Trading Jordan Zimmermann would rid the Detroit Tigers of another bloated contracts & might accelerate the rebuild. Here's how they can move him.
MLB teams should embrace spending more during rebuilds. Not necessarily handing out mega deals, but some moderate spending can pay dividends. There isn’t a one correct way to rebuild a MLB club. Or rather, a team can’t just put all…
The July 31, non-waiver MLB trade deadline had officially passed. Plenty of big names changed teams on the 31st, from Chris Archer and Tommy Pham to Brian Dozier and Wilson Ramos. There were also plenty of players who stayed put…
Entering Friday, the Tigers sat an uninspiring 13 games out of the American League Central lead. However, they also began the day only five games back of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for the second wild card spot. Why…
The Seattle Mariners came into the season with a realistic chance at contending. They added Nelson Cruz and Seth Smith to an offense that already features Robinson Cano and Kyle Seager. The team also brought back many of the same…
The Detroit Tigers have whittled their bullpen (in terms of reliability) down to four pitchers setting up closer Joakim Soria—Alex Wilson, Blaine Hardy, Al Alburquerque and Neftali Feliz. The rest have been maddeningly inconsistent. Bruce Rondon and Ian Krol seem…
Zero The number of runs allowed by the Tigers bullpen. Bruce Rondon and Joakim Soria threw scoreless innings. Rondon pitched a perfect inning, striking out one batter. Soria was a tad more dicey, allowing two hits while striking out one…
Here’s the latest from the Tigers: David Price struggled during his last outing, but the Tigers aren’t concerned. Justin Verlander could miss his first start of the season. The bullpen is performing well ahead of the regular season starting. James…
The Seattle Mariners have made their fair share of blunders over the years, namely letting numerous players leave for little-to-no return. This long, illustrious list includes the likes of Carlos Guillen, Jason Varitek, Rafael Soriano, Alex Rodriguez—you get the point.…
Lost in the shuffle of the numerous (and I mean numerous, with italics) trades that occurred on Tuesday were the equally numerous number of quality players to hit the market after not being tendered contracts by their teams. They may…