Seth Stohs has posted a list of the top 20 rookie hitters and pitchers that he expects to make an impact in 2006. Arms On the pitcher list, he has Joel Zumaya ranked at number 20, and Justin Verlander ranked at number 10. While those may seem a little low, I think the presence of … Continue reading Seth’s Impact Rookies
Just think if they were good I took in Tigerfest today with my family. It was my first Tigerfest in 4 years, and I came away amazed at how much people love the Tigers. We parked at Grand Circus Park and took the people mover to Joe Louis Arena where we looked out and saw … Continue reading Tigerfest 2006
With the talk of starters yesterday, it got me thinking about potential batting orders. Now the value of setting the order is probably overrated. Aside from putting higher on-base guys at the top of the order, I’m not really sure how much sequencing actually matters. The only other real consideration I see is balancing left … Continue reading Batting Around the Order
This page includes the entire Detroit Tigers 40 man roster. The links are to the stat pages at the various sites. If you click the player’s name, it will bring back the search results for every time this site mentions the player. And if for some reason you really like a player, and you really … Continue reading Roster
The Detroit Tigers have finalized their 40 man roster with the following transactions: Purchased Contracts of:Don KellyJoel ZumayaKyle SleethHumberto SanchezEulogio De La CruzJordan TataBrent ClevlenKody Kirkland Outrighted to Toledo contracts of:Adam PetersonColby Lewis The roster now stands at 40 players. The biggest omission is probably David Espinosa who the Tigers stand a decent chance of … Continue reading Tigers Finalize 40 Man Roster
As the Tigers enter shopping season it is worth taking a look at their current roster status. Detroit currently has 35 players protected on their major league roster. For those who haven’t taken the time to plow through the collective bargaining agreement, players can fall into one of three categories. The first category is players … Continue reading Roster Speculation
Next year the Tigers may do something that no other AL Central team has done – field a team with a $100 million payroll. Based on the current high price contracts, the younger core reaching arbitration, and any free agent acquisitions the Tigers payroll could swell to triple digits. Below are the contract terms for … Continue reading First to 100?
Despite yesterday’s lineup, the Tigers are on the verge of experiencing something strange and unusual – organizational depth. With the return of Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen expected in the next several weeks, Trammell will start facing some tough decisions as to who plays. Of course Trammell has faced tough decisions in the past. There … Continue reading Depth Charge
2nd inning, 0 outs, Runners on 1st and 2ndMarcus Thames strikes out looking 2nd inning, 1 out, Runners on 1st and 3rdVance Wilson strikes out looking 3rd inning, 0 outs, Runners on 1st and 3rdBrandon Inge strikes out swinging 3rd inning, 2 outs, Runners on 1st and 2ndMarcus Thames strikes out swinging Two early inning … Continue reading Striking out
As you’ve probably heard by now, Ivan Rodriguez fractured his hand on a foul tip last night. Last night’s diagnosis probably came from the team internist, and Rodriguez will be following up with an orthopod today. The amount of time he’ll miss, if any remains to be seen. What is clear is that the Tigers … Continue reading Bats on the bench
I’m not sure if I’ll do the by the numbers stuff after every series, but I’ll keep doing it for now. So far it’s easy to compile the stats by just working off of the splits, because the Tigers have only played teams once. 800That was Carlos Guillen’s batting average on balls-in-play. For the series, … Continue reading The Indians Series – by the numbers
Time to wrap up the season preview with catchers, outfield, and DH. The other previews are linked to below:RotationBullPenOffense-Infield CatcherThe desperate Tigers gave a desperate Pudge $40 million dollars last year and everybody seemed to benefit. Rodriguez was instrumental in the Tigers return to the 70 win range, and found himself in the MVP race … Continue reading Previewing the Offense – Catcher, Outfield, and DH