Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Lynn Henning / Detroit News : Miguel Cabrera joins Tigers' trade talks — Opening bids for Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson have plainly been underwhelming, or Dave Dombrowski, the Tigers president and general manager known for a fast trigger-finger, would by now have dealt at least one of two star players on the block during …
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... might prompt the team to trade off some of its star players. According to the Detroit News ' Lynn Henning , the Tigers' financial losses this season were serious enough that dealing away their most expensive player, Miguel Cabrera , is now a consideration. The annual autumn review that Dombrowski held with owner Mike Ilitch made clear that Detroit's economics have caught up with the...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
It's no secret that the Tigers are looking to cut down on future payroll, and to do so they've made both Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson available in trades. Lynn Henning of The Detroit News throws another name into the mix: first baseman Miguel Cabrera. Henning says that nothing "irresistible" has been offered for Cabrera yet, and that GM Dave Dombrowski said "I'm...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
by Paul Battaglia - AP Miguel Cabrera tries to bounce a baseball on his knee the same number of times his name has popped up in trade rumors this week. View full size photo » We've heard from Lynn Henning , who believes the Tigers could trade Miguel Cabrera to the Red Sox . We've heard from John Lowe , who thinks Cabrera's contract makes a deal difficult to pull off. ( Buster Olney...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
ESPN : The market for Miguel Cabrera — The Tigers are in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. — Set aside, for a moment, the off-field incidents in which Cabrera was involved during the last couple of months of the regular season …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
John Perrotto / Baseball America : Pittsburgh Pirates Top 10 Prospects — Pittsburgh Pirates … After Neal Huntington became Pirates general manager late in the 2007 season, it didn't take him long to understand what the organization needed: young talent and lots of it. Pittsburgh not only had a bad major league team …
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Breaking Sports : Agent says White Sox show interest in Coco Crisp — The White Sox have expressed interest in free agent and longtime nemesis Coco Crisp, according to his agent. — “I have talked to (general manager) Kenny Williams on a preliminary basis,” Steve Compte said Tuesday. “We're going to be a little patient.
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Matthew Leach / MLB.com : Third time is charming for MVP Pujols — Cardinals slugger unanimous selection for NL honors — ST. LOUIS — This wasn't an announcement. It was a coronation. Then again, a case could be made that the entire 2009 season fit that description for Albert Pujols.
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
More photos » by Jae C. Hong - AP Is Curtis Granderson creating another distraction from baseball for himself with a proposed reality TV show? Browse more photos » If anyone missed Saturday's Arizona Fall League championship game (including two hitless innings and four strikeouts from Tigers prospect Robbie Weinhardt ), you can catch a replay on MLB Network from 3 to 6 p.m. ET. Lynn...
TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
First we had Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson. Now the trade talks surround Miguel Cabrera in what would be the biggest salary dump of them all. Lynn Henning wrote this morning about how things have now turned to Cabrera and it looks like the Boston Red Sox are the team being mentioned. While I like [...]
TigerBlog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Lynn Henning wrote today that he wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers ship a player or two to Seattle. It still bothers me that there’s all this talk of the Tigers trading for prospects after such a close run last year but what happens in these next couple of months will show what the front [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... and Discussion: , , and Discussion: Mike Axisa / : Chad Jennings / : Iris Brito / : Greg Cohen / : Lynn Henning / : — Opening bids for Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson have plainly been underwhelming, or Dave Dombrowski, the Tigers president and general manager known for a fast trigger-finger, would by now have dealt at least one of two star players on the block during … Link Search:...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. — Set aside, for a moment, the off-field incidents in which Cabrera was involved during the last couple of months of the regular season … Chris H. / Scott Merkin / — With deal expiring and Flowers in wings, uncertainty exists — CHICAGO — It's easy to support the theory of...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... in cost-cutting mode and they are willing to discuss a possible trade of Miguel Cabrera, writes Lynn Henning. — Set aside, for a moment, the off-field incidents in which Cabrera was involved during the last couple of months of the regular season … Chris H. / Paul White / Sooze / Kevin Goldstein / — Four-Star Prospects — Three-Star Prospects — Two-Star Prospects — Four More: — 12....
Open Book: A Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... need to keep Thanksgiving Day game: posted by Pat Caputo at 2 Comments: Anonymous said... Pat,Lynn Henning wrote that M. Cabrera may be available. I think that is smart by the Tigs. Cabrera should go before Granderson even though Cabrera is the better player. Granderson's roots in Detroit are stronger. He is an ambassador for the team, a community leader and an African American presence...
