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Five Tigers file for free agency
beck.mlblogs.com — 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 ... (more) Five Tigers file for free agency
Anatomy of a Player: Placido Polanco
fireleyland.blogspot.com — Given the slow amount of news that trickles out at this time of the baseball season for non-playoff teams, I figured that it'd be the best time to take a break from toying around in Excel and posting about the Tigers. But, I'm back now and here to ... (more) Anatomy of a Player: Placido Polanco
Tigers prospect Scott Sizemore needs surgery
freep.com — Detroit Tigers rookie second baseman Scott Sizemore will undergo surgery Tuesday to repair tendon damage in his broken ankle. Sizemore relayed the details of the surgery today after he underwent an MRI exam on the ankle in Detroit. Sizemore said he ... (more) Tigers prospect Scott Sizemore needs surgery
UPDATE: Sizemore's Ankle Needs Surgery, After All
UPDATE: Sizemore's Ankle Needs Surgery, After All
blessyouboys.com — Scrap today's earlier post that said Scott Sizemore would need six weeks to recover from a fractured ankle.  As mentioned in that post, Sizemore was flown to Detroit to be examined by the Tigers ' doctors today.  A MRI exam turned up ... (more) UPDATE: Sizemore's Ankle Needs Surgery, After All
Free Agent Tracker: 2B
Free Agent Tracker: 2B
baseballreflections.com — The market for second baseman in the offseason is one of the few that have significantly more supply than demand. Last season, players like Orlando Hudson entered the offseason expecting a major pay raise, and didn’t get it because the economy caused several free agents to remain unsigned ... (more) Free Agent Tracker: 2B
The Polanco Crush
The Polanco Crush
twinsgeek.blogspot.com — One of the more interesting things about writing the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook was the internal debates that raged. The obvious ones are about Twins players. For instance, Nick Nelson and I have never seen eye-to-eye on whether Carlos Gomez ... (more) The Polanco Crush
What can the Tigers do about second base?
What can the Tigers do about second base?
mackavenuetigers.com — With Placido Polanco set to become a free agent as soon as the World Series ends, Scott Sizemore is presumed to be the Tigers' second baseman in waiting. Some Tigers fans -- not this one -- are feeling a bit nervous at this point, because he has no days of major league experience under his ... (more) What can the Tigers do about second base?
Linktastic
twinkietalk.com — I forgot to do this last week. Please forgive me. Aaron Crow makes his professional debut. (Kings of Kauffman) Some interesting discrepancies involving the value of Ricky Nolasco (Marlin Maniac) Wanting to play Young over Gomez? Wanting Placido Polanco? I’m a huge fan of the blog, but this ... (more) Linktastic
John Lowe Inflicts His Ignorance on Unsuspecting Tigers Fans
thebiglead.com — Dear John Lowe: RBI are a product of runners on base. The Tigers’ No. 3 and No.5 hitters (and Miguel Cabrera) had relatively low RBI totals because Curtis Granderson (.327 OBP) and Placido Polanco (.331 OBP) were never on base. “Ninth-inning closer,” ... (more) John Lowe Inflicts His Ignorance on Unsuspecting Tigers Fans
The Dombrowski Presser
The Dombrowski Presser
detroittigersweblog.com — Dave Dombrowski met with the press today and fielded questions for about an hour. Jaosn Beck , Tom Gage , and John Lowe had it covered. There is enough there to warrant about 6 posts worth of further explanation. But until that happens…  ... (more) The Dombrowski Presser
Scott Sizemore: 2010 Fantasy Option?
rotoprofessor.com — There have been some rumblings of late that the Detroit Tigers are going to allow Placido Polanco to walk via free agency, turning the keys to the candy store over to Scott Sizemore. Ranked as the team’s seventh best prospect by Baseball America prior to the season, he did little to hinder that... (more) Scott Sizemore: 2010 Fantasy Option?
Sizemore might replace 2B Polanco
freep.com — Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said Thursday that if pending free agent Placido Polanco isn't re-signed, the most likely replacement at second base is Scott Sizemore, who has never played in the majors but who excelled at the ... (more) Sizemore might replace 2B Polanco
My American League awards
My American League awards
mackavenuetigers.com — Before I move on to handing out Tigers specific awards for the season, I thought I'd start off the week easy enough: By telling you how I'd vote for the most typical awards. Like the sportswriters, I'm only going to give out awards for the league I cover. I don't know what goes on in the NL ... (more) My American League awards
Odds & Ends: Tigers, Clark, Duncan, Beltran
mlbtraderumors.com — Wait, what do you mean "there are no baseball games tonight?!?" James Schmehl of MLive.com says that during the Tigers' annual season-ending meeting, GM Dave Dombrowski acknowledged "that payroll limitations this offseason will prevent the Tigers ... (more) Odds & Ends: Tigers, Clark, Duncan, Beltran
2010 Free Agents: Second Baseman
advancedfantasybaseball.com — I know Joe Torre was dumb enough to play Ron Belliard over Orlando Hudson since the former joined the Dodgers. But could he be dumb enough to convince the Dodgers to sign Belliard long term? There are some decent vets on this list but no one that makes you want to clear a space or spend a ton of ... (more) 2010 Free Agents: Second Baseman
Broken ankle doesn't mean shattered dreams for Tigers hopeful Scott Sizemore
mlive.com — Scott Sizemore, the expected replacement of second baseman Placido Polanco, broke his ankle Thursday. (more) Broken ankle doesn't mean shattered dreams for Tigers ...