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Team 107: The 1996 Tigers

  • Year: 1996
  • Record: 53-109 (second most losses in franchise history)
  • Win Percentage: .327
  • Win Percentage Change: -90 from the year before
  • Run Differential: -320
  • Pythagorean Record: 56-106
  • AL Finish: 14th of 14 teams
  • Manager: Buddy Bell
  • Best Transaction: This one is arguably Randy Smith’s best move as GM of the Tigers, he sent pitcher Greg Gohr to the Angels for Damion Easley. Gohr was a bust with the Tigers and the Angels thought they could get him on track.

Will Rick Porcello Take the Next Step in 2010?

(Also featured on Rotoprofessor.com)

While most 20-year-olds are in the midst of their college careers, a different type of career has begun for a Detroit Tigers pitcher.

One of the more highly touted prospects coming into this season, Rick Porcello slid into the fifth spot of the Tigers' rotation and proved that even the least experienced arms can have success in the major leagues.

Team 108: The 1952 Tigers

  • Year: 1952
  • Record: 50-104
  • Win %: .325
  • Win % Change: -149 from year before
  • Run Differential: -149
  • Pythagorean Record: 58-96
  • AL Finish: 8th of 8
  • Manager: Red Rolfe and Fred Hutchinson
  • Best Transaction: Signed Harvey Kuenn as an amateur free agent.  Kuenn ended up a being a “professional hitter” and played in Detroit until 1960.  As a Tiger he led the AL in hits four times and doubles twice.  Sadly, he didn’t really do much for this particular Tigers team, appearing in only 19 games at the end of the season.  The Tig

Tigers' Prospect Scott Sizemore Breaks Ankle

According to MLive.com , Detroit Tigers’ second base prospect Scott Sizemore broke his ankle trying to turn a double play in an Arizona Fall League game on Thursday.

Now you might be asking A. Who is Sizemore? and B. Why is it important for you to know that he broke his ankle on Thursday?

Tough Break: Tigers' Prospect Sizemore Fractures Ankle

Scott Sizemore, a top prospect for the Detroit Tigers and heir apparent at second base, fractured a bone in his left ankle during Thursday's game in the Arizona Fall League.

Back To Work: Looking Forward at Detroit Tigers' Roster, Part Five

The next step in this series of looks at roster moves that face the Tigers is to look at the arbitration eligible players who don’t have the option of turning their team down. These are players with three or more years of service time (usually—it’s explained here ) who are still under team control, but get to negotiate their salary through arbitration.

Are the Detroit Tigers Caught in the Middle for 2010?

Strength in the middle.

It’s been bantered about in all the major team sports.

NBA championships, folks used to say by rote, can’t be won without a dominant big man clogging up the middle. It’s not required nowadays, but it certainly doesn’t hurt.

Strong interior blocking, in the middle of the offensive line, is indispensable when it comes to establishing a ground game in the NFL. Conversely, superior middle linebackers have been the hallmark of countless championship platoons, too.

Detroit Tigers by the Numbers: Ron LeFlore

Since the 1931 season, the Detroit Tigers uniforms have featured numbers assigned to each player.  Our “By The Numbers” series takes a look at the best, or sometimes just the most interesting, player to wear each number.  We have reached number 8 in our series, if you would like to catch up on the first seven, click here to find the earlier installments.

Back To Work: Looking Forward at Tigers' Roster, Part Four

This is the fourth installment of a series in which I ponder personnel decisions that need to be made regarding players who were on the team in 2009. You can read the first three here , here and here .

GM Dave Dombrowski Culpable for Tigers' Sticky Wicket

David Dombrowski has been President/GM of the Tigers for eight baseball seasons, and just what has the team accomplished?

One playoff appearance.

DD is 1-for-8, and that’s a .125 BA—something that even Gerald Laird would scoff at.

It’s time to take a serious look at how Dombrowski has been minding the store.

It’s one thing to miss the playoffs; it’s quite another to do so consistently in a notoriously weak division. It’s yet another to do it whilst frittering away the owner’s money like it grows on trees.

Poll

Best of the American League
Tampa Bay
19%
Boston
19%
Chicago
7%
Minnesota
10%
Los Angeles
17%
Texas
27%
Total votes: 270

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