February 27, 2009
By Mike McClary in 2009 Player Profiles,Featured | 0 comments
Placido Polanco #14 Height: 5′ 10″ | Weight: 195 2008 Stats: .307 – 8 HR – 58 RBI Like most of his teammates, Placido Polanco struggled at the outset of the 2008 season. The usually fast-starting second baseman – he has a .307 average for April spanning 2006-08 – was expected to pickup the slack [...]
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February 26, 2009
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Curtis Granderson #28 Height: 6′ 1″ | Weight: 185 2008 Stats: .280 – 22 HR – 66 RBI If anyone doubted Curtis Granderson’s value atop the Tigers lineup, the first few weeks of 2008 likely convinced them. Without their leadoff hitter – Granderson suffered a broken finger at the end of Spring Training – the [...]
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February 25, 2009
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Fernando Rodney #56 Height: 5′ 11″ | Weight: 220 2008 Stats: 0-6, 4.91 ERA, 13 Saves In a bottom-line business like major league baseball, fans tend to overlook stats such as 49 strikeouts in 40 innings or 13 saves from a late-inning reliever like Fernando Rodney. Six blown saves and an ERA a whisker under [...]
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February 24, 2009
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Armando Galarraga #58 Height: 6′ 4″ | Weight: 180 2008 Stats: 13-7, 3.73 On April 15, 2008, the Tigers summoned Armando Galarraga from Toledo for what most presumed was a short-term stint for the rookie right-hander. He made his Tigers debut on April 16 in Cleveland – a period when the Tigers desperately needed wins [...]
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February 23, 2009
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Edwin Jackson #36 Height: 6′ 3″ | Weight: 210 2008 Stats: 14-11, 4.42 ERA When the Tigers traded Matt Joyce to the Tampa Bay Rays for Jackson, Detroit fans scratched their heads – and not only because Joyce appeared to have a future in the Tigers outfield. Jackson is an unknown quantity outside of the [...]
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February 22, 2009
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Jeremy Bonderman #38 Height: 6′ 2″ | Weight: 220 2008 Stats: 3-4, 4.29 ERA It seems that every season baseball experts predict that it will be the year that Jeremy Bonderman finally emerges as an ace, discovers an effective third pitch, and challenges for the Cy Young Award. The 2008 season was no different but [...]
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February 21, 2009
By Mike McClary in 2009 Player Profiles,Featured | 0 comments
The results of our most recent poll indicate that loyal Daily Fungo readers would prefer Dontrelle Willis (43%), Zach Miner (38%) or perhaps even Felipe Lira as the Tigers’ fifth starter over Nate Robertson (19%). Nevertheless, we want to continue our series of player profiles today with The Nater for two reasons — actually three, [...]
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