blessyouboys.com - 12/12/2008
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Would it be an exaggeration to say that Tiger Town's worst Rule 5 draft nightmare happened this afternoon? Perhaps, but it hasn't been a fun 16-18 hours for those who value the Detroit Tigers' young talent highly. Catcher James Skelton was taken with the 15th selection by the ...
mysportsrumors.com - 12/12/2008
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mysportsrumors.com —
As the Baseball Winter Meetings continue on the
closer role is becoming less of a priority for...
the Detroit Tigers. When the meetings started this was clearly one of the Tigers top priorities, so what’s changed?
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Closing No Longer A Priority in Detroit
freep.com - 12/11/2008
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freep.com —
Editor's note: Story updated at 3:15 a.m. LAS
VEGAS The Tigers have been looking for a...
new closer during most of this week's winter meetings. Their search continued Wednesday, as they worked on a three-way deal with the Seattle Mariners and Tampa ...
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Tigers trade for Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Jackson | ...
dugoutcentral.com - 12/13/2008
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dugoutcentral.com —
I admit it; I was fooled. Like almost
everyone else I thought the Detroit Tigers were going...
to win their division in 2008. After all, the Tigers were going to score 1,000 runs; forget the 1927 Yankees, this was to be a new Murderers’ Row for the ...
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Tigers’ Moves Evidence of Shift in Industry Thinking?
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Winter meetings with a bang (my head against the wall)
The Detroit Tiger Weblog —
... It was little surprise that Skelton was selected. It will also be little surprise if it turns out to be a non-event, but it’s the reasoning behind it that is so troubling. The Tigers chose to protect lesser players like Eddie Bonine, Mike Hessman, Macay McBride, and Alfredo Figaro while leaving Skelton vulnerable. The Diamondbacks took advantage of the Tigers mistake. Arizona does have 2 young catchers though so there is a chance Skelton could get returned. The ...
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spotstarters.com 12/4/2008 — Jon Paul Morosi wrote in the Detriot Free Press that the Tigers have stopped in their pursuit of San Diego Padres SS, Khalil Greene :
An industry official familiar with talks between the clubs told the Free Press on Tuesday that Detroit is not ...
