Afternoon Prowl: Joaquin Benoit signing reactions and more

• ESPN.com: Tigers sign Benoit to fortify their bullpen
  Mark Simon notes how low of a WHIP Joaquin Benoit posted and when the last relief pitcher to get a 3-year deal from Detroit was.

• Detroit News: Pitcher like Joaquin Benoit a critical addition for Tigers
  Stats have come a long way with making it into the press, but Lynn Henning should still move on from the fantasy baseball stat WHIP to one that takes the defense out of the equation (FIP).

• SB Nation Detroit: Top Five: Other Free Agents Tigers Could Pursue
  That Ian Casselbloggy knows what he's talking about, he pegged Benoit second.

• Tiger Tales: Tigers Close to Signing Benoit
  Lee calls it a "great signing" and points to both something good and some of the risk in the deal.

• Beck's Blog: Tigers adjust to the market on Joaquin Benoit
  Basically, Benoit was their guy and he was going to get a pretty good deal anyway. The Tigers felt comfortable taking on the risk for what could be a good reward.

• Fangraphs: Tigers Invest Heavily in Joaquin Benoit
  Joe Pawlikowsk of Fangraphs thinks Detroit took too big a risk and overpaid.

• FoxSports: Tigers considerting J.C. Romero
  Jon Paul Morosi writes the Tigers are looking for lefty help now in the bullpen.

• MLive: Local writers pick Miguel Cabrera as Tiger of the Year
  One-word response: Duh. Two word response: No s ...urprise.

• Motor City Bengals: Don’t be Scared by Adam Dunn’s Type-A Status
  I agree with John here. The Tigers are probably going to sign a Type-A free agent this offseason. So you basically have to take that out of the equation.

• MLive: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski still intent on moving Phil Coke to starting rotation
  The Tigers really are into this idea and are repeating it again.

• TigsTown's Mark Anderson: Casper Wells' knee injury minor, no surgery required
  He said to check out the notebook tomorrow at TigsTown.com for the full report.

• Big League Stew: He wuz robbed! Tigers' Jackson deserved AL Rookie of the Year
  Speaking of Ian earlier, he also knows what he's talking about when it come to who-shoulda-wons! We endorse his choice of Jackson, obviously.

• Detroit News: Tigers' Austin Jackson has eye on improving plate discipline
  Finally today, Tony Paul spoke to Jackson, who hopes to cut down on strikeouts next year.

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