Tigers sign Timo Perez, Bobby Seay
Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Tigers have signed Timo Perez to a minor league contract.
Perez will be 30 next season. He plays all out field positions and hits left handed. His major league career numbers are 262/301/373 with his best season coming in 2002 for the Mets when he hit 295/331/437. In part time big league duty since then he hasn’t topped an OBP of 301.
He was productive at the AAA level last year hitting 295/349/515 so maybe he can help the Mud Hens win another International League Championship.
Morosi also notes that Bobby Seay will be returning with a minor league contract as well.
Categories: 2007 Season, Contracts
Don’t the Tigers have enough Perezes who cannot hit?
by Tony P on Jan 5, 2007 at 7:29 pm
The Tigs need to make a run at Craig Wilson. Cheap power and depth!
by Chris J on Jan 6, 2007 at 2:45 am
Timo Perez? THANK GOD. All our problems are now solved.
by Boston Fan in Michigan on Jan 6, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Problems? Every other team in the division wishes it had Detroit’s “problems.”
Sure, a lefthanded-hitting outfielder off the bench would be nice, and maybe some depth at catcher in the minors. But that’s nothing, really.
The Tigers’ biggest problem isn’t even a problem: it’s getting requisite value for Marcus Thames in a trade.
A problem is Cleveland’s bullpen, or Eric Wedge as field manager, or Minnesota’s lack of starters. Or Juan Uribe.
by Steve Fought on Jan 6, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Problems? Every other team in the division wishes it had Detroit’s “problems.”
Sure, a lefthanded-hitting outfielder off the bench would be nice, and maybe some depth at catcher in the minors. But that’s nothing, really.
The Tigers’ biggest problem isn’t even a problem: it’s getting requisite value for Marcus Thames in a trade.
A problem is Cleveland’s bullpen, or Eric Wedge as field manager, or Minnesota’s lack of starters. Or Juan Uribe.
by Steve Fought on Jan 6, 2007 at 5:47 pm
Keep in mind these are just minor league contracts which are very low risk. I don’t think anybody within the Tigers organization expects them to really fill a role.
If they end up making use of them then great, if not it doesn’t affect their 25/40 man a bit.
by Eric Jackson on Jan 6, 2007 at 6:45 pm
I think Samara was just playing on the Neifi Perez joke.
http://www.detroittigersweblog.....ght-links/
by Kurt on Jan 7, 2007 at 1:50 am
Thank you Kurt. I should have said
problems
by Boston Fan in Michigan on Jan 7, 2007 at 10:56 pm
That’s supposed to have html tags with “hilarious sarcasm” in them, but EVIDENTLY Billfer’s little layout objects to html humor. I AM STOPPING NOW.
by Boston Fan in Michigan on Jan 7, 2007 at 10:57 pm
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