From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Bad Boding for Bonderman

28.02.2009 16 comments

Rocky performances from Dontrelle Willis and Fernando Rodney in their first appearances didn’t worry me too much. But Jeremy Bonderman being handed over to the training staff already has me greatly concerned. Bonderman had already been scratched from his regular turn today in favor of a simulated session. Jim Leyland said they were just being [...]

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Toledo Mud Hens make offer to Manny

28.02.2009 10 comments

Yesterday afternoon the Toledo Mud Hens send Scott Boras the parameters for a Manny Ramirez contract I like the aggressive move by the Mud Hens to put an end to this insanity. Plus it would probably help with AAA attendance and would provide a nice insurance policy should something happen Timo Perez. The proposal is [...]

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Spring Training Opener

25.02.2009 53 comments

Let the fake games begin. The Tigers take the field finally this afternoon against the Atlanta Braves. Justin Verlander will be joined by Zach Miner, Bobby Seay, Brandon Lyon, Eddie Bonine, Fu-Te Ni and Kyle Bloom on the mound. The game will be broadcast on the radio (1270 AM) so you can listen in. And [...]

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links for 2009-02-22

22.02.2009 5 comments

Baseball Prospectus | PECOTA Projected Standings PECOTA has the Tigers winning the Central in about a fifth of the simulation scenarios. BaseballAmerica.com: Majors: Organization Reports: Detroit Tigers: Sidearmer climbs through system A look at prospect Rudy Darrow Polanco hopes to stay with Tigers | detnews.com | The Detroit News And he runs like Pudge now. [...]

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This Porcello Kid

22.02.2009 5 comments

Spring training is never short on stories about guys being in the best shape of their lives, or young kids making a favorable impressions on the coaching staff. But the Rick Porcello hype is reaching a fever pitch, and the first spring training game hasn’t even been played yet. Jim Leyland made the familiar comments [...]

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Recapping the first workouts

15.02.2009 84 comments

The beats were busy with the first official workout of the spring. Seriously, multiple stories and blog posts throughout the day, even a live blog from Morosi. A quick rundown of the stories from Tiger Town… Rick Knapp After 20+ years in the minors, this was Rick Knapp’s first day as a big leaguer. This [...]

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PECOTA hates the AL Central

10.02.2009 22 comments

Baseball Prospectus has posted the first iterations of the 2009 PECOTA numbers and have forecasted the divisions based on projected playing time and roster construction. Because we care about the Tigers around these parts I jumped immediately to the AL Central: CLE 84-79 MIN 79-83 DET 78-84 KAN 75-87 CHI 74-88 Wow. So the division [...]

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links for 2009-02-04

04.02.2009 13 comments

Tryout for a Cause In these link posts there is one link that I say is a must-click. This is the one. Please read about Kyle's plans to try out for the Tigers this year. He did it last year as well and had a wonderful tale. This year he is doing it to raise [...]

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Work in progress

04.02.2009 12 comments

The official reporting date is over a week away, but things are getting busy at Tiger Town. The fact that Zumaya is on a mound is progress in itself. For more, Roger DeWitt has a nice collection of images from yesterday’s workouts.

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Tigers agree to terms with Justin Verlander

03.02.2009 45 comments

The Tigers and Justin Verlander have agreed to terms on a one year deal. I’ll update with terms when I find them. And the streak of not going to arbitration continues for Dombrowski. UPDATE: It’s 3.675 million. A couple hundred thousand less than I thought. Also know that this doesn’t prevent a longer term deal [...]

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About that Verlander contract

03.02.2009 3 comments

In a world without substantial baseball news, the fact that Justin Verlander hasn’t inked a deal yet is garnering some attention. When the two sides submitted their numbers to the arbitrator, they were about a million dollars a part (Verlander wants $4.15 and the Tigers offered $3.2). The Tigers have never had an arbitration hearing [...]

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