Cruceta to join Tigers, Grilli traded

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Jason Grilli traded!
Published 4/30/2008 by billfer at The Detroit Tiger Weblog
... in 5 of his 10 outings this year. He’s been good in 3 of the last 4 appearances, but still…Grilli has been more effective this year and has pitched 11.1 scoreless innings since some early season rockiness. As for Simons, he’s a 23 year old right hander in High A ball. He was transitioned to the bullpen last year and bumped up his strike out rate to nearly one per inning. He does struggle some with control with a walk almost every other inning. Beck’s Blog: Cruceta to join Tigers, Grilli traded Share This ...

Grilli... Gone!
Published 4/30/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... thought he was.  His final 2008 stats with Detroit are an 0-1 record and 3.29 ERA, with 10 strikeouts and 12 hits allowed in 13 2/3 innings. Having said all that, one of Detroit sports' great unsolved mysteries was how Grilli managed to keep a spot on the Tigers' major league roster.  We didn't call him "Gas Can" around here because we thought he was a swell guy.  But that mystery is now left for the fans of the Colorado Rockies to deal with.  Grilli was traded this afternoon to the Rockies for minor league reliever Zach ...