http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/253 Recent articles about Curtis Granderson en-us Screaming Sports' Andrew Thibodeau breaks out his fourth edition of MLB Sleepers and runs down a quick list of potential needles (in a haystack - get it?) for the upcoming week. So, who could surprise some unsuspecting opponents this week? Only one way to find out ... click it. Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:35:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286446 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286446 Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon runs down several baseball Bulls and several baseball Bears in the latest edition of Stock Market. Curtis Granderson? Oh yea, he's definitely a bull. Jacoby Ellsbury? Ehhhh ... not so much. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:29:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285464 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285464 March of the Tigers | FanGraphs Baseball A look at the Tigers 18-4 run ESPN - Curtis Granderson Blog Granderson on stealing bases and always looking to improve. Behind the scenes of a Tigers broadcast - Detroit Tigers Baseball: News, Blogs, Photos, Audio, Schedule & Stats - MLive.com Find out how a broadcast is put together. Tigers games a smash hit [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "links for 2008-07-02", url: "http://www.detroittigersweblog.com/2008/07/links-for-2008-07-02/" }); Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:53:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285255 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285255 The Tigers return to the playoff picture is due part and parcel to Curtis Granderson. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:48:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284596 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284596 The Screaming Sports team break down the top three fantasy performers at each position. They begin handing out gold, silver and bronze medals to fantasy center fielders. (Navigational links are at the bottom of the article.) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:18:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284090 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/284090 Fantasy expert Tim Williams reviews AccuScore's top 20 stolen base options for the remainder of the season, and finds several excellent sources for stolen bases in the outfield and at second base who you can get for a cheaper price than Carl Crawford or Brian Roberts. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:08:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276475 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276475 Screaming Sports' Phil Yoon goes over a week of upcoming matchups and determines who you should sit, who you should start and why. Surprisingly, there are three pretty big names that should be riding the pine this coming week. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:28:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276385 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/276385 The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't exactly had the best luck when it comes to the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. In fact, in 2002, the Pirates took Bryan Bullington over Prince Fielder, Cole Hamels, B.J. Upton, Khalil Greene, Scott Kazmir, Curtis Granderson, among many others... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:12:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273427 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/273427 Now a little over a month and a half deep into the season, fantasy owners' rosters are beginning to take true form. However, there are those players who can still be classified as an aberration – both in the good and the bad sense of the word. FIO staff writer Rich Lerner takes a look at some possible players to nab or ship off while they are off the pace of career norms. Wed, 21 May 2008 08:43:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269290 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269290 Daniel Cabrera is getting harder and harder to ignore. For years he has teased the Orioles and fantasy owners with his potential, and now he finally appears to be fulfilling it in his fifth major league season. It was a good day for starting pitchers as Justin Verlander showed signs of progress, Chad Billingsley continued his recent run of dominance, and another young Red Sox prospect shut down the Royals. Wed, 21 May 2008 06:16:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269262 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/269262 Clay Buchholz will try to keep the momentum going for the red hot Sox, while Armando Galarraga looks to stop the bleeding for the Tigers... get a preview of the game at The Bottom Line. Wed, 07 May 2008 12:28:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264293 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/264293 Last Week: 5-2 This Week: (4/29-5/1: at NYY; 5/2-5/4: at Min) Slowly, but surely, they come. One by one, the Tigers are getting healthier, and better. Still a work in progress. Still big-time questions about Gary Sheffield. And Dontrelle Willis. And the starting rotation, in general. But .500 is now no longer a tiny dot that can only be viewed with high-powered binoculars. They're 11-15 now, after a good 5-2 week -- not even which a 1-2 weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels could ruin. Manager Jim Leyland finally has his 1-thru-9 lineup together (albeit with a decidedly less-than-100% Sheffield and a just-getting-healthy Placido Polanco), and a young man named Armando Galarraga has been a pleasant rotation surprise. I still figure it'll take the Tigers a full 40 games -- 25% of the season -- before they cross .500 and put it further and further in their rear view mirror. The good news is that no one is really running away with the Central Division. The team that figures to be the Tigers' main competition, the Cleveland Indians, are only 12-13. The Tigers haven't been buried by their strange April, just surprised. Curtis Granderson's return is as welcome as a bottle of cold water is to a man stranded in the desert. There hasn't been much contribution from spots 1-2-3 in the batting order, and Granderson has changed that all by himself in the few games he's played since his return from a hand injury, suffered late in spring training. With Polanco and Sheffield hurting and hitting well below .200 each, Granderson's infusion of speed, power, and spray hitting will help the Tigers immeasurably. Not to mention his mere presence, which must be a soothing sight for his teammates. This week it's the Yankees, in New York. The Bronx Bombers are scuffling along at 13-13, not unlike their slow start of 2007. Actually, it's better than they started last year, considerably. The Yankees were 21-29 at one point in '07. But they haven't played their best baseball yet, either. It's always a big series when you play the Yankees, but this time it's more to see where the Tigers are at as opposed to how they measure up against the Yanks. Right now it's all about getting your own house in order. Because as Sparky Anderson once said, you ain't done nothin' till you get to .500 After New York, it's one of many visits to the God-awful Metrodome in Minnesota. That thing is in its 27th baseball season, amazingly. Why don't the good folks up there spring for a new ballpark already? Even the Vikings don't deserve something as hideous as the HHH Metrodome. Quick thought on the Carlos Guillen-Miguel Cabrera position swap: it's becoming more apparent to me that the move was much more of an indictment on Cabrera's glove than Guillen's, despite the supposed concern over the latter's footwork at first base. Footwork at 1B can be taught much easier than prowess at 3B. You either can play third or you can't. Most anyone can be groomed into a serviceable first sacker. Except for maybe Dick "Dr. Strangeglove" Stuart. Still one of the greatest nicknames in baseball history. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:17:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/260691 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/260691 Welcome back Salty! After being inexplicably sent down to AAA to start the season, Jarrod Saltalamacchia is back with the Rangers. Starter Gerald Laird is still in Texas so this doesn't necessarily mean that Salty will take the full time catching duties. He will most likely catch once or twice a week, DH some, and maybe grab some starts at first. He will most likely be grabbed quickly in your league as the news spreads, so if you have the roster spot act quickly. At the opposite end of the spectrum, struggling Twin Francisco Liriano was sent back to Triple A to try to find that electric form again. Liriano was awful this year, and it all fell apart last night when he gave up six runs and failed to get out of the first inning. The Twins sent him down to try to get his head straight and find his control again. This is far from the end of the line for Liriano, many pitchers struggle when coming back from an injury of this magnitude, but there is no timetable for his return to the majors, so I can't fault you for cutting ties with him, but keep an eye on his AAA performance. If he does well, he might not be gone long. Phillies OF Shane Victorino is nearly complete with his rehab assignment as he is returning from a strained right calf. Victorino is doing well (2-3 on Wednesday), and it looks as though he will be coming off the DL when he is eligible on April 29. He may have been dropped in your league when he was injured, so take a look to see, if he's available, I would try to find a spot for him on your roster. Returning from the DL tonight, Rays SP Matt Garza did OK against the Red Sox. Garza threw 84 pitches over five innings, giving up three and striking out only one. There was major concern about Garza's eligibility for the season when his injury was first diagnosed, but after tonight's outing it looks like it is safe to put him back in your lineup. Click below for the rest! Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:45:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/258248 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/258248 In this weekly column, we provide updates on injuries to key batters and provide the fantasy impact. Check back tomorrow for our pitcher injury updates! Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:22:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256721 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/256721 In this weekly fantasy column, FIO co-founder & editor Matt Hinzpeter takes a look at the walking wound in the world of fantasy baseball. Find out which guys are set to return, news and updates concerning some key players, as well as the newest additions to the DL. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:09:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/239694 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/239694