Tigers Smart To Trade Maybin, Who's Due For Serious Regression
Entering 2016, Maybin was a career .251 hitter over 2,500+ plate appearances.
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Entering 2016, Maybin was a career .251 hitter over 2,500+ plate appearances.
The Detroit Tigers today announced that the club has purchased the contracts of righthanded pitcher Myles Jaye and lefthanded pitcher Chad Bell from Triple A Toledo.
The Detroit Tigers today announced that the club has hired Mike Russell as a Special Assistant to the General Manager, while the team has also hired Jim Logue as Manager, Baseball Analytics.
"We liked the job K-Rod did last season and the numbers show he was a reliable closer for us," said Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Al Avila.
The Tigers have traded outfielder Cameron Maybin to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for right-handed pitcher Victor Alcantara.
The Tigers (10/3) are tied for second with the Philadelphia Phillies as the team whose payroll is likely to decrease the most from 2016 Opening Day to 2017 Opening Day.
The Indians rallied for three runs with two outs in the eighth, with Rajai Davis hitting a tying home run off All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman.
It looks like Tigers management may have been looking to move Upton long before he finally started swinging the bat in September.
The Detroit Tigers announced Monday that Lloyd McClendon will take over as the club's hitting coach.
Al Avila made one thing clear in his end-of-the-year press conference on Tuesday: The Tigers cannot continue to operate as they have in the recent past.
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"Relievers are a fickle group to figure out in terms of signing or trading for. There's very few guys that you can count on from year to year," he said.
Wally Joyner, who served as Detroit's hitting coach from 2014-16, is not returning as the hitting coach in 2017 as he is interested in pursuing other interests in the game of baseball.
"Brad was instrumental in leading the team through adversity and with the development of our younger players, particularly the young starting pitchers," said Executive Vice President and General Manager Al Avila.
When the 2017 MLB season begins, Brad Ausmus will be back at the helm for the Detroit Tigers.
