baseballthinkfactory.org - 12/7/2007
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Detroit Tigers - Acquired 3B Miguel Cabrera and P Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins for OF Cameron Maybin , P Andrew Miller , P Dallas Trahern , P Eulogio de la Cruz , P Burke Badenhop , and C Mike Rabelo .
You just know that there's someone at Baseball America thinking "Thank God we didn't schedule the Tigers's Top 10 list earlier than we did." This is as good a demonstration as any ...
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... Fukudome decided he'll play for a MLB team next year. ***** In other news, Carl-o-rama! Jim lists his favorite Carl cartoon strips. Add the one where BA killed a lion and the one where he worked on the kitchen of a restaurant. Agent dept.: BA's agent doesn't want BA to face breaking balls! -- Coco Crisp's agent says Crisp wants to be a starter. ZiPS dept.: Miguel Cabrera's projection: .319/.409/.556 -- Andruw Jones' projection: .249/.344/.503 Hot Stove dept.: Tadahito may sign a 2-year ...
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Inge odd man out in Tigers trade
blog.mlive.com 12/7/2007 — In all the excitement of the Detroit Tigers trade for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis, the Tigers career of Brandon Inge has likely come to an end. The fact that Inge, who suffered through the Tigers down period before helping them rebound the past two seasons, won't be with the team next season is stunning writes Lynn Henning of the Detroit News.
Maybin “excited” about trade
sports.kcudah.com 12/8/2007 — An eventful year for Cameron Maybin that included his major-league baseball debut continued Tuesday night with a surprising trade from the Detroit Tigers to the Florida Marlins. picture source: fishstripes.com The former Roberson High standout, who was the Tigers’ top draft pick in 2005 and signed for $2.65 million, was packaged in a deal with other
Winter meetings quiet after mega-deal —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 12/6/2007
Detroit and Florida finished their eight-player mega-deal with surprising speed Wednesday, leaving Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis eager to start playing for the Tigers. For other teams, the winter meetings were mostly talk and little action.
Lots of talking and one huge deal —
Major League Baseball News 12/6/2007
The Marlins and Tigers did their parts, hitting the high notes at the Winter Meetings in engineering an eight-player deal that starred Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The other teams mostly provided the beat -- necessary to the music but ...
Marlins prepare to build on Meetings —
Major League Baseball News 12/6/2007
The Marlins were at the center of attention at the Winter Meetings after dealing Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis for six high-upside Tigers prospects. The team will now examine its third-base options, with the Phillies' Wes Helms a potential target.
Inge's future in flux, may be dealt —
Major League Baseball News 12/7/2007
If there was any lingering doubt regarding Brandon Inge's future with the Tigers, they were likely erased on Friday. Inge told GM Dave Dombrowski that he would prefer to start as a third baseman somewhere else rather than be a reserve or utility ...