Meet the 2012 Detroit Tigers Starters… Video Game Worthy!
The 2012 Detroit Tigers are going to be the most exciting team to watch in the majors this year, and it will be almost video game like to watch this year! It seems like Mr. Ilitch and company have assembled a team that is built to bash teams out of the park. The only question is… will it work?
If you take a look at the current roster and batting lineup, you will see nothing...
Via Detroit Sports 360
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17 hours ago
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2012 Fantasy Baseball: Shortstop Tiers
Your fantasy baseball draft(s) are right around the corner. Here’s my attempt at separating 25 shortstops into six tiers.
Tiers are very subjective and one player could easily be considered just good enough or just bad enough to be in the next higher or lower tier.
Let me know what you think. Also check out my: first basemen tiers and second basemen tiers.
Tier 1: Troy...
Via Win My Fantasy League
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Detroit Tigers Positional Preview: Middle Infield
Part two of the preview of the Detroit Tigers, features the middle infield for the Tigers. Shortstop Jhonny Peralta is the star of the middle infield, making the allstar team last year in his full season with the Tigers. In 146 games, Peralta battled just under .300 and had his second highest OPS at .824. He tailed off near the end of the season and did not hit well in the...
Via Sports Blog Net
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9 days ago
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9 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Off-Season Report: Shortstop
By Adam McGill
The shortstop position is only a year or two away from having the biggest turnover in the history of the position. Many relics are close to hanging it up, including Derek Jeter, Jimmy Rollins, J.J. Hardy, Jhonny Peralta, and Marcus Scutaro. This will seemingly give several young players the spotlight for the most important position in the infield, such as Texas’...
Via Rant Sports
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12 days ago
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12 days ago
A Family Affair: Prince Fielder's Awful (Financial) Contract
The Detroit Tigers came out of nowhere Tuesday, and signed baseball’s number 2 free agent, Prince Fielder to a massive contract. The Mariners, Nationals, and Rangers were all rumored to be front-runners in the race for the first baseman’s services, but in the end it was Detroit who swooped in to win the race. Fielder’s father, Cecil, played six and a half seasons...
Via Baseball's Economist
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14 days ago
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Heavyweight Infield by Jay Jaffe
It's no hyperbole to say Prince Fielder's nine-year, $214 million deal with the Tigers shocked the baseball world. The Tigers certainly weren’t on the list of likely suitors given their sizable commitment to the sizable player occupying his position: Miguel Cabrera. Cabrera was the AL's most valuable first baseman in 2010 and 2011 according to WARP, and is under...
Via Baseball Prospectus
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16 days ago
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16 days ago
The Long and Short ”Stop” of It
The Kansas City Royals have been slightly active again this week. They have signed all of their arbitration eligible players except for Alex Gordon. It will be interesting to see if the Royals are able to sign to a long term contract. There have been rumors of this in the media, but only time will tell. This week, will start our look at the American League Central infielders...
Via i70baseball
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20 days ago
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20 days ago
The Fantasy Man's 2012 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop SS Rankings
The Fantasy Man's 2012 Fantasy Baseball Shortstop SS Rankings
1. Troy Tulowitzski - Pay this man his money
2. Jose Reyes - Considering injuries and move to Miami, could be slightly undervalued on Draft day
3. Jimmy Rollins - New contract but expect about the same as usual
4. Asdrubal Cabrera - I'm not sold on the power, but everything else is real
5. Elvis Andrus ...
Via Fantasy Baseball Express
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December 19, 2011
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December 19, 2011
Early ADP Report: Third Base
By the end of last season the top 10 players with third eligibility read as such:
Jose Bautista
Michael Young
Adrian Beltre
Aramis Ramirez
Emilio Bonifacio
Jhonny Peralta
Pablo Sandoval
Evan Longoria
Ryan Roberts
Mark Reynolds
What. The. Hell.
Bautista’s finish at the top of the position was predictable, and even Young at two and Beltre at three aren’t earth-shattering...
Via Baseball Professor
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December 17, 2011
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December 17, 2011
2011 TigsTown Player Capsule: Jhonny Peralta
When the Tigers elected to bring Jhonny Peralta back to be the team's starting shortstop, there was some concern if Peralta could handle the role. But Peralta came to camp in outstanding shape and promptly turned in a career year that resulted in his first All-Star game appearance.
Via tigers.scout.com
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November 20, 2011
Jhonny Peralta Player Projection No. 140
Key Stats: Jhonny Peralta has not been a consistent source of much of anything since he became a full-time player in 2005 with the Indians. He's had three seasons with 15 or less home runs and 4 seasons with more than 20 home runs. A pretty significant difference when evaluating a player's value. He's also had two seasons with an aveage over .290 (including last year...
Via Fantasy Baseball 365
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November 20, 2011
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November 20, 2011
Will The Luck Factor Continue For Detroit in 2012?
The Detroit Tigers won the American League Central last year with relative ease. The Indians and White Sox attempted to keep jabbing at Detroit, while the Tigers laid the knock out punch in mid-September. Tigers were undoubtedly the best team last year in the Central. I am not trying to debate the results. 2011 is over though and it’s time to look at 2012. I’m wondering...
Via Rant Sports
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November 16, 2011
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November 16, 2011
Sources: Pirates like Santiago at shortstop
The Pittsburgh Pirates have interest in free-agent Ramon Santiago as a potential everyday shortstop in 2012, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.
Santiago maintained a .685 OPS for the Detroit Tigers over the past three seasons while averaging roughly 100 games played per year. He’s regarded as a sure-handed defender at second base and shortstop. The 32-year-old has become...
Via MLB BUZZ
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November 11, 2011
What 2 Free Agents Would Save Dave Dombrowski this Off Season
With all the free agent hype around what Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder are going to do this year, right now would be a perfect time to go after 2 other players for Dave Dombrowski and the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers won the division in 2011 but still have many holes to fill for the 2012 season if they want to keep up the momentum. There are glaring holes in the infield with only...
Via Detroit Sports 360
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November 07, 2011
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November 07, 2011
The 'Stevies': Jhonny Peralta, Niklas Kronwall and more
Each week, Steve Schrader hands out "Stevies" to the best, worst and weirdest from the week that was in sports. This week's Stevies, from guest presenter KIRKLAND CRAWFORD:
Via Detroit Free Press
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November 06, 2011
Asdrubal picks up first Silver Slugger Award
Cleveland's Asdrubal Cabrera beat out a talented fielded of American League shortstops, including former teammate Jhonny Peralta, to take home his first Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger honor.
Via indians.com
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November 02, 2011
Avila wins Silver Slugger
Alex Avila won the American League's Silver Slugger award for catchers Wednesday night, ending a two-day losing streak for the Tigers. Avila and Austin Jackson lost on out on Gold Gloves on Tuesday, while Miguel Cabrera, Jhonny Peralta and Victor Martinez were losing finalists for Silver Slugger awards.
Avila went from a backup catcher to starting in the All-Star Game at the...
Via Fox Sports Detroit
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November 02, 2011
Avila, Jackson Gold Glove finalists; not Peralta
Two Tigers could be announced as American League Gold Glove winners tonight -- Alex Avila at catcher and Austin Jackson in centerfield. But the Tigers' Jhonny Peralta won't win the Gold Glove at shortstop despite making only seven errors.
Via Lions Blog
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November 01, 2011
Jhonny Peralta, on Gold Glove at shortstop: 'I think I deserve it'
Jhonny Peralta, Gold Glove winner? "It would mean a lot to me to win it," Peralta said. "I think I deserve it. I had a really good season. I made seven errors the whole year." Gold Gloves are awarded annually to the top defensive player at each position in each league. Winners will be announced Nov. 1.
Via Lions Blog
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October 20, 2011
The Sport Sofa World Series Week – Regular Season Lineups
We’re two nights away from the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals, but before we preview the Fall Classic, let’s take a look back at the regular season, specifically batting orders.
The goal is to create an ideal batting order, but here’s the twist – instead of selecting nine perennial all-stars and slotting them anywhere in the lineup, selecting...
Via The Sport Sofa
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October 18, 2011
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October 18, 2011
Detroit Tigers Post Mortem
The horrible finish to the season of the Detroit Tigers should not diminish what the Tigers accomplished in 2011. They ran away with an albeit weak American League Central division and then sent the New York Yankees to an unexpectedly early end to that team's season. A lot went right for the Tigers this season. Jose Valverde, Jhonny Peralta and of course, Justin Verlander all...
Via The Flagrant Fan
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October 16, 2011
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October 16, 2011
Texas Rangers return to World Series
Riding the strength of a nine-run third inning, the Texas Rangers defeated the Detroit Tigers 15-5 on Saturday night at Arlington, winning the American League Championship Series in six games and advancing to the World Series for the second consecutive season.
The Rangers will play the Milwaukee Brewers or St. Louis Cardinals, who continue their NLCS at Milwaukee on Sunday with...
Via Fox Sports
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October 15, 2011
Re-learning to enjoy a Cleveland-less playoffs
Over the years, between the Indians’ run of the late nineties plus the 2007 blip and the Cavalier era of success from ’05-’10, I’ve become pretty accustomed to watching one of my Cleveland teams in the playoffs. Now, with that not being the case, I find myself having to struggle to enjoy playoff baseball again.
Take the Tigers, for example. We spent all year...
Via Waiting For Next Year
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October 15, 2011
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October 15, 2011
Re-learning to enjoy a Cleveland-less playoffs
Over the years, between the Indians’ run of the late nineties plus the 2007 blip and the Cavalier era of success from ’05-’10, I’ve become pretty accustomed to watching one of my Cleveland teams in the playoffs. Now, with that not being the case, I find myself having to struggle to enjoy playoff baseball again.
Take the Tigers, for example. We spent all year...
Via Waiting For Next Year
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October 15, 2011
Game 2011 Playoffs.9: Rangers at Tigers
Today’s playoff trivia question: Who has the MLB record for the highest single-season playoff BA and OBP (same player)? Answer below.
What a difference a day makes.
The Tigers got where they are on their hitting as much as anything: they had the 4th highest team OPS in the AL, behind Boston, Texas, and the Yankees. But the guys who were doing it all year long had just...
Via Tigers Weblog
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October 12, 2011
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October 12, 2011
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