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[kalinecountry]

http://displacedtigersfan.com/2015/...b-season-number-4-david-price-austin-jackson/
TOP PLAYS OF THE 2014 MLB SEASON: NUMBER 4. David Price Arrives at the Trade Deadline.
from DisplacedTigersFan

 

[kalinecountry]

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post?id=9409
MLB win totals worth a look.
espn insider buster olney $$wall

Jdeb/John if you could copy and paste the article.
Thanks in advance.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on...dgers-angels-and-cardinals-will-win-big-in-15
Oddsmakers say Nationals, Dodgers, Angels and Cardinals will win big in 2015.
from cbssports

 

[kalinecountry]

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...le-this-offseason/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs
Justin Verlander has put on "20 pounds of muscle".
from nbchardball

 

[spockmaster]

http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/post?id=9409
MLB win totals worth a look.
espn insider buster olney $$wall

Jdeb/John if you could copy and paste the article.
Thanks in advance.

I was gonna, but he doesnt profile the Tigers as one of the teams. Instead, I'll just post this part:

2. Cleveland Indians, 81 wins

Think how much went badly for Cleveland in 2014. Jason Kipnis had a terrible, injury-plagued season, and so did Nick Swisher. Carlos Santana played himself off third base early in the year, and Asdrubal Cabrera struggled so much defensively at shortstop that the Indians moved him before the deadline so they could install Jose Ramirez. John Axford was signed to be the closer, but lost the job early in the year.

Despite all of that, the Indians weren’t eliminated until the final week of the season and closed with 85 victories, after winning 92 in 2013.

So 81 wins? This team is better than that, with Corey Kluber now leading the Indians’ staff, with Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer continuing to improve, with Cody Allen locked in at the closer, with Michael Brantley and Santana now established as lineup anchors, with Kipnis coming back and Yan Gomes ranking among the league’s best catchers. The defense, the worst in the majors last year, is going to be better.

The AL Central might be the best division in the majors, but as of this morning, I’m leaning toward picking Cleveland. Eighty-one wins seems well within their reach.

 

[kalinecountry]

I was gonna, but he doesnt profile the Tigers as one of the teams. Instead, I'll just post this part:


Unless I read it wrong, I thought they were listing all 30 teams.
Thanks Joel.

 

[kalinecountry]

February 15 in Tigers and mlb history:

1910 - Both major leagues adopt resolutions banning syndicate baseball, which allowed owners to have financial interests in more than one team. The National League votes for a 154-game schedule to open on April 12th, which the American League has already adopted. Other rules: umpires must announce all team changes to spectators; batting orders must be delivered to the umpire at home plate before the game; a batter is out if he crosses the plate from one batter's box to the other while the pitcher is in position to pitch; a baserunner is out if he passes another runner before the latter has been put out.

1940 - The Detroit Tigers' roster lists Hank Greenberg as an OF. The willingness of the team's leading power hitter to switch, at a contract boost, from 1B allows manager Del Baker to find a position for Rudy York.
Also on the list are Dick Bartell, picked up from the Chicago Cubs for Billy Rogell and Pinky Higgins, who had been shopped around. The four, along with Barney McCosky and Charlie Gehringer, produce the stuff that will move the Tigers from fifth to first, although its .588 mark will be as low as that of any pennant-winner yet.

1946 - Detroit's Hank Greenberg signs for $60,000 and then marries New York department store heiress Carol Gimbel three days later.

1990 - Major League owners refuse to open spring training camps without a new Basic Agreement with the Players' Association, beginning a lockout that will last 32 days and postpone the start of the regular season by one week.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hicksbu01.shtml
Buddy Hicks 1956.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willibr01.shtml
Brian Williams 1996.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ugueth_Urbina
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/u/urbinug01.shtml?redir
Ugueth Urbina 2004-2005.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_Kelly
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kellydo01.shtml?redir
Don Kelly 2009-2014.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gonzaal02.shtml
Alex Gonzalez 2014.

from Baseball Reference

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2015/02/15/joe-nathan-detroit-tigers/23446431/
At 40, Tigers' Joe Nathan still has 'something to prove'.
freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2015/02/15/second-season-ausmus-needs-innovative/
In his second season as Tigers' Manager, Brad Ausmus needs to be innovative.
from Detroit Athletic

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/2/15/8017667/detroit-tigers-most-exciting-player-2015
Who is the Tigers? most exciting player?
from bybtb

 

[jdeb]

http://blog.detroitathletic.com/2015/02/15/second-season-ausmus-needs-innovative/
In his second season as Tigers' Manager, Brad Ausmus needs to be innovative.
from Detroit Athletic

That's an under statement

 

[spockmaster]

That's an under statement

I stopped reading it after I saw them wonder if Cespedes should play CF at all.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2015/02/questions_abound_as_detroit_ti.html
Detroit Tigers head into spring with several question marks, no longer clear division favorites.
mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2015/02/15/detroit-sports-boston/23457037/
Can Detroit sports match Boston's success this century?
Boston columnist Bob 'TheObnoxiousShithead' Ryan lauds his city's nine championships since 2001, but says Detroit has best shot to match that.
freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/2/...e-scouting-report-tigers-spring-training-2015
Aaron Westlake will provide depth at first base for Tigers in spring training.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2015/2/...k-troy-percivals-durability-disappeared-after
Hot stove throwback: Troy Percival's durability disappeared after signing with Tigers.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2015/02/15/bullpen-arms-detroit-tigers-radar/
Bullpen Arms That Should Be On The Detroit Tigers' Radar.
from mcbtb

 

[kalinecountry]

This should make everyone happy to read;
sarcasm button now off.

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55123/drew-smyly-sleeper-cy-young-candidate
Drew Smyly, sleeper Cy Young candidate.
espn

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...it-tigers-drew-smyly-tampa-bay-rays/23459575/
Smyly could be sleeper Cy Young candidate, writer says.
Drew Smyly, traded from Tigers in package for David Price, had 1.70 ERA in seven Rays starts last year.
freep

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/20...se-of-the-bullpen-dellin-betances-tony-watson
The rise of the bullpen: Paying for more than saves.
from beyondtheboxscore

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sund...n-the-farm-bullpen-scatalogy-cards-step-more/
Fangraphs Sunday Notes: Coaching salaries on the farm, Bullpen scatalogy, and more.