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http://eyeontigers.blogspot.com/2012/12/can-rick-porcello-regain-his-slider.html
Can Rick Porcello regain his Slider?
from EyeOnTigersblog

 

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December 17 in Tigers and mlb history:

1888 - Former Detroit players Deacon White and Jack Rowe purchase a controlling interest in the minor league Buffalo club. Though their reserve rights have been sold to Pittsburgh, both men announce plans to play in Buffalo next year.

1889 - The Players League adopts some new rules, including the 2-umpire system and an increase in pitching distance from 55 1/2 feet to 57 feet. A lively ball is chosen, assuring high scores in the upcoming season.

1902 AL owners adopt a 154-game schedule for the next season. This will last for over a half-century.

1920 - The American League votes to allow pitchers who used the spitball in 1920 to continue using it as long as they are in the league. The National League will do the same. There will be 17 designated spitters in all, eight in the NL and nine in the AL.
For the NL: Bill Doak, Phil Douglas, Dana Fillingim, Ray Fisher, Marvin Goodwin, Burleigh Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, and Dick Rudolph.
For the AL: A.W. Ayers, Slim Caldwell, Stan Coveleski, Red Faber, Dutch Leonard, Jack Quinn, Allan Russell, Urban Shocker, and Allen Sothoron.

1928: National League President John Heydler's designated hitter idea gets the backing of John McGraw, but the American League is against it.

1928: At a joint meeting, a rule is changed that ends the practice of minor league teams selling star prospects to friendly Major League clubs for high prices, then getting the players back, forcing another ML club to pay the reputed price for the player.
Other changes ban the signing of players under the age of 17 and set a $7,500 price tag on any first-year player.

1949 - The Yankees and Detroit swap first basemen, the Tigers getting Dick Kryhoski while New York takes Dick Wakefield, signed by the Tigers in 1941 to a $52,000 bonus.

1968 - The owners announce they will increase contributions to the players' pension fund by $1 million to $5.1 million per year. Players vote down the proposal, 491-7.

1983 The Tigers sign free agent slugger Darrell Evans.

Tigers players birthdays:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Curtis_Pride
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pridecu01.shtml
Curtis Pride 1996-1997.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pemberu01.shtml
Rudy Pemberton 1995.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/villabr01.shtml
Brandon Villafuerte 2000.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Eric_Eckenstahler
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/eckener01.shtml
Eric Eckenstahler 2002-2003.

Tigers players who passed away:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Larry_Sherry
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sherrla01.shtml
Larry Sherry 1964-1967.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Walt_Dropo
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dropowa01.shtml
Walt Dropo 1952-1954.

from baseball reference

 

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http://wahoosam.com/baseball/big-six-how-the-2013-hall-of-fame-class-will-be-judged/
The Big Six and Leftovers: How the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot results will look.
from WahooSam

Morris and Trammell discussed here.

 

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http://espn.go.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/58069/three-key-moves-sanchez-choo-youkilis
Three key moves: Sanchez, Choo, Youkilis.
from espn

Sanchez throwing his curve in all counts.

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...sch-and-more?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers hot stove: Rick Porcello, Peter Bourjos, Brennan Boesch and more.
from the freep

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ible-players?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Arbitration guys like Max Scherzer, Alex Avila should push Tigers' payroll over $150 million.
from the freep

 

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...igers-catcher-Alex-Avila-says-s-great-healthy
Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila says it's great to be healthy.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=19190
Baseball Therapy: There is No Unicorn.
from baseball prospectus

 

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http://blog.detroitathletic.com/201...atest-tiger-of-them-all-ty-cobb-or-al-kaline/
Greatest Tiger of them all? It's either Cobb or Kaline.
from Detroit Athletic

 

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http://mlb.si.com/2012/12/10/jaws-a...ame-ballot-part-i-introduction/?sct=uk_t12_a6
JAWS and the 2013 Hall of Fame Ballot.
from Sports Illustrated

JAWS is short for Jaffe Wins Above Replacement Score, a system I developed at Baseball Prospectus in time for the 2004 ballot, though the catchy name didn?t come until a year later. JAWS is a tool to measure a candidate?s Hall of Fame worthiness by comparing him to the players at his position who are already enshrined. It uses sabermetrics to account for the wide variations in offensive levels that have occurred throughout the game?s history and from ballpark to ballpark. The system?s stated goal is to improve the institution?s standards, or at least to maintain them by admitting players at least as good as the average Hall of Famer at the position.

A player?s JAWS is his career Wins Above Replacement total averaged with his 7-year peak WAR. WAR measures each player?s hitting, pitching and fielding contributions relative to those of a freely available reserve or minor league call-up, with built-in adjustments for park and league scoring levels so that we can more fairly compare players across eras. The current Hall of Famers are then grouped by position and a positional average JAWS is computed. For the purposes of comparison, players are classified at the position where they accrued the most value, which may be different from where they played the most games, particularly as players tend to shift to positions of less defensive responsibility ? and thus overall value ? as they age. A small handful of enshrined players, including pioneers and Negro Leaguers with less than 10 years of major league service, are excluded from the calculations.

 

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http://walkoffwoodward.com/?p=6360
Is Rick Porcello the Starting Pitcher Who Should Be Traded?
from WalkoffWoodwardTigersblog

 

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http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/12/17/3777204/detroit-tigers-overspending
How I learned to stop caring about cost efficiency and embrace the Tigers' spending ways.
from Kurt at blessyouboystigersblog

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...le-spending-like-fat-cats-fans-shouldn-t-fret
If Tigers are comfortable spending like fat cats, fans shouldn't fret.
Kurt's column at the detnews

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ibal-sanchez?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
Tigers officially announce Anibal Sanchez's 5-year contract.
from the freep

http://www.freep.com/article/201212...bal-sanchez-press-conference?odyssey=nav|head
Live updates: Tigers introduce Anibal Sanchez at 3 p.m.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/detroit_tigers_make_deal_with.html
Detroit Tigers make deal with Anibal Sanchez official; contract includes club option for 2018.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...eal-Anibal-Sanchez-press-conference-scheduled
Tigers announce new deal with Anibal Sanchez; press conference scheduled.
from the detnews

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/...14&content_id=40651662&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Anibal Sanchez, Tigers finalize five-year, $80 million deal.
from the Tigers official site

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/12/tigers-to-sign-anibal-sanchez.html
Tigers officially sign Anibal Sanchez.
from mlbtraderumors

http://detroit.sbnation.com/tigers/2012/12/17/3777546/detroit-tigers-anibal-sanchez
Tigers officially announce re-signing of Anibal Sanchez.
from DetroitSBNation

 

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The Tigers had almost a dozen calls about Rick Porcello within a few hours of their agreement with right-hander Anibal Sanchez, Knobler reports. The Tigers are expected to trade Porcello, who’s second time arbitration eligible with a projected salary of $4.7MM. The Cubs called, but there's no match, Knobler adds.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/with_anibal_sanchez_back_in_fo.html
With Anibal Sanchez back in fold, Detroit Tigers receive 'numerous' calls from teams seeking starting pitcher.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-Anibal-Sanchez-focus-now-turns-Rick-Porcello
After 'risky' signing of Anibal Sanchez, focus now turns to Rick Porcello.
from the detnews

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...ston-red-sox?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
SS Stephen Drew off the market, headed to Red Sox.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/12/shortstop_stephen_drew_possibl.html
Shortstop Stephen Drew, possible target of Detroit Tigers, gets one-year deal from Red Sox.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...-off-market-Tigers-may-halt-shortstop-pursuit.
from the detnews

 

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8755180/pitchers-try-mlb-examined-padded-caps
Pitchers to try out padded caps.
from espn

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/12/17/reliever-market-changing-maybe-for-the-better/
Reliever Market Changing ? Maybe For The Better.
from mcb-tb

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/12/17/taking-bruce-rondon-deep/
Taking Bruce Rondon Deep.
from mcb-tb

 

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http://www.freep.com/article/201212...-new-stadium?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Detroit Tigers
This week in Michigan history: Comerica Bank buys naming rights for Tigers' new stadium.
from the freep

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/re-introducing-hitter-volatility/
(Re) Introducing Hitter Volatility.
from fangraphs

 

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Agent Gene Mato said Anibal Sanchez "left money on the table" from an offer from another club at winter meetings. It wasn't the Cubs.

Dombrowski: "We never pursued trying to sign Stephen Drew." Says Drew's name came up in conversations with Scott Boras about other players.

Dombrowski: "Peralta is our shortstop."