December 10, 2008
By Jim Craddock in Hot Stove, Jim's Gems, Trades & Rumors | 7 comments
I really want to give Dave Dombrowski the benefit of the doubt on this one. I really do. But I am not seeing it.
Matt Joyce is a lefthanded power bat, something the Tigers have needed for a while, who could take over at either of the corner OF spots once Sheffield was gone and either [...]
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December 5, 2007
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Fungoes, Hot Stove | 2 comments
PORTLAND, Ore. — As we all warm ourselves by that roaring hot stove, savoring yesterday’s blockbuster and thinking about the holidays, let’s not forget the boatload of trades the Detroit Tigers have made on December 4ths of the past. According to the Tigers 2007 media guide, the team has completed seven trades on Dec. 4, [...]
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November 29, 2007
By Mike McClary in Fungoes, Hot Stove | 0 comments
As the Cubs mull over the notion of dealing Mark Prior, here’s a question: Should the Detroit Tigers make a play for the right-hander?Why not, I say.
[S]ince he went 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA in 2003, Prior has had repeated physical problems, and has pitched in just 57 games over the last four seasons — [...]
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November 27, 2007
By Mike McClary in Blast from the Past, Fungoes, Trades & Rumors | 4 comments
Twenty six years ago today the Detroit Tigers traded left fielder Steve Kemp to the White Sox for Chet Lemon. It was the quintessenial Jim Campbell Winter Meetings trade.
Kemp made too much money and former GM Campbell didn’t like players who held out (Rusty Staub) or won in arbitration (Kemp, again). Campbell also liked to [...]
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