Finding a 6th starter

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On the second batter of the Friday night’s game Dontrelle Willis slipped and hyper-extended his knee. It’s unclear at this point whether the knee injury will cause Willis to hit the DL, but given his control problems this year it might not be a bad idea regardless. If the Tigers do need a new starter, who could they turn to? Up until Friday afternoon I thought that it would be ... [link]

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Willis injury will further strain Tiger pitching
Published 4/12/2008 by Eric Jackson at D-Town Baseball
... Detroit is not in a good position to handle an extended outage from any of the starters. Billfer from the Detroit Tigers Weblog has outlined some of the possible replacements if it comes to that. Another option was ...

Game 11: Tigers (2-8) at White Sox (5-4)
Published 4/12/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... The Detroit Tigers Weblog lists three candidates who could replace Dontrelle Willis if he needs to go on the disabled list. ...

Game 10: Bullpen awes
Published 4/12/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... The real worry is of course losing a starting pitcher when the minors aren’t real deep with starter helper. (Bilfer looked into who can replace Willis, if need be). ...

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Tigers left-hander Dontrelle Willis underwent an MRI exam on Saturday morning to determine the extent of the injury to his hyperextended right knee, which he suffered in the first inning of Friday's game against the White Sox. In the first inning, Willis' right leg gave way on his first pitch to Orlando Cabrera, the second batter he faced. He continued for a few pitches, walking Cabrera and ...
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CHICAGO -- As Dontrelle Willis said, his knee injury could've been worse. But the diagnosis wasn't good enough to keep him off the disabled list. An MRI exam Saturday confirmed a hyperextended right knee, along with minor stretching in the back of ...
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Dontrelle to DL

MRI results showed a hyperextended right knee, same as before, but with him missing at least a start for sure, the Tigers decided to play it cautious. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list after the game. Ryan Raburn...
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Willis slips on to the DL, Guillen to miss time

Dontrelle Willis is landing on the disabled list because he didn’t land correctly on Friday night. The initial diagnosis was a hyperextended knee and that was confirmed today by an MRI that revealed no structural damage. He’s not expected ...
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