baseball, former star Magglio Ordonez has been elected as the mayor of a city in his native Venezuela.
Ordonez's victory in the city of Sotillo in eastern Venezuela was announced by President Nicolas Maduro at a rally Sunday for pro-government candidates who won the majority of 335 races nationwide.
The socialist president has turned to celebrity...
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Joe Nathan happy to be with Tigers, still pitching
Joe Nathan’s first season with the Tigers will be his 20th season in pro baseball. The most soaring moment and most troubling moment in that long journey came less than six months apart.
On Oct. 6, 2009, in the AL Central tiebreaker game, Nathan escaped trouble to hold off the Tigers in the eighth and ninth innings and keep the game tied. Minnesota won in the 12th inning. Nathan...
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‘Aus’picious Off-Season Moves For The Detroit Tigers
Appointing Ausmus
In early November Detroit Tigers fans were a bit surprised by the hire of Brad Ausmus as the club’s new manager. As the new skipper revamped his coaching staff it became obvious a new brand of baseball would arrive in spring. The new coaching additions served as a harbinger of smaller ball and Dave Dombrowski has followed course with his off-season moves...
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Dombrowski Keeps the Tigers Cooking On the Hot Stove
Wednesday was the sixth anniversary of the trade engineered by the Detroit Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski that brought two-time defending MVP Miguel Cabrera to them from the Miami Marlins. Without a doubt Dombrowski is a master of his craft but his two big trades this off season have raised some eyebrows in and around baseball.
Dombrowski dealt first baseman...
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Dombrowski: Cabrera to first, Castellanos to third
DETROIT -- Miguel Cabrera will be the Tigers' first baseman in 2014.
Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski confirmed that Cabrera would move from third base to first base Wednesday at the Joe Nathan introductory press conference at Comerica Park.
"We talked about it internally right after Prince's trade," Dombrowski said. "We felt that it would...
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Tigers make it official, sign Joe Nathan
DETROIT -- If you can't beat him, make him join you.
That's what the Detroit Tigers did with closer Joe Nathan Wednesday, signing him to a two-year deal with a club option.
According to Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski, this is likely to be the end of the big-name players landing in Detroit.
"I don't anticipate any of the major names that are...
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Detroit Tigers sign Joe Nathan
After a few trades that were met with mixed emotion by the Detroit Tigers fan base, GM Dave Dombrowski took to the free agent market and addressed the team’s biggest offseason need. Detroit came to terms with 39-year old closer Joe Nathan.
Reports are circulating that Nathan and the Tigers have agreed to a 2-year deal.
Joe Nathan
Nathan, a long-time Tigers nemesis from his days...
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Detroit Tigers Underwhelm With Fister Move As Shakeup Continues
One week after putting the Hot Stove Season into full motion by dealing Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers for Ian Kinsler, the Detroit Tigers have struck again (but was it a self-inflicted wound?). On Monday night the Tigers sent veteran starting pitcher Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for a package of three players. Its a deal, from a Detroit perspective, that has been...
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Report: Miguel Cabrera wants to play first base
Two-time reigning American League MVP Detroit Tigers 3B Miguel Cabrera has told the Detroit Tigers that he’d rather play1B rather than 3B in 2014. Mike Axisa of CBS Eye on Baseball and Brian Manzullo of the Detroit Free Press reported a tweet from Cabrera’s native Venezuelan baseball reporter Manolo Hernandez: “I’ve told the #Tigers I want to play 1B”: AL two-time MVP...
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Detroit Tigers mega trade just the beginning
There is no baseball thunderstorm quite like a Detroit Tigers one. As citizens across the state of Michigan settled into their couches and recliners for a night of relaxation, their foundation was rattled by yet another mega-trade, courtesy of GM Dave Dombrowski.
When news of the Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler trade landed, cell phones and Twitter feeds erupted, everyone clamoring...
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19 days ago
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