March 22, 2011
By Mike McClary in Featured,Roster Moves,Spring Training 2011 | 0 comments
Scott Sizemore said he was disappointed about being cut today by the Tigers. It has to be even more disappointing for a player who, by most accounts, was reestablishing himself as a promising big leaguer this spring only to lose the job to a guy (Will Rhymes) who didn’t runaway with the job. As much [...]
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June 23, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Roster Moves | 1 comment
On Monday, Sports Illustrated‘s Jon Heyman wrote a column in which he highlights the top-20 decisions made by MLB teams in the past year. In Heyman’s view, the Tigers made two of the top decisions: 3. The Tigers’ acquisition of Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer and Phil Coke in the three-team trade with the Yankees and [...]
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June 20, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Roster Moves | 1 comment
We often hear of the sophomore slump in baseball and Rick Porcello was mired in a doozy. As a result, he’s going to Toledo. Surprised? I’m not. This move is long over due for a pitcher with such tremendous skill — and a long runway, i.e., youth. In fact, I was surprised that the Tigers [...]
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June 2, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Roster Moves | 1 comment
It’s pretty clear that the Tigers don’t have big plans for newly acquired Billy Buckner. Yesterday Dave Dombrowski described the right hander’s role in the organization thusly: “He gives us depth at Toledo.” Didn’t they say the same thing about poor Mike Hessman? Given Buckner’s numbers — a 6.56 ERA for the Diamondbacks in 29 [...]
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May 30, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Roster Moves | 3 comments
Wow. So that’s how the Dontrelle Willis Era ends in Detroit? With him being designated for assignment? Who thought he’d be the Tigers’ version of Brian Glynn*? In my post from Saturday in which a I speculated about the fallout from Max Scherzer‘s recall, an anonymous commenter was stunned — to the point of calling [...]
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March 30, 2010
By Mike McClary in Featured,Fungoes,Roster Moves,Spring Training 2010,Trades & Rumors | 0 comments
In case you were wondering, here’s what Nate Robertson looks like in a Photoshop-driven Marlins get-up. Here’s what Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez had to say about his new starter: “I know that he’s a pretty good pitcher. … “There were a couple of years that he threw right around 200 innings. He’s a workhorse. Coming [...]
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March 30, 2010
By Mike McClary in Fungoes,Roster Moves,Spring Training 2010 | 0 comments
In our recent Fungo Pulse Check, we asked: Will Dontrelle Willis have a spot in the Tigers rotation on Opening Day? Interestingly, the votes were roughly even before the Nate Robertson trade was announced. After that, Willis took a leap forward in votes. (Curious, no?) Here are the final votes: Yes (60%, 21 Votes) No [...]
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