... to offer arbitration to potentially departing free agents. This means that the Tigers need to make decisions on Placido Polanco, Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon. If ... to any of the three players and that player signs with another team, ... The Detroit Tiger Weblog found this 29 hours ago on detroittigertales.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Detroit Tigers

... from opening day to October? After the season ended, I never would've expected the Tigers to be shopping Jackson around the league. But there just seems to be too much smoke around these trade rumors. Even with ... convinced him to spend like the Yankees, which three free agents are you bringing to Detroit? The Tigers need a leadoff hitter, so why not get the best one on the market? I'd ...

... the Rule Five draft and the Winter Meetings in December, the Detroit Tigers added four players to their 40 man ... man roster they may not participate in the Rule Five draft. For the Tigers who don’t appear to be big players in free agency, ... Double A Eastern League in many offensive categories. The Tigers will certainly need him in the not so distant future with a very thin outfield on the big ...

Winter preview----Detroit Tigers: The Tigers are in trouble. What they need: A closer; a new middle infield; starting pitching; to clear some salary and ... Huff won't be back. Washburn has many options in better situations, probably for much more money than the Tigers are going to be willing to pay, the Yankees, Mariners and Twins are known to have interest in Washburn even as he ...

... Duane Burleson - AP Placido Polanco was one of five Detroit Tigers to file for free agency on Thursday, ... Jason Beck, there's apparently nothing to read into that. The Tigers can negotiate exclusively with their free agents until November ... One more note from Beck's post on the Tigers' free agents: Polanco qualified ...

... touch with reality and heap unrealistic expectations on players. Take Detroit Tigers RHP Rick Porcello, for example. Poll baseball ... a 20-year-old kid who not only survived an entire season in the Tigers’ rotation, but pitched well enough to win 14 games. ... From start to finish, he was a heavily relied upon part of a Detroit rotation that had more than its fair share of struggles. Porcello was ...