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Central Processing: 2009 Prospect Reviews (2s)

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:18:48 +0000

Back on September 18th, I published my 2009 Prospect Reviews of the number 1 ranked prospects for each AL Central team. Today I present to you the 2nd, and long overdue, post in the series. This edition will cover the #2 prospects, according to the Baseball America 2009 Prospect Handbook. So ...

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J.J. Hardy Traded to Twins for Carlos Gomez

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:56:09 +0000

J.J. Hardy Traded to Twins for Carlos Gomez This is already being discussed in the comments of today's Morning Prowl , but if the Tigers were looking at acquiring shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Brewers, the Twins beat them to it. Hardy was traded to Minnesota today for outfielder ...

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Putz and the Tigers, revisited

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:21:03 +0000

Jason Beck / MLB.com While Fernando Rodney filed for free agency and Brandon Lyon weighs his options on the open market, the Tigers might well be gaining another option at closer once the Mets make their expected decision to decline the 2010 option on J.J. Putz. A year ago, the Tigers were ...

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Marcus Thames among Tigers' roster moves today

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:07:43 +0000

The Tigers buried the lede a bit in the press release announcing the decision not to remove DH/OF Marcus Thames from the roster, as well as other roster moves. (edited to fix the language) Thames and catcher Matt Treanor , who was injured early on, were removed from the 40-man roster and ...

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Tigers not involved in trade talks for SS J.J. Hardy

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:21:03 +0000

Although the Tigers have an opening at shortstop, they didn't have an opportunity to deal for J.J. Hardy, the shortstop whom Milwaukee traded Friday to the Twins for outfielder Carlos Gomez. In an e-mail to the Free Press after the deal was announced, Milwaukee general manager Doug Melvin said ...

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Brewers & Twins Trade Talent in the Offseason

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 22:12:43 +0000

By: Andy Weise & Melissa S. Wollering On Thursday, MLB players eligible for free agency started shopping with the same exuberance as your wife, set loose in a Target at 5 a.m. on Black Friday. The very next day, Milwaukee and Minnesota made an Interleague border swap by trading ...

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Marcus Thames, Matt Treanor Become Free Agents

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:13:00 +0000

Marcus Thames and Matt Treanor became free agents today, according to MLB.com's Jason Beck ( via Twitter ). Both former Tigers were non-tender candidates anyway, but apparently they've been outrighted or released.

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Schagren Says: This is not Girardi’s Last Jersey Switch

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:39:02 +0000

Girardi will wear 29 at some point in his career: Why does this prediction matter? New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi picked the number 27, because he wants to lead the Yankees to their 27 th World Series win. Girardi accomplished that this week and is now switching to number 28 for ...

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Hot-stove season gets off to hot-start in AL Central

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:25:43 +0000

A lot of recapping, and a bit of analysis: Detroit Reports MLB.com's Jason Beck , five of the six eligible Tigers filed for free agency Thursday, the first day they were allowed to do so. Those are: Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney, Adam Everett, Aubrey Huff and Jarrod Washburn . Brandon ...

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Reviewing Pre-Season Predicted Standings

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:15:42 +0000

The baseball season has ended, so it’s time to look back at how badly my pre-season predictions went. Making guesses about the future is hard: I got 3 out of the 4 AL playoff teams correct (though I had the Sox with the AL East title and the Yanks as the WIld Card team), but only 1 of the ...

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Reaching .500

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:48:51 +0000

DMZ at U.S.S. Mariner praises the Seattle front office for the team’s turnaround in 2009 . He notes, but looking at other poor organizations how difficult it is to go from well under .500 to .500. One thing we’ve learned in the last 30 years of sabermetric research is that the ...

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Questions loom over future of Tigers' free agents

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:56:09 +0000

Closer Fernando Rodney is among the three players who said they would file for free agency, and three more are expected to follow suit.

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Five Tigers file for free agency

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 03:25:17 +0000

As the veteran Tigers scribe Jim Hawkins likes to say, no sense waiting (yes, I recycled that line from my Twitter account, @beckjason ). Five Tigers -- Adam Everett, Aubrey Huff, Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney and Jarrod Washburn -- filed for free agency Thursday, the first day players could ...

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Early odds for 2010 World Series

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:23:35 +0000

For what it’s worth (not much), here are the odds to make the 2010 World Series, via www.Bodog.com. New York Yankees 11/4 Boston Red Sox 13/2 Philadelphia Phillies 9/1 Los Angeles Angels 10/1 St. Louis Cardinals 10/1 Los Angeles Dodgers 11/1 Chicago Cubs 15/1 New York Mets 15/1 Tampa Bay ...

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Hudson passes physical

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:02:45 +0000

Tim Hudson has passed his physical and essentially made his three-year contract extension a done deal. But the Braves may wait until the conclusion of the World Series to formally make this announcement. Hudson and the Braves agreed to the...

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Washburn isn't expecting contract offer from Tigers

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:48:10 +0000

Left-hander Jarrod Washburn says he "would be surprised" if the Tigers offer him a contract for next season. Washburn, whom the Tigers obtained at the July 31 trading deadline from Seattle, is due to become a free agent in a few weeks, along with dozens of other big leaguers. Washburn recently ...

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Tigers minor leaguers Andrew Oliver, Kasper Wells to play in Arizona Fall League showcase

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:00:31 +0000

Wells and Oliver play for the Peoria Javelinas and are managed by Tigers minor league infield coordinator Kevin Bradshaw.

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The Links: Some Detroit Tigers suggestions and

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:00:13 +0000

Your morning look at what's going on around the Internets. E-mail tips to patrickhayes13@gmail.com.

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Let the offseason begin! A review of where the Tigers stand

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000

So the Yankees won the World Series last night, officially closing the curtains on the 2009 Major League Baseball season. Finally. I like baseball. Wait. I love baseball. But after the way the things ended for the Tigers, I just wasn't feeling it for this postseason and didn't really watch ...

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Bill James predicts 22 HRs for Raburn

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:40:11 +0000

Jason Beck / MLB.com So what happens every November, right around the time that the Bill James Handbook comes out, is that they send out an email to writers detailing what they project for the next season from certain players on their team. Generally, it's a look at last season's stats and a ...

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