Morning Prowl: Arbitration Dilemmas, Free Agent Predictions, and Gibby's Managerial Aspirations
The Tigers face quite a dilemma with their free agents, in regards to offering arbitration. Kurt Mensching tries to predict what decisions the team will make on Placido Polanco, Adam Everett, Fernando Rodney, and Brandon Lyon at Mack Avenue Tigers.
MLB Trade Rumors listed their Top 50 Free Agents for 2010, and Tim Dierkes forecasts where each of them will end up. He sees the Tigers being in on a couple of guys (you'll have to scroll down the list), and he has an interesting destination for Placido Polanco. (And if his Yankees predictions come true, I might just be disgusted.)
Will Detroit's effort to fill its shortstop vacancy be made more difficult by the Red Sox now also cruising the market after declining Alex Gonzalez's option for next year? Might they be interested in Adam Everett, or do they want more offense at that position? (Boston tried to get J.J. Hardy before the trade deadline, as well.)
The Freep's John Lowe exchanged e-mails with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin, who said he never contacted the Tigers about Hardy because they didn't have what he was looking for in return.
At The Detroit Tigers Weblog, Bill Ferris takes a look through The Bill James Handbook and lets us know how the Tigers stacked up in a variety of categories and stats.
More from Lowe: Did we know Kirk Gibson interviewed for the Cleveland Indians' manager job? I don't recall reading that anywhere else, but apparently he did. Gibby wants to be a major league manager, and feels his six years working as a bench coach (between the Tigers and Diamondbacks) have taught him plenty that he'd use in that role.
How did the two Tigers prospects do in Saturday night's Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Showcase? Casper Wells went 0-for-3, and Andrew Oliver allowed three baserunners in one inning of work, but didn't give up a run. (Here's the boxscore.)
Staying in Arizona for one more item, Lynn Henning reviews the performance of four Tigers prospects playing out there, including the aforementioned Wells and Oliver. (Cue your sad trombone for Cale Iorg.)
The Oakland Press' Pat Caputo thinks that Comerica Park (or its field) should not be named after Ernie Harwell.
Oh, the bonds that develop between baseball players and the beat reporters who cover them. MLB.com's White Sox beat writer Scott Merkin laments Chris Getz getting traded to the Royals, depriving him of someone to discuss University of Michigan football and basketball with. You can e-mail me, Scott.
Former future Tigers superstar-in-the-making Cameron Maybin is having shoulder surgery this offseason. Maybin has a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder. ("Always a Tiger," as Old English D says.)
And this is self-indulgent, but in our farewell post to Marcus Thames, rook34 mentioned his favorite Thames moment. It's one of my favorite memories of 2006, as well, and here's what I wrote about it in my pre-BYB days.
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I hope DD doesn't come within 100 miles of Smoltz's agent.
Also, I just saw recent pictures of Sammy Sosa. Eek.
by StringTheory on Nov 9, 2009 9:56 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
if Lackey goes to the yankees
I… don’t even know what to say. ew.
by allikazoo on Nov 9, 2009 10:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey, better than him going to an opposing AL Central team
I find it someone amusing that writers discuss the Yankees in the same tone as they discuss someone with a gambling addiction.
Also, anyone else notice that Tim Dierkes has Adrian Beltre going to the Twins and Vlad Guerrero going to the White Sox? I’m not sure what to make of that.
by SabreRoseTiger on Nov 9, 2009 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
well, I'm an Angel fan
so if I was to see a beloved Angel go to the Yankees… ouch.
I stopped reading that article after the Lackey comment. heh. it’s just some guy’s opinion, anyway.
by allikazoo on Nov 9, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Meh, I think he only got, like, 15 of the 50 right last year anyways
MLB Trade Rumors is still a good resource, though.
by SabreRoseTiger on Nov 9, 2009 11:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, Erin
I don’t have your e-mail but need to get in touch over some blogging stuff.
could you drop by my contact page at MackAveTigers and let me know it?
by Kurt Mensching on Nov 9, 2009 2:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Instead of spending money on Smoltz...
why don’t we get somebody who can help?
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by madpoopz on Nov 9, 2009 10:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Like Dukescherer
Or however you spell his name.
President, Vice President and Secretary of the Casey Crosby Fanclub.
by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Duchscherer.
It’s hard at first, but if you think of someone in Holland shaving a sheep, it’s easier.
by Kurt Mensching on Nov 9, 2009 12:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Heh
That’s a reallly useful device.
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by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone think...
that Polanco ending up on the Dodgers is a possibility?
by peazgrl on Nov 9, 2009 10:54 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
If they're willing to give up their draft pick
I’d like that, actually. Polly can get paid on a team that won’t compete against us (until the postseason).
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by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, technically...
We play the Dodgers in Interleague play next year.
by SabreRoseTiger on Nov 9, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
Won’t compete against us much.
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by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That wouldn't be so bad
I like the Dodgers, and it’s sure better than the Twins getting him. I’d still rather see him in Detroit for one more year.
by SabreRoseTiger on Nov 9, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Brookens is the new 1B coach
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by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Jim probably just chose whoever looked like him the most.
by StringTheory on Nov 9, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I remember an interview from last year in which Jim spoke very highly of Brookens
Once his name came up, I had a feeling.
Though isn’t it ultimately DD’s decision?
by SabreRoseTiger on Nov 9, 2009 12:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Odds-on favorite to be the next Tigers manager after Leyland, I’d say.
by Ian Casselberry on Nov 9, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would love to see Gibby as the manager
I am willing to see what he can do
by Detroitchik on Nov 9, 2009 1:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if that would happen while Dombrowski is the GM. Maybe bygones could be bygones, but I think Gibby feels DD gave Tram and his coaches a raw deal.
by Ian Casselberry on Nov 9, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take Smoltz for the right price and so long as he’d be open to a stint in the bullpen. I think people here are forgetting what he did when he went to St. Louis. He was good there.
Also, pass at Dirke’s position that it’s best for Rodney to come back at 1 year, $6 million. I wouldn’t want him for anything more than $4 and I’m not even comfortable with that. His save stats won’t be as good next year and he’d be losing money. He needs to go to the highest bidder this year — hopefully that’s not Detroit.
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by Mike Rogers on Nov 9, 2009 2:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
Sounds about right, though I’d prefer Duke over Smoltz.
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by demondeaconsbaseball on Nov 9, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

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