In a very bizarre turn of events the tigers informed me I was traded to Baltimore and today told me that wasnt happening and I was realeased— Cale Iorg (@EuSouCI) March 29, 2013

I fun little article that should make all the Saber folks happy they aren't Phillies fans. My favorite part is this little gem from Ruben Amaro Jr., "I don't care about walks," Amaro said in January. "I care about production. To be frank with you, I've said this all along. All of the sabermatricians and all of the people who think they know exactly what makes a good club . . . to me, it's more about run production and being able to score runs and drive in runs."

...and the masses cheered. All kidding aside, I wish him the best in his upcoming retirement.

Woo Bruce Chen won't be starting for the Royals! This move alone pretty much guarantees the Tigers two more wins this season.

Justin Verlander was recently mentioned at Outsports (which recently became part of SB Nation) after his comment that the goal of the Detroit Tigers is to win a championship and that sexual orientation of players doesn't affect that ultimate goal. Kudos to him for representing the Tigers so well, both in this instance and many others.

8. Giancarlo Stanton, RF, Marlins — One AL executive makes a good point: never rule out the Tigers as a major player for Stanton when the time comes. Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski has strong ties to the Marlins from his time with them. He also appears to have the chips in third baseman/outfielder Nick Castellanos, outfielder Avisail Garcia, righty Rick Porcello, and others.

I took some information from various pages on the official Tigers site and made a 5-page PDF which has the 40-man roster, the non-roster invitees, and little blurbs on the top 20 prospects. Hope you find it handy.