The Tigers shored up their starting rotation and bullpen by signing Kenny Rogers and Fancisco Cruceta. Both pitchers were signed to one year deals. I don’t have terms yet of either deal. Rogers we know about, but Cruceta appears to be signed largely on his performance in the Dominican Republic. It sounds similar to last … Continue reading Tigers sign Kenny Rogers and Francisco Cruceta
At the end of last season Kenny Rogers future involved one of two paths: retiring or resigning with the Tigers. The quote was “It’s either here (Detroit) or nowhere.” But last week despite Rogers’ decision to play again, Scott Boras said they were going to explore options. Now it appears that the sides are having … Continue reading Valuing Kenny Rogers
Well it looks like the Tigers have filled one hole in their rotation, for now until someone else gets hurt. Kenny Rogers is back and will start against the White Sox on Wednesday. Chad Durbin will be Thursday’s starter, and with a pen full of reinforcements from Toledo his role as reliever shouldn’t be missed. … Continue reading Kenny Rogers to start Wednesday
As the Tigers announced that Kenny Rogers was headed to the disabled list, I was finishing up some analysis on Rogers. Diving into the enhanced gameday goldmine, I looked to compare and contrast two of Rogers’s starts. His first game back against Atlanta when he was sterling and his last outing against the White Sox … Continue reading Comparing Kenny Rogers to Kenny Rogers
So I’m watching the game on ESPN and they announce that Kenny Rogers had successful surgery to remove a blood clot and fix 2 arteries. I run to the computer and my site goes down. So I’m sorry if you were trying to hit the site between 1:30 and 4:00. It’s also the reason I’m … Continue reading Kenny Rogers out 3 months
Danny Knobler reports that Kenny Rogers is headed to the disabled list. No other word is available on the injury. The corresponding moves are that Chad Durbin joins the rotation and Bobby Seay has been recalled. There will need to be another 40 man roster move, but that hasn’t been announced yet. (EDIT: the 40 … Continue reading Kenny Rogers to DL
Here’s a fascinating post looking at Kenny Rogers stellar playoff performances. The author uses video to break down Kenny’s mechanics and demonstrate the extra effort and the quicker tempo Rogers was throwing with against the Yankees. Particularly interesting was the video comparison showing a regular season start and the Yankees playoff start. Rogers rushed his … Continue reading Kenny Rogers extra giddy-up
I wish I could have posted this earlier (darn day job), but as everybody has heard Kenny Rogers is a Detroit Tiger pending a physical. The deal is for $16 million over two year, which is line with other contracts. That said, I’m not thrilled. Rogers has been fairly durable throwing over 190 innings each … Continue reading Kenny Rogers the Signer
The Winter Meetings kicked off today. My fellow bloggers have already commented on how it will be a fairly quiet meetings for the Tigers. That’s what happens when you fill your biggest needs within a couple weeks of the end of the season. Still, I don’t think the Tigers are done this offseason. While I … Continue reading Rogers, Rumors, and the Winter Meetings
Harrumph. Kenny Rogers hits the DL with elbow inflammation. Jordan Tata starts in his stead tomorrow. I’m actually working on a post about Rogers using enhanced gameday data as we speak. Beck’s Blog: Rogers to DL
Kenny Rogers will make a rehab start for the Toledo Mud Hens on Sunday. This has been suspected for a few days, but it became official this afternoon. It’s probably not coincidence at all that he’ll be making the start the same day that Andrew Miller is starting in Detroit. That way, provided success in … Continue reading Rogers to make rehab start on Sunday
One of the more encouraging things I saw at Sunday’s game took place before the game even started. I saw Kenny Rogers throwing long toss for about 15 minutes. He was throwing from the gate of the visitors bullpen to the left field foul line. In a game he’s starting, he’ll actually warm up by … Continue reading Kenny on the Mend?