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Tigers' middle relief a concern for Leyland.
DETROIT -- The closer position has been a target for Tigers fans since last offseason, let alone since Jose Valverde's return. As manager Jim Leyland looks at his bullpen right now, however, he's more worried about the seventh inning than the ninth.
Simply put, Detroit doesn't have enough depth in its middle relief. It was a concern when Octavio Dotel went on the disabled list a month and a half ago, a concern when Al Alburquerque and Brayan Villarreal went to Triple-A Toledo to work out command issues, and it remains a concern now.
"I have to get an extra guy going in the bullpen," Leyland said. "You can't end up with a three-man bullpen. But our starters have been so good it's hard to get those guys enough work."
Leyland tried to fill Saturday's seventh inning with young right-hander Luke Putkonen protecting a 6-2 lead. He ended up stretching Phil Coke for four outs after a Jhonny Peralta error and a Ryan Raburn homer made it a 6-4 game.
Fellow young righty Jose Ortega had similar ups and downs before he was optioned to Toledo to make room for Sunday spot starter Jose Alvarez.
"There's still that little one area there where we've got to get a little better at," Leyland said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Unless circumstances change, Smyly staying in bullpen.
DETROIT -- The Tigers had Drew Smyly and Rick Porcello competing for a starting rotation spot in Spring Training. The team carried Smyly in the bullpen out of camp with the idea that he could be a spot starter if needed.
So with Anibal Sanchez shelved Sunday, why didn't Smyly make the start? The short answer is time. Enough of it has passed since Smyly was stretched out as a starter that the Tigers don't believe he could fill enough innings before tiring. The way he has been pitching, the risk of injury would be a concern, as well.
If the Tigers expected Sanchez to miss several starts, rather than just one, their choice with Smyly might be different. Under that scenario, the Tigers could send Smyly to Triple-A to stretch out his arm again before returning.
If the Tigers felt like Smyly was their only insurance starter, they might still send him out. But manager Jim Leyland is clearly hoping it doesn't come to that at any point this year.
"Smyly [in the bullpen] makes us the best team right now," Leyland said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Hunter recalls being drafted 20 years ago.
DETROIT -- The First-Year Player Draft is vastly different than it was when outfielder Torii Hunter was drafted 20 years ago. There was no MLB Network to analyze picks, the top players couldn't head to the New Jersey studios for interviews and most fans didn't know much about the players selected.
Hunter wasn't as prepared as this year's draftees when the Twins selected him in the first round and 20th overall in the 1993 Draft.
"[Former general manager Andy MacPhail] called me," Hunter said, "and I was like, 'Who? Minnesota Twins?'"
A bigger football fan than baseball, Hunter sat with his agent and family members around the house. After he was chosen, nearly all of the local television stations raced to his house in Pine Bluff, Ark., for an interview.
"All the TV stations, they have me in a Braves jersey, while I was drafted by the Twins," Hunter said while laughing. "I thought that was pretty cool, I'll never forget that. After I got drafted by the Twins, we started walking around malls, and different areas trying to look for a Twins hat."
While it wasn't long before he found his way up to the Majors with the Twins, all Hunter could find in the area were Cubs, Cardinals and Braves gear.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/20130609/SPORTS02/306090138/detroit-tigers-cleveland-indians-recap
Detroit 4 - Cleveland 1: Jose Alvarez strong in debut as Tigers sweep Indians.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/detroit_tigers_jose_alvarez_cl.html
Tigers 4 - indians 1: Rookie Jose Alvarez takes no-hitter into fifth inning in debut, propels Detroit Tigers to sweep of Indians.
from Mlive

 

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Tigers option Jose Alvarez to Toledo, recall Evan Reed from Mud Hens.

 

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http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...013_06_09_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=det
Jose Alvarez deals gem in debut as Tigers sweep Tribe.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/mlb/g...d=det#gid=2013_06_09_clemlb_detmlb_1&mode=box
Boxscore.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/6/...-league-debut-don-kelly-home-run-tigers-sweep
Tigers 4 - Indians 1: Jose Alvarez, Don Kelly power Tigers to sweep of Indians.
from bybtb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/06...jose-alvarez-brilliant-in-major-league-debut/
Detroit Tigers Sweep Indians, Jose Alvarez Brilliant in Major League Debut.
from mcb-tb

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/mlb...n-three-game-serie?blockID=910169&feedID=3701
Tigers sweep Indians in three-game series.
from DetroitFox

 

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Tigers now 22-10 at home, hit the road - where they are 13-16.

Matchups in KC: Fister v. Guthrie in gm 1, Scherzer v. Davis (5.66ERA) in gm 2, Verlander v. Shields on Wednesday afternoon.

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/6/9...um-ryan-raburn
GIF of the Day: Miguel Cabrera throws his gum at Ryan Raburn after solo home run.
from bybtb

 

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AL RSAA Runs Saved Above Average

LEADERS
1 Clay Buchholz 26
2 Hisashi Iwakuma 17
3 Yu Darvish 16
T4 Chris Sale 14
T4 Anibal Sanchez 14
T6 James Shields 13
T6 Alex Cobb 13
T6 Derek Holland 13
T9 Hiroki Kuroda 11
T9 Felix Hernandez 11
T9 Jesse Crain 11
T9 Tanner Scheppers 11

WORST
1 Philip Humber -22
2 Brandon Maurer -18
T3 Vance Worley -16
T3 Aaron Harang -16
T5 Mike Pelfrey -14
T5 Joe Blanton -14
T7 Brad Peacock -13
T7 Joe Saunders -13
T9 Wade Davis -11
T9 Jeremy Hellickson -11

TEAM TOTALS
T1 Rangers 49
T1 Red Sox 49
3 Tigers 37
4 Yankees 29
T5 Royals 27
T5 White Sox 27
7 A's 9
8 Twins -5
9 Orioles -10
10 Rays -14
11 Blue Jays -17
12 Indians -26
13 Mariners -32
14 Angels -37
15 Astros -57

TIGERS
Anibal Sanchez 14
Drew Smyly 9
Max Scherzer 9
Doug Fister 8
Joaquin Benoit 6
Justin Verlander 5
Darin Downs 3
Al Alburquerque 2
Luke Putkonen 1
Evan Reed 1
Jose Ortega 0
Jose Valverde 0
Bruce Rondon -2
Phil Coke -2
Rick Porcello -4
Octavio Dotel -5
Brayan Villarreal -8

from leesininsatmreports.
through June 8.

 

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AL RCAA Runs Created Above Average

LEADERS
1 Chris Davis 40
2 Miguel Cabrera 39
3 Mike Trout 23
4 Joe Mauer 20
5 Josh Donaldson 19
6 James Loney 16
T7 Coco Crisp 15
T7 Prince Fielder 15
T7 Dustin Pedroia 15
T7 Evan Longoria 15

WORST
1 Jeff Keppinger -18
2 Maicer Izturis -15
3 Alcides Escobar -14
T4 Brian Dozier -13
T4 Will Middlebrooks -13
T4 Mike Moustakas -13
7 Aaron Hicks -12
T8 Elvis Andrus -11
T8 David Murphy -11
T8 Jeff Francoeur -11

TEAM TOTALS
1 Tigers 49
2 Red Sox 37
3 Orioles 28
4 Rays 23
T5 A's 21
T5 Indians 21
7 Angels 18
8 Rangers -1
9 Blue Jays -9
10 Mariners -10
11 Twins -26
12 Yankees -33
13 Royals -35
14 Astros -39
15 White Sox -77

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 39
Prince Fielder 15
Jhonny Peralta 14
Matt Tuiasosopo 9
Torii Hunter 4
Omar Infante 1
Avisail Garcia 0
Austin Jackson 0
Brayan Pena -3
Don Kelly -3
Ramon Santiago -4
Andy Dirks -4
Victor Martinez -9
Alex Avila -10

from leesininsatmreports.
through June 8.

 

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AL FRAA Fielding Runs Above Average

LEADERS
1 Manny Machado 16
2 Brian Dozier 13
T3 Shane Victorino 11
T3 Pedro Florimon Jr. 11
T5 Mitch Moreland 10
T5 Matt Dominguez 10
T7 Vernon Wells 9
T7 Adam Rosales 9
T9 Nick Swisher 7
T9 Evan Longoria 7
T9 Alex Rios 7
T9 Salvador Perez 7
T9 Rajai Davis 7
T9 Colby Rasmus 7
T9 Chris Young 7
T9 James Loney 7
T9 Craig Gentry 7
T9 Justin Maxwell 7

WORST
1 Adam Jones -14
T2 Jose Bautista -13
T2 Chris Carter -13
4 Trevor Plouffe -12
5 J.D. Martinez -10
T6 Erick Aybar -9
T6 Miguel Cabrera -9
T6 Howie Kendrick -9
T6 Jed Lowrie -9
T10 Jimmy Paredes -8
T10 Michael Brantley -8
T10 Robbie Grossman -8
T10 Chris Davis -8
T10 Adrian Beltre -8

TEAM TOTALS
1 White Sox 20
2 Mariners 16
3 Royals 11
4 Indians 7
5 Rays 5
6 Red Sox 3
T7 Blue Jays 2
T7 A's 2
9 Rangers -1
10 Orioles -2
11 Yankees -4
12 Twins -6
13 Tigers -14
14 Angels -20
15 Astros -26

TIGERS
Andy Dirks 6
Brayan Pena 3
Omar Infante 2
Avisail Garcia 2
Torii Hunter 1
Jhonny Peralta 1
Victor Martinez 1
Matt Tuiasosopo -2
Ramon Santiago -2
Don Kelly -2
Alex Avila -3
Austin Jackson -6
Prince Fielder -6
Miguel Cabrera -9

from leesininsatmreports.
through June 8.

 

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AL TRAA Total Runs Above Average

LEADERS
1 Chris Davis 32
2 Miguel Cabrera 30
T3 Manny Machado 23
T3 James Loney 23
5 Evan Longoria 22
6 Mike Trout 21
T7 Joe Mauer 19
T7 Coco Crisp 19
9 Mitch Moreland 17
T10 Kyle Seager 16
T10 Josh Donaldson 16
T10 Dustin Pedroia 16

WORST
T1 David Murphy -16
T1 Elvis Andrus -16
T1 Maicer Izturis -16
T4 Robbie Grossman -15
T4 Erick Aybar -15
T6 Jimmy Paredes -14
T6 Chris Parmelee -14
T6 Jeff Keppinger -14
T6 Will Middlebrooks -14
T10 Mike Moustakas -13
T10 Alex Avila -13
T10 Dayan Viciedo -13
T10 J.P. Arencibia -13
T10 Chris Carter -13

LEADERS
1 Red Sox 40
2 Tigers 35
T3 Rays 28
T3 Indians 28
5 Orioles 26
6 A's 23
7 Mariners 6
T8 Rangers -2
T8 Angels -2
10 Blue Jays -7
11 Royals -24
12 Twins -32
13 Yankees -37
14 White Sox -57
15 Astros -65

TIGERS
Miguel Cabrera 30
Jhonny Peralta 15
Prince Fielder 9
Matt Tuiasosopo 7
Torii Hunter 5
Omar Infante 3
Andy Dirks 2
Avisail Garcia 2
Brayan Pena 0
Don Kelly -5
Austin Jackson -6
Ramon Santiago -6
Victor Martinez -8
Alex Avila -13

from leesininsatmreports.
through June 8.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201306...detroit-tigers-cleveland-indians-notes-quotes
Why the Tigers won Sunday's finale.
from the freep

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/detroit_tigers_send_starter_jo.html
Detroit Tigers send starter Jose Alvarez to Triple-A Toledo after win, bring back reliever Evan Reed.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/06/three_stars_don_kelly_crushes.html
Three stars: Don Kelly crushes tiebreaking homer, Drew Smyly clutch in late innings of 4-1 win.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/6/...varez-major-league-debut-tigers-sweep-indians
Overanalysis: Jose Alvarez uses location, deception to keep Indians off-balance for first big league win.
from bybtb

 

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I either missed this early Sunday morning. or it was posted at fangraphs after I left for 2/3 hours.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/daily-notes-introducing-a-sixth-detroit-starting-pitcher/
Daily Notes: Introducing a Sixth Detroit Starting Pitcher.