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It’s another one of those rites of the offseason, the Baseball America top 10 list. The list itself is available to anyone, but for additional information (like scouting reports) you need to be a subscriber.
As for the list, here it is:
Rick Porcello, rhp
Ryan Perry, rhp
Cale Iorg, ss
Casey Crosby, lhp
Jeff Larish, 1b/3b
Wilkin Ramirez, of
Scott Sizemore, 2b
Cody [...]
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Dave Dombrowski held court with reporters today and he revealed a glimpse into this winter’s agenda.
The main points:
Edgar Renteria’s option will not be picked up
The Tigers are looking outside the organization to fill the closer role
The Tigers don’t expect to be a major player in the free agent market
Detroit does not expect to cut payroll [...]
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Links of note, or stuff I find interesting, or stuff I think you might find interesting
Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers: MLB Rumors – MLBTradeRumors.com – Tim Dierkes continues his series by looking at the Tigers
From a Uni Watch interview of NY Times’ Yankees beat writer Tyler Kepner: UW: Who is the most… – Bless You Boys [...]
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Zach Miner starts again
The question of the 5th starter has been answered – for now. Zach Miner will take the spot formerly occupied by Eddie Bonine and before him Dontrelle Willis. Miner had some struggles with control out of the pen this year. But in two “stretch-out” starts for Toledo he has posted [...]
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Toledo 3 Indianapolis 4Matt Joyce homered and drove in 2. Brent Clevlen doubled, singled, and walked twice and is now sporting a 320/405/572 line. Chris Lambert allowed 3 runs on 5 hits, a walk, and 5 K’s in 6 innings.
Altoona 3 Erie 8Max St. Pierre homered twice. Justin Justice, Ryan Roberson, Wil [...]
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Toledo 8 Columbus 5Dontrelle Willis made another rehab start and stuck around for 96 pitches this time. He only allowed 1 run but he walked 4 in 6 innings and fanned 4. Jeff Larish is trying to catch-up to Mike Hessman and he knocked 2 more homers. Mike Hollimon added his 9th [...]
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Toledo 3 Durham 9It wasn’t a good night for Virgil Vasquez who allowed 6 runs on 3 homers in just 3 innings. Yorman Bazardo came on in relief and allowed 3 runs on 7 hits in 4.1 innings while fanning 5 and walking none. And in an odd night, Hessman, Larish, and Hollimon [...]
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Toledo 8 Charlotte 1The power duo of Mike Hessman and Jeff Larish were at it again. Hessman had two homers and Larish had one. Larish added two walks and Hessman added a single. Clete Thomas had two assists gunning down a runner at third and home. Eddie Bonine pitched a complete [...]
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Charlotte 9 Toledo 7
Ryan Raburn homered and knocked in 3 while Mike Hessman doubled and tripled. Brent Clevlen went 3 for 4 and continues a promising start to his season. Matt Joyce hit his second homer of the year to go along with a walk. Virgil Vasquez was knocked around for 7 [...]
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There isn’t an official top prospect list, but BA’s is kind of the standard. Today they announced the Tigers 2008 top 10
Rick Porcello, rhp
Cale Iorg, ss
Scott Sizemore, 2b
Michael Hollimon, 2b/ss
Yorman Bazardo, rhp
Jeff Larish, 1b
Matt Joyce, of
Danny Worth, ss
Francisco Cruceta, rhp
Brandon Hamilton, rhp
Rick Porcello is the clear cut stud, but after that things get cloudy. [...]
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Mayo was kind enough to answer some questions about the now-depleted Tigers farm system as well as a look forward to the 2008 draft.
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While it is probably a little premature to rate any draft after only 4 months, this is especially true in baseball. In many cases drafted players haven’t played in a league type setting, or if they have the experience has been limited to short season ball. Still, Baseball America likes the early returns [...]
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MCM: Winning this crazy game should be a huge confidence booster for the...
Adam: They’l l never lose a game after this, ever. Ever ever.Adam: Oh, I get it. Sarcasm. Yeah, I wonder why Miggy even tries, since...
Jerry the Tiger Fan: OK….my breathing rate just returned to normal. I...
Coleman: Wow, that was great. That’s the kind of game that really...
Chris: My gawd! Pujols hit his 31st home run of the season. I predict he will...
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