Archive for posts tagged 'chris shelton'

Chris Shelton era ends
Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

If you’re new here and like what you see, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Need more info on what subscribing entails? Here’s a primer. Thanks for visiting!Chris Shelton is now a Texas Ranger. The Tigers continued their active winter by dealing Shelton, who was DFA’d last week, [...]

Posted in 2008 Season, Trades | 16 Comments »

Tigers sign Kenny Rogers and Francisco Cruceta
Friday, November 30th, 2007

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 [...]

Posted in Free Agents, Roster Management | 70 Comments »

First base irony
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007

At the start of the 2006 season the Tigers had a log jam at first base with Dmitri Young, Carlos Pena, and Chris Shelton set to man that position and DH. Pena was jettisoned in the spring, while Dmitri Young battled legal and substance abuse problems spending a chunk of the season on the [...]

Posted in 2007 Season, Former Tigers | 15 Comments »