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http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...crapping-intentional-walk-raising-strike-zone
MLB proposes changes to intentional walks, strike zone.
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http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/02...g-intentional-walk-rules-raising-strike-zone/
MLB Proposes Changing Intentional Walk Rules, Raising Strike Zone.
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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/2/...-proposed-players-union-competition-committee
MLB proposes rule changes to strike zone, intentional walks.
Proposals made to players would raise the strike zone and eliminate four pitches for intentional walks.
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February 7 in Tigers and mlb history:

1916 - The Federal League's year-old suit charging antitrust violations by organized baseball is dismissed by mutual consent in U.S. District Court in Chicago by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. No appellate decision is written and it will not be until 1922 when the courts rule on antitrust, in another suit stemming from the Federal League.

1949 - New York Yankees superstar Joe DiMaggio signs a one-year contract worth $100,000, becoming the first player to earn a six-figure deal in major league history. In 1948, DiMaggio batted .320, while leading the American League in home runs and RBI.

1987 - For only the second time in major league history, a player is forced to take a pay cut due to salary arbitration, when Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser signs for $800,000, which is a twenty percent reduction from his 1986 salary. Hershiser was 14-14 with a 3.85 ERA in 1986.

1994: Former National Basketball Association star Michael Jordan signs a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. Jordan will report to spring training before being assigned to the Class-AA Birmingham Barons. After one season in the minors, Jordan will return to the NBA.

1994: The Detroit Tigers sign free agent pitcher Tim Belcher.

2005 - The Detroit Tigers sign All-Star right fielder Magglio Ord??ez for five years for a reported $75 million. The contract for the free agent slugger, recovering from knee surgery, includes options which could extend his stay in Detroit for an additional two years making the deal worth nearly $100 million.

Tigers players and scouts birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Earl_Whitehill
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whiteea01.shtml?redir
Earl Whitehill 1923-1932.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Dick_Wiencek
Dick Wiencek scout 1975-1980.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/borkoda01.shtml
Dave Borkowski 1999-2001.

from Baseball Reference
 
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/02/pecota_tigers_projections.html#incart_river_index
Don't look, Tigers fans: PECOTA projections are out.
Mlive

The Detroit Tigers are projected to score 741 runs and allow 770 for a record of 78-84.
That's behind the Cleveland Indians (92-70) and Minnesota Twins (80-82) in the American League Central.
The Chicago White Sox (76-86) and the chronically undervalued Kansas City Royals (71-91) bring up the rear in the projections.

Why the negativity from PECOTA? (Named for former player Bill Pecota, PECOTA stands for Player Empirical Comparison and Optimization Test Algorithm. Here's the methodology.)
 
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