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"We were up late but it was worth it."
We proceeded more with this when we had the opportunity to do something else but we weren't going to do something else unless we could get a starting pitcher which we said all along" Dombrowski said.
Simon, 33, made the All-Star Game last season and recorded a 3.44 ERA over 32 starts for the Reds.
Porcello nearly received an All-Star bid last season on the heels of back-to-back complete-game shutouts.
It's only December but at the baseball winter meetings it's rather difficult not to think about the upcoming baseball season and how things with the Tigers will shake out.
All of the Winter Meetings were abuzz with the annual arrival of super-agent Scott Boras.
Scherzer's agent Scott Boras said Wednesday that Scherzer declined a seven-year, $160 million contract offer from the Tigers sometime in the spring.
Wednesday morning, the baseball winter meetings in San Diego started with legendary broadcaster and Michigan native Dick Enberg learning he is now a Hall of Famer.
Porcello pitched the best he ever has in 2014, recording an ERA of 3.43 over 204 2/3 innings.
For all Dombrowski's insistence on characterizing Olney's report as "inaccurate," he still did not close the door on re-signing Scherzer. He has left that possibility open all offseason even as he has downplayed it.
Only Clayton Kershaw - significantly younger and significantly more productive - has commanded that kind of deal.
"There is not one thing that has changed from the Detroit Tigers perspective," Dombrowski said.
"I'm kind of surprised being here at the Winter Meetings that you really haven't heard about Scherzer."
Since the end of the season, Dombrowski has said Detroit's odds of signing Scherzer declined precipitously when he became a free agent.
"I don't bet against Dave Dombrowski ever, I believe that the Tigers can and will be the team to beat in the central this year but they have a little work to do this offseason."
The Tigers could have a perfectly solid rotation for 2015, but the future looks a bit more murky.
Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera gave fans some good news Monday, tweeting a photo of himself at a gym.
"We'll listen to anything ... but we like having five real good, five solid starting pitchers," Dombrowski said. "We're content."
The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has acquired righthanded pitcher Shane Greene from the New York Yankees.
Time will tell, but at the outset, it looks like the trade for Greene has plenty of upside.
Ever wanted to walk through the Tigers clubhouse at Comerica Park, or sit on the bench in the Tigers dugout?
The Tigers apparently are busy before the winter meetings even start.
Major League Baseball announced today that Victor Martinez of the Detroit Tigers has been voted the winner of the 2014 Edgar Martinez Outstanding Designated Hitter Award.
"Offensively, we continue to be awful. We're really messed up right now. I mean, we're really messed up as a team.
In lockdown and confusion and fear following an attack at nearby Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, the staff at Soul Café made pizza — cheese, mushroom, and margherita.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The CBS News Detroit NEXT Weather Team has declared Sunday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day due to expected high winds and thunderstorms.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali made two purchases at a Phantom Fireworks store in Livonia, Michigan. He told the store staff the fireworks were for the end of Ramadan.
A round of high wind develops Sunday afternoon as the warm sector of a low pressure system builds into lower Michigan.
A sprawling, late-season winter storm is set to deliver a crippling blow to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula starting Saturday night.
A public works employee in Huntington Woods, Michigan, is dead after a limb fell on him while he was clearing a road on Friday night, the city said.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
The United Auto Workers says that Detroit Diesel is adding a third shift, recalling laid-off workers and hiring dozens more people.
AAA says motorists are paying an average of $3.53 a gallon for regular unleaded gas in the United States.
For the first time in 15 years, Stellantis is not issuing a profit-sharing distribution to UAW-represented employees.
Union Vice President Laura Dickerson confirmed that the worker, TJ Sabula, "has no discipline on his record."
Some General Motors employees are taken aback by this year's profit-sharing checks, with it being $4,000 less than the previous one.
A woman was arrested on Sunday for firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of Rihanna, Los Angeles Police Department officials say.
A restaurant celebrating rock music in the era of the legendary band Kiss is set to open in Royal Oak.
Six Flags is selling off some of its North America amusement parks, including Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon.
Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
Faster Horses, a multi-day country music festival, will not return this summer to Michigan International Speedway.
Six U.S. service members who were killed in a military refueling aircraft crash over Iraq last week have been identified as members of the Ohio Air National Guard and Florida-based crew members.
The Detroit Chapter of the National Action Network is calling on people of all faiths to come together after the synagogue attack on Thursday in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr did not name specific networks, but his post included a reference to a Saturday morning Truth Social post from the president.
TSA officers faced their first full missed paycheck Friday.
U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Clyde C. McMeans, 26, was one of the 103 USS California crewmen killed during attacks on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
A second resident of Washtenaw County is suspected to have measles, as health officials continue an investigation about potential cases and exposure sites.
A measles case has been confirmed in Washtenaw County, with health officials investigating when and where others may have been exposed in Southeast Michigan.
Michigan Medicine will drop thousands of Blue Cross Blue Shield members if a deal isn't reached.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Water testing has detected "low levels" of Legionella bacteria at two more Oakland County government buildings.
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday to UCLA, a squad they beat by 23 less than a month ago.
Jalen Duren had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Cade Cunningham added 17 points and 15 assists as the Detroit Pistons handed the Memphis Grizzlies their seventh straight loss with a 126-110 victory on Friday night.
Jake Guentzel and Gage Goncalves each scored twice, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 23 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night.
Duncan Robinson scored 19 points and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons beat the Philadelphia 76ers 131-109 on Thursday night for their second straight victory after a season-worst four-game losing streak.
Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge is suing the university, its board of regents and its athletics director for firing him in 2023.
Rose talks about a new TV series being filmed in Detroit called "South West High," which revolves around a fictional high school in the Motor City.
As Women's History Month kicks off, Donna Murray-Brown, the new president and CEO of Inforum, appears on Michigan Matters.
Penske, a business and racing legend, turns 89 on Feb. 20 and is celebrating his 60th year in racing during 2026.
Claressa Shields talks about giving back to the community and her efforts to increase equity for women in sports.
The roundtable discusses the impact of the high-profile game for advertisers, including Detroit-based Rocket and Redfin.
Storms tonight
It was a dramatic finish between Michigan and Wisconsin in the men's basketball Big Ten Tournament on Saturday in Chicago. The Wolverines' Yaxel Lendenborg made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than a second remaining in the game to help send his team to the championship. Matt Finkel reports from the United Center.
AAA says gas prices have risen 23% since the war in Iran started on Feb. 28. Willie James Inman reports on Americans' reactions to the price spike and what President Trump is saying about the schedule of the conflict.
Shoppers on Saturday had a chance to get their hands on designer brand apparel while supporting the Salvation Army. The money raised will support the organization's rehabilitation center in Detroit.
Members of the National Action Network, a civil rights organization, are denouncing the attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield that happened on Thursday. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega reports from Detroit bout their message.