http://www.tigerslocker.com Daily Blog for Detroit Tigers Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:18:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Tigers have designated 26-year old righty reliever Casey Fien for assignment to make room for Johnny Damon on the active roster. Fien pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Tigers last season and he was 0-1 with a 7.94 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. He also ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/23/the-detroit-tigers-dfa-casey-fien/ The Detroit Tigers hope that a move to DH will keep 34-year old switch hitting Carlos Guillen healthy for the 2010 season. Guillen played in 81 games for the Tigers last season and he was 67 for 277 (.242 avg, .758 OPS) with 36 runs scored, 11 homers and ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/22/carlos-guillen-slides-to-dh-for-the-detroit-tigers-in-2010/ The Tigers have signed 36-year old lefty swinging outfielder Johnny Damon to a 1-year, $8 million dollar deal. Damon will likely bat second and play left field for the Tigers in 2010. Damon played in 143 games for the Yankees last season and he was 155 for 550 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/20/the-detroit-tigers-sign-johnny-damon/ 32-year old righty swinging Brandon Inge will be back as the starting 3B for the Tigers in 2010. He played in 161 games for the Tigers last season and he was 129 for 562 (.230 avg, .720 OPS) with 71 runs scored, 27 homers and 84 RBIs. That ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/17/brandon-inge-is-back-at-3b-for-the-detroit-tigers-in-2010/ The Tigers will be using 33-year old righty swinging Adam Everett and 30-year old switch hitting Ramon Santiago at shortstop again in 2010. Everett will get the majority of the playing time in 2010. He played in 118 games for the Tigers last season and he was 82 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/17/the-detroit-tigers-are-going-with-the-same-tandem-at-ss-in-2010/ The Tigers let Placido Polanco leave as a free agent and the reason is because they are confident that 25-year old righty swinging Scott Sizemore is ready to replace him. Sizemore played in 130 games in AA+AAA ball last season and he was 160 for 520 (.308 avg, .889 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/02/05/its-scott-sizemore-time-at-2b-in-2010-for-the-detroit-tigers/ Righty starting pitcher Dan Petry always played second fiddle to Jack Morris in his time with the Tigers but he was a solid pitcher. He pitched in 306 games (274 starts) in his 11 years with the Tigers and he was 119-93 with a 3.84 ERA and a 1.35 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/01/26/dan-petry-was-a-very-underrated-pitcher-for-the-detroit-tigers/ 26-year old righty swinging 1B Miguel Cabrera is the best hitter on the Tigers without a doubt. He played in 160 games for the Tigers last season and he was 198 for 611 (.324 avg, .943 OPS) with 96 runs scored, 34 homers, 103 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/01/26/miguel-cabrera-will-likely-put-up-another-monster-year-at-1b-for-the-detroit-tigers/ 30-year old righty swinging catcher Gerald Laird will be the starter behind the plate for the Tigers again in 2010. They are hoping that he will hit a little better this season. He played in 135 games for the Tigers last season and he was 93 for 413 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/01/16/the-detroit-tigers-are-going-to-get-solid-defense-out-of-the-catchers/ The Tigers have signed 30-year old righty reliever Jose Valverde to a 2-year, $14 million dollar contract with a option for a third year. Valverde pitched in 52 games (0 starts) for the Astros last season and he was 4-2 with 25 saves, a 2.33 ERA and a 1.13 ... http://www.tigerslocker.com/2010/01/14/the-detroit-tigers-sign-jose-valverde/