Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Free Agents:
Sean Casey (unlikely to return)
Todd Jones (40/60 to return) back
Kenny Rogers (70/30 to return) back
Arbitration eligible:
Nate Robertson (signed three year 21 million dollar contract)
Omar Infante Traded
Timo Perez (re-signed)
Marcus Thames (offered contract)
Tim Byrdak (retained)
Chad Durbin (released)
Option eligible:
I-Rod (Club/$13 million) EXERCISED
Needs:
LF (Jacque Jones) Miguel Cabrera
Closer (Todd Jones re-signed)
SS (EDGAR RENTERIA acquired for P Jair Jurrjens and OF Gorkys Hernandez)
Middle Relief
Projected starters:
C-I-Rod
1B-Carlos Guillen
2B-Placido Polanco
SS-Edgar Renteria
3B- Miguel Cabrera (Signed 8 year deal)
LF-Platoon of Ryan Raburn/Jacque Jones/Marcus Thames
CF-Curtis Granderson (Signed 5 year extension)
RF-Magglio Ordonez
DH-Gary Sheffield
Bench
C Vance Wilson
SS Ramon Santiago
OF Ryan Raburn
3B/OF Brandon Inge
SP Justin Verlander
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Nate Robertson
SP Andrew Miller Dontrelle Willis (contract extended through 2010)
SP Kenny Rogers
Long Relief Zach Miner
Set-up Fernando Rodney
Set-up Joel Zumaya (broke ****)
Three of these five will likely round out pen:
Jose Capellan
Bobby Seay*
Macey McBride
Jason Grilli
Yorman Bazardo*
+ 1 FA pitcher
*=Likely to make team
Thames I think will be gone. Raburn is probably really safe to put on the bench because he plays 5 positions. A lot will change with these projections and the Tigers could add as many as three new pitchers in the off-season to bolster the bullpen. That would include finding a replacement for Todd Jones which may or may not already be on the roster. I would be shocked if they do not acquire an upgrade at 1B, in LF, or at SS that would move Carlos Guillen to first.
Sean Casey (unlikely to return)
Todd Jones (40/60 to return) back
Kenny Rogers (70/30 to return) back
Arbitration eligible:
Nate Robertson (signed three year 21 million dollar contract)
Omar Infante Traded
Timo Perez (re-signed)
Marcus Thames (offered contract)
Tim Byrdak (retained)
Chad Durbin (released)
Option eligible:
I-Rod (Club/$13 million) EXERCISED
Needs:
LF (Jacque Jones) Miguel Cabrera
Closer (Todd Jones re-signed)
SS (EDGAR RENTERIA acquired for P Jair Jurrjens and OF Gorkys Hernandez)
Middle Relief
Projected starters:
C-I-Rod
1B-Carlos Guillen
2B-Placido Polanco
SS-Edgar Renteria
3B- Miguel Cabrera (Signed 8 year deal)
LF-Platoon of Ryan Raburn/Jacque Jones/Marcus Thames
CF-Curtis Granderson (Signed 5 year extension)
RF-Magglio Ordonez
DH-Gary Sheffield
Bench
C Vance Wilson
SS Ramon Santiago
OF Ryan Raburn
3B/OF Brandon Inge
SP Justin Verlander
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Nate Robertson
SP Andrew Miller Dontrelle Willis (contract extended through 2010)
SP Kenny Rogers
Long Relief Zach Miner
Set-up Fernando Rodney
Set-up Joel Zumaya (broke ****)
Three of these five will likely round out pen:
Jose Capellan
Bobby Seay*
Macey McBride
Jason Grilli
Yorman Bazardo*
+ 1 FA pitcher
*=Likely to make team
Thames I think will be gone. Raburn is probably really safe to put on the bench because he plays 5 positions. A lot will change with these projections and the Tigers could add as many as three new pitchers in the off-season to bolster the bullpen. That would include finding a replacement for Todd Jones which may or may not already be on the roster. I would be shocked if they do not acquire an upgrade at 1B, in LF, or at SS that would move Carlos Guillen to first.
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