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Roster Rumblings: Media weigh in on Tigers' arbitration decisions

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:38:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. It's time to get back to blogging! (Actually, I've been blogging ever since Wednesday, but you won't see the product of that until Monday morning!) Arbitration decisions The Tigers have until midnight un Tuesday to make arbitration offers to their ...

MackAveKurt posted 17 hours ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Roster Rumblings: "Foisting" Edwin Jackson? Media needs perspective

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:00:58 +0000

Yahoo! Sports' Jeff Passan described the Tigers as foisting right-hander Edwin Jackson on anybody who will listen – “It’s like they want to give him away,” one executive said, “and I don’t really understand why” Fact-check time. If the ...

MackAveKurt posted 3 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Roster Rumblings: Miguel Cabrera's trade value

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:45:23 +0000

Fangraphs takes a look at Miguel Cabrera's trade value today. (And the Free Press' John Lowe expands on his thoughts from yesterday .) Using Wins Above Replacement, Fangraphs figures out the value of Cabrera is ... just about what he is owed, essentially vindicating Lowe's point. I quote: ...

MackAveKurt posted 3 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Bunt Singles: Things to be thankful for, The Final Season and Robbie Weinhardt

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +0000

It's Thanksgiving week, so the Tigers talk has been a bit less than normal, outside all the trade discussions, salary shedding and team rebuttals. But that doesn't mean the Tigers blogosphere has fallen silent. Some choice reading from my RSS reader: Samara wishes us a Happy Thanksgiving in ...

MackAveKurt posted 3 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Roster Rumblings: Miguel Cabrera available, Angels interested in Granderson

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:41:00 +0000

Miguel Cabrera The day began with the Detroit News' Lynn Henning speculating whether Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera was available for trading. Henning thinks he is. There was really no concrete evidence by Henning, however, to back his views about Cabrera's availability. I think ...

MackAveKurt posted 4 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Baseball Prospectus names Top 15 Tigers prospects

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:50:20 +0000

Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus named pitchers Jacob Turner and Casey Crosby to his five-star list in announcing his top Tigers prospects today. (The list is available for free, but if you want to read comments on anyone past the first one, it's premium content.) Second baseman Scott ...

MackAveKurt posted 4 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Thinking further about Edwin Jackson

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:00:26 +0000

Ever since Edwin Jackson got off to a 6-3 start with a 2.16 ERA in his first dozen games as a Tiger, there seems to be an assumption around some fans that he has turned the corner. Putting together a run like that is pretty impressive, isn't it? At that point, he had finally made the step ...

MackAveKurt posted 5 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Curtis Granderson named to Dream Team for Public Service

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:18:00 +0000

Curtis Granderson is a fan favorite as much for what he does off the field as for what he does on it. Monday, he was honored as one of two baseball players named to the Dream Team for Public Service by All-Stars Helping Kids, culled from 53 nominees for the Jefferson Awards for Public ...

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Cabrera finishes fourth in MVP vote, picks up one first-place nod

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:42:19 +0000

As expected, Twins catcher Joe Mauer was named American League Most Valuable Player on Monday. Unexpectedly, Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera picked up one first-place vote en route to finishing fourth on the ballot behind Yankees Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter . Also unexpectedly, the ...

MackAveKurt posted 5 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Roster Rumblings: Deal with Mariners "doubtful"?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:40:34 +0000

ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick writes today the trade talks between the Tigers and Seattle Mariners have come to a stall, as Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski appears to be asking for too much (premium content). Crasnick reports any deal at this point is "pretty doubtful," as the Tigers appear to be ...

MackAveKurt posted 5 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Roster Rumblings: Adam Everett, Edwin Jackson

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:04:00 +0000

Adam Everett At The Cutoff Man , James Schmehl discussed the shortstop market as it relates to the Tigers and free agent Adam Everett . The Tigers and Everett's agent both seem amiable to his returning to Detroit , MLB.com's Jason Beck reported a few days ago. At the ...

MackAveKurt posted 6 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Javelinas, Tigers prospects win Arizona title

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:24:25 +0000

With Tigers relief prospect Robbie Weinhardt on the mound for the final two innings, the Peoria Javelinas won the Arizona Fall League championship on Saturday, 5-4. Weinhardt struck out four batters in two perfect innings on the mound to pick up the win, then quickly became the center of ...

MackAveKurt posted 6 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Bunt Singles: Evaluating Billy Martin, watching Curtis Granderson

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:50:00 +0000

Excerpts from a book written by The Hardball Times' Chris Jaffe will be appearing periodically at the web site. This week, former Tigers manager (for a season) Billy Martin had the spotlight . Sticking to history, Lee of Tigers Tales ranks the top ten Tigers catchers . The Tigers will be ...

MackAveKurt posted 6 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Exactly who is SS Audy Ciriaco?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:22:29 +0000

By JayRC The Tigers added SS Audy Ciriaco to the 40-man roster Friday, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft held each December at the Winter Meetings. So that brings up the question: Exactly who is Audy Ciriaco? Ciriaco, 22, was signed by the Detroit Tigers as a non-drafted free agent on ...

MackAveKurt posted 7 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Tigers protect four minor leaguers, other bookkeeping updates

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:29:00 +0000

I was busy most of the day, so by now you've heard from multiple sources who the Tigers are protecting from the Rule 5 draft: second baseman Scott Sizemore , outfielder Ryan Strieby , outfielder Brennan Boesch and shortstop Audy Ciriaco . The first two are obviously not a surprise. ...

MackAveKurt posted 8 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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What to do about the Rule 5 draft and 40 man roster

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

The Tigers have to set their 40-man roster by Friday. Why does this matter? Because a number of minor leaguers need to be protected from the Rule 5 draft, which is held during the Winter Meetings each year in December. This year, the Tigers have a number of players who other teams might want ...

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FoxSports' suggestion to Detroit: Sign Billy Wagner

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:58:30 +0000

While Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi brainstorm ways for the Tigers to save money in 2010, their colleague Dayn Perry is thinking up ways for them to spend some . He recommends the Tigers stay in the race for 2010 and add, rather than subtract. The first move? Shore up the late bullpen by ...

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Justin Verlander third in A.L. Cy Young vote

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:56:11 +0000

People like to say the baseball writers struggle to get the winners right in these awards -- and in the past, they did -- but so far I have little to disagree with them over in the AL honors. Kinda. Kansas City's Zack Greinke was awarded for his stellar season with the American League Cy ...

MackAveKurt posted 11 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Bunt Singles: Talking trades with Seattle

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0000

The great "Raid the Tigers" talk continues around the league. FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi -- They need a nickname. JPenthal? Ken Paul? -- reported the Tigers and Seattle Mariners could be exchanging names . The Tigers are said to be asking for a package of ...

MackAveKurt posted 12 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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Lyon looking for multi-year deal; Huff and Washburn won't be back

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

We learned a couple of things in recent days. The first was pretty obvious: The Tigers made it official they would not pursue contracts with free agent starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn or designated hitter Aubrey Huff . I don't think that surprises anyone at all. Those were not the players ...

MackAveKurt posted 12 days ago from mackavenuetigers.com

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