While I was pouring over MLB Trade Rumors this morning, I found a link to a blog called Monozygotic, which is written by twin brothers, obviously. They put together a comprehensive list of all non-roster invitees for the 2010 Spring Training camps of each team. It is impressive work.
Non-roster invitees are always an interesting group. There are [...]

Jon Heyman of SI.com and MLB Network tweeted that the Yankees have struck again, this time nabbing another former Tiger favorite in Marcus Thames.
Thames signed a minor league deal that will pay him $900,000 if he makes the major league club this year. Thames originally made it to the majors with the Yankees back in [...]

MLB.com’s Jason Beck passed along the information via twitter today that the Tigers have removed DH Marcus Thames and catcher Matt Treanor from the 40 man roster.
 
Thames and Treanor had been rumored to be non-tender candidates in December, but the team had to make some moves to trim the roster down prior to the rule 5 [...]

Detroit (78-68) at Minnesota (74-72)
Season Series: Twins lead 7-4
At Metrodome: Twins lead 5-1
 
As the Tigers get set to battle the Twins this weekend in Minnesota, I thought it would be a good time to take a deeper look at the Twins and the possible challenges the present.  Former AL MVP Justin Morneau has been lost [...]

Detroit 5, Kansas City 7 ( box)
Magic Number 19
 
Maybe Jim Leyland could see this one coming.  With the Tigers clinging to a 3-2 lead with two outs in the top of the fifth inning last night, Marcus Thames drew a walk to load the bases.  Leyland immediately sent Curtis Granderson out to run for Thames.  [...]

Detroit 3, Oakland 2 (box)
 
The Tigers began their quest for road success with a trip to Oakland for a three game weekend set.  Edwin Jackson got the ball for the Tigers and impressed.  Desipte some sloppy defense, the Tigers held off the A’s for the 3-2 win in the series opener.
 
Jackson (10-5) bcame the third [...]

Saturday: Kansas City 3, Detroit 10 (box)
Sunday: Kansas City 3, Detroit 2 (10 innings) (box)
 
I like to sleep in on Sundays, so I didn’t get around to doing a recap for Saturday night’s game until just about time for the first pitch on Sunday.  For that reason, I decided to post both recaps at the same [...]

It certainly had the feeling of one of those games.  Too many times to count over the past several seasons the Detroit Tigers had raced out to six or seven run leads in the first couple of innings, only to sit idly by while the opponent began to chip away and eventually overtake the Tigers [...]