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No Starlin Castro For Curtis Granderson
tigerblog.net — Phil Rogers at the Chicago Tribune struck down a trade for Curtis Granderson that would involve top prospect Starlin Castro. The shortstop prospect had a solid season (.302 batting average) at High A ball and at Double A (.288 average, 12/10 strikeout to walk ratio) as a 19 year old and he ... (more) No Starlin Castro For Curtis Granderson
Tigers Draft Overview
tigerblog.net — Marc Hulet at Fangraphs gave a nice synopsis of the Tigers last few draft classes. He says some pretty nice things about Jacob Turner, the Tigers first round draft pick this year, and while the Tigers minor league system was gutted with the pre-2008 season trades, the front office has been able ... (more) Tigers Draft Overview
Tigers/Mariners Trade Speculation
tigerblog.net — Lynn Henning wrote today that he wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers ship a player or two to Seattle. It still bothers me that there’s all this talk of the Tigers trading for prospects after such a close run last year but what happens in these next couple of months will show what ... (more) Tigers/Mariners Trade Speculation
Tigers Set 40 Man Roster
tigerblog.net — The Tigers added four players to 40 man roster today in anticipation of the midnight deadline. All four were position players and they included future second baseman Scott Sizemore. Audy Ciricao (shortstop), Ryan Strieby (first base) and Brennan Boesch (outfield) were all protected as ... (more) Tigers Set 40 Man Roster
Facebook, Twitter and Free Agents
tigerblog.net — Tigerblog just entered the 21st century. I finally figured out to how to set up a Facebook fan page so if you want to follow the site that way, sign up as a fan. You can also find me on Twitter at @tigerblog. Free agent signing season begins today. I expect things will be rather subdued until ... (more) Facebook, Twitter and Free Agents
Ron Bourquin Suspended
tigerblog.net — Minor League infielder Ron Bourquin got a 50 game suspension for testing positive for amphetimines. What’s interesting is Bourquin could have been lost in the Rule 5 draft, but he’s now effectively protected because I doubt a team would want to scoop him up knowing he’ll take ... (more) Ron Bourquin Suspended
Jose Valverde Projected As a Tiger
tigerblog.net — Paul White at the USA Today is projecting that the Tigers will sign Astros closer Jose Valverde. He’s a little too injury prone for my tastes and my bet is his price tag will be too high. The Tigers have some good young arms to use in the pen. If they’re going to go for [...] (more) Jose Valverde Projected As a Tiger
Billy Martin, Prospects and the Offseason
tigerblog.net — Just a few quick links. First off, Chris Jaffe has written an excellent book (I’ve seen parts of it) on baseball managers. Evaluating Baseball Managers: A Comprehensive History and Performance Analysis, 1876-2008 goes way back into the 1800s and brings things up to present, analyzing ... (more) Billy Martin, Prospects and the Offseason
Catching Up
tigerblog.net — I shouldn’t complain too much because being busy isn’t a bad thing but I’ve been neglecting the site. No promises, but I’m hoping to reverse that and while I want to touch on a few things that have happened since I posted last, way back when, it’ll probably be ... (more) Catching Up
Marcus and Matt
tigerblog.net — The Tigers made some roster moves a couple of days ago and the big one was the non-tendering of Marcus Thames. That makes him a free agent and it ends his somewhat bizarre career as a Tiger. At times, he looked like he could belt 40 in a year but at other times, he looked [...] (more) Marcus and Matt