Rodney to be Tommy John’dI know this is old news at this point, but Fernando Rodney is out for the year. After originally being diagnosed with a sprained ligament in the spring, the Tigers medical staff hoped things would work out with rehab. Unfortunately the pain persisted and he was sent for a consult to … Continue reading An Injury, a Trade, and a blow out →

Chris Shelton and Omar Infante were awarded the final two spots on the 25 man roster. Mike DiFelice has the option of accepting an assignment to Toledo or becoming a free agent. I’m quite happy that the Tigers kept Shelton-at least for now-over Mike DiFelice. I don’t know whether or not Shelton will ever amount … Continue reading Tigers set final 25-man roster →

The Tigers traded Cody Ross for left handed reliever Steve Coyler. Baseball America had this to say about Coyler Colyer, 25, also made his major league debut in 2003. A second-round pick in 1997 out of a Missouri high school, he signed as a draft-and-follow after spending a year at St. Louis CC-Meramec. He has … Continue reading Tigers Trade Ross →

The Tigers have signed Ugueth Urbina and outrighted Matt Anderson to Toledo. Details of the contract are being withheld until a physical is completed. During the offseason I was against this signing. However, between Anderson’s failure, and Fernando Rodney’s injury the Tigers didn’t have a solid option to close games. I wouldn’t be surprised if … Continue reading Tigers ink Urbina →

Last week we took a look at the prospects for the Tigers starting pitching. Today we’ll take a look at who the starters will hand the ball to. Last year the bullpen allowed 285 earned runs in 553 innings. Closer:Going into 2003 the bullpen was supposed to be a relative strength. Matt Anderson was going … Continue reading Tiger Bullpen Preview →

OverallAugust saw the “explosion” of the Tigers offense, and unfortunately the implosion of the pitching staffing. The result is that the Tigers finished the month 6-23. The Tigers also managed to string together their longest losing streak of the season at 11 during the month. TransactionsThe month began with Andres Torres returning to Toledo to … Continue reading Closing the Books on August →

It only took 130 games, but the Tigers are no longer the lowest scoring team in the majors. Last night they moved ahead of the LA Dodgers by one run. Granted, the Dogers play in the NL, and the Dogers have given up 293 fewer runs than the Tigers have allowed, and the Tigers are … Continue reading Odds and Ends →

Since my June month in review was pretty well received, I thought I’d do another one for July. Unfortunately, ESPN’s sortable stats don’t look like they include the July 31 games yet, so we’re actuallly looking at the month minus one day. And seeing as I’m off on a road trip to visit Great Amercian … Continue reading Closing the Books on July →

The Tigers have been busy this weekend, with a roster move on each of Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On Friday, Bobby Higginson came off the disabled list, and AJ Hinch took his place. Higginson went 6 for 12 with two doubles this weekend. On Saturday, the Tigers demoted Steve Avery and called up Eric Eckenstahler … Continue reading Tiger Roster Moves →

With so much to say, I don’t know where to begin. So we’ll start with the bright spots, because we can get those out of the way quickly-In case you hadn’t noticed, Eric Munson has become a respectable 3rd basemen. While his fielding still has room for improvement-he’s last in the AL in zone rating, … Continue reading Wallowing in their own Crapulence →

Anderson is 8th Tiger put on DL this season Closer Fernando Rodney was called up from Erie to take Matt’s spot on the roster.

The 2002 American League MVP award goes to…Tony Clark. Now that the Tigers have waived him, (he was claimed by the Red Sox) he is due to have a huge season. I’m not really knocking the move, I’m just frustrated in general by the Tigers. It appears Damion Easley is also because when told about … Continue reading →