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Cespedes declared a free agent
Yoenis Cespedes is now a free agent.

On Wednesday, Major League Baseball sent out a notice to the clubs advising them that Cespedes, as a resident of the Dominican Republic, is not subjected to the Amateur Draft and may now sign as a free agent.

On Tuesday, the outfield prospect established residency in the Dominican Republic.

Cespedes, who just finished a stint with Aguilas Cibaenas in the Dominican Winter League, recently said the Marlins, Cubs, White Sox, Orioles, Tigers, and Indians have expressed the most interest in signing him. He is expected to command a contract greater than the one received by Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman, who signed a six-year, $30.25 million deal with the Reds in January 2010.

The Marlins are on record saying they believe Cespedes' best fit is in Miami, with its strong Cuban community. The club is prepared to make a substantial offer -- between four and six years -- for the power-hitting outfielder.

Reports that he is not interested in signing with the Marlins are not true, an industry source said.

Cespedes hit .333 with 33 home runs, 99 RBIs and 11 stolen bases over 90 games in Cuba during the 2010-11 season, and many believe he can be inserted into the 2012 Opening Day starting lineup for the team that signs him.

He hit .143 with one home run and 10 strikeouts in 35 at-bats for the Aguilas.

mlb.com
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

February 4 in Tigers and mlb history :

1915 - The New York Yankees purchase Wally Pipp and Hugh High from the Detroit Tigers for a reported $5,000 each. Baseball historian Lyle Spatz (Yankees Coming, Yankees Going) writes that this was the first of some promised funneling of ball players to the recently-sold Yankees franchise.

1956: The Major Leagues vote to establish the Cy Young Memorial Award for the outstanding pitcher of the year. At first, there will be one award for both major leagues.
The American League says it will test the automatic intentional walk during spring training.

1957 - Manager Joe McCarthy and outfielder Sam Crawford are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America. McCarthy, the winningest manager in major league history, won nine pennants and four consecutive World Championships with the New York Yankees. Crawford, one of the greatest hitters of the deadball era, finished his career with 309 triples, first on the all-time list. "Wahoo" Sam also had a .309 career average with 2961 hits, and played 15 years of his career with the Detroit Tigers.

1969 - Attorney Bowie Kuhn is named commissioner, succeeding Spike Eckert. Kuhn receives a one-year contract paying him $100,000. Major league owners turned to Kuhn after failing to agree on either of two other candidates, Mike Burke of the New York Yankees and Chub Feeney of the San Francisco Giants. The early favorite, John McHale, took his name out of the running early, as he accepted the job of president of the expansion Montreal Expos a short time before Eckert was ousted.

1971 - Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces former Negro League players will have a separate wing in the Hall of Fame. Due to the controversy the announcement causes, it is decided inclusion in regular Hall of Fame is more fitting and more of an honor for the former black players.

Tigers players birthdays :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Germany_Schaefer
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/schaege01.shtml
Germany Schaefer 1905-1909.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Joe_Sparma
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sparmjo01.shtml
Joe Sparma 1964-1969.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/papist01.shtml
Stan Papi 1980-1981.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rusty_Kuntz
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kuntzru01.shtml
Rusty Kuntz 1984-1985.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kuntzru01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/fistedo01.shtml
Doug Fister 2011-present.

Tigers players who passed away :

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Siever
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sieveed01.shtml
Ed Siever 1901-1902, 1906-1908.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Woodie_Fryman
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frymawo01.shtml
Woodie Fryman 1972-1974.

from baseball reference
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

Infielder Brent Dlugach has signed with the Tigers according to his Twitter feed. "Heading to spring training at my home away from home again ... Glad to be back with the Tigers," he said. Dlugach, 28, hit .222/.284/.343 in 236 plate appearances with the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate last season after spending the first seven seasons of his career in Detroit's farm system. He has three big league plate appearances to his credit, coming back in 2009.
mlbtraderumors
 
Detroit Tigers Team Notes

http://www.highheatstats.com/?p=178
100 wins and still with his original team.
from HighHeatStats

Thanks to offseason transactions, Justin Verlander is now the only active 100-game winner who is still with his original team. Verlander is signed with Detroit for another three years.
 
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