Verlander, Scherzer, Tigers Back on Track- Sweep Tribe On May 19th, the Detroit Tigers were swept by the Cleveland Indians. The Tigers were flying high, but were derailed by the Tribe, which sent Detroit into a tailspin for a month. It was poetic justice that the Tigers were able to right the ship in the same park that they were sent off-course. The … [Read more...]
Fielder / Kinsler Trade Review : #Tigers
Fielder / Kinsler Trade Review On November 20th, 2013, Dave Dombrowski and the Detroit Tigers pulled off a blockbuster deal, sending the nacho stealing Prince Fielder to the Texas Rangers for Ian Kinsler. Along with Fielder, Detroit paid $30,000,000 to the Rangers. The Tigers' fan-base had a mixed reaction to the deal, but most felt the Tigers got the short end of … [Read more...]
Robbie Ray Shines in Detroit Tigers Debut : #Tigers
Robbie Ray Shines in Detroit Tigers Debut When Dave Dombrowski pulled the trigger on a deal that would see Doug Fister head to the Washington Nationals, in essence for LHP prospect Robbie Ray, it wasn't a popular decision to say the least. Fister was a key member of the rotation for Detroit, but his inflated salary wasn't going to fly for a number 3. Anibal … [Read more...]
Detroit Tigers Making Moves & DD Uses His Mulligan : #Tigers
Detroit Tigers Moves & Dave Dombrowski's Mulligan Alex Gonzalez Released On Tuesday morning, the Detroit Tigers released SS Alex Gonzalez, refueling the talk of Stephen Drew (don't hold your breath). If you only watched the season opener, when Gonzalez drove in a walk-off winner, that news may surprise you, but things went downhill from there. Gonzalez was … [Read more...]
Tiger Fans Scratching Their Heads Over Iglesias’ Injury : Stephen Drew? : #Tigers
Tiger Fans Scratching Their Heads Over Iglesias' Injury UPDATED: 3/17/14 : 12:58Over the past couple of days, reports have surfaced that suggest that promising Detroit Tigers' shortstop, Jose Iglesias, is going to spend a significant amount of time on the DL in 2014. Speculation is that he may not even play at all. As reported by ESPN... Detroit … [Read more...]
Reflecting on the Doug Fister Trade : Rick Porcello 2014 Projection : #Tigers
Reflecting on the Doug Fister Trade Remember When? On December 8, 2009, the news broke. Dave Dombrowski had brokered a deal that would see Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson leave Detroit. Fans and media cried foul. This was the "worst trade ever". Remember that? We got rid of an all-star center-fielder for an unknown commodity and a second rate starter? Oh yeah, … [Read more...]
Dirks’ Surgery Opens Door For Davis : #Tigers
Dirks' Surgery Opens Door For Rajai Davis Tigers projected Left Fielder, Andy Dirks, will miss 3 months due to undergoing microdiscectomy surgery. This happens to be the same surgery that Red Wings' star, Henrik Zetterberg, recently experienced. (I find it very telling that Dirks' recovery is expected to be 3 months, yet the Red Wings' brass contends that Z will be … [Read more...]