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Marcus Thames among Tigers' roster moves today
The Tigers buried the lede a bit in the press release announcing the decision not to remove DH/OF Marcus Thames from the roster, as well as other roster moves. (edited to fix the language) Thames and catcher Matt Treanor , who was injured early on, were removed from the 40-man roster and ...
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
Roster Cutting
Roster Cutting
detroittigersweblog.com — W ith the end of the 2009 season looming, the Tigers have some roster cutting to do. They currently have 44 protected players between the 40 man roster and disabled lists. They have to get that number down to 40 in the short term and well under ... (more) Roster Cutting
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