From the monthly archives:

November 2004

Prospects and other stuff

29.11.2004 1 comment

ProspectsBaseball America published their list of the top 10 Tigers prospects. Curtis Granderson tops this year list. 1. Curtis Granderson, of 2. Kyle Sleeth, rhp 3. Justin Verlander, rhp 4. Joel Zumaya, rhp 5. Humberto Sanchez, rhp 6. Tony Giarratano, ss 7. Jeff Frazier, of 8. Ryan Raburn, 2b 9. Eric Beattie, rhp 10. Eulogio [...]

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Covering the bases

22.11.2004 2 comments

There’s a lot to touch on after this weekend, so let’s get right to it… Jayson Stark’s GrumblingsJayson Stark’s recent column had quite a bit on the Tigers. According to Jayson’s sources, the Tigers were the only team offering multiple years to Percival. The Tigers had their reasons for handing Troy Percival a two-year, $12-million [...]

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Tigers sign Percival

17.11.2004 5 comments

Well it didn’t take long for the Tigers to get the ball rolling. One of their biggest areas of need was the bullpen, and even if you think Troy Percival is on the downside of his career and the Tigers paid too much, their bullpen is better for it. Of course the downside is that [...]

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Thoughts on Baseball Blogs

15.11.2004 1 comment

With Redbird Nation and Bambino’s Curse closing up shop in the last few weeks, Jon Weisman of Dodger Thougts takes a look at The Disposable Baseball Blogger. If you’re interested in the state of baseball blogging, it is an excellent read. I know that over the last few months I’ve been contemplating the future of [...]

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Prospect-less

12.11.2004 2 comments

In the next week or two Baseball America will be coming out with their list of the top 10 Tiger prospects. By the sounds of things, Pat Caputo had a hard time coming up with ten. BA recently published the top 20 prospects in each minor league. For the Tigers, they have teams in the [...]

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Free agent rumblings

12.11.2004 5 comments

Free agent season is officially underway, and the top 3 names that have been talked about with regard to Detroit are Corey Koskie, Carl Pavano, and Derek Lowe. Corey KoskieThe Tigers are rumored to have been in touch with Koskie who made $4.5 million last year. Koskie is a solid player who was hampered by [...]

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Bullpen signing’s and non-signings

01.11.2004 2 comments

The Tigers signed Jamie Walker for $900,000. Walker is a solid left handed reliever, and the Tigers would be hard pressed to find a free agent that could offer the same production at a better price. Walker struggled at the end of the season, but the entire bullpen seemed to collapse was roles changed with [...]

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Craig Monroe – More than a 4th outfielder?

01.11.2004 2 comments

The story on Craig Monroe throughout his career is that he’s a 4th outfielder that has some legitimate, albeit inconsistent power. Monroe will turn 28 during spring training in 2005 so we should be seeing the peak of his production. Fortunately, 2004 seemed to be a big step forward for Craig. Craig finished the season [...]

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