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Location: Detroit, Mich. | Ballpark: Comerica Park (41,000) | Spring Training: Lakeland, Fla.
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Tigers report: Inside pitch
 

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Inside pitch · Notes, quotes · Roster
 

 

A half-dozen Tigers can become free agents, and Detroit may end up watching them all leave.

Detroit's list includes Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney, Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff.

General manager Dave Dombrowski is likely to make a determined effort to retain either Lyon or Rodney, but not both. Lyon is seen as more probable because he could end up costing less. Lyon turned down a multiyear deal last winter to sign a one-year deal with Detroit specifically to see if he could get more with a good season.

Lyon had a good season, just not as the closer he was envisioned to be. Whether that would drive him back to the Tigers on another one-year contract will play itself out.

Rodney muffed only one save chance in 38 last year, and even though it was his first year as a closer, he enters a high-demand segment of the market that's not crowded with candidates. He'll draw a big-money, multiyear deal from somebody -- something Detroit is a year away from being in a position to offer.

Polanco may not even draw an offer from Detroit, which has a rookie, Scott Sizemore, it deems is ready to play in the majors. Sizemore has double-digit power but isn't nearly as good a fielder as Polanco, who is on the back side of his career.

Further, Sizemore will play for the major league minimum, a factor on a Detroit payroll bloated with unproductive long-term deals, several of which are due to expire after one more season.

The monetary factor may induce Detroit to decline an offer for Everett, who has in-laws in the area and liked playing for the Tigers.

The club may decide to make Ramon Santiago its de facto regular shortstop and relieve him with another minimum-wage rookie, Brent Dlugach, who played well in the minors last year and was brought up for a cameo in September. Dlugach is believed able to field at the major league level and might have more sock than Everett.

Washburn, if his surgically repaired left knee is fine, would fill a hole in the Detroit rotation, but the Tigers aren't expected to make him an offer. Again, money is the major factor.

Huff won't draw an offer from the Tigers, either. Money and his lack of productivity during September are factors, but the biggest reason is the club already has too many outfielder/DH types on the roster.

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Tom brookens will be taking over for andy van Slyke becoming 1B coach as well as OF and baserunning responsibilities. Last season he was the Tigers manager at AA Erie. he has also managed at A West michigan and the short season team in the New York penn League. he returns to work for JL his manager at AAA in his minor league playing days ...(more)
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November 4, 2009 7:37 pm
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October 25, 2009 9:17 pm
ryan rayburn has a spot as he is out of options and will not clear waivers. However Clete Thomas could have a battle on his hands, not to mention Marcus Thames to make the team next spring. The 3 main OF prospe cts really off to fine start th ...(more)
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November 6, 2009 6:09 pm
Thames and Treanor were released today. http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.s
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November 7, 2009 9:51 am
All season I have been reading about how the Tigers are not going to do anything next year because of bad contracts.  The truth is that we will only be able to make a few low level moves, especially with declining attendance this year.  I am hopeful, but 2011 will be the season the Tigers have a change to breakout...  they sh ...(more)
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October 20, 2009 1:57 pm
We all witnessed Curtis' regression this year as far as his avg. was concerned.  (.249 in '09.  Down .031 from 2008, and .023 off his career avg. of .272.  It may be hard to believe but he brought his vareer strikeout percentage down this season with 141 K's in 631 ab's.  It now is at 24 %)
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October 27, 2009 6:15 pm
I read that the Tigers are after the Cuban south paw..... Should they throw all the marbles at him and try their hardest to sign him.

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November 5, 2009 2:12 pm
Porcello led all American League rookie pitchers with 14 wins, while he was seventh with a 3.96 ERA (170.2IP/75ER) and 10th with 89 strikeouts during his first season with the Tigers. He ranked second among all league pitchers with a 2.23 ground ball/fly ball ratio (312 ground balls/140 fly balls) and finished fifth with 24 ground into doub ...(more)
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October 23, 2009 4:01 pm
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October 30, 2009 11:44 am
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October 23, 2009 11:15 pm
Uggh. Trying to turn a DP in the first yesterday scott Sizemoore has a fractured left tibia. No word on how long he will be out for. Mike illitch might want to dig deep in the pockets for a Placido Polanco extension. But seriously he is on his way back to detroit. No word on how long he might be out for.
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