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Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Service Time Estimates and Options
40 Man Roster: Brandon Lyon 6.142 (2*&) Jeremy Bonderman 6.000 (3*&) Fernando Rodney 5.137 (0) Dontrelle Willis 5.073 (2*&) Nate Robertson 5.065 (2*&) Bobby Seay 4.118 (0) Edwin Jackson 3.070 (0) Justin Verlander 3.002 (2&) Joel Zumaya 3.000 (3) Zach Miner 2.078 (2) Armando Galarraga 1.019 (1) ...
Detroit Tigers June Splits
Detroit Tigers June Splits
baseballreflections.com — Every season is a different season, however there are trends in baseball. So today we’ll take a look at the career split stats for the current group of Detroit Tigers for the month of June and see at least on some level, what we might expect. Let’s start with the hitters. As you ... (more) Detroit Tigers June Splits
The changes the Tigers need
The changes the Tigers need
mackavenuetigers.com — For The Daily Fungo’s podcast today, Mike McClary spoke with the Detroit News’ Tigers beat writer/analyst Lynn Henning about this confounding team we call the Detroit Tigers. Somehow, this team is in first place by 2-1/2 games, despite ... (more) The changes the Tigers need
Clearing up some roster confusion
Clearing up some roster confusion
detroittigersweblog.com — T he Tigers have some roster decisions looming with the imminent return of Jeremy Bonderman and Marcus Thames. In both cases there aren’t clear cut performance based decisions on who gets sent down so things like options come into play. There ... (more) Clearing up some roster confusion
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Clearing up some roster confusion
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... MLB roster rules are never simple and chuck full of exceptions. While salary data and service time data is generally findable, options are harder to find and often requires combing through transaction lists. Fortunately for Tigers fans Eddie Bajek compiled this information during the offseason. ...

Cabrera, Bonderman and Thames
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog — ... What happens to the rotation after that likely depends on how Bonderman and Armando Galarraga pitch on Monday and how Dontrelle Willis does on Tuesday. Two of them will remain in the rotation and the other will go to the bullpen or perhaps the minors. Marcus Thames will likely return on Sunday when the Tigers start a string of four games versus left-handed starters. Who will be sent down to the minors when Thames is added will probably depend as much on options as on performance. Eddie compiled the numbers and ...

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fangraphs.com 6/18/2009 — Name Pos Batting Fielding Replacement Positional RAR WAR Dollars Brandon Inge 3B 10.2 9.6 8.8 1.0 29.5 2.9 $13.3 Curtis Granderson OF 8.9 4.6 9.8 1.0 24.3 2.4 $10.9 Miguel Cabrera 1B 13.3 1.7 8.7 -5.1 18.6 1.9 $8.4 Placido Polanco 2B -6.6 8.6 8.9 1.0 ...
More on Bonderman
beck.mlblogs.com 6/2/2009 — I didn't get a chance to get into it more than in passing in the article, but it's obvious that making room for Bonderman poses a difficult decision. Justin Verlander, Edwin Jackson and Rick Porcello combined for 14 wins in May. They're obviously not ...
What I Would Do
spotstarters.com 6/18/2009 — There has been a bit of chatter about the Tigers lately in the media following Mike Ilitch ’s statement that he is ready to spend some money. The Tigers current payroll is right around $115M. Last year it was near the $140M mark, so they have ...
Flame Throwers In Motown
mlbnotebook.com 5/25/2009 — There may be trouble with auto industry in Detroit, there baseball team is a glaring bright spot up three games in the AL Central at 24-18. With flashbacks to the AL Championship season in 2006, the Tigers have been getting great pitching with one of the more livelier arms in the game. Using Fan ...
Mid-Season Report Card
spotstarters.com 7/16/2009 — I think we’re a little bit past mid-season. The Tigers have played out a bit more than half of their schedule, but over here at Spot Starters, we define “mid-season” as the All Star Break. Jay and I hand out some grades here (his ...
Cabrera, Bonderman and Thames
detroittigertales.com 6/6/2009 — The Tigers are coming off an ugly three game sweep at the hands of the Red Sox which ended with Miguel Cabrera straining his hamstring and Dontrelle Willis experiencing another melt down where he gave up five runs on no hits in one inning. The good ...
Examining the Tigers: Can they stay in first place?
mlive.com 7/3/2009 — MINNEAPOLIS -- The Detroit Tigers are going to be in first place on the Fourth of July, but will they reside atop the standings at season's end? Let's look at the top five reasons why the Tigers have been...
Who Should Stay, Who Should Go?
tigerblog.net 6/9/2009 — The Tigers and Jim Leyland are in an interesting spot. They have six starters right now, but because of their doubleheader yesterday and no day off until next Monday, they can essentially address the situation by avoiding it. Still, with Ryan Perry down in Toledo, they’re going to be a ...
One Third of the Way Home
detroittigertales.com 6/8/2009 — The Tigers have reached the 54 game mark meaning that they are one third of the way through the season. They lead the American League Central division with a 29-25 record. Neither the Tigers record nor the division's mediocrity is shocking. What is ...
Better Know a White Sox Division Rival: Detroit Tigers
southsidesox.com 3/30/2009 — This is the last in a series about AL Central division rivals and the race to be the tallest midget. Offseason Comings and Goings             Back in 2006, Dave Dombrowski was the darling of ...
Bay, Wakefield lead Red Sox to sweep of TigersExaminer Sports 6/4/2009
Jason Bay's bases-loaded double keyed a six-run third inning and the Boston Red Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 6-3 victory Thursday.
Dontrelle Joins Koufax in the History BooksBleacher Report - MLB 6/4/2009
I was watching today’s game while at work and boy-oh-boy was it packed with action.  We saw Jim Leyland get himself tossed, that’s always fun.  We saw Miguel Cabrera , the AL MVP up to this point in the season, pull his ...
Tigers Can’t Overcome Willis’s WildnessNYT > Baseball 6/5/2009
Dontrelle Willis, who is trying to come back from an anxiety disorder, struggled again and left after only three innings in which he walked five batters and hit one.
Red Sox sweep TigersL.A. Times - Baseball News 6/5/2009
Jason Bay homers and Tim Wakefield beats Detroit again. > Boston 6, at Detroit 3: Jason Bay's bases-loaded double keyed a six-run third inning and the Red Sox completed a ...
Roundup: Willis Wild in Tigers’ Loss to Red SoxNYT > Baseball 6/5/2009
Dontrelle Willis, who is trying to come back from an anxiety disorder, struggled again and left after only three innings in which he walked five batters and hit one.