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The Quest For Relief Stays Pricey
If the Detroit Tigers weren't already thinking that they should make an inside hire for next year's closer job, Mike Gonzalez and the Baltimore Orioles gave them another reason to strongly consider it. Gonzalez agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the O's on Wednesday. The $6 million annual...
The Quest For Relief Revisits J.J. Putz
One year after losing out on trading for reliever J.J. Putz, could the Detroit Tigers get another chance to add him to their bullpen? After the New York Post reported on Thursday night that the Mets planned to buy Putz out of his contract option for 2010, the team made it official yesterday. ...
The Quest For Relief: Lyon, Tigers, and Saves? Oh My!
Do the Detroit Tigers finally - a long, cold six weeks after baseball's winter meetings - have themselves a closer? Jon Paul Morosi (who has been lapping his competition this offseason) is reporting on his blog that the team is "nearing an agreement" with reliever Brandon Lyon. (Apparently, the...
The Quest For Relief Won't Be Ending This Week
If you were hoping our long, reliever-starved nightmare in Tiger Town was going to be ending this week with a possible signing of Brandon Lyon, Jason Beck says, "Not so fast, my friend": The Tigers and Lyon's agent, Barry Meister, are talking. But Meister is still talking with other teams at...
The Quest For Relief: Do Tigers Have Lyon Eyes?
Could the Detroit Tigers finally be moving in on a closer? Jon Paul Morosi reports on his blog that the team is in negotiations with reliever Brandon Lyon. However, they haven't yet offered him a contract, which might put them a bit behind the competition. According to Ken Rosenthal, Lyon's...
The Quest For Relief Might Settle For Scraps
Is this really what it's coming to? During what's already been a long, cold winter for the Detroit Tigers in terms of finding bullpen, is the only source of heat going to be... John Parrish? The Tigers have actually been interested in Parrish since early December, but I was kind of hoping that...
The Quest For Relief: Saito Signs with Boston
I've tried to remain calm during this offseason, patiently waiting - and hoping - that Dave Dombrowski has a plan for the Detroit Tigers' bullpen that involves more than banking on Fernando Rodney pitching well in his contract year. But with the developments of this week, I'm losing faith, and I'm...
The Quest For Relief: No Return For Smoltz
Throughout The Quest For Relief that's gone unfulfilled, a small flicker of hope has remained in the hearts of several Tigers fans. What about John Smoltz? Could he return to Detroit? Would he be interested in being the team's closer? In my own mind, I kind of wrote off the chances of that...
The Quest For Relief Hears Crickets Chirping
"When are the Tigers going to sign a closer?" That's probably been the most asked question over the past couple of quiet weeks, either posted here in the blog comments, sent in e-mails, or raised in actual conversation (online and in-person). During that time, three notable relievers have...
Could The Quest For Relief Be Less Expensive?
Apparently, the temperature and snowflakes aren't the only things falling these days. Prices on free agents in baseball could be coming down, as well. According to ESPN.com's Buster Olney, major league budgets are being reduced significantly and players looking for big contracts might have to...
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