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Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
A tip of the retro Blue Jays cap to Bauxite brent for pointing out that the Jays are taking a gander at lefty John Halama down in the Dominican. Should the Jays sign the 37 year-old hurler, it would continue a trend by GM Alex Anthopoulos of acquiring players whose last name begins with " H ". Halama would join fellow southpaw Sean Henn and second baseman Jarrett Hoffpauir in the " H...
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MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Got a bad contract on your hands? Maybe you can swap it for another team's problem. I'll list the bad contracts, you connect the dots. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays - five years, $98.5MM Alfonso Soriano, Cubs - five years, $90MM Barry Zito, Giants - four years, $83MM Alex Rios, White Sox - five years, $59.7MM Travis Hafner, Indians - three years, $40.25MM Aaron Rowand, Giants - three years, $36MM Carlos...
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MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Next up in our Offseason Outlook series, the Tigers. Their likely commitments for 2010: C - Gerald Laird - $2.8MM+ C - Alex Avila - $400K 1B - Miguel Cabrera - $20MM 2B - Scott Sizemore - $400K SS - Ramon Santiago - $825K+ 3B - Brandon Inge - $6.6MM IF - Brent Dlugach - $400K LF - Carlos Guillen - $13MM CF - Curtis Granderson - $5.5MM RF - Magglio Ordonez - $18MM OF - Ryan Raburn - $410K OF - Clete...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
More photos » by Duane Burleson - AP There may be no bigger question for the Detroit Tigers this offseason than whether or not to re-sign Placido Polanco. Browse more photos » The Detroit Tigers Weblog talked to Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus , the industry's resident injury expert, about Scott Sizemore 's ankle injury . Carroll said Sizemore should be ready for Spring Training. However,...
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TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
It’s hard to believe it’s been over two weeks since the Tigers collapse. The playoffs are winding down and baseball is less then two weeks away from being finished. It looks like, barring something crazy out of the Angels, that we’ll see the Phillies against the Yankees, which will make for an interesting dynamic. The [...]
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The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Jason Beck caught up with Carlos Guillen late last week and a maelstrom was the result. Guillen wasn’t happy with the way Jim Leyland handled things at the end of the year. Leyland explained his side. The two talked. Leyland says everything is fine. Guillen isn’t saying much else. Guillen was wrong to go public with this. He’s wrong about his own abilities. But he’s far from...
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Open Book: A Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
There are two ways of looking at Carlos Guillen and his recent comments indicating he is less than thrilled with manager Jim Leyland.One is that he is a disgruntled player, upset with his role with the club, yet signed to a long-term contract at a cost that essentially prohibits interest from other teams.The other is he actually cares deeply about his role with the club despite getting paid so
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It's Just Sports (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Your morning look at what's going on around the Internets. E-mail tips to patrickhayes13@gmail.com.
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
More photos » by Jerry S. Mendoza - AP According to MLB.com's Jason Beck, Carlos Guillen was just waiting for the end of the season to voice his frustrations over Jim Leyland's handling of the Detroit Tigers' lineup. Browse more photos » MLB.com Tigers beat writer Jason Beck appeared on WDFN Tuesday afternoon with Matt Shepard and Drew Sharp to discuss the Carlos Guillen situation. (I know...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Jim Leyland said he and Carlos Guillen have "no hard feelings" toward each other and that Guillen is the Tigers' full-time LF. Guillen recently said he didn't want to play left. The two had a long talk on the phone Monday.
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Carlos Guillen is exasperated with his role on the Detroit Tigers. Should the Tigers be fed up with him, as well? Browse more photos » First, Carlos Guillen let it be known that he wants to be an everyday player next year. According to him, being taken out of games in late innings for defensive replacements or pinch-runners didn't allow him to prove...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
Carlos Guillen says he's not trying to rock the boat, but he's not interested in being a part-time or situation player in 2010 like he was for most of this past season. "I've been doing a lot of moves for the last two years trying to make this team better," Guillen told MLB.com Tuesday night before he returned home to Venezuela. "But I would like to be an...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
More photos » by Carlos Osorio - AP Does Carlos Guillen hold a bat wherever he's sitting during the offseason? (I'm guessing people don't get to hang out behind the Detroit Tigers' dugout.) Browse more photos » So we're now into our third day since the Detroit Tigers lost the AL Central to the Minnesota Twins. Baseball hasn't stopped; it keeps moving on. The Twins are playing the Yankees...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
More photos » by Charles Rex Arbogast - AP 11 days ago: Detroit Tigers' Carlos Guillen celebrates in the dugout after he scored off a single by Adam Everett during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Browse more photos » Before we move on to the offseason and talk about what happens next...
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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
On the heels of an unbelievable play-in game to determine who got to chase the World Series title, the Detroit Tigers are left wondering what they have to do next to make it back to the postseason. The Tigers were considered a vaunted team going into 2008, and we all know what happened. 2009 saw a greater emphasis on pitching and defense, and they improved as a result. Obviously, it wasn't good enough....
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