From the yearly archives:

2007

Not so tender moment for Durbin, but Byrdak has that loving feeling

12.12.2007 16 comments

Chad Durbin’s stint as a Detroit Tiger came to an end today when the club made the decision to not tender him a contract. Durbin, who entered 2007 out of options made the team as a bullpen arm as the team broke spring training. But an injury to Kenny Rogers thrust Durbin into the starting [...]

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links for 2007-12-12

12.12.2007 27 comments

Take 75 North | MVN – Most Valuable Network » Blog Archive » Where to Put Them: Tiger Outfielders Matt looks at where the out fielders should be organizationally. A tough task at Toledo where some non-prospects demand playing time (I’m looking at you Timo). Why Dont Sports Teams Use Randomization? A Guest Post – [...]

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The Dontrelle Files

11.12.2007 27 comments

We know Dontrelle Willis has the big leg kick and the bigger smile, but let’s take a graphical and statistical look at the Tigers newest starter. The pitch selection Using Josh Kalk’s pitch f/x tool we can look at the mix of pitches that Willis throws and the success he has with each pitch in [...]

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links for 2007-12-11

11.12.2007 25 comments

Timo Perez re-signs with Tigers; Brandon Inge trade talks Huh. Timo back on the 40 man roster. Huh. (tags: timo perez) Time for Tigers to pay the bills Henning looks at the Tigers arbitration decisions Minor League Ball :: Minor Leagues blog featuring John Sickels Sickels does theh Tigers top 20. Only head scratcher is [...]

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The Coda

09.12.2007 36 comments

Wrapping up some outstanding items from what very well could be one of the most significant trades in franchise history… Replenishment Peter Gammons astutely pointed out that the Tigers were able to make this trade because of Ilitch’s and Dombrowski’s refusal to adhere to the asinine draft slotting system. Not only did a willingness to [...]

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links for 2007-12-07

07.12.2007 7 comments

BBTF’s Newsblog Discussion :: Chicago Sun-Times: GM Williams splits after strange comment Kenny Williams is funny Tigers ticket sales soaring after big trade I spent 8 minutes on hold yesterday to get a ticket rep. Crazy I say. Shelton gets another shot Henning talks with Shelton who’s eager to get another shot with Texas. Take [...]

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Where should Cabrera play?

06.12.2007 131 comments

Jim Leyland was quoted yesterday talking about how this deal and the players they acquired were like a presents under the tree. Well, now that we can open up the presents, it’s time to play with them. The common refrain is that the Tigers should play Miguel Cabrera at third base and move Brandon Inge. [...]

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Tigerfest sells out and some other trade.

05.12.2007 19 comments

There is an unprecedented buzz around the Tigers right now. I know it by looking at my server logs, but a much less obscure measure is the fact that Tigerfest sold out in 24 hours. I was astounded when it sold out last year, and was prepared to move quickly. But I didn’t move quick [...]

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The New Tigers speak

05.12.2007 10 comments

Now that the deal is official, people have permission to speak freely. And the new Tigers sound pretty excited to be heading North. Matt Sosnick, the agent for Dontrelle Willis, indicated that Willis is “incredibly excited” and that while the 2 sides hadn’t talked about a contract yet “He’s [Willis] hoping to stay in Detroit [...]

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Chris Shelton era ends

05.12.2007 16 comments

Chris Shelton is now a Texas Ranger. The Tigers continued their active winter by dealing Shelton, who was DFA’d last week, for centerfielder Freddy Guzman. Guzman is a burner who led the PCL with 56 stolen bases last year. He’s about to turn 27 and he’s only amassed 37 big league games in his career, [...]

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The 6 runs per game lineup

05.12.2007 58 comments

A couple weeks ago D-Town Baseball took the Bill James projections for 2008 and crammed them into the Baseball Musings lineup optimizer. Well, now that the Tigers lineup is drool-worthy I figured it would be worth updating. One of popular iteration of the lineup is: Granderson Polanco Cabrera Ordonez Sheffield Guillen Renteria Rodriguez Jones Such [...]

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The Cabrera- Willis Trade – early returns

04.12.2007 27 comments

What’s being said about the trade of trades… Baseball Prospectus | Unfiltered Four is the number of relatively cheap arbitration-eligible seasons that the Tigers are picking up between Cabrera and Willis. Half of the league is willing to bend over backward — perhaps giving up a package analogous to what the Tigers just gave up [...]

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