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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/julio-teheran-tigers-deal
Tigers, Teheran reach Minors deal.
Tigers official site

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/2...rs-julio-teheran-mlb-free-agents-wily-peralta
Tigers ink starter Julio Teheran to a minor league contract.
A day after adding depth with former starter Wily Peralta, the Tigers continue raiding the bargain bin.
BYBTB

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/tigers-to-sign-julio-teheran.html
Tigers To Sign Julio Teheran.
MLBTR

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/02/19/breaking-news-detroit-tigers-julio-teheran/
Breaking News: Detroit Tigers Sign Pitcher Julio Teheran.
MCBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...s-aj-hinch-keeping-focus-internal/4504483001/
As Tigers sign veteran Julio Teheran, Hinch keeping focus internal.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...r-julio-teheran-minor-league-deal/4517063001/
Detroit Tigers sign RHP Julio Teheran to minor-league deal with spring training invite.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2021/0...lio-teheran-to-compete-for-rotation-spot.html
Tigers add veteran starter Julio Teheran to compete for rotation spot.
Mlive
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2021/02/19/the-saturday-survey-122/
THE SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

The Saturday Survey offers the opportunity to weigh in on a relevant topic.
So here is a poll to gauge the pulse of our passionate readers.
Today, we center the discussion on the impact that the new manager and coaches will have on the team?s performance.
As always, we welcome your comments, so please vote and then submit your reasons (4 sentences max!) for how you voted in the usual comment box. Don?t forget to come back later and view the results!

Over the past week, the 3 major baseball projection sites forecast the Tigers upcoming season performance using statistical analysis.
They estimate that Detroit will lose anywhere from 89-105 games this year.
But should we solely place the responsibility on players? What about the manager and coaches? Do they make a difference? And if so, how much?
A. J. Hinch and his new coaches are receiving very positive reviews from both the local and national media for their ?hit the ground running? style, attention to detail, communication and in-depth analyses with players well before the start of spring training. Even Miguel Cabrera, infamous for not returning calls in the off-season, has been talking to them and sending in videos of his workouts.
So what say you, Tiger fans? Will Hinch, Fetter, Lombard et al maximize the talent they are given? How much of a factor will they be in improving the team?

What level of improvement do you believe will be seen?
1. Significant

2. Moderate

3. Same as last year

4. Worse than last year

5. No difference at all

VOTE
 
A.J. Hinch with visual evidence that Ty Cobb's picture still hangs in manager's office in Lakeland.
"I haven't thrown anything at it yet, so that's good," Hinch said. "I'm still in good spirits. But I know I can't do any more damage than Leyland did."

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EurLc8EWQAUkCwF?format=jpg&name=medium

The reference was to story from the 1970's when Leyland managed in Class A Lakeland. Leyland was so angry after a game that he threw his spikes at the wall. They tore a hole in the Cobb picture, which has never been fully repaired. The story became part of Leyland legend.
 
February 21 in Tigers and mlb history:

1903: Tom Yawkey is born in Detroit, Michigan. Born under the name Thomas Austin, Yawkey will own and operate the Boston Red Sox for 44 years. He will gain Hall of Fame election in 1980.

1904: The New York Highlanders purchased Deacon McGuire from the Detroit Tigers.

1917: Phillies sign ace right-handed Grover Cleveland Alexander to a two-year, $25k contract, a big-league record for pitchers. ?Old Pete? had won 160 games for Phillies over his first six seasons and that year would win 30+ for a third straight season.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EuwUirTWYAE5pCG?format=jpg&name=small

1931: The Chicago White Sox and the New York Giants become the first major league teams to meet in a night game. They collect 23 hits in a 10-inning exhibition game played at Buffs Stadium in Houston, TX.

1951: The South Carolina House introduced a resolution urging that "Shoeless Joe" Jackson (in color here in 1920) be reinstated. In 2020 MLB shifted its policy to "the league has no hold on banned players after they die."

1957: Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley trades minor league franchises with Phil Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs. Brooklyn gives up its Ft. Worth club (Texas League) in return for the Los Angeles Angels (Pacific Coast League). In a year's time, Brooklyn will be without a team and Los Angeles will be a major league city.

1968: Major League Baseball owners and the Players Association sign the first "Basic Agreement" in the game's history. The agreement will serve as a working contract between players and owners, dictating the working relationship between the two sides along with financial rules and parameters.

1969: Hall of Famer Ted Williams makes a return to baseball by signing a five-year contract to manage the Washington Senators. Williams will lead the Senators to their best record ever, a mark of 86-76, and be named American League Manager of the Year.

1974: New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid player in major league history signing a one-year contract worth $172,500. In 1973, Seaver won 19 games while leading the National League in ERA.

1983: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Revering as a free agent.

1985: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner gives manager Yogi Berra the dreaded vote of confidence. Steinbrenner says that Berra will remain Yankee skipper for the entire season, regardless of how badly the team might struggle. Berra will last only 16 games before being fired.

1985: Tim Raines is awarded a $1.2 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator John Roberts. This is the largest award to date through the salary arbitration process. The 25-year-old Raines hit .309 for the Montreal Expos last season and led all major league players with 75 stolen bases.

2000: The Cincinnati Reds announce the team has dropped its ban on earrings but denies that the acquisition of Ken Griffey, Jr. is the reason. Players have worn them in the clubhouse, but weren't allowed on the field with them.

2006: Gene Elston is selected by the Hall of Fame to receive the Ford C. Frick Award. During his 47 years in the broadcast booth, the former Houston Astros announcer brought a no-nonsense approach to reporting the happenings on the diamond.

2007: The Detroit Tigers signed Timo Perez as a free agent.

2011: Bryce Harper, the first overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft, creates a stir on his first day at the Washington Nationals camp in Viera, FL. He hits nothing but hard line drives in his first batting practice session, then is mobbed by autograph-seekers as he tries to leave the field. Harper has yet to make his minor league debut, but observers are already wondering how quickly he will make it to the big leagues.

2012: The Cubs and Red Sox finally agree on compensation for the Cubs' hiring of Boston GM Theo Epstein to be their team President while Epstein was still under contract earlier this off-season. The Cubs agree to send pitcher Chris Carpenter to the BoSox, and the two teams will also exchange players to be named later to complete the deal.

Tigers players, coaches, and managers birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/remneal01.shtml
Alex Remneas 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gallado01.shtml
Doug Gallagher 1962.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Slayback
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/slaybbi01.shtml
Bill Slayback 1972-1974.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/billija01.shtml
Jack Billingham 1978-1980.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Alan_Trammell
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/trammal01.shtml
https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/trammal01.shtml
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/alan-trammell/
Alan Trammell 1977-1996, coach 1999, manager 2003-2005, Executive 2015-present.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/peterjo02.shtml
John Peters 1915.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/parkssl01.shtml
Slicker Parks 1921.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gillge01.shtml
George Gill 1937-1939.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Faul
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/faulbi01.shtml
Bill Faul 1962-1964.

Baseball Reference
 
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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/2...odcast-mlb-cody-stavenhagen-preseason-preview
Bless You Boys Tigers Blog Podcast 96: Preseason roundup with Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic Detroit. 56 minutes
The BYB staff talks baseball from a Tigers perspective.

With spring camp underway and Mr. Stavenhagen, the Tigers reporter for The Athletic Detroit, days away from a flight to lovely Lakeland Florida to cover them, he joins us for a preseason conversation about the 2021 Detroit Tigers.

This is a pretty wide-ranging, state-of-the-organization conversation, but we start off discussing some of the interesting small scale additions like Nomar Mazara and Julio Teheran while also lamenting the lack of any major moves this offseason. The 2021 Tigers do feel different as AJ Hinch and his coaching staff make their presence felt, and Cody talks about the contrasts with Ron Gardenhire?s staff, but we appear set for another year in a holding pattern hoping for a lot of player development.

We?ll talk through the pitching staff, the looming final acts of Daniel Norris, Matt Body, and Michael Fulmer in the organization, and what constitutes progress in another season where the team is largely treading water. The need for the young pitching prospects to start establishing themselves, at least, is very clear as well. Finally, we consider the farm system and the meager depth in mid-tier prospects, particularly on the pitching side, that informed the Tigers collection of veterans they?ll invite to camp on minor league deals. Finally we discuss a few key players and our hopes for a farm system that needs to show major improvement in 2021.
 
https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2021/02/20/question-of-the-week-88/
QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
Totally Tigers

It?s time again to hear from our readers! Today is the day to let us know what you?re thinking on a selected topic.
Sunday is the one day of the week where we open up the comment parameters for you so you can get those juices flowing.
Comments on THIS DAY ONLY can be expanded to a maximum of 8 sentences.
We can?t wait to get your thoughts on the following topic.

In considering Rick Porcello as a free agent, is his value enough to warrant a return to Detroit?

What did you miss on the Totally Tigers Twitter feed yesterday?
Players are already buying into the new management. Guess who arrived to camp early?
Happy Birthday to former Tiger Justin Verlander.
 
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