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Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski has a five-car garage filled with four perfectly acceptable vehicles by the name of Verlander, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister and Rick Porcello. He still needs a fifth set of wheels.
Only are the Marlins are confirmed to have met with Cespedes, a 26-year-old, five-tool outfielder, during his trip to the United States. Per an ESPN report, he was expected to travel back to the Dominican Republic as early as Thursday.
Writer Dave Cameron criticizes the Tigers for giving Fielder a nine-year, $214 million contract. He said the lone worse move of the offseason was the four-year, $50 million deal the Phillies gave closer Jonathan Papelbon.
Nobody — not you, me or Bill James — knows if Cespedes, 26, a bona fide star for the Cuban national team, will be able to do all that in Detroit. And for $35 million or $50 million, you’d like a little more of a guarantee.
The five-tool Cuban outfielder flew into Miami on Wednesday, ahead of a scheduled meeting with the Marlins. And at Miami International Airport, he made a pretty bold statement about his intentions.
The give-and-take for the Tigers is they’re electing to put offense over defense — but doing so with a safety-net awareness of having better defensive players they can turn to at several positions if needed.
The Tigers ace is competitive as they come — on the mound, on the golf course, and apparently with video games, too. 2K Sports this week released its commercial for MLB 2K12, for which Verlander is the cover boy.
The ballclub on Wednesday announced that six spring-training games will be televised this year, plus the exhibition in Toledo against the Mud Hens on April 4.
The door is open for a long-shot left-hander to win the fifth starting spot for the Tigers, assuming it doesn’t go to offseason leader Jacob Turner. That long shot could be 22-year-old Drew Smyly.
Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes has been granted a visitor’s visa to travel from the Dominican Republic to the United States, and is likely to meet with the Marlins today, ESPN.com reported.
What are the chances Brandon Inge will lose his presumed job to the younger and more versatile Danny Worth? Maybe greater than most fans would think. But first a word from our actuaries.
Speaking on Tuesday at the annual “Tiger Day” of the Detroit Sports Broadcasters, the Tigers president and general manager said ticket sales since the signing of Fielder last month “have been very robust.”
Former Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez is drawing some interest from the A’s, Peter Gammons reported.
If a right-hander wins the Tigers' fifth starting spot, it's hardly a surprise that it could be Jacob Turner. But if a lefty emerges, it could be Drew Smyly, Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday.
Tony Paul One went down, a little. The other went up, a lot. But both of the Tigers’ top two prospects — pitcher Jacob Turner and third baseman Nick Castellanos — had... Read More
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