The writing has certainly been on the wall for Brandon Inge since the Tigers acquired third basemen Miguel Cabrera. And now, it appears that Inge has requested a trade. The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Inge asked the Tigers to move him saying that he’d rather start somewhere else than remain in Detroit.
Several teams [...]

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ESPN.com is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have agreed to a three year contract extension with newly acquired pitcher Dontrelle Willis. The deal is reportedly worth $29 million and, assuming Willis rebounds from his performance last year, could end up being a bargain for the Tigers. I wouldn’t have thought almost $10 million a year [...]

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According to multiple sources (including Peter Gammons) the Detroit Tigers have ironed out a trade with the Florida Marlins that will bring them Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis In return, the Marlins will be getting three minor league prospects as well as Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, and catcher Mike Rabelo.
As mentioned earlier, Maybin and [...]

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Conventional wisdom has it that the floodgate of trades will open once Santana and Cabrera have been dealt. But in a sign of just how difficult it has become to package a trade involving such big name players, neither deal has materialized and the rumors (and the clubs involved) seem to change almost hourly. In [...]

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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that 43-year-old Kenny Rogers has inked a pact with the Tigers that will bring him back for one more season. The terms of the contract weren’t available but the most recent offer from the Tigers was reportedly for $8 million.
The Tigers have also signed right-handed reliever Francisco Cruceta to [...]

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The Free Press has free-agent reliever LaTroy Hawkins in talks with the Tigers who seem to have lost interest in Octavio Dotel.

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If  so called “super agent” Scott Boras was worried about the press he’s been receiving lately with A-Rod negotiating his own deal, he’s certainly not going to like Kenny Rogers’ most recent decision. ESPN.com is reporting that the ancient pitcher is going to sever ties with Boras and represent himself and hopefully resign with the [...]

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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that 42 year old Kenny Rogers is “leaning towards coming back to play.” Unfortunately for the Tigers, Rogers is still a client of Scott Boras and despite making several promises that if he returned it would be with Detroit, it looks like Rogers will once again test the free [...]

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Wow, what an incredible start to the offseason. A-Rod opts out of his contract, the Yankees reportedly offer Joe Girardi their vacant managerial job, and now a big time trade.
The Atlanta Braves have reportedly traded short stop Edgar Renteria to the Detroit Tigers for two high end prospects. The Tigers fill their need for a [...]

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