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Detroit Tigers Top 10 Prospects
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Prospects
A rundown of who are Detroit's top 10 prospects.
Tigers still looking at shortstop Jack Wilson | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com — Nearly 16 months after the Tigers came close to acquiring him at the 2007 trade deadline, the... team is interested in obtaining shortstop Jack Wilson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, an industry official confirmed to the Free Press on Friday. Wilson is due ... (more) Tigers still looking at shortstop Jack Wilson | ...
Tigers, Red Sox talking Willis for Lugo
fannation.com —   The Red Sox and Tigers have discussed a swap of underperforming shortstop Julio Lugo for underperforming... pitcher Dontrelle Willis , a possibility that was first mentioned by Nick Cafardo in the Boston Globe . It seems that both teams are ... (more) Tigers, Red Sox talking Willis for Lugo
Detroit Tigers Season Wrap Up
Detroit Tigers Season Wrap Up
baseballreflections.com — Everyone in baseball was surprised the Tigers did not vie for a playoff spot last year. In... fact, they played more like house cats than Tigers. While their payroll ballooned, their play on the field greatly decreased. Despite having many previous and potential All Stars on their team, Detroit ... (more) Detroit Tigers Season Wrap Up
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Tigers Top 10 Prospects according to Baseball America
The Detroit Tiger Weblog — ... It’s another one of those rites of the offseason, the Baseball America top 10 list. The list itself is available to anyone, but for additional information (like scouting reports) you need to be a subscriber. As for the list, here it is: Rick Porcello, rhp Ryan Perry, rhp Cale Iorg, ss Casey Crosby, lhp Jeff Larish, 1b/3b Wilkin Ramirez, of Scott Sizemore, 2b Cody Satterwhite, rhp Dusty Ryan, c Guillermo Moscoso, rhp Usually when the list comes ...

Baseball America Top 10 Tiger Prospects
Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog — ... prospects as selected by avid fans of the Tigers minor league system. Today, the annual Baseball America Top 10 is ready for viewing. You need a subscription to read the full scouting report on each player but the list and an overview is available for free. The top ten are listed below: 1. Rick Porcello, rhp 2. Ryan Perry, rhp 3. Cale Iorg, ss 4. Casey Crosby, lhp 5. Jeff Larish, 1b/3b 6. Wilkin Ramirez, of 7. Scott Sizemore, 2b 8. Cody Satterwhite, rhp 9. Dusty Ryan, c 10. Guillermo Moscoso, rhp There are a few differences between the fan rankings and the Baseball ...

Catchers and Shortstops
TigerBlog — ... for Mark Teixeira but won the job after an impressive spring.  His season wasn’t spectacular, but he logged 24 doubles and a .398 slugging percentage in 95 games. Moscoso was the jewel of the trade for the Rangers.  He broke out in a big way last year and struck out 122 batters in 96 2/3 innings pitched between Erie and Lakeland.  The downside for Moscoso is he’s already 25 and has played just half a season above High A but you can’t argue with those numbers.  He also just made the top ten Tigers prospect list by Baseball America . There’s not a lot on Carlos Melo as he hasn’t ...

Santiago Signs
TigerBlog — ... this year.  It still wasn’t good enough to get him on the top ten prospect list though. Post a comment Name:(required) Email (will not be published):(required) Website:

Pirates Tigers Trade Heating Up?
Rum Bunter | A Pittsburgh Pirates Blog — ... it’s obvious we can’t have enough pitching stockpiled. Brent Cleven hit three homers against Indy recently.  Read his highlights here. Now Freddy Sanchez.  Can you bust out of this slump this week?  Please.  Come on 0-for-20 or something, nine strikeouts? The Tigers have some talent, but is limited and scattered around the system  after the fire sale to win the Series failed. Tigers Top Prospect List Baseball America Goldsteins Tiger Prospect List ...

Detroit Tigers Acquire Jarrod Washburn From Seattle Mariners
The Ghost of Moonlight Graham — ... Though French has seen time with the Tigers this year and has posted a 3.38 ERA in 29.1 innings of work and Robles has 111 K’s in 91.1 innings pitched this year between Single A and High Single A – niether of them were top Tigers’ prospects according to Baseball America. ...

Detroit Tigers Sizing-Up Future at Second Base: Scott Sizemore in 2010?
MLB Fantasy Prospects — ... Scott Sizemore has gone from middling prospect to the second baseman of the future for the Tigers.  Although Baseball America (BA) has him ranked as Detroit’s 7th best prospect, he had never shown the type offensive potential he is showing now.  In fact, it was widely thought that his Double-A teammate, Cale Iorg, the Tigers’ 3rd best prospect per BA, would reach the Majors before Sizemore.  ...

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Tigers get catcher Laird for 2 pitching prospects | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 12/8/2008 — Editor's note: Story updated at 2:45 p.m. LAS VEGAS – The Tigers acquired catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers late Sunday night, fulfilling one of their major off-season needs on the eve of baseball's winter meetings. Detroit parted with two ...
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Tigers acquire catcher Gerald Laird for two pitching prospects | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 12/8/2008 — Editor's note: Story updated at 3:00 a.m. LAS VEGAS – The Tigers acquired catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers late Sunday night, fulfilling one of their major off-season needs on the eve of baseball's winter meetings. Detroit parted with two ...
Jayson Stark: 'Tough time' for Detroit Tigers and their city
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Tigers' needs are plenty | The Detroit News | detnews.com
detroitnews.com 10/28/2008 — But filling holes will prove tricky Lynn Henning / The Detroit News Settling on a shopping list is the easy task for the Tigers heading into what will be a significant, if not dramatic, offseason. Finding bullpen help. Acquiring a shortstop. Bringing ...
Detroit Tigers Top 20 Prospects for 2009
minorleagueball.com 1/8/2009 — I had a low strikeout rate. . . Detroit Tigers Top 20 Prospects for 2009   All grades are EXTREMELY PRELIMINARY and subject to change. Don’t get too worried about exact rankings at this point, especially once you get out of the ...
Tigers' payroll likely to stay the same for 2009 | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 11/4/2008 — DANA POINT, Calif. -- The Tigers spent roughly $134 million on player payroll this year, and president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said there is "not going to be a significant difference" in that figure next season. "We have a very competitive ...
Smoltz could fill Tigers' relief role | The Detroit News
detnews.com 12/11/2008 — Rangers are among teams showing interest in Sheffield Lynn Henning / The Detroit News LAS VEGAS -- Dave Dombrowski conceded Wednesday that his options are dwindling as he tries to shore up the Tigers' bullpen. "It's something we'll keep an open eye ...
Tigers decline to offer arbitration to Edgar Renteria | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com 12/1/2008 — The Tigers have declined to offer salary arbitration to any of their free agents, the team announced today. Shortstop Edgar Renteria, a Type A free agent, was the only player whose status appeared to be in question over the past week. The team could ...
Detroit Free Press: Jack Wilson Talks "Ongoing"
bucsdugout.com 12/4/2008 — The Detroit Free Press : The Tigers are in the midst of their search for [2008 shortstop Edgar] Renteria's successor. Detroit is involved in "ongoing" discussions with the Pittsburgh Pirates regarding shortstop Jack Wilson, according to one ...
Tribe names Hernandez bullpen coachMajor League Baseball News 11/19/2008
Chuck Hernandez, who spent the past three seasons as the pitching coach with Tigers, has been tabbed as the new bullpen coach of the Indians.
Zumaya's rehab affects Tigers' movesMajor League Baseball News 11/19/2008
Joel Zumaya gave the Tigers a triple-digit fastball route to respectability when he went from the Minor Leagues to the back end of Detroit's bullpen at age 21. Now, as Zumaya makes steady progress back from injury, the Tigers are hoping for the best ...
Tigers set 40-man rosterMajor League Baseball News 11/20/2008
The Tigers set their 40-man roster on Thursday, ahead of next month's Rule 5 Draft, by purchasing the contracts of five Minor League prospects.
Tigers remain in holding pattern at shortMajor League Baseball News 11/21/2008
The possibility of the Tigers acquiring Julio Lugo from the Red Sox appears far from dead, but it hasn't advanced toward a deal, either. At this point, it's one of Detroit's options as its search for a shortstop likely continues on until Thanksgiving ...
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