October 2008

BaseballAmerica.com: Prospects: Ask BA
BA looks at the best lefty/righty combo's in the minors. Casey Crosby and Rick Porcello put the Tigers on the list at 10.

FIP+: American League Central - Beyond the Box Score
Six of the top seven Tigers in FIP+ were bullpen pitchers (and one was Jason Grilli). And the bullpen was [...]

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The Tigers placed Virgil Vasquez on waivers and he was claimed by the Red Sox today. Vasquez had a strong showing in the AFL in 2006 and got a couple shots to start in 2007. However he struggled in 2008 for AAA and even the pitching starved Tigers didn’t call him up.
The timing [...]

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Chone Smith has compiled defensive projections for the 2009 season. He’s used 5 years of data (combination of Stats Zone Rating, Revised Zone Rating, and Total Zone), and weighted it such that the most current season receives the most weight. He also regresses the results and uses the Fans Scouting Report. The more [...]

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The Tigers walked a lot of people last year. Along the way they threw a lot of pitches, and many seemed to be ill advised. The performance cost Chuck Hernandez his job, jettisoned in favor of an instructor whose students have gone on to gain some renown as strike throwing machines. Armed with [...]

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Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Transactions Update
Eddie rounds up all of the minor league transactions so far.

Best Second Basemen of 2008 - Beyond the Box Score
And Polanco ranked 5th among second basemen, bolstered by some strong defense.

Best Center Fielders of 2008 - Beyond the Box Score
Combining offense and defense, Grandy ranked 3rd in 2008 among centerfielders.

The Grandy Report: Grandy [...]

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Links of note, or stuff I find interesting, or stuff I think you might find interesting

Detroit Tigers Thoughts: Transactions Update - Eddie rounds up all of the minor league transactions so far.
Best Second Basemen of 2008 - Beyond the Box Score - And Polanco ranked 5th among second basemen, bolstered by some strong defense.
Best Center Fielders [...]

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If you’re into talking Tigers prospects, Mark Anderson of TigsTown.com will be fielding questions for several hours tomorrow at Motownsports.com. This would be a great time to check out a great Tigers message board/community as well as get you question about Tigers prospects answered by a true expert. Mark has contacts with scouts [...]

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The Tigers found their pitching coach, and they poached him from the Twins. He is Rick Knapp and he’s served as the minor league pitching coordinator for the last 12 years in the Minnesota organization.
I really like this move. The Twins have a tradition of producing striking throwing machines on a regular basis, [...]

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…when he left for Lakeland. Or he’s going with a new look. A beard and no cigarette.credit Roger DeWitt
(Yeah, it’s been a long week and I don’t have any analysis to post yet).

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The Tigers are interviewing 4 candidates this week, and one of them has been confirmed. Minnesota Twins minor league pitching coordinator Rich Knapp interviewed for the position today.
I have no idea if Knapp is a good coach, but the Twins continue to produce pitchers who throw strikes. In 2008 the Twins led the [...]

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While other teams are hanging on to World Series dreams, the Tigers are beginning to retool for next season. The last couple days have already seen a little action, but more on the front office side of things.
The Tigers today named Kevin Hooker as the Pacific Rim coordinator. Hooker comes from [...]

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