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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/27/09

08.27.2009

Indianapolis 5 Toledo 3
Scott Sizemore doubled twice and walked. Don Kelly singled, tripled and walked. Nate bump went 6 innings and allowed 2 runs on 4 hits, 2 walks, and 1 strike out. Freddy Dolsi allowed 2 runs on 3 hits, a homer, and a walk in 1.2 innings.
Erie 6 Reading 6 12th Inning – [...]

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Get to know James Robbins

08.27.2009 1 comment

On the deadline to sign this year’s draft picks, the Tigers got a lot of attention for signing Jacob Turner, Andrew Oliver, and Daniel Fields. That same day they also inked their 30th round pick, lefty hitting first baseman James Robbins from Shorecrest High School in Washington. The signing flew a little under the radar, but Robbins is the first of the 4 to see game action and he homered in his first 2 games for the GCL Tigers and his pro career is off to a great start. Robbins was kind enough to answer some questions for DTW.

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/27/09

08.27.2009 1 comment

Toledo – PPD
Erie 4 Reading 6
Brennan Boesch and Casper Wells each had 2 hits. Jonah Nickerson allowed 10 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings. Robbie Weinhardt allowed 2 hits and 2 walks with 3 K’s in 2 innings.
Lakeland 7 Daytona 1
Audy Ciriaco went 4 for 5. Hernan Perez and Luis Grullon each had [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap & More 8/25/09

08.25.2009

Louisville 3 Toledo 2
Wilkin Ramirez and Wil Rhymes each had 2 hits. Nate Robertson started and went 6.2 innings, he allowed 3 hits, no runs, 2 walks, and he fanned 9 – and it only took him 68 pitches to do it. Jeremy Bonderman didn’t fare as well allowing 2 runs on 2 hits and [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/24/09

08.24.2009

Louisville 5 Toledo 0
Scott Sizemore doubled and walked. Brooks Brown left after 3 innings, and 3 runs. Freddy Dolsi and Zach Simons each pitched perfect innings.
Akron 3 Erie 1
Deik Scram went 2 for 4. Danny Worth walked 3 times. Jon Kibler allowed just 1 hit in 6 innings to go with 7 k’s an d4 [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap – No Hitter edition

08.22.2009 7 comments

Toledo 16 Columbus 2
Don Kelly went 4 for 4 with 2 walks and needed a triple to complete the cycle. Scott Sizemore had 3 hits and a walk. Jeff Frazier, Wilkin Ramirez, and Mike Hessman all homered. Dusty Ryan doubled twice. Eddie Bonine allowed a run on a solo homer in 7 innings with 1 [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/21/09

08.22.2009

Toledo 4 Columbus 1
Mike Hessman doubled and homered. Nate Bump allowed only an unearned run in 7.2 innings on 4 hits, no walks and 3 K’s. Casey Fien finished it off with a walk and 2 K’s. in 1.1 innings.
Akron 4 Erie 1
Cale Iorg went 2 for 4. Michael Bertram homered. Jonah Nickerson allowed 3 [...]

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Tigers Minor League and Rehab Wrap 8/20/09

08.21.2009 2 comments

Toledo 10 Columbus 1
Nate Robertson went 5 innings and allowed 1 run on 5 hits with no walks and 4 K’s. Jeremy Bonderman didn’t allow a hit in 2 innings and he fanned 2 and walked none. Dusty Ryan went 3 for 5 with a homer. Don Kelly also had 3 hits and a homer. [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/18/09

08.20.2009 1 comment

Toledo 7 Columbus 6Scott Sizemore doubled twice and homered. Dane Sardhina homered and singled. Brent Dlugach had 2 hits. Dontrelle Willis started and allowed 1 run on 1 hit and a walk with a K before leaving in the second inning with a knee injury. Brooks Brown came in and threw 4.2 innings allowing 3 [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/18/09

08.19.2009

Scott Drucker was rocked for 7 runs in 3 innings but Matt Rusch, Zach Simons, and Casey Fien followed with 6 innings of shut out ball. Mike Hessman hit his 19th homer and doubled. Scott Sizemore went 2 for 4 with a double and a walk. Brent Dlugach was a homer short of the cycle and added a walk.

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Tigers Draft Signing Presser

08.18.2009 4 comments

Many of the principles involved in the drafting and signing process were on a conference call to discuss the draft. Here are some of the highlights from the call.
Key: DC=David Chadd, DD=Dave Dombrowski, JT=Jacob Turner, DF=Daniel Fields, BF=Bruce Fields, JF=Julie Fields, AO=Andrew Oliver

DD: Willing to go over slot because these players were the best available [...]

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Tigers Minor League Wrap 8/16/09

08.16.2009

Toledo 7 Louisville 2
Don kelly doubled and singled. Wilkin Ramirez homered. Brent Clevlen went 3 for 4 with a double. Scott Sizemore doubled and walked twice. Nate Bump went 7 innings and allowed just 1 run on 7 hits, no walks and 5 K’s. Casey Fien fanned 5 in 2 innings but also allowed a [...]

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