Detroit Tigers Team Notes Over 3 Million Views!!! Thankyou!

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/LIFESTYLE/201270369/1129/SPORTS0104/Forget-tofu-Fielder
Forget the tofu for Prince Fielder.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/SPORTS0104/201270389/1129/SPORTS0104/Tigers-notebook-Cecil-Fielder-s-bragging-about-son-becomes-reality
Tigers notebook: Cecil Fielder's bragging about son becomes reality.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120....er- star-Tigers
Agent Scott Boras delivers another star to the Tigers.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/OPINION03/201270355/1129/SPORTS0104/Miguel-Cabrera-eager-play-3B-even-before-Fielder-s-signing
Miguel Cabrera was eager to play 3B even before Fielder's signing.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120....eam-com e-true-
Prince Fielder begins his 'dream come true'.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/OPINION03/201270356/1129/SPORTS0104/Tigers-GM-Dave-Dombrowski-s-Job-1-Whatever-Ilitch-wants
Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski's Job 1: Whatever Ilitch wants.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/OPINION03/201270351/1129/SPORTS0104/Fielder-s-signing-shows-Tigers-owner-Mike-Ilitch-isn-t-messing-around
Prince Fielder's signing shows Tigers owner Mike Ilitch isn't messing around.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120127/SPORTS0104/201270357/1129/Q-Cecil-Fielder-says-Mike-Ilitch-wanted-sign-Prince-since-02-draft
Q&A: Cecil Fielder says Mike Ilitch wanted to sign Prince since '02 draft.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.freep.com/article/20120127/SP....ave-Dombrowks i
Tigers owner Mike Ilitch's moves don't stun Dave Dombrowski.
Owner's latest 'let's-see-if-we-can-get-him' mantra with Fielder also happened with trade for Cabrera.
from the freep

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

Dombrowski said minor league third baseman Nick Castellanos is not on the trading block, even with Cabrera moving to third.

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120127&content_id=26489548&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Dombrowski: Inge still 'very important' to Tigers.
Veteran third baseman's situation complicated by Fielder signing.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

MARKET TICKER
Prince Fielder lands in DET; whither Miguel Cabrera?
Responding to the offensive sinkhole created by the loss of Victor Martinez (DH, DET), the Tigers shocked observers by agreeing to a nine-year contract with Prince Fielder (1B, DET) this week. The bad news is that Fielder moves to a far less-friendly HR venue in Comerica Park, which deflates HR to LHBs by 11% as opposed to 16% inflation in MIL. Still, the overall hitter-friendliness of the AL and Fielder's numbers--he's averaged over 38 HR, 15% bb% and a 165 PX over the previous five seasons--make park effects almost immaterial. He may be hard-pressed to repeat his 46 HRs from '09, but Fielder looks like a near-lock for 30+ HR over the first few years of his contract, which should keep his owners and Tigers fans happy.

The most intriguing fallout from Fielder's signing is where Miguel Cabrera (1B, DET) ends up defensively. Initial reports suggest that the Tigers will try Cabrera at 3B and LF, the positions at which he broke in with FLA back in 2003-2007--and many, many pounds ago. This idea is being met with skepticism everywhere outside the Tigers front office, because simply put, Cabrera isn't a good defender, even at 1B. It could take 20 games elsewhere for DET to figure this out, but don't count on it; the most reasonable projection is that Cabrera takes over most of Martinez' vacated DH AB while time-sharing with Fielder at 1B. The other current 3B options in DET--Don Kelly (3B, DET) and Brandon Inge (3B, DET)--seemingly have little to worry about for now.
from Baseball HQ

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/1/27/2752379/miguel-cabrera-at-third-an-experiment-worth-trying
Miguel Cabrera at third an experiment worth trying.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/1/27/2752416/how-will-the-addition-of-prince-fielder-impact-miguel-cabrera
How will the addition of Prince Fielder impact Miguel Cabrera?
from Tigerdog1 at blessyouboystigersblog

Good read.

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://eye-on-baseball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/34490826
Would You Rather Have: Miguel Cabrera or Adrian Gonzalez?
from cbssports

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/rating-AL-super-six-teams-detroit-tigers-los-angeles-angels-texas-rangers-new-york-yankees-bosoton-red-sox-tampa-bay-rays
AL suddenly has six super teams.
from foxsports

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/26/miguel-cabrera-is-in-the-best-shape-of-his-life/related/
Miguel Cabrera is in the best shape of his life.
from nbchardballtalk

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/27/brandon-inge-isnt-so-happy-about-the-prince-fielder-signing/related/
Brandon Inge isn't so happy about the Prince Fielder signing.
from nbchardballtalk

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/joe_sheehan/01/27/miguel.cabrera.tigers/index.html?sct=mlb_t11_a0
Moving Cabrera to third base is a noble, but futile, experiment.
from sportsillustrated

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/15235/scott-boras-mike-ilitch-and-the-i-dont-give-a-crap-deal
Scott Boras, Mike Ilitch, and the I Don't Give a Crap Deal.
jonah keri at grantland