January 24, 200917 yr Tigers signed Brandon Lyon, 1 year, 4.25 million. There goes another guy that been talked about as a potential target for KW. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3857234
January 24, 200917 yr Tigers have nowhere to go but up from last season. They're my pick to win the division.
January 24, 200917 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 01:50 PM) Tigers have nowhere to go but up from last season. They're my pick to win the division. with that amazing pitching staff
January 24, 200917 yr QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) with that amazing pitching staff ^^^^^^ i wonder if verlander will ever figure it out Edited January 24, 200917 yr by Melissa1334
January 24, 200917 yr Lyon's signing made me think about Linebrink. He got 4 years, 19 mill last year. He got his contract at the right time. No way he'd get that now.
January 24, 200917 yr QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:36 PM) ^^^^^^ i wonder if verlander will ever figure it out You mean Bonderman?
January 24, 200917 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:48 PM) Lyon's signing made me think about Linebrink. He got 4 years, 19 mill last year. He got his contract at the right time. No way he'd get that now. Linebrink has better stuff then Lyon. Lyon relies on being crafty.
January 25, 200917 yr While this isn't as questionable as Farnsworth and he's only Type B, the Tigers are going to end up more like the Detoothed Lions with LYON as closer. They're still unsure about Rodney, Zumaya's really a huge mental/physical question mark coming into this season and Dolsi's too young and raw/inexperienced for the role. This sort of reminds me of the Indians' experiment with Borowski as closer. We all know how well that went.
January 25, 200917 yr QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 25, 2009 -> 01:23 PM) Sometimes, my jokes just get wasted around here... Happy now?
January 25, 200917 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 06:05 PM) You mean Bonderman? Both really. Bonderman of course, but Verlander has all the stuff to be the #1 guy but he still struggles, just look at last year. He had no arm issues last year, he was healthy and throwing fine. But all of a sudden guys started to pound him. His stuff isnt missing bats as much as it was before. Guys are getting used to it, so he needs to make adjustments or he'll be a mid rotation guy.
January 25, 200917 yr QUOTE (Chisoxrd5 @ Jan 25, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) Happy now? No, your avatar is raining. It makes me sad.
January 26, 200917 yr QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) You mean Bonderman? him too but i was refering to verlander bcuz he looked awful the times i saw him last year. but im sure he probly will bcuz i remember watching a few games in which he ended giving up like 5 or 6 runs and a lot of them coming in the later innings. leyland had to keep him in there bcuz their pen was horrible
January 27, 200917 yr This might be the Tigers biggest move this offseason, that Cabrera deal put them in a big hole.
January 27, 200917 yr QUOTE (fren. @ Jan 27, 2009 -> 03:34 AM) This might be the Tigers biggest move this offseason, that Cabrera deal put them in a big hole. How so? Miller has a very disappointing 2008, and they have no use for Maybin with the 2nd best young CF in the game.
January 27, 200917 yr The Tigers' big hole isn't Cabrera-related. Miller has been a bust, the odds are 50/50 that Maybin, as much as he has been hyped, could ever equal Granderson at the major league level. It's a combination of bad contracts (Sheffield, Willis, etc.) and the bad Detroit economy and horrific unemployment numbers that hamstring the Tigers right now. If they think Lyon's going to be a great AL closer, well, good luck with that thought. Maybe they catch lightning in a bottle like we did for awhile with Takatsu and Hermanson, but Joe Borowski or Keith Foulke (recent vintage) results are more probable. The Jurr-Jurr trade to the Braves wasn't such a wise move, either. Edited January 27, 200917 yr by caulfield12
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