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Tigers add 4 to the roster
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The Tigers have added Scott Sizemore, Ryan Strieby, Brennan Boesch, and Audy Ciriaco to the 40 man roster, protecting them from the Rule 5 draft. The roster was at 42, but with the 6 free agents off the roster, and the addition of these 4 players it is now full at 40.
Minor notes: Protection, Bourquin, and the AFL
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A look at some minor league notes including Scot Drucker's modest proposal, Ronnie Bourquin's suspension, and the AFL championship game.
links for 2009-11-18
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Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski douses talk of fire sale | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Lynn Henning spoke Dombrowski who further reiterated that the Tigers aren't in salary dumping mode. I think we knew this, but it hasn't stopped the dozens of articles that include...
Playing in the spray – Curtis Granderson
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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...
Cabrera, Verlander, Porcello win 2009 DIBS Honors
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Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera and starting pitcher Justin Verlander were voted the Tigers' top positional player and top pitcher of 2009, in a vote conducted by the Detroit Independent Baseball Scribes.
The Tigers AFL Update
7 days ago by
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Things continue to go well for the Tigers’ Arizona contingent – excepting Scott Sizemore’s injury of course. Robbie Weinhardt’s rough 3 outing start is a thing of the past. Casper Wells continues to hit. Andy Oliver, Thad Weber, and Scot Drucker are all seeing some success...
More Granderson and Jackson rumors
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I don’t know that we’ll cover every Tigers trade rumor here. It usually isn’t worth the effort, but there were some fairy significant reports regarding subjects of Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson.
What the heck is going on (re: trade rumors)?
9 days ago by
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I don’t remember the general manager meetings being this interesting in past years. Most of the action seems to usually take place at the winter meetings that take place in December. This year the GM meetings have served Tigers fans up with a disconcerting set of rumors with the...
Is Edwin Jackson for sale?
10 days ago by
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There has been considerable speculation about the Tigers financial state. The payroll will be high, and there are continued questions about revenue potential. Mike Ilitch saw less advertising revenue. Attendance was relatively strong, but the Tigers missed out on any postseason gate...
Polanco gets some Gold Love
10 days ago by
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At least one Tiger is assured of some post season hardware. Placido Polanco won his second Gold Glove for excellence in the field of fielding. Polanco had a very fine defensive season and he was one of a handful of players (Mark Ellis, Dustin Pedroia, Aaron Hill) who were deserving at second base.
links for 2009-11-10
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Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman goes to the Hall of Fame | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Not Tigers, but c'mon. It's the Captain we're talking about here. Congrats Steve Yzerman. You always did Detroit proud.
2010 Top 50 Free Agents: MLB Rumors – MLBTradeRumors...
Brookens returns to the big leagues
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The Tigers announced yesterday that Tom Brookens would be the new first base and outfield and base running coach. Brookens is an organizational soldier and it's nice to see him get the opportunity to don the Old English D again. But it does raise the question about the qualifications...
Culling the Bill James Handbook
12 days ago by
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One of the few positives of the end of the baseball season is the Annual Bill James Handbook (aff link) arriving on my doorstep. At one time it was the only place to easily find a number of uncommon stats. Sites like Fangraphs and Baseball Reference and the rise of Pitch F/X data make...
See Casper Wells and Andrew Oliver in action
13 days ago by
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Sorry for the late notice, but the Arizona Fall Leauge Rising Stars All Star game is tonight and is being televised. You can catch it on the MLB Network. If you don’t have the MLB Network the game is being streamed online. The Tigers are being represented by Casper Wells and...
Tigers announce bevy of roster moves
14 days ago by
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The Tigers made a handful of roster moves today to prepare for the offseason. They are:
Mike Hollimon was outrighted to Toledo
Marcus Thames and Matt Treanor have been removed from the roster and are now free agents
Jeff Larish and Joel Zumaya have been reinstated from the disabled...
Free Agent Filing Begins
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Now that the World Series is over the 15 day free agent filing period is underway. The period gives teams an “exclusive” negotiating window in which players can talk to other teams, but not talk contract parameters. So we won’t know exactly what will happens with the Tigers quartet...
Inge has his surgery
16 days ago by
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The Detroit Tigers announced third baseman Brandon Inge underwent surgery on Tuesday to address the chronic patellar tendinitis in both of his knees that plagued him throughout the 2009 season, a procedure performed by Dr. Stephen Lemos at the Detroit Medical Center.
Roster Cutting
18 days ago by
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With the end of the 2009 season looming, the Tigers have some roster cutting to do. They currently have 44 protected players between the 40 man roster and disabled lists. They have to get that number down to 40 in the short term and well under 40 eventually to protect minor leaguers.
Comerica is not doubles friendly
24 days ago by
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Why is it that people keep insisting that Comerica Park is a great park for doubles? Is it the large centerfield? The huge-mongous gaps between the outfielders? I just don’t know but it just ain’t true but now even the general manager is saying it.
Sizemore needs surgery
25 days ago by
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The early encouraging returns on Scott Sizemore’s broken tibia have been replaced with a cringe inducing MRI report. During his examination today, it was determined that the injury will require surgery.
Sizemore told John Lowe and the Freep:
“The torn tendons cause instability...
Tigers not tapped out? In on Chapman?
25 days ago by
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There are a lot of unknowns heading into the Tigers offseason, but one constant assumption has been that the Tigers are working on a limited budget. The only dispute has been how limited. Now there may be reason to doubt that assumption as the Tigers have interest in Cuban southpaw...
Sizemore leaves AFL game with injury
29 days ago by
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Scott Sizemore, the heir apparent at second base left today’s game in the first inning due to an injury. He was trying to turn a double play when a hard slide by Danny Espinosa caused both players to exit. What we know right now is that Sizemore’s injury is to his left leg but I [...]
Much ado about Carlos Guillen
October 21, 2009 by
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Jason Beck caught up with Carlos Guillen late last week and a maelstrom was the result. Guillen wasn’t happy with the way Jim Leyland handled things at the end of the year. Leyland explained his side. The two talked. Leyland says everything is fine. Guillen isn’t saying much else...
Desert Update: Sizemore Shines
October 20, 2009 by
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The Tigers representatives in the Arizona Fall League now have a week under their belts. Since the opener most have handled the challenge quite well so far with your likely 2010 second baseman Scott Sizemore leading the way.
Quantifying Lloyd McClendon
October 18, 2009 by
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It’s no secret that the Tigers offense was far from satisfying this year. It was the second year in a row that the offense seemed to perform below expectations, after having a huge season in 2007. Naturally suspicions and fingers start to point towards the hitting coach. Is the criticism...
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