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 [...]

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 [...]

The Tigers announced — on Twitter, no less — that they’ve traded Nate Robertson to the Marlins for minor-league left hander Jay Voss. Nate will become the only lefty in the Marlins starting rotation. He was set to start tomorrow in the Grapefruit League finale against the Pirates. According to MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro: Before being [...]

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Welcome to The Detroit Tigers Podcast. This is Episode #99 a 68-minute podcast about the Detroit Tigers recorded live from Scottsdale, Ariz., and Ann Arbor, Mich. In this episode we discuss: Is Nate Robertson on the trading block? Bobby Seay‘s torn rotator cuff The Tigers’ batting order Last man on the roster: Don Kelly, Jeff [...]

Tigers’ Spring Training Record: 14-10-1 Today’s Game: Tigers @ Yankees | 1:05 p.m. ET – Legends Field, Tampa | On the Air: 97.1 FM/1270 AM and MLB.TV Pitching Matchup Max Scherzer (1-1, 7.15 ERA) vs. Andy Pettitte (0-0, 4.50 ERA) Also scheduled to pitch: Fu-Te Ni, Phil Coke, Joel Zumaya and Jose Valverde. Yesterday’s Results [...]

Tigers’ Spring Training Record: 14-9-1 Today’s Game: Tigers vs. Yankees | 1:05 p.m. ET – Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland | On the air: 97.1 FM/1270 AM Pitching Matchup: Nate Robertson (2-0, 3.68 ERA) vs. A.J. Burnett (0-1, 9.00 ERA) Also scheduled to pitch: Joel Zumaya, Ryan Perry, Phil Coke, Robbie Weinhardt and Daniel Schlereth Yesterday’s [...]

Who needs a groundhog? Two weeks until pitchers and catchers arrive in Lakeland for Spring Training. I never doubted for a minute that the Tigers would sign Justin Verlander to a long-term contact, did you? Given the questionable extensions of recent years — Dontrelle Willis and Nate Robertson to name two — the Tigers were [...]