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Prospect Profiles #40-#36

John Verburg — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:32:49 +0000

As James mentioned, all of our prospect lists are going to be followed by myself doing mini-scouting reports on all of the prospects on the list. Most of these scouting reports are compiled from various sources of information including; scouting reports, sources around baseball, first-hand reports, statistical data, and most importantly James and myself actually seeing a majority of the players. I feel by incorporating all of these things together, we can give you some of the most accurate Tigers prospect information out there.

I am by no means a professional scout, but will say I have been following Tigers prospects, and prospects in general for over 10 years now, and have picked up enough information along the way to have an informed opinion.

Anyway, myself and James hope you all enjoy the series and the information……..
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Jhonny Peralta’s Bat Must Overcome His Glove

John J. Parent — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:07:02 +0000

This is supposed to be the time of the year when optimism abounds. Pitchers and catchers report in just about three weeks, after all. Yet as I look at the Tigers roster, there are a couple of things that stand out as huge potential problems. I’m not alone in this sense, as Jonah Keri penned a piece for fangraphs that highlights some of the issues the club could face this year. Keri’s got some good points, especially concerning the infield defense.

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The player I’d like to focus on is at shortstop. The Tigers haven’t had a complete player at the position since before Carlos Guillen‘s downward spiral of injuries began; so roughly 2006. In 2007, Guillen showed a rapidly declining range and the Tigers went out and traded away Jair Jurrjens to Atlanta to nab Edgar Renteria. Renteria was supposed to solidify the offense and the defense, but as I’m sure I don’t need to remind any of you, things didn’t go as planned. Renteria struggled to get to balls on the ground and what’s worse, he didn’t hit much, either.

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The Sports Pages: Former Tigers and Holiday Gifts

John J. Parent — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:06:46 +0000

“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records man’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures.”

- Earl Warren

Yesterday we learned that the Boston Red Sox have designated former Tiger Brent Dlugach for assignment in order to make room for reliever Bobby Jenks. The Tigers traded Dlugach to Boston for a player to be named later just after the season ended. At 27, Dlugach isn’t much of a prospect but is regarded as a good glove man with some extra base pop.

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