Jose Valverde’s Cost Growing
The Tigers recently signed their 2013 first-round pick Jonathan Crawford. There isn’t much that is remarkable about it: he was ranked 17th according to one agency, 24th according to another, and…Read More
Exploring Alternatives to Jonathan Papelbon
Consider me convinced. If getting ahold of Jonathan Papelbon (even if the Phillies would give him up in a pure salary dump, which I doubt) would require a 2014 middle infield of Hernan Perez and Danny…Read More
Hold Off On the Condemnations of Valverde
I’m that guy who is still behind Valverde. If you looked at his 2012, you’d see a mediocre performance that could have been really bad if so many deep flies hadn’t been caught. This…Read More
Time To Start Talking About Cy Young
Tonight in Kansas City, Max Scherzer goes for his 9th win without a single L yet charged to his account. Scherzer’s ERA doesn’t sparkle at the moment, compared to all his other numbers, due…Read More
Crunch Time for Royals, Indians and Sox
Time is growing short for the Tigers competition in the AL Central. Before the season began, only the Minnesota Twins appeared to have no chance to contend in the division and only the Minnesota Twins…Read More
Detroit Tigers Not Maximizing Prince Fielder
Prince Fielder has one very important role in this Tigers offense: punish teams that pitch around Miguel…Read More
Only Rick Porcello Can Get Rangers Out
Today, Doug Fister got knocked around in the 5th and finished with 5 earned on 9 hits in 4 2/3 innings.…Read More
Detroit Tigers Avoiding Double Plays
Lets keep our fingers crossed and hope I didn’t just jinx them. Last year, the biggest issue (or…Read More
Tigers Rotation Wins Cy Young Award!
We’re just around that point in a season (closing in on 1/5 of the way through…) when the…Read More
Prince Fielder Banned in New Zealand
Well, I suppose not actually the man himself – but apparently his name is. According to TIME magazine,…Read More
Kenny Faulk Gets the Short End of the Stick
We heard earlier today that lefty Phil Coke is heading to the DL and righty Jose Ortega is heading to…Read More
Tigers Fans Should Be Patient With Jose Valverde
The big news of the day is – as hinted at by MLB.com’s Jason Beck – Jose Valverde is…Read More
Detroit Tigers Doing Something Unexpectedly Well
And that thing is putting the ball in play… The Tigers are and have been a team built around line…Read More
One Week In, Bullpen A Cause For Concern
The Detroit Tigers have made it through one week and 6 games with what you’d consider the most…Read More
Way Too Early for Offseason Regrets
But they could be coming in October… This is a part of our million-part series “reactions…Read More
Great Offseason, or the Greatest Offseason?
If you are a passionate baseball fan, and since you are spending your time reading MCB I would assume…Read More
Don’t Be Suprised If We Don’t See Bruce Rondon For Awhile
Now that the announcement has been made that Bruce Rondon will begin the season in Toledo, you’ll…Read More
Angels Finally Get Rid of Vernon Wells
Yes, of course, this is a Tigers site. Not a general baseball site or a Yankees site. We spend most of…Read More
Who To Trade, Who To Trade…
No, this isn’t Bleacher Report. We typically pride ourselves on sober and grounded ideas –…Read More
Rick Porcello Rumor Mill Churns
I have never been particularly enthusiastic about the idea of dealing Rick Porcello (though dealing…Read More





















