Friday, November 20, 2009
Off-Season Schedule
November: Free-agent filing period -- the first 15 days after World Series ends.
Dec. 1: Last day for teams to offer salary arbitration to their former players who became free agents.
Dec. 7: Last day for free agents offered salary arbitration to accept the offers.
Dec. 12: Last day for teams to offer 2010 contracts to unsigned player.
Jan 5-15: Salary arbitration filing.
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Tom Gage: As you might have seen, Justin Verlander received all 22 first-place votes among the writers participating in Tiger of the Year balloting.What I found unusual … Continued
Baseball: Covering the Bases
Tony Paul:
I meant to take care of these predictions a few days ago, but I got bogged down with something really, really important (backed-up DVR?) and it slipped my … Continued
Lynn Henning
Lynn Henning: If the Tigers were fundamentally looking to lop payroll this autumn they would be concentrating, in order, on dumping the following players:
Miguel Cabrera, … Continued
Audio from the Locker Room
- Cabrera 911 call
- Retired Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell addresses the media
- Tigers' Carlos Guillen on his two-homer day
- Tigers' Alex Avila on Jarrod Washburn
- Tigers' Jarrod Washburn on his month with the Tigers
- Tigers' Aubrey Huff on Miguel Cabrera
- Tigers' Alex Avila on Rick Porcello
- Tigers' Jim Leyland on the comeback win vs. Seattle
- Tigers trainer Kevin Rand on Brandon Inge getting prolotherapy shot
- Tigers' Aubrey Huff on what he brings to Tigers
- Tigers' Gerald Laird on still being in first place
- Tigers' Jim Leyland on the loss to the Royals
- Tigers' Jim Leyland on Jarrod Washburn
- Tigers' Jarrod Washburn on proving himself
- Tigers' Brandon Inge on his walk-off home run
- Tigers' Ryan Raburn on his two errors on one play
- Tigers' Rick Porcello on his 4-run first inning
- Tigers' Jim Leyland on the 4-3 homestand
- Tigers' Bobby Seay on end of 21-outing scoreless streak
- Tigers' Rick Porcello on what he did while not starting
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Major League Baseball
- Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery - 07:48 PM
- Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs - 03:31 PM
- New-age stats shed light on old Cy Young votes - 02:35 PM
- Giants ace Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young - 03:17 AM
- Diamondbacks acquire RHP Aaron Heilman from Cubs - 02:01 AM
- Rays add 3 to 40-man roster; activate Pena from DL - 07:22 PM
- Alomar hoping for election to Hall of Fame - 06:41 PM
- Tigers minor league 3B Ron Bourquin suspended - 05:03 PM
- Selig: Some clubs lost money - 03:43 PM
Scott Sizemore, three others added to Tigers' 40-man roster
Sizemore, a second baseman, shortstop Audy Ciriaco and outfielders Ryan Strieby and Brennan Boesch will be automatically invited to spring training. - 11/20/2009
Baseball: Roundup
Tigers will wait to sign their free agents
Thursday was the deadline for teams to negotiate exclusively with free agents who played for them in 2009. - 11/20/2009
Tiger minor leaguer suspended 50 games for failed drug test
Ronnie Bourquin, 24, who played the past year at Class-A West Michigan and Double-A Erie, must sit out the first 50 games of the 2010 season. - 11/19/2009
Giants' Tim Lincecum wins second straight Cy Young Award
Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the National League Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the majors since Randy Johnson won four straight from 1999-2002. - 11/19/2009
Tigers freeze ticket prices for 2010
The Tigers will not raise prices for season-ticket packages or individual games in 2010. The team also said Wednesday that ticket prices for 4,500 seats in two rebranded sections at Comerica Park would be reduced. - 11/18/2009
Lynn Henning
Crystal ball reveals glimpse of Tigers' 2011 lineup
If they make trades for Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson, the Tigers will get pitching in the exchange. And, you can bet, a shortstop. And maybe a prospect at third base. - 11/18/2009
Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski douses talk of fire sale
Baseball's hot-stove stewards figure it's a matter of time before a supposedly cost-cutting franchise announces the trades of Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson. - 11/18/2009
Hottest story lines of the hot-stove season
There'll be plenty of competition from several clubs, including the Red Sox, Mets and even the Brewers, who haven't been bashful about letting everybody know they're in a buying mood. - 11/18/2009
Tony Paul's American League free-agent report
Tony Paul's look at the American League free-agent market, with the top needs, notable free agents and the top priorities for each team. - 11/18/2009
Tony Paul's National League free-agent report
Tony Paul's look at the National League free-agent market, with the top needs, notable free agents and the top priorities for each team. - 11/18/2009
Angels' Scioscia, Rockies' Tracy win top manager awards
Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels and Jim Tracy of the Colorado Rockies have been named manager of the year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. - 11/18/2009
Tigers' Justin Verlander third in AL Cy Young voting
Kansas City's Zack Greinke earned 25 of 28 first-place votes to outdistance Seattle's Felix Hernandez, who finished second. New York's CC Sabathia and Toronto's Roy Halladay were fourth and fifth, respectively. - 11/17/2009
Tigers' Edwin Jackson visits soldiers at Fort Benning
Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson returned to the Fort Benning Military Base in Columbus, Ga., earlier this month. Jackson lived at Fort Benning as a youth. - 11/17/2009
Ramon Hernandez agrees to one-year deal with Reds
Catcher Ramon Hernandez agreed Monday to a $3 million, one-year contract with the Reds after Cincinnati declined his $8 million option. - 11/17/2009
Tigers' Porcello third in A.L. Rookie of the Year voting
Detroit --He came close, but Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello is not the American League's Rookie of the Year. - 11/16/2009
