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Tigers and MLB 2019-2020 Free Agents Rule 5 Offseason Calendar Winter Meetings

https://totallytigers.wordpress.com/2019/12/14/question-of-the-week-44/
QUESTION OF THE WEEK.
Totally Tigers

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Why are we seeing more free agency signings this year? What has changed?
 
The Detroit Tigers took Rony Garcia with the first pick of Thursday?s Rule-5 draft. More projection than results at this point of his young career, the 21-year-old right-hander logged a 4.01 ERA this year between high-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton. He was originally signed by the Yankees out of the Dominican Republic, in 2015.

Following the selection, Tigers VP of Player Development Dave Littlefield fielded questions from a small group of reporters. He described Garcia as ?a good-sized kid with a good arm, a four-pitch pitcher? not overpowering staff, but good command and good pitchability.? (Eric Longenhagen wrote him up here.)

I asked if the decision to take Garcia was influenced more by scouting or analytics.

?It?s always a blend,? Littlefield replied. ?Al Avila, our general manager, speaks of that often. That?s really how we make a lot of decisions in that regard.?

I followed up by asking if any tweaks to Garcia?s pitching package are planned.

?We certainly looked at the repertoire, the usage patterns, and those sorts of things,? said Littlefield. ?I think it would be a little bold to start making any decisions at this point. Obviously we?d like to get our hands on him and have the pitching people work with him. But we?ll be doing a lot of work leading into spring training, breaking down the breakdown of his pitches, to get a stronger feeling.?

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https://www.mlb.com/breaking-news/corey-kluber-trade
Rangers trade for 2-time Cy winner Kluber.
MLB.com

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2019/1...-corey-kluber-texas-rangers-cleveland-whaaaat
Cleveland finalizing trade to send Corey Kluber to Rangers.
Kluber?s long reign over the AL Central (and the Tigers, in particular) appears to be over.
BYBTB

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/2019/12/15/corey-kluber-trade-rangers-indians/2657038001/
Indians trade two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber to Rangers.
Freep

Kluber, 33, won the AL Cy Young in 2014 and 2017 and has been one of the most dominant starters in baseball in recent years. Since 2013, Kluber has a 3.04 ERA and is averaging 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings.

In return, the Indians receive outfielder Delino DeShields Jr. and pitcher Emmanuel Clase.

Kluber is coming off a lost season, having made only seven starts in 2019. He fractured his arm when he was hit by a line drive on May 1 and didn't pitch in the majors again after that, dealing with abdominal tightness during his rehab in August.

With a new ballpark opening in 2020, the Texas Rangers have been looking to make a splash this offseason and struck out on free agent third baseman Anthony Rendon.

Kluber is owed $17.5 million in 2020 and by virtue of being traded, his $18 million 2021 club option becomes a vesting option if he pitches 160 innings in 2020 and he is not on the injured list when the season ends.
 
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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2019/12/16/tigers-srd-episode-301-post-winter-meetings-silence/
Tigers SRD Podcast Episode 301-Post Winter Meetings Silence. 72 minutes.
TMLR

-Brandon Day of Bless You Boys.com joins the show for a fifth time this year and discuss his Austin Romine article.

-The guys recap the Rule 5 draft picks Rony Garcia, Triple A Rule 5 picks RHP Ruben Garcia and INF Brian Schales.

-The Marlins, Dodgers and Rangers continue their strong off-seasons.

-The Tigers are still better off than the Detroit Lions.

Thank you to everyone who has tuned in 2019. Chris and Roger appreciate all the new listeners. Happy Holidays to everyone this year.
 
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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...-pitcher-chiang-minor-league-deal/2686787001/
Tigers sign Taiwanese pitcher Chiang to minor-league deal.
Detnews

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/12/tigers-sign-shao-ching-chiang.html
Tigers Sign Shao-Ching Chiang.
MLBTR

https://motorcitybengals.com/2019/1...n-taiwanese-pitcher-chiang-minor-league-deal/
Detroit Tigers sign Taiwanese pitcher Shao-Ching Chiang to a minor-league deal.
MCBTB

He has recorded 195 2/3 innings of 5.11 ERA ball with 7.7 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 at the highest level of the minors.

God help us.
 
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