http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/players/brad_thomas/89834 Recent articles about Brad Thomas en-us This MLB offseason has had a very choppy feel to it for both the Detroit Tigers and the rest of the league. Teams appear to be showing great patience and the willingness to perform their due diligence before committing to a player. But once they finally commit, the action is hot and heavy, and not happening cheaply. Jose Reyes and Albert Pujols received contracts that defy my own brand of logic, which includes two main components: NEVER pay for speed, especially middle-aged speed. Develop your own speed and once it becomes too expensive, let it go. (see Tampa Bay’s handling of Carl Crawford just one offseason ago) Don’t pay a guy for a time period far beyond what that body appears capable of handling. Pujols, in my opinion, will only be a position player for half of the 10-year, $254M contract that LA handed to him. How does a 5-year, $127M contract for a 37-41 year old DH sound? Exactly. The Tigers have conducted business with extreme caution this offseason, systematically landin... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:50:16 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/detroit_tigers_hot_stove_yoennis_cespedes_and_daniel_murphy/8731339 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/detroit_tigers_hot_stove_yoennis_cespedes_and_daniel_murphy/8731339 Detroit Tigers hot stove: Yoennis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/detroit_tigers_hot_stove_yoennis_cespedes_and_daniel_murphy/8731339 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Tigers have removed catcher Omir Santos and Brad Thomas from their 40-man roster and optioned both to triple-A Toledo.  This is a procedural move that will result in both players becoming free agents.  If he never plays another major league game, Santos can say that he played in a playoff game.  After being added to the post-season roster as the Tigers backup catcher, Santos played in one Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:54:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/omir_santos_brad_thomas_removed_from_40_man_roster/7775776 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/omir_santos_brad_thomas_removed_from_40_man_roster/7775776 Omir Santos, Brad Thomas Removed from 40-Man Roster http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/omir_santos_brad_thomas_removed_from_40_man_roster/7775776 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a47017bdd49c5de024bf49cc2147af54091b0d08/mini/MLB_JUN_25_651c.jpg The Tigers cleared space on their 40-man roster and added to their free-agent list on Monday by outrighting the contracts of catcher Omir Santos and reliever Brad Thomas to Triple-A Toledo. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:20:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/tigers_outright_santos_thomas_to_toledo/7776031 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/tigers_outright_santos_thomas_to_toledo/7776031 Tigers outright Santos, Thomas to Toledo http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/tigers_outright_santos_thomas_to_toledo/7776031 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/4/a47017bdd49c5de024bf49cc2147af54091b0d08/mini/MLB_JUN_25_651c.jpg Players outrighted off 40-man rosters today: The Tigers outrighted catcher Omir Santos and lefty Brad Thomas, tweets MLB.com's Jason Beck.  Thomas would have been arbitration eligible, but it was clear he wouldn't make it to the point of being tendered a contract after missing much of the season with an elbow injury. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:00:58 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/outrighted_omir_santos_brad_thomas/7774978 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/outrighted_omir_santos_brad_thomas/7774978 Outrighted: Omir Santos, Brad Thomas http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/outrighted_omir_santos_brad_thomas/7774978 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Detroit Tigers today announced that the club has outrighted the contracts of lefthanded pitcher Brad Thomas and catcher Omir Santos to Triple A Toledo. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:45:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/tigers_ship_pitcher_brad_thomas_catcher_omir_santos_to_minors/7775716 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/tigers_ship_pitcher_brad_thomas_catcher_omir_santos_to_minors/7775716 Tigers ship pitcher Brad Thomas, catcher Omir Santos to minors http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/tigers_ship_pitcher_brad_thomas_catcher_omir_santos_to_minors/7775716 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png The Tigers have openings at second base, the back of the rotation and in the bullpen, but the AL Central champions' core will return in 2012. Guaranteed Contracts Miguel Cabrera, 1B: $86MM through 2015  Justin Verlander, SP: $60.3MM through 2014  Victor Martinez, DH: $38MM through 2014  Joaquin Benoit, RP: $11MM through 2013  Brandon Inge, UT: $6MM through 2012  Jhonny Peralta, SS: $6MM through 2012   Jacob Turner, SP: $2.35MM through 2013  Ryan Raburn, UT: $2.1MM through 2012 Arbitration Eligible Players (estimated salaries) Delmon Young, OF: $6.3MM (non-tender candidate)  Rick Porcello, SP: $4.2MM  Max Scherzer, SP: $3.9MM  Phil Coke, RP: $1.3MM  Don Kelly, UT: $800K  Brad Thomas, RP: $700K (non-tender candidate)  Contract Options Jose Valverde, RP: $9MM club option, no buyout (Type A Elias ranking) Free Agents Magglio Ordonez (Type B OF), Wilson Betemit (Type B 3B), Carlos Guillen (unranked 2B), Ram... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:45:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/offseason_outlook_detroit_tigers/7656163 http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/offseason_outlook_detroit_tigers/7656163 Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers http://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/offseason_outlook_detroit_tigers/7656163 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png