From the monthly archives:

October 2008

Let the offseason begin

30.10.2008 66 comments

With the World Series officially over after the longest game 5 ever, I half (actually more than half) expected the Tigers to make a trade today.  When I saw a press release come across I thought my intuition was correct.  Instead it was a compilation of roster moves and the hiring of a bullpen coach. [...]

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links for 2008-10-29

29.10.2008 38 comments

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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Virgil Vasquez claimed by Red Sox

28.10.2008 2 comments

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 of [...]

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Defensive Projections

27.10.2008 1 comment

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 data available [...]

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Strike Throwing – Part 1 – Lots of Tables

27.10.2008 12 comments

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 a season’s [...]

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links for 2008-10-22

22.10.2008 33 comments

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 [...]

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Daily Linking – 10/22/08

22.10.2008 53 comments

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. [...]

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Tigers Prospect Chat

19.10.2008 15 comments

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 and coaches [...]

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Tigers name Rick Knapp pitching coach

17.10.2008 71 comments

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, and [...]

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Either Jim Leyland forgot to pack his razor…

16.10.2008 9 comments

…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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Tigers look to Twins for pitching coach

15.10.2008 17 comments

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 AL [...]

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News from the front office

14.10.2008 6 comments

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 the Phillies where [...]

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