First round of September call-ups arrives
With rosters now expanded, the Tigers made their first batch of September call-ups on Thursday. Most were already unexpected, some were not. Carlos Guillen was activated from the 15-day disabled list....
View ArticlePostseason roster, rotation getting a few hints
Jim Leyland isn’t close to determining his postseason roster or rotation, he said Tuesday. But he laid a few hints towards the formation of it. Jacob Turner will start Thursday’s series opener against...
View ArticleDombrowski: Ordonez, Guillen likely gone, iffy on Santiago
Lot of updates from president/GM Dave Dombrowski today in his talk with reporters. More in-depth stuff coming, but here’s the rundown … Dombrowski said there won’t be a “real strong push” to bring a...
View ArticleNothing going on with Tigers on Garza
Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski told the Detroit News “nothing has changed” in regards to his remarks from last week on the Tigers’ approach to starting pitching and their prospects,...
View ArticleTigers’ reactions to Prince Fielder signing
Justin Verlander told his followers on Twitter he was playing a bad round of golf when he got the call on Prince Fielder. His game didn’t get much better, but his day did. “The Prince news turned my...
View ArticleWhat’s left? Pitching invites, maybe Cespedes?
Here’s the deal: Whatever follows this first paragraph, take it with a grain of salt. As we saw on the Prince Fielder thing, plans change around these parts. That said, the Tigers don’t sound like they...
View ArticleDombrowski rules out Oswalt, rules in Smyly
You might have read on the blog yesterday the quote from Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski saying they’re only likely to go for a non-roster invite if they do add a pitcher to compete...
View ArticleDay 6: Turner, Smyly … Who’s more polished?
Jacob Turner and Drew Smyly have a budding rivalry going … in Tiger Woods Golf. They’re not roommates here at spring training, but along with Casey Crosby, they’re hanging out and playing video games,...
View ArticleTigers option Turner, send out five others
The Tigers optioned top prospect Jacob Turner to Triple-A Toledo Monday morning as part of a half-dozen roster cuts from camp, whittling their Spring Training roster to 32 players. Outfielder Quentin...
View ArticleThoughts on Tigers trading Jacob Turner
A year ago at this point, the Tigers considered Jacob Turner just about untouchable. Six months ago, the Tigers wouldn’t have traded Turner straight-up for Matt Garza, let alone in a package for Garza,...
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