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From JAYRC: Perhaps the least talked about of our four new prospects is former New York Yankee south paw Phil Coke. At 27 years old, I think itÆs safe to say that the prospect lable is far removed from his name. Last season in a relief role with the Yankees in 60 innings of work Coke went 4-3 posting a 4.50 ERA. The numbers are respectable but nothing to get to excited ...

Former Tiger reliever, Freddy Dolsi has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox. Dolsi will be 27 in January and has actually had a decent career despite his limited opportunities. á He has 58.1 big league innings under his belt and an respectable 3.55 ERA. á His fastball was usually in the mid-90s, leading to just 32 strikeouts. This is a nice low risk move by the White Sox. á Dolsi is still ...

ItÆs no secret that the closer role is currently vacant in Motown. Although GM Dave Dombrowski has made it clear that ôthere is no fire sale going on here!ö (sigh) ItÆs becoming crystal clear that our ôcloserö will more than likely be a committee compiled of in house relievers. Brandon Lyon has signed a three year $15 million deal with the Houston Astros. The roller coaster also known as Fernando Rodney is drawing ...

THE 1926 TIGERS Year: 1926 Record: 79-75 Win Percentage: .513 Win Percentage Change: -13 Run Differential: -37 Pythagorean Record: 74-80 AL Finish: sixth of eight Manager: Ty Cobb Best Transaction: The Tigers signed two Hall of Famers prior to the 1926 season: Carl Hubbell and Rick Ferrell.  Neither player made any sort of dent with the Tigers, but it’s pretty cool that the ...

Curtis Granderson is now officially a New York Yankee.á More importantly, he is now an ex-Tiger.á Granderson came up through the ranks in Detroit and debuted way back in 2004 and has been a fixture in center field since that magical 2006 season. Now that heÆs gone, where does Granderson rank in team history?á His time in Detroit was relatively short lived, but here are a few facts about Granderson that helps make ...

Year: 1929 Record: 70-84 Win Percentage: .455 Win Percentage Change: .013 Run Differential: -2 Pythagorean Record: 77-77 AL Finish: Sixth of eight Manager: Bucky Harris   Best Transaction: Signed Hank Greenberg as a free agent Not a bad pickup here if you’re a Tigers fan. Greenberg, then just 18 years old, went on to become one of the greatest run producers in the history of the game. Hammerin’ Hank had RBI seasons of 150, 170, and 183. Greenberg led the league ...

It appears that Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson are on their way out of Detroit.á Bummer. Bummer. In a deal that apparently has been ôagreed upon," the Tigers will send Granderson to the Yankees and Jackson to the Diamondbacks. The current deal has the Tigers receiving Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, Phil Coke, and Daniel Schlereth.á If this is true, the Tigers are receiving a pretty decent haul. Austin Jackson was ranked by Baseball ...

Year: 1994 Record: 53-62 (season shortened by strike) Win Percentage: .461 Win Percentage Change: -64 Run Differential: -19 Pythagorean Record: 56-59 AL Finish: Ninth of 14 Manager: Sparky Anderson Best Transaction: Signed Francisco Cordero as a free agent.á Cordero never spent much time with the Tigers, but he helped the Tigers trade for Juan Gonzalez and has been a pretty dominant closer in the bigs for about a decade.á HeÆs currently overpaid with the Reds but has 250 ...

Full disclosure: I have always loved Juan Pierre. I always traded for him on video games. I always try to get him in fantasy leagues. There is a small rumor out there that the Dodgers are shopping Pierre and his awful contract (two years/ $18M). They are said to be willing to accept a bad contract starter in return. Well, guess what team is just full of bad contract starting pitchers? That’s ...

Year: 1905 Record: 79-74 Win %: .516 Win % Change: 108 Run Differential: -90 Pythagorean Record: 65-88 AL Finish: 3rd of 8 Manager: Bill Armour Best Transaction Purchased Ty Cobb.á Do I really need to explain this one?á Cobb was signed at a teenager by the Tigers in August and would go on to become, without debate, one of the ten greatest players of all-time. á Worst Transaction Nig ...