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Five Tigers file for free agency
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 agency Thursday, the first day players could ...
Putz and the Tigers, revisited
beck.mlblogs.com — Jason Beck / MLB.com While Fernando Rodney filed for free agency and Brandon Lyon weighs his options on the open market, the Tigers might well be gaining another option at closer once the Mets make their expected decision to decline the 2010 option ... (more) Putz and the Tigers, revisited
Arbitration dos and don'ts
Arbitration dos and don'ts
mackavenuetigers.com — Over the next couple of weeks, the Tigers have some decisions to make: which free agents should they offer arbitration to, and which should they let walk. The free agents: 2B Placido Polanco , SS Adam Everett , DH Aubrey Huff , SP Jarrod Washburn , RP Brandon Lyon and RP Fernando Rodney .  ... (more) Arbitration dos and don'ts
Questions loom over future of Tigers' free agents
mlive.com — Closer Fernando Rodney is among the three players who said they would file for free agency, and three more are expected to follow suit. (more) Questions loom over future of Tigers' free agents
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Five Detroit Tigers File For Free Agency
Bless You Boys — ... With the conclusion of the World Series, players can now file for free agency.  Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Fernando Rodney, Aubrey Huff, and Jarrod Washburn did so Thursday.  The only player eligible for free agency who didn't file right away was Brandon Lyon, but according to Jason Beck, there's apparently nothing to read into that. The Tigers can negotiate exclusively with their free agents until November 20. One more note from Beck's post on the ...

Hot-stove season gets off to hot-start in AL Central
Detroit Tigers blog — ... Reports MLB.com's Jason Beck, five of the six eligible Tigers filed for free agency Thursday, the first day they were allowed to do so. Those are: Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney, Adam Everett, Aubrey Huff and Jarrod Washburn. Brandon Lyon didn't on the first day, but it's a no-doubter that he will. ...

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