Detroit Tigers Roster Report 10-20-11
Detroit had a good season but fell six wins short of what it was hoping for. The Tigers' needs are few -- a second baseman, a stout midgame reliever, a fifth starter, maybe an upgrade at third.
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Detroit had a good season but fell six wins short of what it was hoping for. The Tigers' needs are few -- a second baseman, a stout midgame reliever, a fifth starter, maybe an upgrade at third.
Justin Verlander gets a nice pay bump in 2012. His contract calls for a raise from $12.75 million to $20 million, which he will get for each of the final three seasons on his contract.
Coming out of spring training, the Tigers thought they had a good team but spent the first three months of the season working to make things come together.
Four U.S. senators and health officials from the cities hosting the World Series are urging the baseball players union to agree to a ban on chewing tobacco at games and on camera.
With small markets and bad weather, baseball's league championship series drew far fewer television viewers than last year.
For the eighth consecutive year, the state of Michigan will recognize one man's ability to overcome obstacles and achieve a lifetime of success when "Willie Horton Day" is celebrated on Tuesday, October 18.
Alex Avila, who broke out as one of the best catchers in the game this season, revealed that he sprained his left knee in July.
Max Scherzer wasn't as sharp in his second shot at Texas as in his first.
A thin bullpen, mainly because manager Jim Leyland couldn't use Al Alburquerque as much as he would have liked, and a thick list of nicked-up players hurt the Tigers' chances of overcoming Texas in their six-game American League Championship Series.
Moments after the Detroit Tigers were eliminated from the AL championship series, Alex Avila was already looking forward to the future.
Moments after the Detroit Tigers were eliminated from the AL championship series, Alex Avila was already looking forward to the future.
With the Tigers holding a 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the third inning Saturday night, it was impossible not to imagine they were going to do it again.
The Detroit Tigers lose in the biggest way to the Texas Rangers 15-5 in Game 6 of the ALCS on Saturday night.
While the Tigers haven't figured out how to shut down Cruz, who already has an LCS-record five home runs, they managed to extend the best-of-seven AL series and get it back to Texas
With no margin for error, the Detroit Tigers used home run power, a lucky bounce, and an incredible performance from Justin Verlander to stay alive in the ALCS with a 7-5 win over the Texas Rangers.
