Detroit Tigers Links: Tigers scouting Ryu Hyun-jin & sign Shawn Hill to minor league contract

Report: Detroit Tigers among 'most aggressive' teams scouting South Korean lefty Ryu Hyun-jin
MLive, James Schmehl
On a semi-related note -- I know they aren't from the same country, lay off -- what happened to Fu-Te Ni?

Tigers sign right-hander Shawn Hill to minor-league contract
Detroit Free Press, Anthony Fenech
No, not the Lions' backup quarterback.

Detroit Symphony to pay up after World Series wager
The Detroit News
Two things: (1) I'm still not sure what they are doing, besides the small gift, and (2) what the heck are Zzang! bars?

Verlander, Price and Hernandez were best at Preventing Runs in 2012
Tiger Tales, Lee Panas
Interestingly enough, those three pitchers are the front-runners for the American League Cy Young award. Imagine that.

Looking For Shortstops Of The Future
Motor City Bengals, John Verburg
Some interesting (and obscure) names that Verburg is throwing out right now. Of the seven players listed, I have only heard Jose Iglesias' name before.

Elsewhere in Baseball:

Trout or Harper: The Great Debate
FanGraphs Baseball, Dave Cameron

"Their batted ball profiles are almost identical. In terms of the metrics that directly measure types of skills, there’s really not a lot separating Harper and Trout at the plate."

Giants and Jeremy Affeldt agree to three-year contract
HardballTalk, Aaron Gleeman
Six million dollars per year for a LOOGY? Wow.

Texas Rangers' max offer for Josh Hamilton will be 3 years, report says
ESPN Dallas, Richard Durrett
Prediction: someone else will give him at least five.