Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
"He had so much hair, I could've slept on that for a week. "I'm just jealous." Tigers manager Jim Leyland , after Fernando Rodney received his first haircut since 2005.
View from the cheap seats (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Cardinals need bullpen help and the Detroit Tigers have made it known around the majors that reliever Fernando Rodney is available. Is it a match? Rodney has struggled this year since returning from the disabled list in mid-June after...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Jon Paul Morosi has a new name to add to the reliever market: Fernando Rodney of the Tigers. He says the Tigers "appear willing to include Rodney in trade offers." Rodney, 31, has a 7.71 ERA in ten appearances this year. His season began in June due to shoulder tendinitis. He dealt with the same injury last year, but surgery was deemed unnecessary. Rodney is averaging 93.8 mph with his fastball this...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Second baseman Scott Sizemore, one of the Tigers' top prospects, likely will be out until sometime in August after undergoing surgery to repair a broken hamate bone in his left wrist.
The Wayne Fontes Experience (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
In part 2 of of TWFE's Tigers mid-term, I grade the relief pitchers. For much of the season, the pen had a revolving door, with the Tigers desperately trying to find the right combinations, while attempting to replace the injured Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya. Though some relievers gave us more grief, than relief, and are no longer in Detroit (Zach Miner went from 8th inning setup man, to long relief,...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Tim Booth / Seattle Post-Intelligencer : Clement's 2 homers give Mariners 3-2 win — Rookie Jeff Clement homered in his final two at-bats, the second a two-run shot off Detroit reliever Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning that lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
SEATTLE — Over five straight scoreless outings, Fernando Rodney often looked like the setup ace he was for the Tigers in 2006. The performances gave Detroit fans new reason to believe that their bullpen could again be among the best in baseball.
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Rookie Jeff Clement homered in his final two at-bats, the second a two-run shot off Detroit reliever Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning that lifted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Saturday night.
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
If the Tigers are interested in making a trade before July 31, we're not sure if relievers are a priority on the shopping list. If Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya are healthy and mechanically sound, probably not. Starting pitchers and utility infielders might also be on the list. But that's probably something we could devote an entire post to. One reliever whose name was associated in trade rumors...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Who that will be is anybody's guess. I think we all hope it will be Joel Zumaya at some point. Freddy Dolsi and Fernando Rodney remain candidates despite some spotty outings in the last week plus. (Although F-Rod's ERA has shrunk by nearly 124 in the last week, which is really quite something.)
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
Tigers reliever Fernando Rodney had his third straight scoreless outing in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
Jim Leyland got Fernando Rodney the kind of low-stress outing Tuesday night that he'd hoped to give him last week. With the Tigers down by four, Rodney pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Wayne Fontes Experience (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
After a successful 4-2 west coast swing (one that could have been 6-0, save for a pair of Fernando Rodney 8th inning implosions), the Tigers are back home to finish off interleague play against St Louis and Colorado. In winning 8 of their last 10, and 12 of their last 15, the Tigers find themselves only 3 games under .500, a mere 5 games back in the Central, and for all intents and purposes, back in...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 06/24/2008
Blame it on Joel Zumaya . Blame it on Fernando Rodney . Blame it on Freddy Dolsi . But there wasn't a spot available for Denny Bautista in the Detroit Tigers' bullpen, and it appears that Dave Dombrowski thinks that's a permanent development. Jon Paul Morosi reports that Dombrowski believes he'll be able to trade Bautista this week, after discussions with a few teams left him feeling "optimistic"...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
After his horrifying eight-pitch, eight-ball performance on Friday night, Fernando Rodney (at least in my mind) seemed ticketed for a "you can't come back until you can throw a strike" demotion to Single-A Lakeland. But maybe the Tigers feel like they've already gone that way enough with Dontrelle Willis . Of maybe they don't think Rodney is the same sort of reconstruction project that Willis is,...
