Jim Leyland has come out on several occasions and said that Jeremy Bonderman is one of the keys to any success the Tigers might enjoy in 2008. Bonderman’s second half swoon, which I attribute largely to his elbow pain that he finally fessed up to, clouded what was starting out to be a phenomenal season. An ERA of 8.50 over his last 9 starts, combined with the arm troubles meant that Bonderman finished with the highest ERA and lowest innings total since his rookie season. Like with Dontrelle Willis, we’ll delve into the pitch f/x data and see what we can find out about the veteran 25 year old pitcher.
Well, the good news is that Jeremy Bonderman’s elbow is feeling fine again and he’ll be able to pitch on Tuesday. I guess I’d prefer he just shut it down for the year, but maybe there is something to going out on a high note, I don’t really know. And that presumes he goes out … Continue reading Bonderman to start Tuesday→
Yes he’s still injured, but at least it isn’t the dreaded UCL injury, and it’s not even the surgically fixable bone chips. Instead everything is intact mechanically and it is diagnosed as elbow inflammation – meaning R & R should resolve it in the short term, though he probably is done for the season. The … Continue reading The Bonderman Elbow Saga Takes a Positive Turn→
Make of this what you will, but Jeremy Bonderman’s elbow is sore. Bondo Says: “I’m fine,” Bonderman said with some conviction, after he was told that some teammates suspected he is not. “Yes, I’m fine.” Pudge Says: “He said his elbow was bothering him a little,” catcher Pudge Rodriguez said. “He’s a tough guy. He … Continue reading Bonderman’s elbow isn’t right→
Andrew Miller – cr. Roger DeWitt Jeremy Bonderman has been placed on the DL retro to the 9th. Andrew Miller will start on Friday night. MORE: The first post was brief, because it was from a blackberry. With an actual keyboard at my disposal, I’ll expand a little more. This DL stint doesn’t worry me … Continue reading Bonderman to the DL→
Taking advantage of the enhanced gameday data once again, I’ll take a look at Jeremy Bonderman’s and Roy Halladay’s awesome performances last night. We’ll start with Jeremy Bonderman. The table below shows the mix of pitches and results for Bonderman: It was a little surprising to see that Jeremy Bonderman didn’t miss that many bats … Continue reading A different look at the Bonderman-Halladay Duel→
The Tigers agreed to a 4 year contract with Jeremy Bonderman keeping him a Tiger through the 2010 season. I don’t have terms yet, but I’ll update when I learn more. Signing Bonderman to a long term deal had to be one of the Tigers’ top priorities this offseason (at least it was mine). His … Continue reading Tigers lock up Bonderman→
Everybody has been waiting for Jeremy Bonderman’s “arrival” for the last few years. Early in the season Bonderman vacillated between really good, and well, not very good. For a spell in late April and early May he was arguably the worst pitcher in the Tigers rotation. But with the arrival of the month of June, … Continue reading Jeremy’s June→
A Tiger season wouldn’t be a Tiger season without doubt about Jeremy Bonderman. In 2003 when he struggled out of the gate, there was much speculation that he was brought to the majors to quickly (which he may have been). He then shutdown Oakland. In 2004 after a particularly rough spell, there was talk of … Continue reading Breaking down Bonderman→
Detroit signed Jeremy Bonderman, Chris Spurling and Carlos Pena to one year deals, thus avoiding arbitration. Craig Monroe remains the lone arbitration eligible player not under contract. The only mild suprise is that Bonderman re-upped for a single year instead of working out a long term contract. I don’t have terms of the contracts, and … Continue reading Tigers sign Bonderman, Spurling, and Pena→
With Jeremy Bonderman reaching arbitration, he won’t be had for the $400,000 that he made the past two years. The 2006 season will be the first of 3 seasons where Bonderman will be arbitration eligible before reaching free agency. Now there is a school of thought – that has been applied very effectively in the … Continue reading Locking Up Bonderman→
I wrote a piece for MotownSports about what Jeremy Bonderman has accomplished over the last calendar year. It’s a pretty remarkable season for a 22 year old, that if you choose to look at the data selectively puts him in some pretty elite company. Here is the link for the story if you’re interested.
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