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Detroit Tigers Avoid Arbitration With All Eligible

Over the last two days, the Detroit Tigers have signed all of Rick Porcello, Phil Coke, Don Kelly, Delmon Young, and Max Scherzer to one-year deals, thus avoiding arbitration with all of their players…Read More

Justin Henry Is On A Path To The Majors

While much of the discussion of the Tigers minor league system revolves around top prospects Jacob Turner and Nick Castellanos, and rightfully so, not every guy on a big league roster comes from a top…Read More

Are the Detroit Tigers Content with Using a Rookie as a Fifth Starter?

Heading into the offseason, the Tigers had some needs.  It seems we’re getting an idea of how the Tigers are addressing each need, except that of the final rotation spot. Read | Share

One A.M In A Dallas Hotel Bar

Disclaimer: This is intended to be fun. Nobody should take offense. It is my attempt to do an article a little differently by writing a scene for the readers from the GM meetings in Dallas. Entirely fictional…Read More

Could Placido Polanco Return To Detroit?

Keeping up with all the rumors associated with the Tigers can be a full time job in and of itself. Adding the other major league teams makes it even more difficult. Word is, the Philadelphia Phillies have…Read More

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Tigers Reportedly Interested in Mets’ Daniel Murphy

Joel Sherman, long-time beat writer and baseball columnist for the New York Post, recently tweeted that…Read More

Huh? The Tigers Are Interested In Coco Crisp?

It’s really hard to second guess a guy in GM David Dombrowski who had such a successful 2011 season.…Read More

The Newest AL Team and What It Means For The Detroit Tigers

I am sure everyone reading this is now aware that the Houston Astros, formerly of the National…Read More

Quiet Before The Storm

It appears that two related factors are keeping hot stove motions in a holding pattern: Tuesdays formal…Read More

Tigers Welcome Back Gerald Laird

The Tigers have brought back Gerald Laird to be their backup catcher for the 2012 season, pending a physical…Read More

Prospect Profiles #45-41

As James mentioned, all of our prospect lists are going to be followed by myself doing mini-scouting…Read More

Tigers Potential Trade Target: Emilio Bonifacio

  The Florida Marlins are moving into a new stadium. Two things. One, it’s about time. That…Read More

Worst Case Scenario: Third Base

It’s always best to be prepared for the worst thing that could possible happen – if only…Read More

What Should The Tigers Do With Brandon Inge?

A thank you goes out to one of our readers, who suggested that he would like one of the writers on MCB…Read More

What Were You Thinking Gene Lamont?

I want to start this first by saying Gene Lamont did not solely lose that game for the Detroit Tigers.…Read More

With Maggs Out, Time for Jim Leyland to Get Creative

No announcement has come yet of which player might be called upon to replace the injured Magglio Ordonez.…Read More

Final Regular Season Grades: Outfielders

The Tigers have shuffled several people in and out of the lineup all season, and that includes the outfield.…Read More

Regular Season Grades: Infielders

Continuing the series I began yesterday, I am grading the regular season performances of the Tigers infielders.…Read More

Bring On The Rangers

You wouldn’t know it from the Twitter world out there earlier tonight, but the Tigers are going…Read More

ERA Doesn’t Always Tell the Full Story

If you look at the box score from last night’s game in Detroit, you’ll see that AJ Burnett gave up…Read More