June 2005

Let’s start with the facts and move on to the analysis. The Tigers have sent closer Ugueth Urbina, their most tradeable commodity, along with Ramon Martinez for Phillies infielder Placido Polanco, the Phillies most tradeable commodity. The Tigers have definitely improved their second base position which has been an offensive blackhole this year. Tigers second [...]

I’ll be updating this post throughout the day as the Tigers make their picks… 1st Round (10th pick): Cameron Maybin 6-3, 200lbs T C Roberson HS North Carolina The Tigers selected high school outfielder Cameron Maybin with their first pick in the 2005 draft. Baseball America had him rated the 2nd best high school prospect [...]

Once again the Tigers capped off what could have been an impressive homestand with a loss. If it feels like a recurring theme, well it is. The Tigers have had 5 homestands this year, and have lost on get-away day 4 of the 5 times. Mike Maroth picked up the loss yesterday, despite keeping Baltimore [...]

The Hardball Times updated their Win Shares stats through May 31st, and I’ve updated and enhanced the treemap. Below is the map for the entire AL Central. The lightest color is offensive win shares, the darkest color is fielding win shares, and the in-between color is pitching. To see a larger image just click on [...]

Finally. While Opening Day was a spectacular way to start the season, what with the temperature in the 70′s and the demolition of Kansas City, my luck since then hasn’t been so hot. First there was the game that was snowed out against the Twins. Then a couple of one-run losses to the Red Sox, [...]