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Infante hit .253 in six seasons with Tigers - has hit .295 in five NL seasons since.

Front office exec: "F***, that was a good deal for the Tigers."

Dombrowski normally scores. Even in a tight market, with other teams chasing the same guys, he compromises and gets a deal done.

Prospects' skill sets and values are dynamic. Jacob Turner now is not the same guy as Jacob Turner 2009-2010.

The Tigers are locked into that compensation pick now. It can only be traded once.
 
July 24 in Tigers and mlb history:

1939 - The Detroit Tigers release oft-injured Dixie Walker. He signs with Brooklyn, with whom he will have his most productive year.

1961: At Kansas City, Detroit P Frank Lary collides with rookie 3B Steve Boros, and both players leave the game with injuries. Lary does not miss a start but Boros's collarbone is broken and he will not return. He has 53 RBIs to date.

1964 - Hank Aguirre gives up five runs on three homers to New York in the first four innings, but the Tigers overcome a 5 - 2 deficit to win 10 - 5. Late 2 run homers by Jerry Lumpe 2B, and "Mr. Everything" Al Kaline RF, his a deep blast to left center gets the win for the Tigers and relief pitcher Larry Sherry.

1983 - In the memorable "Pine Tar Game" at Yankee Stadium, George Brett hits an apparent 2-run home run off Rich Gossage to give the Kansas City Royals a 5 - 4 lead with two outs in the 9th inning, only to have the homer taken away when Yankees manager Billy Martin, at the urging of coach Don Zimmer, points out that the pine tar on Brett's bat handle exceeds the 17 inches allowed in the rules. As a result, Brett is called out for illegally batting the ball, giving New York a 4 - 3 victory. Brett goes ballistic and the Royals immediately protest. American League President Lee MacPhail overrules his umpires for the first time, saying that the umpire's call went against the spirit of the rule, which should be rewritten and clarified, and that the home run will stand. The game will be resumed from that point on August 18th.

2001: The Yankees edge the Tigers 6 - 5, despite an 8th-inning moon shot by Detroit's Juan Encarnacion, off Ramiro Mendoza, that lands in the second row of the empty blue bleacher seats in left CF. It is believed to be the first ball hit into that area since Yankee Stadium was remodeled in 1976.

2002: The Tigers shut out the Royals 3 - 0, in one hour and 41 minutes - the fastest 9-inning game in the major leagues since 1984.

Tigers players birthdays:

from baseball reference
 
While much of the focus today is on the Ichiro Suzuki trade (and my thoughts on that are at the bottom of this piece), a much more significant deal was reportedly made between the Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins.
The Tigers clearly make themselves better in a tight AL Central race this year with the acquisitions of Anibal Sanchez and Omar Infante, but the Marlins did well to obtain one top-30 prospect (Jacob Turner) and a couple of other solid prospects in exchange for an impending free agent pitcher and a 30-year-old hitter who would probably be a utility player on most teams.
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The Tigers acquire 2B-R Omar Infante, RHP Anibal Sanchez, and a 2013 compensation draft pick from the Miami Marlins for RHP Jacob Turner, C-L Rob Brantly, LHP Bryan Flinn, and a 2013 compensation draft pick. [7/23]
Give Dave Dombrowski credit; he just patched his team’s two biggest holes without yielding top offensive prospect Nick Castellanos.
from Baseball Prospectus
 
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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/07/detroit_tigers_trade_with_marl.html
Detroit Tigers' trade with Marlins hinges on Jacob Turner, a 'great pickup' says ESPN's Keith Law.
from Mlive

Infante solves Detroit's immediate need a second base, and Law notes Tigers fans "might mistake him for Rogers Hornsby" because he's such an upgrade, even though he "isn't anything special."
As for Sanchez, Law writes:
"Sanchez had significant shoulder problems earlier in his career, but has been healthy since the start of 2010 and has made himself into an above-average starter thanks to a plus changeup with good deception and at times some late tumble. His fastball is just average, but he locates it well enough to stay ahead in the count and avoid free passes, although it's fairly flat and might make him homer-prone in the wrong ballpark."
Law estimates Detroit's acquisitions of Sanchez and Infante will be worth "two or three wins" for the rest of the season, and some value in 2013 with at least Infante still with the Tigers.
 
http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23280309&c_id=det
Webvideo with Dombrowski on trade with Marlins.
Tigers president, CEO and GM Dave Dombrowski talks about the reasons for acquiring Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez from the Marlins.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=23279557&c_id=mlb
Webvideo Sanchez on being traded.
New Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez talks about the trade that landed him in Detroit and discusses his time in Miami.

from the Tigers official site
 
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