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http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/multimedia/gallery.php?id=12180
Photos: Tigers spring training through the years.
from the detnews

 

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http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8877502/v31364055/ausmus-on-tigers-first-workout
Webvideo Ausmus gets Tigers camp underway.
New Tigers manager Brad Ausmus talks about his club's first spring workout and the team's goals for 2014.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8877502/v31364025/go-inside-joe-nathans-first-day-of-spring-training
Webvideo Joe Nathan's first day of camp.
Joe Nathan talks about his first day of Spring Training as a Tiger, including the drills that prep him for the long season ahead.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://m.mlb.com/video/v31365149/cabrera-focused-in-on-the-2014-season
Webvideo Cabrera focused on 2014.
After back-to-back MVP seasons, Miguel Cabrera says he is just focused on producing once again in 2014.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://m.mlb.com/video/v31365805/verlander-on-surgery-recovery-and-brad-ausmus
Webvideo Verlander on surgery recovery.
Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander talks about how he's recovering from surgery and what he thinks of new Tigers' manager Brad Ausmus.
from the Tigers official site

 

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http://beck.mlblogs.com/2014/02/15/tigers-take-a-look-at-ryan-madson-but-deal-appears-unlikely/
Tigers take a look at Ryan Madson, but deal appears unlikely.
from JasonBeck'sTigersblog

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/2/16/5393592/roster-preview-casey-crosby
Better know a Tiger: Casey Crosby.
from bybtb

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2014/2/15/5405428/better-know-a-tiger-hernan-perez/in/5157125
Better know a Tiger: Hernan Perez could fill a utility role for the Tigers.
from bybtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/02/16/detroit-tigers-manager-brad-ausmus-putting-pieces-together/
Detroit Tigers? Manager, Brad Ausmus, Piecing the Puzzle Together.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://tigers.scout.com/2/1376075.html
2014 Player Previews: CF Austin Jackson.
from TigsTown

 

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http://msn.foxsports.com/detroit/story/tigers-happy-to-have-nathan-anchor-the-bullpen-021614
Tigers happy to have Joe Nathan anchor the bullpen.
from DetroitFox

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2014/02...ded&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Miguel Cabrera Could Play Some Third Base for Detroit Tigers in 2014.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://msn.foxsports.com/detroit/st...ng-training-ready-for-a-new-experience-021614
Ian Kinsler arrives at spring training ready for a new experience.
from DetroitFox

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http://baseball.tomthress.com/Articles/EarlWilson.php
Earl Wilson and the Value of a Good-Hitting Pitcher.
from TomThress

 

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http://www.detroittigertales.com/2014/02/how-many-runs-will-tigers-pitching.html
How Many Runs Will the Tigers Pitching Staff Allow in 2014.
from DetroitTigerTales

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2014/02/drew_smyly_innings_count.html
Detroit Tigers to carefully monitor Drew Smyly's workload but haven't set firm innings limit.
from Mlive

 

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http://www.freep.com/videonetwork/3212613311001
Webvideo Tigers GM holds court at spring training.
Excerpts of Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski's chat with the media outside the Tigers clubhouse at spring training in Lakeland.
from the freep

The audio could be better.

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...0/Slimmer-Ian-Kinsler-wants-man-motion-Tigers
Slimmer Ian Kinsler wants to be man in motion for Tigers.
from the detnews

 

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Pitchers welcome challenge of Ausmus' ragball drill.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The drill sounds like target practice: A coach hitting choppers and grounders right at a pitcher standing maybe 30 feet away. To Tigers pitchers, however, it sounds like fun.

That's the essence of the ragball drill that new manager Brad Ausmus has brought with him to Spring Training, having picked it up with the Padres. In essence, it's an extreme version of pitchers fielding practice, though the balls are softer than standard baseballs so they don't leave a bruise.

So far, it has been a welcome departure from the normal Spring Training routine.

"I'm very happy we're doing this," Max Scherzer said. "We don't get much of a reaction drill."

It's quite rare, in fact, for pitchers to have their quick reactions tested from that angle. Hard-hit comebackers are something usually to avoid in games, let alone practices, for good reason, given the risk of injury. The softer baseballs take that part out, allowing pitchers the setting to get used to a ball coming back at them straight-on at a high rate of speed.

"It's basically just for the pitchers to react to balls being hit right back at them without the risk of being hit in the face with a baseball," Ausmus said after the first day. "And it can be tough. It's more of a reaction drill."

Said Scherzer: "It's coming at you so fast, you have to be 100 percent on your toes."

The drill has become a form of competition for pitchers, to the point that Ausmus is splitting them into teams to see who can fare better.
"There is a prize at the end," Ausmus said.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Verlander throws; Tigers comfortable with progress.
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Tigers pitching coach Jeff Jones expected Justin Verlander would want extra pitches when he threw his bullpen session Saturday. Really, Jones seemed surprised that Verlander threw only one pitch more than his limit.

Jones knows Verlander as well as anybody in the organization, having worked with him since 2007. And he insists he isn't worried about Verlander pushing himself too hard, too fast in his recovery from core muscle surgery.

"He always pushes himself really hard, but I think he understands what he needs to get ready," Jones said Sunday. "Honestly, when we found out what happened [with the injury in December], we talked on the phone, and I wasn't too concerned with him pushing himself."

It might have been a concern a few years ago. It definitely would have been a concern in Verlander's younger days when he was still trying to prove himself. But as Jones put it, Verlander's no longer trying to make the team.

Jones said they'll take a wait-and-see approach on Verlander's side sessions for the next week to 10 days, holding off on a schedule until he reports no discomfort. Under normal circumstances, Verlander would be throwing every other day for the next couple of turns, then every third day leading into the start of the Spring Training schedule.

As long as Verlander can make five starts this spring, they'll feel comfortable with his readiness going into the season.

Verlander was cleared to take part in fielding drills Sunday for the first time this spring. That included the oft-mentioned ragball drill, taking hard-hit ground balls hit back at him from Omar Vizquel.
"It was good to be able to do that," Verlander said.
from the Tigers official site