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Like Stripes on the Fur Coat of a Tiger - 08/24

   Freddy Garcia is movin' on up... to Toledo.  After throwing two scoreless innings in Lakeland on Saturday, the Tigers are pushing him up to Triple-A and he'll start for the Mud Hens on Wednesday.

As Jason Beck points out on his blog, there's only so much time to pitch Garcia in Triple-A, with Toledo's season ending in a week.  He could conceivably get two starts with the Mud Hens, as currently scheduled.

   Maybe we could've guessed this when the Tigers opted for Chris Lambert to start on Tuesday, but Baseball Prospectus' John Perrotto hears rumblings that Dontrelle Willis won't be added to the Tigers' pitching staff when rosters can expand on September 1.

  The Spot Starters looks at the Tigers' final 32 games, breaking down what should be a favorable schedule.  But will it be?

   Minor League Chew takes a look at the Olympic performances of Mike Hessman and Blaine Neal.  Unfortunately, their experience in Beijing didn't go very well, with Neal giving up two homers in 3 2/3 innings and Hessman batting .091 with 11 strikeouts. 

(Making matters worse, Neal might be in the Tigers' bullpen right now, had he not been with the Olympic team the past three weeks.)

   Mack Avenue Tigers would like to see Nate Robertson get a shot at the closer job.  But get that slider back first.  (Yesterday's outing may have gone a long way toward that.)

   Did you know... if Gary Sheffield hits his 500th homer with the Tigers, he'll be the first guy to ever do it in a Detroit uniform?

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Garcia...

Glad to see their moving him quickly. It would be great to see him make at least five starts this season for the Tigers so they know what they have. He could be a key in 2009 if he’s back and healthy.

Check out www.spotstarters.com for more news on the Detroit Tigers.

by spotstarters on Aug 25, 2008 10:10 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

A rotation of:

Verlander
Bonderman
Galarraga
Garcia
Willis/Robertson/Miner?

would definitely be alright, but it would by no means be a show-stopper. I’d still really like to see a guy like Oliver Perez slide in there between JV and JB.

by MacRae on Aug 25, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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