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December 8 in Tigers and mlb history:

1880: At the annual National League meeting, the league rejects the Washington Nationals' bid for admission, electing Detroit instead, although there is no established club there. The Michigan city is chosen for geographic reasons, since its 1880 population (116,340) is smaller than both Washington's (147,293) and Cincinnati's (255,139), the city being replaced.

1881: The National League adopts a few new playing rules: the 3-foot corridor along the first base line is adopted for the first time; runners can no longer be put out returning to their bases after a foul ball not caught; the fine for pitchers hitting batters with pitches is repealed; the "block ball" rule allowing runners to take as many bases as possible on balls going into the crowd, the fielding team being able to put them out only after returning the ball to the pitcher in his box, is also repealed.

1908: The Philadelphia Athletics purchased Ira Thomas from the Detroit Tigers.

1914: The National League votes to hold the 1915 player limit to 21 per team. They also create the disabled list (DL) which allows a player to be kept out of play for 10 days and another player substituted for him.

1914: Afraid of losing his unsigned second baseman to the upstart Federal League, Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox for the hefty sum of $50,000. The A's have already lost Eddie Plank and Chief Bender to the new league. The deal breaks up the A's "$100,000 infield" and raises conjecture that Mack, too, will leave to manage the Yankees. Ban Johnson reportedly had a hand in the negotiations, sending the A's star to counter the box office effect of the Chiefs signing Walter Johnson.

1916: The National Commission fines 51 players $25 to $100 for performing in post-season exhibitions. Among the guilty: Babe Ruth, Jack Barry, Duffy Lewis, 10 other Red Sox players, and Ty Cobb.

1939: At the December meeting of both leagues in Cincinnati, Judge Landis votes against all amendments favorable to farm systems. The Rules committee, with an eye towards raising declining batting averages, votes to restore the sacrifice fly for 1940. Seven American League owners push through a new rule barring the American League champion from making any trades within the league. Clearly aimed at the Yankees, winners of the last four World Series, the National League owners decline to vote it for their league.

1941: Yesterday's bombing of Pearl Harbor and America's sudden involvement in the war, changes the owners' plan at the American League meeting of shifting the Browns from St. Louis to Los Angeles.

1951: The American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting the National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games.

1957: Lions beat the Browns 20-7 at Briggs (Tiger) Stadium. They lose Bobby Layne for the season but will still go on beat the Browns again to win the NFL championship.
"Jim Brown tries to hurdle the Detroit line to make a first down on the Lions' four-yard line in the fourth quarter, but is stopped by Lion linebacker Joe Schmidt (#56). Brown's attempt failed and Detroit took possession of the ball."

1959: American League President Joe Cronin reports that expansion plans are indefinite. Branch Rickey scores him for his indecisiveness.

1962: Former major leaguers Frank Crosetti and Johnny Schulte bring suit to prevent any increase in pension benefits which fails to include players from different eras.

1966: Five years after he broke Babe Ruth's record for homers in a season, the Yankees trade OF Roger Maris to the Cardinals for journeyman 3B Charley Smith.

1968: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Mike Mussina, born this day in Williamsport, PA.

1975: The Detroit Tigers drafted Bruce Taylor from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1975 rule 5 draft.

1980: The Detroit Tigers drafted Larry Rothschild from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1980 rule 5 draft.

1980: The San Diego Padres trade pitcher Rollie Fingers to the St. Louis Cardinals! Just four days later, the STLCards will trade Rollie to the Milwaukee Brewers, where he'll win the 1981 American League Cy Young & MVP Awards.
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1983: The Minnesota Twins traded Rusty Kuntz to the Detroit Tigers for Larry Pashnick.

1983: Dr. Bobby Brown, who played 3B for the Yankees before embarking on a successful medical career, is elected president of the American League by the club owners.

1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Larry Herndon as a free agent.

1987: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Beard as a free agent.

1989: The Detroit Tigers released Rick Schu.

1992: Jamie Moyer of the Detroit Tigers granted free agency.

1995: The Detroit Tigers signed A.J. Sager as a free agent.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Denny Harriger as a free agent.
1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Pedro Swann as a free agent.

2003: The Cleveland Indians selected Cliff Bartosh off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Eddie Bonine from the San Diego Padres in the 2005 rule 5 draft.
2005: The Detroit Tigers drafted Chris Booker from the Washington Nationals in the 2005 rule 5 draft.
2005: The Philadelphia Phillies purchased Chris Booker from the Detroit Tigers.

2008: The Detroit Tigers try to shore up a gap at catcher by acquiring Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers. They give up two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo.

2008: Joe Gordon becomes the first player elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee since it was reconstituted. It had been 7 years since Bill Mazeroski had been the most recent pick by the Committee. The new Committee had been criticized for not enshrining anyone in their first elections.

2008: Greg Maddux announces his retirement. The four-time Cy Young Award winner set all-time records for putouts by a pitcher (546), double plays (98) and seasons with 15+ wins (18). He finishes with a record of 355-227 with a 3.16 ERA (132 ERA+) and ranks in the top 10 all time in wins (8th) and starts (740, 4th).

2009: As part of a 3-team trade: The Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks sent Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers.

2011: Also signing today is reliever Octavio Dotel, who agrees to terms with Detroit, his 13th major league team.

2013: Magglio Ordonez elected mayor of Sotillo, Venezuela.

2014: The Veterans Committee fails to elect anyone to the Hall of Fame from the "Golden Era" of 1947-1972, although three candidates come very close: with 12 of 16 votes needed, Tony Oliva and Dick Allen miss election by one vote, and Jim Kaat falls two votes shy.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Rafael Dolis as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Preston Guilmet as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Mark Lowe as a free agent.

2016: The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Edward Paredes from the Detroit Tigers in the 2016 rule 5 draft.
2016: The Detroit Tigers drafted Daniel Stumpf from the Kansas City Royals in the 2016 rule 5 draft.

2017: Mike Fiers, who pitched the most innings this season for the World Series champion Houston Astros but was left off their postseason roster, signs a one-year free agent deal with the Tigers worth $6 million.

2019: The Veterans Committee elects C Ted Simmons and Players' Union leader Marvin Miller to the Hall of Fame for induction in July, 2020. Miller had been passed over for election a number of times, and had asked that his name no longer be considered by the Committee before passing away in 2012, but his wishes were ignored.

2020: The Hank Aaron Award, honoring the best hitter in each league, is given out and the two MVP winners, Jos? Abreu in the AL and Freddie Freeman in the NL, are the winners.

2021: The Tigers have selected RHP Nick Kuzia from the San Diego Padres in the MiLB Rule 5 Draft.
2021: The Tigers have selected RHP Elvis Alvarado from the Seattle Mariners in the MiLB Rule 5 Draft.

2022: In the small hours of the morning, the Winter Meetings conclude in San Diego, CA with the news that the hometown Padres have signed SS Xander Bogaerts for 11 years and $280 million. This is seen as a consolation prize for the Friars, who were unable to land either Trea Turner or Aaron Judge, and means that they will have Bogaerts under contract until he is 41.

2023: The Detroit Tigers signed Anthony Bemboom as a free agent.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Rowe
Jack Rowe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jack Rowe Detroit Wolverines 1886-1888.

Razor Ledbetter Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Razor Ledbetter 1915.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Ed_Brinkman
Ed Brinkman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ed Brinkman 1971-1974, coach 1979.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Robbie_Weinhardt
Robbie Weinhardt Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Robbie Weinhardt 2010-2011.

Zach McAllister Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Zach McAllister 2018.

Tigers and Negro Leagues players and managers who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bobby_Lowe
Bobby Lowe Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bobby Lowe – Society for American Baseball Research
Bobby Lowe 1904-1907, manager 1904.

William Louden Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Baldy Louden 1912-1913.

Johnny Couch Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Johnny Couch 1917.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Gatewood
Bill Gatewood Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bill Gatewood - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database
Bill Gatewood Detroit Stars Negro Leagues 1920-1921.

Dave Madison Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Dave Madison 1952-1953.

Buddy Hicks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Buddy Hicks 1956.

Richie Lewis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Richie Lewis 1996.

Baseball Reference
 
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FIVE FOR FRIDAY.
Totally Tigers

We are just moving into Scott Harris? 2nd year with the Tigers after an introductory year of re-assessment. A necessary year to put the Tigers onto the right path of success but a boring one for fans.

Things are just starting to get interesting now. New and fresh ideas are being implemented to a degree now where fans are starting to see the differences.

What is becoming increasingly apparent is that all of these changes we?re seeing could never have been implemented by the 2 previous GMs. And to be honest, even to the GMs who came before them.

Dave Dombrowski is not the kind of guy who is brought into an organization to implement organization change or improve the franchise?s infrastructure. His focus with all his former teams was to supercharge the roster and win quickly.

With Al Avila, none of the changes being made now would have even been on his radar. And even if they were, he would never have known where to start. None of it was ever in his wheelhouse.

He got by because he relied upon the tanking strategy and top draft picks to guide him in making decisions. But he never had a big picture in mind of how the organization should function as a whole.

For example, Avila implemented a rudimentary analytics department but couldn?t integrate it into the organization so it became relatively useless. So how could he possibly solve the bigger and long-standing problems of this organization?

Most importantly, he fostered a corporate culture that prevented open discussion among Front Office personnel about how to address these problems. Change and constructive criticism were frowned upon which meant the Tigers would never find the solutions to their problems.

These points keep coming back to me bigger and stronger with every new story about how Scott Harris and his new Front Office are evolving this franchise.

So which new changes has Harris and Co. made so far that have been the most dramatic? The ones that have most significantly changed the direction of this team?

I?ve got my 5???
 
Motor City Metrics Tigers video Episode 060: Recapping the MLB Winter Meetings. 85 minutes.
Chris, Rogelio and Yooper recap the MLB Winter Meetings including the trade of Juan Soto to the Yankees, Eduardo Rodriguez to the Diamondbacks and the Tigers passing on the Rule 5 draft.
 
December 9 in Tigers and mlb history:

1902: The American League announces purchase of grounds for a stadium in New York, and the next day the National League declares its readiness to make peace.

1923: Traveling to Chicago for the Major League meetings, Wild Bill Donovan, New Haven manager, is killed in a train wreck. Donovan was a pitcher for Detroit and manager for the Yankees and Phils. New Haven president George Weiss had swapped berths with Donovan and escapes with a minor injury. Phillies owner William F. Baker is also on the train, but he is unhurt.

1925: The American League extends Ban Johnson's contract to 1935 and gives him a raise to $40,000.

1925: The Detroit Tigers traded Fred Haney to the Boston Red Sox for Homer Ezzell and Tex Vache.

1925: Nap Lajoie is named commissioner of the Ohio-Pennsylvania League.

1925: Cards player-manager Rogers Hornsby is named the MVP in the National League, gathering 73 out of a possible 80 votes. Hornsby was runner-up in 1924 to Dazzy Vance. Other strong contenders are Kiki Cuyler of the Pirates, Giants' George Kelly; Pirates' SS Glenn Wright.

1930: At its annual meeting, the American League reelects E.S. Barnard to a 5-year term as president. Barnard will pass away next March at the Mayo clinic.

1930: Rube Foster, one of the most prominent figures in black baseball history, dies. The founder of the Negro National League, he excelled as a player, manager, and executive.

1931: Baseball owners, fearful of the effects of the Depression, vote to cut squads from 25 players to 23.
Both leagues will stop awarding MVP trophies.
The National League continues to prohibit uniform numbers.

1936: The American League okays seven night baseball games for St. Louis.
The National League adopts a new design for home plate. It will have beveled edges, the first change in 50 years.
The AL adopts a rule stating that no batter can be batting champion unless he has 400 or more at bats.

1939: Wally Moses is traded by the Philadelphia A's to Detroit for Benny McCoy and George Coffman. The deal is later voided by Judge Landis, who declares McCoy a free agent because of a Tigers cover-up. He gets a $10,000 bonus to sign with the A's.

1941: Although having a 3-C draft deferment due to being the sole support of his family, Bob Feller, last year's American League-leading pitcher with 27 victories for the Indians, becomes the first major leaguer to enlist after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The 23-year-old navy recruit has already won 107 major league games.

1953: The leagues meet and raise the minimum salary to $6,000. They also adopt a resolution to set up a committee to weigh ending the pension fund in November of 1955. Hank Greenberg and John Galbreath are on the committee.
Broadcast revenues from World Series and All-Star games are in dispute.

1954: Yogi Berra (.307 BA, 22 HR, 125 RBI) is named AL MVP, narrowly beating Cleveland's Larry Doby and Bobby Avila.

1965: While giving a speech in Columbia, MO, Branch Rickey collapses and dies a few days short of his 84th birthday. Player, manager, an extraordinary judge of baseball talent, and a shrewd trader, he became perhaps the game's most influential executive.

1965: OF Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun and OF Dick Simpson. The Reds' Bill DeWitt defends the trade by labeling Robinson "an old 30," a concept that Robinson will quickly prove wrong.
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1974: The St. Louis Cardinals traded Ike Brookens to the Detroit Tigers for John Young.

1977: The Tigers trade outfielder Ben Oglivie to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jim Slaton and Rich Folkers.
Oglivie will blossom in Milwaukee, winning the home run title in 1980 with 41 long balls. Oglivie had gotten caught in a glut of outfielders in Detroit, but he will become a three-time All-Star for the Brewers.

1977: The Detroit Tigers traded Tom Veryzer to the Cleveland Indians for Charlie Spikes.

1981: the Tigers send pitchers Mike Chris and Dan Schatzeder to the Giants for outfielder Larry Herndon.
The quiet Herndon will be a key contributor to the Tigers for several seasons and is a member of the 1984 World Series Champions.

1981: The Merry-go-round known as the Yankees managerial position continues as one day after announcing that manager Bob Lemon will return next season, the Yankees announce that former manager Gene Michael, whom Lemon replaced on September 6th, will return as manager for the 1983 season.
They won't wait that long, as Lemon will give way to Michael after only 14 games, and Michael himself will be gone before the end of the year.

1985: Kirk Gibson appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Two months later the players union will file a grievance charging the owners with collusion.
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1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Mike Moore as a free agent.

1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jeff Berblinger from the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Seattle Mariners drafted Tarrik Brock from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Oakland Athletics drafted Frank Catalanotto from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 rule 5 draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Alejandro Freire from the Houston Astros in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jose Macias from the Montreal Expos in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Colorado Rockies drafted Jeff McCurry from the Detroit Tigers in the 1996 minor league draft.
1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Jeff Berblinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Juan Hernaiz (minors) and Deivi Cruz.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Luis Gonzalez as a free agent.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed Jason Smith as a free agent.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Robinzon Diaz as a free agent.

2011: The Nationals send P Collin Balester to Detroit for P Ryan Perry.
2011: The Detroit Tigers signed Octavio Dotel as a free agent.

2013: The Veterans Committee unanimously elects three managers who were highly successful in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s to the Hall of Fame: Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa and Joe Torre were fixtures in the postseason over the period, combining for 8 World Series titles and 10 Manager of the Year awards. In addition to their overlapping careers, LaRussa, Cox and Torre rank 3rd, 4th and 5th on the all-time list of managerial wins, behind Connie Mack and John McGraw.

2015: The New York Yankees traded Justin Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Luis Cessa and Chad Green.

2016: The Detroit Tigers signed A.J. Achter as a free agent.
2016: The Detroit Tigers signed Omar Infante as a free agent.

2018: The results of the Veterans Committee voting for the 2019 Hall of Fame Election are announced: relief pitcher Lee Smith is a unanimous selection, and OF/DH Harold Baines joins him by being named on 12 of the 16 ballots. Lou Piniella falls just short, with 11 votes. While Smith's election had been widely anticipated, that of Baines comes as a surprise, given that he had done quite poorly in the original BBWAA voting.

2019: The Baltimore Orioles selected Marcos Diplan off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2019: News leaks out that the Nationals have reached a deal with P Stephen Strasburg, MVP of the last World Series, who became a free agent the day after the Nats' World Series win. Strasburg exercised an option to decline the remaining years on his contract in order to test his value on the open market. The deal is rumored to be for $245 million over 7 years.

2019: The annual winter meetings open in San Diego, CA. In addition to the usual talk about potential trades and free agent signings, one major issue is on the table this year, a proposed Minor League Reorganization that would see the elimination of 41 teams that are part of organized baseball. The proposal is highly controversial given that many successful teams with long histories are on the chopping block. The reasons given by Major League Baseball for this proposal are to ensure that all minor league facilities are up to grade, and that the savings generated by having fewer teams will serve to increase salaries for the remaining minor league players.


2019: The Baltimore Orioles selected Marcos Diplan off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.
2019: The Milwaukee Brewers selected Ronny Rodriguez off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2020: Al Michaels, who served as the lead baseball broadcaster for the ABC television network in the late 1970s and during the 1980s, working both regular season games on Monday Night Baseball and World Series games in alternate years, is honored as the winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting.

2023 - Shohei Ohtani agrees to the largest contract in MLB history - and possibly in all of sports history - with a ten-year deal with the Dodgers worth $700 million. The reigning AL MVP will not be available to pitch in 2024, after undergoing Tommy John surgery, but will be the Dodgers' DH.

Tigers players and coaches birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Larkin
Steve Larkin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Steve Larkin 1934.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Chuck_Kress
Chuck Kress Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Chuck Kress 1954.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bob_Hazle
Bob Hazle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bob 'Hurricane' Hazle 1958.

Ed Romero Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Ed Romero 1990.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Juan_Samuel
Juan Samuel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Juan Samuel 1994-1995, coach 1999-2005.

Todd Van Poppel Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Todd Van Poppel 1996.

Chris Truby Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Chris Truby 2002.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Adam_Wilk
Adam Wilk Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Adam Wilk 2011-2012.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bruce_Rondón
Bruce Rondón Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bruce Rondon 2013, 2015-2017.

Tigers players and coaches who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bill_Donovan
Bill Donovan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
'Wild' Bill Donovan 1903-1912, 1918, coach 1918.

Baseball Reference
 
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SATURDAY SURVEY.
Totally Tigers

Last weekend, former Tiger manager Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee (for non-players). That committee was established in 2022 and holds elections every 3 years. This was their first one.

Leyland managed for 22 years w/ 4 different teams. He had a 6-year retirement sandwiched in-between his stints with the Rockies and Tigers. He holds a career .506 win/loss percentage and 1 World Series title with 3 pennants and 3 Manager of the Year Awards.

The big question now is what hat Leyland should wear on his plaque. In general, those elected go in wearing the insignia of the team where they made the biggest impact and/or stayed the longest.

The biggest factors for consideration would be the number of years Leyland spent with each team, his win/loss record for each and World Series titles. On a secondary note, you may consider any honors and yearly team performance.

For all intents and purposes, we can eliminate the Rockies as a potential option.

Now for the hard part. Do the Pirates get the nod because he worked there longer than any other team? Or the Marlins because he won a World Series there? Or the Tigers, the only team in which he had a winning record?

Here are his stats for each of the teams he managed:

PIRATES

? 11 years

? .496 win/loss record (4 out of 11 years above .500)

? no titles

? resigned from his position

MARLINS

? 2 years

? .451 win/loss record (1 out of 2 years above .500)

? World Series title

? resigned from his position

ROCKIES

? 1 year

? .444 win/loss record (0 years of 1 year above .500)

? no titles

? resigned from his position

TIGERS

? 8 years

? .540 win/loss record (6 years out of 8 above .500)

? 2 pennants (but no World Series title)

? became special assistant

What hat should Jim Leyland wear into the Hall?

What hat should Jim Leyland wear into the Hall?

1. Pirates

2. Marlins

3. Tigers

4. No hat

VOTE
 
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'Days of Roar' Tigers Podcast: What we learned at MLB winter meetings, with USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale. 36 minutes.

On this episode: In this special "Days of Roar" listener bonus episode, Evan is pleased to welcome USA TODAY Sports MLB columnist and insider Bob Nightengale.
With the MLB winter meetings in the rearview mirror, the two talk the flurry of news from this past week.

How did San Diego fair in its deal that sent Juan Soto to the New York Yankees?
How much does Eduardo Rodriguez's signing to the Arizona Diamondbacks bolster their rotation?
With leaks being kept to a relative minimum, which team is most likely to nab Shohei Ohtani this offseason? We know now.

Evan walks through these questions with Bob and more.
 
December 10 in Tigers and mlb history:

1900: At the National League meetings at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York, rumors fly. Ban Johnson says the American League has signed a lease on a park in Detroit. The Players Protective Association says its members will not sign with the NL.

1911: Tiger manager Hughie Jennings nearly dies in an automobile accident near his home in Pennsylvania. Jennings flips the car he is driving while crossing a bridge over the Lehigh River, throwing himself from the vehicle.
He suffers a fractured skull, concussion, and breaks his arm and both of his legs. For several days doctors worry that he will succumb to his injuries. Jennings rallies and is back in the dugout to manage Detroit in April of 1912.

1919: With the opposition led by New York, Boston, and Chicago owners, the American League directors pass a resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties. They demand that league files be turned over to them and that an auditor review all financial accounts. The three teams' disatisfaction with Johnson can be traced back to his attempt to suspend pitcher Carl Mays after he left his team without authorization during the past season.

1919: The National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers. The ban will be formally worked out by the Rules Committee in February.

1924: The two leagues agree on a permanent rotation for World Series play proposed by Charles Ebbets: the first two games at one league's park, the next three at the other league's park, and the last two if needed back at the first league's park, with openers to alternate between leagues. Next year's World Series will commence at the National League city.

1925: The American League goes on record as opposing the use of rosin by pitchers, but the joint rules committee finally votes it in.

1925: The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later to Fort Worth (Texas) for Augie Johns and Billy Mullen. The Detroit Tigers sent Homer Ezzell (December 10, 1925) and Tex Vache (December 10, 1925) to Fort Worth (Texas) to complete the trade.

1930: The Detroit Tigers signed Joe Dugan as a free agent.
1930: The Detroit Tigers signed Wally Schang as a free agent.

1935: Ford Frick is reelected National League president for two years and given a raise.

1935: The American League votes down night ball and awards a $500 cash prize for batting leaders retroactive to include Buddy Myer in 1935.

1935: The Philadelphia A's trade Jimmie Foxx and Johnny Marcum to the Red Sox for Gordon Rhodes, prospect George Savino and $150,000.
His stats for the 1936 season: 41 HR - 143 RBI - .338 BA.


1935: After three years in Chicago, Al Simmons is sold by the White Sox to the Tigers for $75,000.

1936: Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis announces his ruling on the Bob Feller case. Feller joined Cleveland in July and Des Moines (Western League) protested, claiming the pitcher for themselves. Landis let Feller stay with Cleveland, pending his final ruling, which is announced today in favor of the Indians.

1940: In Chicago, a curious rule that was designed to "break up the Yankees" is continued by the American League, a rule which prohibits the team winning the championship from trading with any other club. The rule was voted in at the December, 1939 meetings by the seven other AL owners after the New York Yankees won four straight World Series. The major and minor leagues agree that players taken into the military will not count against roster limits.

1940: The sacrifice fly rule, reinstituted last year, is eliminated for the 1941 season. Though he would hit .400 without the rule change, Ted Williams will have six flies that score runners from third base in 1941.

1945: For the majors, returning servicemen are given increased protection for one year and the limiting of rosters to 25 players will be delayed until June 15th.

1945: At the annual meeting, the major leagues head off the quest of the Pacific Coast League for major league status and grant more territorial protection for the upper minors by creating a new AAA classification for the PCL, American Association, and International League. The Eastern and Texas Leagues are promoted from Class A to AA. The South Atlantic League moves to Class A from Class B.

1948: The minors started 58 leagues and 438 clubs this year. All the leagues finished their schedules, but when the minor leagues ask for curbs on television broadcasts into their areas, the Major League clubs sidestep the issue.

1956: Similar to the National League, the Junior Circuit opts for a three-game playoff in case of a tie at the end of the regular season. Previously, a deadlock in the American League had been broken with one-game winner-take-all format. However, the new format will never need to be used until the leagues break into two divisions in 1969.

1967: In a Puerto Rican League game, San Juan beats Arecibo, 6 - 3 behind Pat Dobson. The Detroit rookie strikes out 21 Arecibo batters.

1968: The Detroit Tigers traded players to be named later to the Houston Astros for Eddie Mathews. The Detroit Tigers sent Leo Marentette (December 10, 1968) and Fred Gladding (November 22, 1967) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

1971: The Mets trade Nolan Ryan and three prospects to the California Angels for six-time All-Star shortstop Jim Fregosi.
How did he do in Anaheim? How about four no-hitters and leading the American League in strikeouts for 7 of the next 8 seasons!
The fireballer from Texas will set the all-time strikeout record (5,714) and become a member of the Hall of Fame.


1972: The major leagues make modifications to the official save rule, a statistic officially adopted before the 1969 season. A pitcher shall be credited with a save if, when entering a game as a reliever, he finds the tying or winning run on base or at the plate, and he preserves the lead. Or he pitches three effective innings and preserves the lead.
The rule will be tweaked again, to take its lasting form, before the 1975 season.

1973: The Detroit Tigers traded Paul Jata to the Minnesota Twins for Jim Nettles.

1980: The Texas Rangers traded Kevin Saucier to the Detroit Tigers for Mark Wagner.

1986: Free agent Jack Morris cuts off talks with the Tigers. He will return to Detroit for the '87 season via arbitration after getting spurned by other teams. Later that year an arbitrator will find the owners guilty of collusion.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed Dave Bergman as a free agent.

1992: The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Bolton as a free agent.

1996: The Tigers make their biggest trade since 1957, sending four players to Houston in exchange for five Astros. Detroit C Brad Ausmus, P Jose Lima, lefties C.J. Nitkowski and Trever Miller, and IF Daryle Ward go to the National League for OF Brian Hunter, IF Orlando Miller, and P Doug Brocail and Todd Jones, and a player to come later. Brocail, also involved in the 1994 12-player swap between San Diego and Houston, will be Detroit's Opening Day pitcher in April.

1998: After 24 years and 1,071 appearances, Dennis Eckersley, 44, who has pitched in more major league games than any other player, retires as an active player.

1998: The Boston Red Sox purchased Marino Santana from the Detroit Tigers.

2008: The Tampa Bay Rays traded Edwin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers for Matthew Joyce.

2009: The Detroit Tigers signed Macay McBride as a free agent.

2011: ESPN reveals that Ryan Braun, the reigning National League MVP, tested positive for PEDs during the postseason. Facing a 50-game suspension, Braun claims his innocence and announces he is appealing the test result.

2012: The Detroit Tigers signed Brayan Pena as a free agent.

2015: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later and Javier Betancourt (minors) to the Milwaukee Brewers for Francisco Rodriguez. The Detroit Tigers sent Manny Pina (December 10, 2015) to the Milwaukee Brewers to complete the trade.

2017: The Veterans Committee of the Hall of Fame, looking at players from the "Modern Era" from 1970 to 1987, elects long-time Detroit Tigers teammates Jack Morris and Alan Trammell. They receive 14 and 13 of 16 votes respectively and will be inducted into Cooperstown in 2018 along with anyone elected via the BBWAA ballot.

2018: The Detroit Tigers signed Tyson Ross as a free agent.
2018: The San Francisco Giants selected Mike Gerber off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

2019: The Yankees sign free agent P Gerrit Cole to the biggest contract ever for a pitcher, a nine-year deal worth $324 million.
Tigers players birthdays:

2020: The Detroit Tigers drafted Akil Baddoo from the Minnesota Twins in the 2020 rule 5 draft.
2020: The Seattle Mariners drafted Will Vest from the Detroit Tigers in the 2020 rule 5 draft.

Tigers players birthdays:

Art Griggs Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Art Griggs 1918.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Bots_Nekola
Bots Nekola Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Bots Nekola 1933.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Floyd_Giebell
Floyd Giebell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Floyd Giebell 1939-1941.

Earl Cook Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Earl Cook 1941.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Leo_Cristante
Leo Cristante Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Leo Cristante 1955.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jack_Feller
Jack Feller Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Jack Feller 1958.

Dalton Jones Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Dalton Jones 1970-1972.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Pat_Ahearne
Pat Ahearne Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Pat Ahearne 1995.

Mel Rojas Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Mel Rojas 1999.

Luis Polonia Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Luis Polonia 1999-2000.

Christin Stewart Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Christin Stewart 2018-2020.

Tigers players, coaches, and executives who passed away:

Tex Covington Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Tex Covington 1911-1912.

Charlie Wheatley Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Charlie Wheatley 1912.

Carl Fischer Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Carl Fischer 1933-1935.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Don_Lund
Don Lund Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
Don Lund 1949, 1952-1954, coach 1957-1958, farm director 1963, scouting director 1964, director player development 1965-1970.

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DEEPER DISCUSSIONS.
Totally Tigers

Back in 2022, Jeimer Candelario had one of the worst seasons of his career and a huge downturn from his two previous years. He slashed .217/.272/.361 and was benched several times during the season. He was even being booed at the plate.

Defensively, Candy put up negative numbers, costing the team runs at 3B. Due to his history of fluctuating yearly performances combined with weak hitting and fielding, he was believed to be a prime non-tender candidate. His expected salary of $7/year did not match performance.

The Tigers discussed these factors with him and offered to bring him back at a reduced salary that would match performance levels. Candelario declined and the Tigers then non-tendered him.

He went on to sign a 1-year contract with the last-place Nationals for less money than he received as a Tiger and was later traded to the Cubs.

He hit for significantly more power but much of that was due to the size of the parks he played in ? #15 and #23 respectively. Comerica ranks #4 in size. Moving now to the Reds, he?ll be playing in a park even smaller than Wrigley.

Defensively, Jeimer ranks near the very bottom of all MLB 3Bers with a -5 DRS.

Now, a free agent, he just signed a 3 year/$45 mill contract with the Reds. He will be playing 1st and 3rd base for them.

The Tigers tried unsuccessfully to replace him with Nick Maton. After sending Maton down to Toledo, they used Andy Ibanez, Zach McInstry (this year?s Gold Glove finalist) and Matt Vierling. All 3 are plus defenders with Ibanez the best fielder on the entire team with a +8 DRS.

All 3 players are under team control and each making MLB minimum salaries.

The free agent market this off-season is considered to be very weak. There are/were 16 3Ber free agents. Seven of them are 35 years or older. Half of them have a negative WAR.

Of the remaining viable candidates, there are 2: Gio Urshela (32) and Matt Chapman (31). Urshela wants at least 3-4 years and Chapman wants 5 years. The latter is repped by Scott Boras and his starting price is said to be $150 mill.

For the 2024 season, the Tigers plan on using mostly Vierling and Ibanez to cover 3B. It is believed that if all goes well, Jace Jung may debut later in the year. He has been playing the hot corner now and is being coached by his AA coach Gabe Alvarez (a former 3Ber), Alan Trammell and his brother Josh Jung, a stellar defensive and Gold Glove caliber player with the Rangers. So far, reviews are positive.

So did the Tigers make the right move?

Is it smarter for them to wait app. half a season+ for their 3B heir apparent to be MLB-ready?

Or should they have filled the position from outside with a candidate who would require at minimum a 3-year commitment? And if so, what would they do with Jung? Remember that Colt Keith is expected to take over 2B.

Today?s blog addresses this dilemma and allows readers to share their thoughts in more detail. And hopefully, to actively engage with others by responding to their posts and creating back-and-forth discussion threads. The more the merrier!

For this one blog only, you?ve got 6 sentences max to share your thoughts. Of course, you can also respond to other readers.

TT will supply the ammunition. One thought-provoking question. Several options provided. One hard choice to be selected. One vote.

Ready?
Did the Tigers make the right decision about developing their young players and not signing a free agent for 3B?

Did the Tigers make the right decision about developing their young players and not signing a free agent for 3B?

1. Yes, focus on the homegrown prospects.

2. No, a free agent should have been signed.

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Andrew Chafin's deal with the Tigers has a base salary of $4.25 million in 2024, plus up to $1.25 million in incentives.
The club option for 2025 is $6.5 million with up to $1.25 million in incentives.
$500,000 buyout on the option.

Deal expected to be finalized Monday.

So to recap ...

Feb 2022: Tigers sign Andrew Chafin to 2-yr deal with opt-out
Nov 22: Chafin opts out
Feb 23: D-backs sign Chafin, DFA Tyler Holton
Feb 23: Tigers claim Holton
Aug 23: Chafin traded to Brewers
Nov 23: Brewers decline option on Chafin
Dec 23: Tigers sign Chafin
 
https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/andrew-chafin-tigers-free-agent-deal
Chafin returning to Tigers on 1-year deal.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/12/tigers-to-sign-andrew-chafin-2.html
Tigers To Sign Andrew Chafin.
MLBTR

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2023/12/10/23995636/detroit-tigers-andrew-chafin-mlb-free-agents
Tigers reach a one-year pact with left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin.
The reunion is a one year deal with a club option for 2025.
BYBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/posts/...d-by-bringing-back-an-old-friend-01hhabrb56s8
Detroit Tigers address huge need by bringing back an old friend.
The Detroit Tigers have brought back an old friend to help out the bullpen.
MCBTB

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ging-back-reliever-andrew-chafin/71871530007/
Tigers bringing back lefty reliever Andrew Chafin for one year plus team option.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...gers-sign-andrew-chafin-contract/71871102007/
Detroit Tigers bring back reliever Andrew Chafin on 1-year contract with club option.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2023/12/tigers-sign-lefty-reliever-for-second-stint-in-detroit.html
Tigers sign lefty reliever for second stint in Detroit.
Mlive
 
Sunday Notes: Dispatches From the Winter Meetings in Nashville.

Bob Melvin feels that the San Francisco Giants could use more star power. Hearing the team?s new manager say as much when he met with the media in Nashville earlier this week prompted a question from yours truly. Prefacing it by pointing out that the San Diego Padres team he led last year had no shortage of it, I asked the veteran skipper if it is possible to have too much ?star power.?

?Not necessarily,? replied Melvin, whose 2023 Padres underachieved to the tune of an 82-80 record. ?It just depends on the makeup. Look, the year before we went to the NLCS in my first year there. Last year was a disappointing season, but I don?t think there?s anything to make of it being a poor year because there was too much star power. They have some really good players there, it just didn?t work out as well.

?I am big on incorporating,? Melvin added. ?I think everybody needs a role and everybody needs to feel they?re a part of it. That makes for a much better clubhouse. Everybody feels they?re important. There?s an enthusiasm to that. I think there?s a place for both.?

Scott Harris largely agrees with Melvin. When the subject of impact free agents such as Shohei Ohtani came up, I asked Detroit?s President of Baseball Operations the same question that I?d asked his San Francisco contemporary.

?There are obviously many ways to build a team,? said the 36-year-old executive. ?My personal opinion is that you have to pay attention to the interaction between the players on the team. The pieces have to actually fir together, because we have to create a functional roster that A.J. [Hinch] can use to give us an edge every time we play. I don?t think team-building is as simple as star-collecting.

?You have to be mindful of in-game moves that will allow you to get an edge based on what the opponent does,? continued Harris. ?I think you saw a little bit of that this year in Detroit, and you saw a lot of that in 2021 with us in San Francisco (where Harris was GM at the time). That?s my personal opinion. There are many other executives who have taken a different approach, but for me you have to pay very close attention to how the pieces interact with each other, and make up a dynamic lineup that fits together.?

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December 11 in Tigers and mlb history:

1854: Hall of Famer Charles 'Old Hoss' Radbourne was born this day in Rochester, NY.
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1884: The American Association votes to keep its ban on overhand pitching and to continue to allow fouls caught on one bounce to count as outs. It does abolish the tradition of team captains flipping for the honor of batting first. Now the home team will automatically bat first.

1900: A rumor that the Players Protective Association leaders have gone to Philadelphia to meet with Ban Johnson causes National League owners to "have something closely resembling a fit," says the New York Times. Players later admit the meeting took place.

1912: The Cincinnati Reds purchased Red Corriden from the Detroit Tigers for $7,500.

1917: The Phillies sell star pitcher Grover Alexander, twice a 30-game winner, and his personal catcher "Reindeer" Bill Killefer to the Cubs for righthander "Iron" Mike Prendergast, C Pickles Dillhoefer, and $55,000. Phillies owner William Baker later admits he made the trade because, "I needed the money." The 5th-place Cubs expect the addition of Alexander to greatly strengthen their staff, but Alex will be drafted in the Army.

1924: Eddie Collins signs as player-manager of the White Sox.

1927: The Browns sell George Sisler to Washington for $25,000.

1928: At the National League meeting, President John Heydler proposes the designated hitter for pitchers to improve and speed up the game. He contends fans are tired of seeing weak-hitting pitchers come to bat. Heydler refers to his idea as "the tenth regular."
The American League opposes the idea, and the NL withdraws the proposal.

1928: Toledo (American Association) purchased Johnny Neun from the Detroit Tigers.
1928: The Detroit Tigers traded Ken Holloway and Jackie Tavener to the Cleveland Indians for George Uhle.

1929: The Cards send Grover Alexander, 42, back to the Phillies with C Harry McCurdy for OF Homer Peel and P Bob McGraw.

1930: The BBWAA votes to continue the custom of selecting an MVP for each league. Beginning in 1931 the annual vote of the BBWAA will designate a player for this honor in each league. Previous MVP winners will be able to repeat under the new rules, something that was prohibited by the American League in the 1920s.

1934: The National League votes to permit night baseball, authorizing a maximum of seven games by any team installing lights. The American League will not grant permission for night games until 1937.

1934: The 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland. Frank Frisch and Mickey Cochrane, rival managers in the St. Louis-Detroit World Series, will manage their respective league's teams.

1940: The Major Leagues extend commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis to another 4-year term. They also vote to limit night games to seven per team.

1941: The Giants acquire Johnny Mize from the Cardinals for three players - Bill Lohrman, Ken O'Dea and Johnny McCarthy - and $50,000. Because of injuries, Mize's home run production fell from 43 to 16 in 1941, but "The Big Cat" will bounce back to lead the National League in 1947 and 1948.

1947: Branch Rickey announces that the Dodgers have signed an agreement with Bud Holman and the city of Vero Beach to rent 104 acres of a former pre-war municipal airport. They will pay $1 a year and take over the maintenance. In 1952 the Dodgers will sign a new 20-year lease for $1 a year, and on March 11, 1953, a new field will be named Holman Stadium.

1950: At the winter meetings, held in St. Petersburg, FL, Major League owners vote 9-7 against renewing Commissioner Happy Chandler's contract for a new term, starting in 1951. The Cardinals' Fred Saigh led the opposition to Chandler, who had jeopardized the reserve clause and ordered investigations of the alleged gambling activities of several owners.

1951: Joe DiMaggio officially retires as a member of the New York Yankees with 361 home runs and an average of .325 after 13 seasons. His 56-game consecutive-game hitting streak in 1941 will stand as one of the all-time best diamond achievements.
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1956: A major league player association is established with Bob Feller as president.

1956: The Major Leagues vote at a joint meeting to reduce player limits to 28 by Opening Day.

1957: The Phillies purchase veteran OF Dave Philley from Detroit.

1957: U.S. Congressman Emanuel Celler and Senator Kenneth Keating, both of New York, hint that there might be antitrust action against Major League Baseball if it televises games as planned, because it jeopardizes the minor leagues.

1959: The A's Arnold Johnson gives the New York Yankees an early Christmas present when he gift wraps OF'er Roger Maris in pinstripes. The Yankees acquire the slugger in a seven-player deal. Roger Maris is traded by the Kansas City Athletics (w/Joe DeMaestri & Kent Hadley), to the New York Yankees for Hank Bauer, Don Larsen, Norm Siebern & Marv Throneberry.
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1969: A Federal Court in New York City rules against the suit of umpires Bill Valentine and Al Salerno because baseball is exempt from antitrust laws.

1974: Two baseball greats whose careers ended tragically, Roy Campanella and the late Roberto Clemente, each of whom already occupies baseball's Hall of Fame, are named today with twelve others to the Black Athlete's Hall of Fame. The formal induction ceremony will come on March 13th of next year.

1981: Veteran free agent infielders Joe Morgan and Mark Belanger sign one-year contracts with the Giants and Dodgers, respectively.

1984: OF Fred Lynn, a free agent, signs a four-year contract with the Orioles.

1985: The Detroit Tigers traded a player to be named later, Juan Berenguer and Bob Melvin to the San Francisco Giants for Eric King, Dave LaPoint and Matt Nokes. The Detroit Tigers sent Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.

1991: The Detroit Tigers signed William Brennan as a free agent.

1992: In free agent signings today, the Tigers sign P Bill Krueger to a 2-year contract.

1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Brent Stentz (minors) to the Minnesota Twins for Matt Walbeck.
1996: The Detroit Tigers traded Anton French (minors) to the Toronto Blue Jays for Roberto Duran.

1997: The Detroit Tigers signed Frank Castillo as a free agent.

1998: The Detroit Tigers released Trey Beamon.

2000: The Tigers obtain P Chris Holt, OF Roger Cedeno, and C Mitch Meluskey from the Astros for C Brad Ausmus and pitchers Doug Brocail and Nelson Cruz. Houston catchers threw out 22% of base stealers in 2000, while Ausmus gunned down 42%.

2000: The Detroit Tigers drafted Jermaine Clark from the Seattle Mariners in the 2000 rule 5 draft.

2001: Tigers trade Juan Encarnacion and Luis Pineda to the Reds for Dmitri Young.

2003: The Detroit Tigers signed David Cortes as a free agent.

2006: The Detroit Tigers signed Jose Mesa as a free agent.

2013: The Tigers ink OF Rajai Davis, also for two years.
2013: The Detroit Tigers signed Duane Below as a free agent.

2013: At the Winter Meetings, owners vote to ban home plate collisions over concerns about serious injuries recently suffered by catchers such as Buster Posey or Alex Avila. The exact wording of the rule still needs to be worked out, but baserunners will now be called out if they deliberately run into the opposing catcher, and will face a fine or suspension for particularly grievous offenses. catchers will also be banned from blocking access to the plate without the ball.

2014: Alfredo Simon heads to Detroit for Eugenio Suarez and Jonathon Crawford.
2014: The Tigers send P Rick Porcello to Boston for OF Yoenis Cespedes and Pitchers Alex Wilson and Gabe Speier.

2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Drake Britton as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Lendy Castillo as a free agent.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Thad Weber as a free agent.

2019: Word leaks out that the Angels are on the verge of signing free agent 3B Anthony Rendon to a seven-year contract worth $245 million. When confirmed, it will already be the fourth contract worth over $100 million to be granted this off-season, following those to Ps Zack Wheeler, Stephen Strasburg and Gerrit Cole.

2020: The Phillies hire veteran executive Dave Dombrowski, who put together World Series-winning teams with the Florida Marlins and Boston Red Sox, and was the President and GM for the Tigers, as their President of Baseball Operations and General Manager.

Tigers players birthdays:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Erwin_Renfer
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/renfeer01.shtml
Erwin Renfer 1913.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Slick_Coffman
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Slick Coffman 1937-1939.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sykesbo01.shtml
Bob Sykes 1977-1978.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Mike_Henneman
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hennemi01.shtml
Mike Henneman 1987-1995.

Tigers players who passed away:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lepcite01.shtml
Ted Lepcio 1959.

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