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Baseball's Pitching Changes: The AL Arms Race
Detroit Tigers — by Mark Ross Pitchers are scheduled to report to spring training in less than a month, and if Major League Baseball’s offseason is any indication, a lot of teams’ postseason hopes will ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, C.J. Wilson, Hiroki Kuroda, Justin Verlander, Michael Pineda, Yu Darvish, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Prince Fielder Signs Giant Contract with Tigers; Cabrera Now 1st Overall Fantasy Pick
Detroit Tigers In a surprise free agent signing, the Detroit Tigers won the Prince Fielder sweepstakes and inked the ex-Brewer to a reported 9-year $214 million contract today. And with that, the Tigers fille...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy Baseball

Athlon Sports' 2011 AL Cy Young
Detroit Tigers With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, American League, C.J. Wilson, CC Sabathia, Dan Haren, James Shields, Jered Weaver, Jose Valverde, Josh Beckett, Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, Ricky Romero, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cy Young award

Nelson Cruz: Baseball's Newest Postseason Legend?
Detroit Tigers — by Mark Ross Move over Derek Jeter, there's a new baseball postseason hero and his name is Nelson Cruz. OK, that may be a little presumptuous, but this much is clear: Cruz's Texas Rangers a...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, American League, Derek Jeter, Nelson Cruz, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, ALCS

ALCS: Tigers Limping to Finish
Detroit Tigers Courtesy of Doug Fister, the Detroit Tigers survived their must-win game last night in Detroit. Now down, two games to one, the Tigers must find a way to win three more games with a makeshift lineu...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Delmon Young, Doug Fister, Justin Verlander, Magglio Ordonez, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, ALCS, Detroit injuries

Detroit Tigers Put It All On Max Scherzer's Shoulders in ALCS Game 2
Detroit Tigers The Texas Rangers aren't happy with a 1-0 lead in the ALCS, even if they just beat one of the hottest pitchers in baseball. After disposing of Cy Young lock Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tig...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, American League, Derek Holland, Max Scherzer, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, ALCS

Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers: An AL East-less ALCS
Detroit Tigers The AL East, with three 90-win teams, looked like the power division in baseball for most of the season. The Boston Red Sox had a ton of expectations after the free agent signings of Adrian Gonzale...
1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Jose Valverde, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Yankees-Tigers All Set for Game 5
Detroit Tigers by Charlie Miller It’s not every series that the final deciding game is a rematch between two relievers from Game 1. But that is what this series has been about. Two teams, the Detroit Tigers...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Doug Fister, Ivan Nova, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS Game 5

MLB Playoffs: Four Must-see Games Today
Detroit Tigers by Charlie Miller Today is a day that Major League Baseball had in mind when it expanded the playoffs for what was to be 1994, but due to the strike, actually began in 1995. Four playoff games,...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, A.J. Burnett, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Rick Porcello, Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS, Elimination game

Tigers-Yankees Series Rests on Game 3 Aces
Detroit Tigers After the unusual situation created by the Game 1 washout, the Tigers and Yankees left New York tied at one game apiece and without a day off between Games 2 and 3. Aces Justin Verlander of Detroit...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, American League, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander, Mark Teixeira, Max Scherzer, Robinson Cano, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS Game 3

ALDS Preview: Tigers No Match for Yankees
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers v. New York Yankees The torch is being passed once again in New York. Aging stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada are passing along the great pinstripe tradition to Ro...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, American League, Derek Jeter, Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

Justin Verlander's got the Cy, but what about MVP?
Detroit Tigers by Mark Ross Tuesday night, Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers shut out the Chicago White Sox 5-0. Not only did the win, coupled with the Cleveland Indians' loss at Texas, push the Tigers'...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Justin Verlander, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Cy Young

Rockies Entertaining More Offers for Ubaldo Jimenez
Detroit Tigers Sources indicate that the Colorado Rockies are switching into selling mode as the Major League Baseball trade deadline approaches, particularly with starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. Sources tel...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: News, AL Central, AL East, NL Central, NL West, Ubaldo Jimenez, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

Trade Deadline Deals Not Always Worth It
Detroit Tigers by Charlie Miller As soon as the dust settled at the All-Star Game, the chatter around the majors turned to trade talk. Who are the buyers and sellers? Fans want to know. This season, with so m...
1 year ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Carlos Beltran, Chris Perez, Cliff Lee, Doyle Alexander, Jeff Bagwell, John Smoltz, Lou Brock, Randy Johnson, Tom Seaver, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals

Which MLB Teams Spend The Smartest?
Detroit Tigers “You’ve got to spend money to make money.” It’s a phrase that’s made millions of businesspeople rich. It’s also a motto that’s had millions of others moving back in with their pa...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: MLB, American League, National League, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers

Ryan Raburn Pulls a Canseco (Video)
Detroit Tigers Ryan Raburn might be on your fantasy team because he is a second base-eligible player with 20+ homer power. Luckily for fantasy, they don't score fielding, because Raburn has a history of botc...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, American, Ryan Raburn, Detroit Tigers

Justin Verlander Commits World's Worst Balk
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tiger ace Justin Verlander got his arms and legs mixed up over the weekend and turned a pick-off throw into a kinda, sorta pitch to home plate throw. According to Verlander: “I w...
2 years ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, Overtime, American League, Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

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