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Angels interested in Curtis Granderson

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:01:31 -0500

Along with the Yankees and several other teams, the Angels are interested in Tigers’ outfielder Curtis Granderson, whom could be available this winter for the right package of prospects. From the Detroit Free Press: According to the report, a Tigers executive said the team would rather move Jackson than Granderson. Another person told Foxsports.com that the Angels [...]

Angels Still Looking at Granderson?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:22 -0500

More photos » by Paul Sancya - AP 6 months ago: Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson breaks his bat flying out against the Texas Rangers fifth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Browse more photos » Yesterday, we learned that the Seattle Mariners were more interested in trading for Edwin Jackson than Curtis Granderson. Those talks, however, ap...

Clerical Issues: FanPosts/FanShots Are Your Friend

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:30:12 -0500

More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP Let's say Miguel Cabrera is the main BYB blog, and Curtis Granderson is something posted in a FanPost or FanShot. See how well they can get along? Browse more photos » Okay, we had a little bit of a digression in one of our previous posts that deserves its own discussion. It's something I've been meaning to address anyway, so we might as well do it dur...

Blogging the Offseason: Detroit Tigers

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:22:00 -0500

Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's AL team is the Detroit Tigers and our guest is Ian from the Tigers Blog, Bless You Boys. 1. Rumors are swirling around that the Tigers are looking to cut payroll and that Curtis Granderson might be the first man on the block? What are your thoughts on Granderson...

Weekend Prowl: Watch Weinhardt Again, Eyeing the Mariners, No on Castro, and Grandy the TV Host

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:30:36 -0500

by Jae C. Hong - AP Is Curtis Granderson creating another distraction from baseball for himself with a proposed reality TV show? View full size photo » If anyone missed Saturday's Arizona Fall League championship game (including two hitless innings and four strikeouts from Tigers prospect Robbie Weinhardt), you can catch a replay on MLB Network from 3 to 6 p.m. ET. Lynn Henning likes what he sees i...

Why (And How) The Cubs Should Trade For Curtis Granderson

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:39:01 -0500

by Duane Burleson - AP In addition to a good bat, Curtis Granderson would give the Cubs plus defense in CF. View full size photo » I'm not sure I really have to convince anyone here of the premise of the headline of this article; numerous people have already posted here about how useful Curtis Granderson would be in the Cubs' outfield, and several traditional media articles in both Chicago and Detroit have di...

Evening Prowl: Voting Verlander, Ernie Harwell and Granderson's Hitting

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:00:13 -0500

MLive.com's Steve Kornacki was the one voter who put Justin Verlander on the top of his AL Cy Young Award ballot. (25 went to the winner, K.C.'s Zack Greinke, with two going to Seattle's Felix Hernandez.) Kornacki based his vote on Verlander showing toughness under pennant race pressure, something Greinke and Hernandez didn't have to worry about. Jason Beck transcribed highlights from last night's interview between Bob Costas and Ernie Harwel...

Playing in the spray – Curtis Granderson

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:25:06 -0500

Curtis Granderson’s 2009 season has received plenty of scrutiny, and this was even before trade rumors crept up. His .249 batting average was the lowest of his career and it was a drag on his on base percentage and slugging percentage as well. We know batting average is volatile so did Granderson just suffer from some bad luck, or did something else change? Fortunately we have hit location data to help shed some light on these questions.

MLB Trade Rumors: Curtis Granderson to the Cubs for Starlin Castro?

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:00:28 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP about 1 month ago: Detroit Tigers' Curtis Granderson rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning of Game 2 of a baseball doubleheader Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, in Detroit. The Tigers defeated the Twins 6-5. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson) Browse more photos » Yesterday Phil Rogers from the Chicago Tribune confirmed that the Cubs are indeed inter...

Weekend Prowl: Hendry Wants Grandy, What Dombrowski Wants, Arizona Fall League, and the Tiger of the Year

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:00:27 -0500

The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers heard from a source close to the Cubs that said general manager Jim Hendry is "absolutely" interested a package full of prospects to the Tigers for Curtis Granderson. (And really, if he wasn't, would Hendry be doing his job?) The key word in Rogers' second paragraph, however, is "if." If Dave Dombrowski is willing to trade Granderson, Hendry wants a shot at him. (via MLB Trade Rumors) At The LoH...

""My personal feeling is that Detroit is not going to trade Curtis Granderson. He’s like (...

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:08:57 -0500

""My personal feeling is that Detroit is not going to trade Curtis Granderson. He’s like (Cleveland’s) Grady Sizemore. They don’t come along very often and Detroit is blessed to have him. "If you let a guy like that go, you have to have a replacement, and the Tigers don’t have that player in their system at the higher minor league levels. "And then, you have to look if it’s being done because the club is financially strapped like Minnesota was when Torii Hunter (l...

At What Price Granderson?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:41:40 -0500

Over the last week or so, one thing has become abundantly clear, namely that Paul Sullivan is a ******* petty, vindictive little ******* Jim Hendry really, really covets Curtis Granderson, and Sullivan is so busy taking banal cheap shots at Mark Prior that he’s getting scooped on the Granderson story by Phil Rogers. Getting scooped by Phil Rogers is like getting beat in a footrace by Ron Santo, but I digress. Rogers has been all over the Granderson rumors, and here’s his lates...

Interest in Curtis Granderson? Oh, Yes

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:45:10 -0500

More photos » by Danny Moloshok - AP Curtis Granderson hits really well at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Might he be wearing the home whites for the Angels next season? Browse more photos » If Dave Dombrowski wanted to see what kind of interest he could draw for Curtis Granderson this week, he most certainly accomplished that objective. He may have opened a floodgate worth of interest. Add the Los...

Could Curtis Granderson Be Available For Trade, As Well?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:01:08 -0500

More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP What might the Detroit Tigers get in return for Curtis Granderson in a trade? It appears they're interested in finding that out. Browse more photos » If the Detroit Tigers are making Edwin Jackson available for trade offers in hopes of trimming payroll, should it be a surprise that they could be doing the same with centerfielder Curtis Granderson? The New York Post...

Curtis Granderson Becomes Available

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:47:10 -0500

The Tigers are letting teams know center fielder Curtis Granderson is available, according to an NL executive who talked to the New York Post's Joel Sherman. Sherman believes the Yankees would have interest. Sherman qualifies the rumor, saying Granderson nor Edwin Jackson are players the Tigers truly want to trade. Sherman notes that Jackson appeals to both New York teams. While we named Granderson in our center fielder trade market post, we didn't think he was really available. One...