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[kalinecountry]

Lefty reliever an area to consider for Tigers.
Don't rule out the Tigers from adding a lefty reliever after all. If they do, though, it'll most likely be a secondary reliever to complement Phil Coke, not replace or push him.
It sounds like a minor move, but it takes on a little more importance after the Tigers non-tendered Daniel Schlereth on Friday. Duane Below and eventually Darin Downs filled the role down the stretch, but the Tigers went with Coke as their lone lefty for the postseason. Al Alburquerque and his strikeout slider was judged as a good enough pitch that he could be used in traditional lefty situations.
That's probably not the way the Tigers would want to leave Spring Training if they could help it, especially to watch Alburquerque's early workload.
"We're very happy with Coke as one of our left-handed relievers, and we have some other guys that are in the mix for the No. 2 spot," team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski said. "If we said to ourselves, 'This guy is better than what we have,' would we do that? Sure. Is it something that we're going to go out and sign a big-name free-agent player to do that? The answer is no. We're looking for things to do, and that's one area."
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

If Boesch returns to Tigers, he has to win role.
The Tigers aren't discussing whether Brennan Boesch is on the trading block, as suggested by various reports, but team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski's comments portray a player who would need to battle in Spring Training to get a role back -- if he's still around in Spring Training.
Dombrowski, too, used the word "if."
"If he's with us at that point, then he'd come to camp and battle for a spot on the club," Dombrowski said, "and it wouldn't be right or center. Does he win time away from [Andy] Dirks at this point? Is he an extra outfielder?"
If he doesn't make the team, Dombrowski was asked about the idea of sending Boesch back to Triple-A Toledo for more seasoning.
"Could he benefit? Perhaps," Dombrowski said. "But at some point, I think you have to quit looking at that when a guy reaches a certain age and service time, because their heart's not going to be in it. I don't know where he fits into that category, but I would think there's a long way before we get to that point."
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Left field lone piece of Tigers' lineup missing.
The Tigers have a clear lineup at eight different positions now that Torii Hunter is taking over in right field. The one exception is left field, where the division of playing time depends on who's there.
As the Tigers finished up what team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski described as a busy first day of talks at the Winter Meetings, left field wasn't any clearer than it was last week.
Andy Dirks will probably be one of the left fielders. Avisail Garcia or Nick Castellanos could be another, but Dombrowski made it clear Detroit won't keep either of them in the big leagues just to take the short end of a platoon.
It does not sound like free agent Scott Hairston would be an option, though Dombrowski didn't mention him by name. Dombrowski made it clear he will not talk about specific free agents, even his own, but his outlook on what a potential free-agent signing would look like did not sound like the deal Hairston is expected to get.
The Tigers have been rumored to be interested in Hairston, a longtime lefty killer who batted .263 with 25 doubles, 20 home runs and 57 RBIs in 398 plate appearances this past season for the Mets. One report suggested the Tigers have offered the 32-year-old Hairston a two-year contract.
Dombrowski, however, said Monday evening that the Tigers have not offered any free-agent outfielder a multi-year contract.
"No, we have not," Dombrowski replied.
Dombrowski did not sound particularly inclined to offer any free-agent outfielder a multi-year contract. He wants somebody to push his highly-touted rookies, maybe provide insurance for them, but by no means block them.
"Can you [go with a multi-year deal]? I guess you can. But are we looking to do that? No," Dombrowski said. "It depends on who the player is. I mean, if you think it's somebody that's so solid for you that it's a definitive move for you, that's one thing. I think ideally you're looking for short term."
Dombrowski reiterated the role for Garcia or Castellanos would have to be greater than the role for a right-handed-hitting platoon outfielder. But he doesn't want to preclude it.
"You're not going to ideally have them [just] for 40 games to hit," Dombrowski continued, "but do they earn anything more than that? Let's say you sign Player X for one year at $2 million. Well, then, Castellanos and Garcia, they don't have a chance. Maybe that's better, maybe it's not, but they're talented enough that we feel that it's not out of the question that one of them could earn some playing time in Spring Training.
"I'm not saying that we're counting on it, but we're also not saying it can't happen, so that's what we constantly weigh, depending upon who the player is that we're talking about. The last couple years, we've had a hard time coming up with a right-handed bat."
Garcia will be judged in part on how he fares in winter ball. He entered Monday batting .273 (6-for-22) with a double and an RBI for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan League.
The judgment on Castellanos will fall almost entirely on how he performs in spring camp. His performance in the Arizona Fall League showed he was "out of gas," as Dombrowski put it, but he still drew praise from talent evaluators, including the MLB Scouting Bureau.
"He needs some time off," Dombrowski said, "but everybody thinks the guy's going to hit like crazy. This is not just our reports. We're talking about a bureau report that we get that [says] some people think the guy's going to be an impact bat almost immediately. That was their words: Impact bat."
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/31209/latest-inductees-point-to-hall-of-fame-flaws
Latest inductees point to Hall of Fame flaws.
from espn

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ennan-boesch?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Reports: Tigers deal with Rafael Soriano 'ain't happening'.
Boesch to mariners?
from the freep

Mariners interested in Hamilton. On much lower level, also interested in Brennan Boesch.
Danny Knobler at cbssports

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/seattle_mariners_interested_in.html
Seattle Mariners interested in adding power, reportedly target Detroit Tigers' Brennan Boesch. (hinging on not getting hamilton). Possible trade for Casper Wells?
from Mlive

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/detroit_tigers_brennan_boesch_15.html
Tough to figure how Brennan Boesch would fit into Detroit Tigers' plans for 2013 season.
from Mlive

http://www.thedetroitsportssite.com...e-mariners-interested-in-brennan-boesch/27411
Detroit Tigers Trade Rumors: Seattle Mariners Interested in Brennan Boesch.
from the detroitsportssite

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/12/04/mariners-reportedly-interested-in-brennan-boesch/
Mariners Reportedly Interested In Brennan Boesch.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/report_detroit_tigers_official.html
Report: Detroit Tigers official says deal with free-agent reliever Rafael Soriano 'ain't happening'.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-insurance?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
More and more, it appears Tigers only are in market for some insurance.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/.../SPORTS0104/Young-outfielders-Tigers-thoughts
Young outfielders are in Tigers' thoughts.
from flip/flop henning at the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-has-limits-when-comes-financing-championship
Even Tigers owner Mike Ilitch has limits when it comes to financing a championship.
from flip/flop henning at the detnews

I'm getting to dislike henning more each week. 180 degree opposite view story from previous week on anything Tigers. Any which way the wind is blowing.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...onse-steroid-era-clouds-Hall-Fame-credentials
Baseball's slow response to steroid era clouds Hall of Fame credentials.
from the detnews

 

[kalinecountry]

http://mlbdirt.com/2012/12/04/this-m...-hall-of-fame/
This may be Jack Morris' year to get into the Hall of Fame.
from mlbdirt

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12...z-brennan-boesch-mariners-mlb-winter-meetings
Rumor mongering: Tigers do not want Rafeal Soriano, mystery team pursues Anibal Sanchez, Mariners interested in Brennan Boesch.
from blessyouboystigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

Jeremy Bonderman says he could have deal in place by this weekend. Making a comeback.

if he hasn't mastered a changeup,... same old bonderman.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.foxsportsdetroit.com/12/...anding_tigers.html?blockID=830461&feedID=3701
Christmas shopping in Nashville.
Keating for DetroitFox

 

[kalinecountry]

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/12/04/tigers-unlikely-for-yunel-escobar/
Tigers unlikely for Yunel Escobar.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

 

[kalinecountry]

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/12/04/projecting-the-detroit-tigers-2016-lineup/
Projecting The Detroit Tigers? 2016 Lineup.
from mcb-tb

Baseball America's 2016 Tigers lineup,
and MCB-TB writers 2016 Tigers lineup.

 

[kalinecountry]

GIBBYs recognize Miggy as MVP, Hitter of Year.

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/a...s_det&c_id=det
GIBBYs recognize Miggy as MVP, Hitter of Year.
Tigers slugger sweeps baseball's Most Valuable Player category for 2012.
from the Tigers official site

Miguel Cabrera won the vote of his peers and baseball writers last month. Now, he has the vote of the fans, pulling off the sweep.

Not only did Cabrera earn the honor as MLB's Hitter of the Year with this year's Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY) Awards, he took the MLB MVP award over Angels rookie sensation Mike Trout and National League MVP Buster Posey.

It was a fitting tribute for a player who not only won the first batting Triple Crown in 45 years, but for a hitter in his prime providing the bulk of his team's offense during the Tigers' September run to their second straight American League Central title -- then helping Detroit all the way to the World Series.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Stars of the game honored with GIBBY Awards.
Miggy takes home two.
from mlb.com

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ss...abrera_43.html
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera wins Most Valuable Player of the Year, Hitter of the Year GIBBY Awards.
from Mlive

Along with the Two GIBBYs and the AL MVP Award, Cabrera was named Sporting News' Player of the Year and has added a Silver Slugger Award (his fourth), the American League's Hank Aaron Award and the Luis Aparicio Award to his growing collection this year.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...ason-accolades
Tigers' Miguel Cabrera continues to pile up the postseason accolades.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/video/...t_vid&c_id=det
This webvideo makes me so proud of our Tigers and the Best, Smartest Hitter for 'Power and Average' I've ever seen wearing the Old English D.
(with all due respect to Kaline).

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers coaching shakeup - We got our wish

Tigers have finally announced coaching staff switch — Brookens @ 3B, Belliard @ 1B, Lamont bench coach.
Whoopee!!!!!!!!

Leyland let media know today that Lamont will be bench coach in 2013, Brookens will coach 3B & Belliard will coach 1B.

http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=6336
Gene Lamont Has Been Promoted.
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

http://www.freep.com/article/201212...-bench-coach?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers move Gene Lamont from third-base coach to bench coach.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/gene_lamont_to_be_bench_coach.html
Gene Lamont to be bench coach for Detroit Tigers; Tom Brookens to coach third base.
from Mlive

The Detroit Tigers announced shortly after the season ended that they would make adjustments to their coaching staff.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...e-Lamont-moves-from-third-base-dugout-shakeup
Tigers coach Gene Lamont moves from third base to dugout in shakeup.
from the detnews

http://opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com/2012/12/tigers-send-lamont-to-bench-brookens-to.html
Tigers send Lamont to the bench, Brookens to third.
from the Oakland Press

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12...-bench-coach-tom-brookens-takes-over-3rd-base
Gene Lamont named bench coach, Tom Brookens takes over 3rd base coaching duties.
from blessyouboystigersblog

http://beck.mlblogs.com/2012/12/04/lamont-named-bench-coach-brookens-to-3rd/
Lamont named bench coach, Brookens to 3rd.
from Jason Beck's Tigers blog

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...04&content_id=40527662&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Gene Lamont takes over as Leyland's bench coach
Tom Brookens moves to third, while Rafael Belliard takes over first base.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...04&content_id=40524634&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Kirk Gibson makes Hall cases for Morris, Trammell.
from the Tigers official site