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http://detroitjockcity.com/2016/12/...ditions-2017-detroit-tigers-will-tread-water/
Without Trades or Additions, 2017 Detroit Tigers Will Tread Water.
djc

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/tigers_sent_luxury_tax_bill_fo.html#incart_river_index
Tigers sent luxury tax bill for $4 million in 2016.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/m...troit-tigers-payroll-mlb-luxury-tax/95537578/
Detroit Tigers among record six teams to pay MLB luxury tax.
Freep

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/12/16/tigers-one-of-record-6-mlb-team-to-pay-luxury-tax/
Tigers One Of Record 6 MLB Teams To Pay Luxury Tax.
CBSDetroit

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...-francisco-giants-chicago-cubs-pay-luxury-tax
Record six MLB teams must pay luxury tax.
espn

 

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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/18289170/best-way-mlb-determine-home-field-advantage-world-series
New home-field rules? Come on, baseball, you can do better.
espn

 

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http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2016/12/14/finding-solution-tigers-biggest-problem/
Finding a Solution to the Tigers? Biggest Problem.
BaseballEssential

 

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December 17 in Tigers and mlb history:

1888 - Former Detroit players Deacon White and Jack Rowe purchase a controlling interest in the minor league Buffalo club. Though their reserve rights have been sold to Pittsburgh, both men announce plans to play in Buffalo next year.

1889 - The Players League adopts some new rules, including the 2-umpire system and an increase in pitching distance from 55 1/2 feet to 57 feet. A lively ball is chosen, assuring high scores in the upcoming season.

1902 AL owners adopt a 154-game schedule for the next season. This will last for over a half-century.

1920 - The American League votes to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL.
For the NL: Bill Doak, Phil Douglas, Dana Fillingim, Ray Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, and Dick Rudolph.
For the AL: A.W. Ayers, Slim Caldwell, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, Dutch Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Urban Shocker, and Allen Sothoron.

1928: National League President John Heydler's designated hitter idea gets the backing of John McGraw, but the American League is against it.

1928: At a joint meeting, a rule is changed that ends the practice of minor league teams selling star prospects to friendly Major League clubs for high prices, then getting the players back, forcing another ML club to pay the reputed price for the player.
Other changes ban the signing of players under the age of 17 and set a $7,500 price tag on any first-year player.

1949 - The Yankees and Detroit swap first basemen, the Tigers getting Dick Kryhoski while New York takes Dick Wakefield, signed by the Tigers in 1941 to a $52,000 bonus.

1968 - The owners announce they will increase contributions to the players' pension fund by $1 million to $5.1 million per year. Players vote down the proposal, 491-7.

1983 The Tigers sign free agent slugger Darrell Evans.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Curtis_Pride
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pridecu01.shtml?redir
Curtis Pride 1996-1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pemberu01.shtml
Rudy Pemberton 1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/villabr01.shtml
Brandon Villafuerte 2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eric_Eckenstahler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckener01.shtml?redir
Eric Eckenstahler 2002-2003.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Larry_Sherry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sherrla01.shtml?redir
Larry Sherry 1964-1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walt_Dropo
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml?redir
Walt Dropo 1952-1954.

from baseball reference

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2016/12/17/detroit-tigers-ideal-center-field-trades/
Detroit Tigers: Three Ideal Center Field Trades.
mcbtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2016/12/17/detroit-tigers-value-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/
Detroit Tigers: Value in the Eye of the Beholder.
mcbtb

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2016/12/17/13995454/mlb-trade-rumors-alex-avila-detroit-tigers-payroll
MLB trade rumors: Even Alex Avila might be too expensive for the Tigers this offseason.
This doesn?t look good on multiple levels.
bybtb

 

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December 18 in Tigers and mlb history:

1903 - At the league meeting, Ban Johnson is reelected American League president and given a raise to $10,000.
Also, the AL votes to allow coaches at third base and first base at all times: till now, only one coach was permitted except if there were two or more baserunners.
The AL also institutes the "foul strike" rule, used by the National League since 1901: a foul will be counted as a strike unless there are already two strikes.

1920 - On his 34th birthday, Ty Cobb signs to manage the Tigers for $32,500.

Tigers players and managers birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ty_Cobb
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cobbty01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/cobbty01.shtml
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7551754a
Ty Cobb 1905-1926, manager 1921-1926.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perrycl01.shtml
Clay Perry 1908.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/barnesa01.shtml
Sam Barnes 1921.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/burkele01.shtml
Les Burke 1923-1926.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blairwi01.shtml
Willie Blair 1997, 1999-2001.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/randajo01.shtml
Joe Randa 1998.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Phil_Cavarretta
Phil Cavarretta coach 1961-1963.

from baseball reference

 

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http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/lolich-and-mclain
LOLICH AND MCLAIN.
TheNationalPastimeMusuem

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2016/12/18/14000116/detroit-tigers-center-fielder-free-agent-trade
Al Avila spells out Tigers? center field options.
Detroit continues search for Cameron Maybin?s replacement.
bybtb

 

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December 19 in Tigers and mlb history:

1928 - Senators player-manager Bucky Harris is traded to the Tigers for infielder Jack Warner. The future Hall of Famer will replace George Moriarty (68-86, 6th place) as the Motor City skipper.

1936: Mickey Cochrane checks out of the hospital and goes to a Wyoming ranch to recover his health.

1983: The Tigers sign free agent slugger Darrell Evans, who hit .277 with 30 home runs for the Giants last season.

1986: After finding no other clubs interested in signing him, free agent pitcher and 20-game winner Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with the Tigers while at the same time accusing the major league owners of collusion against free agents.
Morris had offered to sign a one-year contract, with salary to be determined by an arbitrator, with either the Yankees, Angels, Twins, or Phillies, but was turned down by all four.

2003 Detroit signs veteran free agents Rondell White and Fernando Vina.

Tigers players, coaches, announcers, and executives birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Al_Kaline
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kalinal01.shtml?redir
http://sabr.org/bioproj/person/a141b60c
http://baseballhall.org/hof/kaline-al
Al Kaline 1953-1974, announcer 1975-2001, spring training coach 1975-present, executive 2002-present.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tayloto02.shtml
Tony Taylor 1971-1973.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parkecl01.shtml
Clay Parker 1990.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodyma01.shtml
Mark Woodyard 2005.

Players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pete_Hill
Pete Hill Detroit Stars Negro Leagues 1919-1921.

from Baseball Reference

 

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http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2016/12/17/detroit-tigers-luxury-tax-limit/95566490/
Tigers paying the price for high payroll: $ 4-million tax.
Freep

 

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http://www.hardballtimes.com/13-ways-of-looking-at-the-3000-hit-club/
13 Ways of Looking at the 3,000-Hit Club.
HardballTimes

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2016/12/19/detroit-tigers-minor-signings-2017/
Detroit Tigers: Minor League Signings Most Likely to Contribute in 2017.
mcbtb

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2016/12/19/detroit-tigers-trade-partners-j-d/
Detroit Tigers: Ideal Trade Partners for J.D. Martinez.
mcbtb

 

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http://isportsweb.com/2016/12/19/detroit-tigers-rumors-justin-wilson/
Detroit Tigers rumors: Justin Wilson.
Detroit I-Sportsweb

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/if_alex_avila_is_too_pricey_wh.html#incart_river_index
If Alex Avila is too pricey, where do Tigers turn for backup catcher?
Mlive

http://www.espn.com/blog/mlb/rumors...umor-central-alex-avila-too-costly-for-tigers
MLB Rumor Central: Alex Avila too costly for Tigers?
espn

Avila’s price tag too high for Tigers.
The Tigers might be gung-ho about Alex Avila’s left-handed bat, but they’re decidedly less jazzed about the $2.5 million it could cost them. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reported that the number was “too rich” for Detroit, as the 30-year-old catcher underperformed in 2016 and would be shoehorned into a platoon with right-handed starter James McCann in 2017.

This would all be less awkward for Avila if his father, Al Avila, weren’t the Tigers' general manager. Still, it’s apparently difficult for Detroit to justify the modest chunk of payroll for a backup catcher who slashed just .213/.339/.373 with the White Sox last year, familial ties or no. Avila also carries some injury risk, as he has a lengthy history of concussions and knee trouble and missed nearly 10 weeks of the 2016 season with a hamstring strain.

Without Avila, the Tigers’ internal options include rookie John Hicks and the aforementioned McCann, neither of whom have proven especially adept at handling righties. Finding another affordable left-handed bat to pair with McCann shouldn’t be too tricky, but with a payroll that’s already exceeded the $189 luxury tax threshold this offseason, offloading pricey contracts should be a higher priority right now.
BaseballProspectus

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/12/alex_presley_tigers_1.html#incart_river_index
Tigers re-sign OF Alex Presley to minor league deal.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...sign-alex-presley-minor-league-deal/95608288/
Tigers to sign OF Alex Presley to minor-league deal.
Detnews

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/211840960/outfielder-alex-presley-re-signs-with-tigers/
Tigers bring back Presley on Minor League deal.
Perez expected to sign similar pact; club yet to announce either move.
Tigers official site

 

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http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2016/12/19/positional-power-rankings-left-field/
Positional Power Rankings: Left Field. J.Up here.
BaseballEssential