Some thoughts and recommended reading culled during what sounds like another dreary day at Comerica Park. Despite his 4 for 28 slump during the current home stand (at least through the fifth inning today), Austin Jackson continues to be an early favorite for the American League Rookie of the Year Award. Given Curtis Granderson‘s poor [...]

Still fighting the flu, but always have time to offer three for Thursday: There are certain teams that I really pull for to turn it around once and for all. Among them, the Pirates and Reds. This afternoon I watched the Reds trump the Cubs at Wrigley and browsed the Web to see what’s going [...]

The Gist: It took more than a week, but the Tigers left the field with a win on Wednesday night, 7-2 over the Red Sox. Naturally, Todd Jones did his thing to make any level of comfort more than a bit tenuous. Huzzah, Marcus Thames! The man simply delivers when the Tigers need him. Jeremy [...]

A couple of quick hits: Buster Olney reviews the Tigers’ active — and decisive — off season so far. [W]e’re not even out of the second week of November, and the Tigers already have put together a lineup that will be formidable, and a rotation that has a chance to excel.  We all know Magglio [...]

This article explores the Cubs’ playoff roster, at least for the NLDS versus the Diamondbacks, and it appears Craig Monroe‘s on the bubble — at best.I wonder if the .208-hitting Monroe is panning out to be the veteran bat the Cubs counted on. With a home run and 4 RBI in 28 at-bats, I’m thinking [...]

One of the most enjoyable regular columns on BaseballProspectus.com is Transaction Analysis by Christina Kahrl. The Tigers rarely garner much attention in TA but this week is the exception. When you look at the number of roster moves Detroit has made lately you will a) be astounded, and b) amused by Kahrl’s take on certain [...]

Those of us old enough to remember when Pat Gillick was general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays (before moving on to similar roles with the Orioles, Mariners and his current employer, the Phillies), may be thinking of him today when pondering the Tigers approach to the non-waiver trade deadline.In the late 1980s, Gillick earned [...]