Delmon Damarcus Young

Position: Leftfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 240 lb.

Born: September 14, 1985 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Adolfo Camarillo HS (Camarillo, CA)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed September 8, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 29, 2006 (Age 20)   vs. CHW 3 AB, 2 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Twins/DevilRays/Tigers/Phillies 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2013, 1 yr/$750k (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.034, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Arn Tellem [*]
Relatives: Brother of Dmitri Young
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• 5/23 Phillies Nation: Writer’s Roundtable: Buying or Selling at the Deadline?: It might seem a bit early, but the MLB trade market will start developing soon, so imagine for a moment that you are the Phillies...
• 5/23 That Ball's Outta Here: Cliff Lee’s Public Audition Went VERY Well Last Night; Phils Win 3-0: Boy, Cliff Lee really knows how to prepare for a job interview. Newly clean-shaven and ready to make a good impression, Lee went...
• 5/23 Baseball News Source: Cliff Lee Shuts Down Miami in 3-0 Victory: Philadelphia Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitched a complete-game shutout against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, giving the Phillies...
• 5/22 Phillies Nation: Phils Win Series Behind Masterful Lee: The Phillies took the rubber match of their three game set with Miami on Wednesday, shutting out the struggling Marlins 3-0. It...
• 5/22 Jays Journal: J.P. Arencibia’s Historic(ally Awful) Season: Among my friends, my animosity for J.P Arencibia is well-known. It’s not that I dislike him as a person, I’m sure he’s...
• 5/22 The High Phive: Horray Offense! Phillies Beat Marlins 7-3: The Phillies just lost to the Marlins, and were coming into this game at 21-24, facing Jose Fernandez who has not allowed 1 single...
• 5/22 Monkey with a Halo: The curious case of the Angels poor outfield defensive metrics: The Angels' outfield defense was supposed to be a many splendored thing. With Josh Hamilton supplanting Mark Trumbo...
• 5/22 Crashburn Alley: The Wednesday Ten: Doubles Will Find Me: So, the Ten is a day late. And Paul Boye, your usual curator, is out of pocket, so I will be pulling together your Tuesday Wednesday...
• 5/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Nats Fans Should Be More Stressed Out Than You: You know, as bad as the Phillies have played at times this year, being a fan of the Washington Nationals must be a far more frustrating...
• 5/21 Phillies Nation: Phils Bats Breakout In Win Over Marlins: Behind a second straight admirable start by Tyler Cloyd, the Phillies were able to snap a three-game losing streak against the...
• 5/21 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Manaea, Outfielders: The latest on the draft, which is just over two weeks away... Indiana State pitcher Sean Manaea was pulled from today's...
• 5/21 The High Phive: Phillies Fall to Miami 5-1, Hamels now 1-7: Things are starting to look up, well at least a little more up than average.  The Phillies just took 2 out of 3 against the Reds...
• 5/20 Phillies Nation: Offense Fails Hamels Again as Phils Fall to Fish: The Marlins now have 13 wins on the season.  Four have come against the Phillies.  After showing signs of life against some...
• 5/20 James Smyth Broadcast: Back-to-Back Game-Tying and Game-Winning Home Runs: There was a thrilling end to the Reds-Phillies game on Sunday. Flame-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman was trying to lock...
• 5/20 Marlin Maniac: Philadelphia Phillies @ Miami Marlins Series Preview: Did the Marlins Break Roy Halladay?:   The Miami Marlins just barley avoided a three game sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The win put...
• 5/20 Phillies Nation: Time to Get Ruf?:   Ryan Howard is getting a precautionary MRI on his left knee and will likely be out for Monday’s game against the...
• 5/20 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Youth Movement May Be Best Thing For Future AND Present: It’s been thought that if the Phillies fall out of contention within in the next two months (and judging by the level of...
• 5/19 Baseball News Source: Aroldis Chapman Blows Another Save, Phillies Win 3-2: For the second consecutive appearance, Aroldis Chapman has blown a save opportunity after converting eight straight save opportunities...
• 5/19 Motor City Bengals: Miguel Cabrera: Trade Bait?: Miguel Cabrera just hit an opposite-field home run 441 feet. This is not something normal ball players do. This is not something...
• 5/19 Phillies Nation: Phillies win on back-to-back walk-off; Howard and Ruiz MRIs: The Phillies took an otherwise boring game and brought some excitement to those who remained in Citizens Bank Park on this dreary...
• 5/19 The War Room: The Delmon Young Effect: by: Chris CreightonFollow him on Twitter @WarRoomPHLChris by clicking hereWatch the latest episode of the War Room on...
• 5/19 mlbreports.com : The Delmon Young Effect Is Crippling The Phils Lineup: Does it Need To Be Eradicated?: Like us on Facebook here Sunday May.19, 2013 By Chris Creighton (Phillies Correspondent via http://www.warrroomphilly.com –...
• 5/19 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 48 Observations: Part Two: Rays 10, Orioles 6 Matthew Joyce: Joyce launched a two-run homer in the third inning to begin a rally for Tampa Bay, and...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: NL Notes: Stauffer, Phillies, Cubs, Hairston: Let's take a look around the National League ... Pitcher Tim Stauffer was called up by the Padres, meaning that the team...
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• 5/17 Phillies Nation: Two-Run Eighth Lifts Phils Past Reds: Cliff Lee pitched a good game, but a home run given up by Antonio **** in the top of the eighth inning not only stripped Lee of...
• 5/17 That Ball's Outta Here: Has Ruben Amaro Grown Desperate?: Everyone who is a fan of the Philadelphia Phillies has started to grow a little desperate. It seemed for a while there that, as...
• 5/16 Crashburn Alley: So Much for “Clubhouse Atmosphere”: For years, we have heard the importance of a good clubhouse atmosphere, particularly from proponents of old-school baseball (and...
• 5/15 Crashburn Alley: Tuesday’s Game Showed Importance of Platoons: During the off-season, I suggested the Phillies should make heavy use of platoons in 2013 — at first base, in right field,...
• 5/14 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Indians at Phillies, May 14-15: Interleague play returns to Citizens Bank Park as the Indians (21-16) come to town for a quick two-game set against the Phillies...
• 5/13 Eye On the Tigers: Should Jhonny Peralta be batting 5th?: It seems like this discussion was going on last year. An underperforming player is hitting 5th while not a great option, but seemingly ...
• 5/13 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: It is May 13. The Phillies have played 39 games and only three players have crossed the double-digit walk plateau. Michael Young...
• 5/13 That Ball's Outta Here: Calls To Call Up Darin Ruf Grow Louder Despite Lack Of Place To Play Him: Uh oh, everybody. Get ready for some more Darin Ruf mania. It’s easy to be anxious to call up a minor league prospect who...
• 5/11 Halo Hangout: Howie Kendrick: Swing Away: Coming into the season, I wrote this little ditty, profiling/forecasting Howie Kendrick. Coming out of the minors, Howie was supposed...
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• 5/10 Venom Strikes: Here We Go Again With The Instant Replay Debate: Okay, we all know what went down in Cleveland three nights ago with the home run/double call. Once again, this call caused another...
• 5/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Eric Hosmer’s fantasy value for the rest of 2013: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.It’s...
• 5/10 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 53: The Paper Jubilee: Happy news, everyone! On the second Friday in May 2012, I fielded Twitter questions in this space for the first time. Which means...
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• 5/8 Through The Fence Baseball: Eric Hosmer’s fantasy value for the rest of 2013: Through The Fence Baseball | Through The Fence Baseball - Baseball news, discussion, rumors, and stats from around MLB.It’s...
• 5/7 Splash Hit Blog: Lineups Posted: Pagan’s back vs. a pretty good Kyle Kendrick: After resting a couple days to give a sore hamstring a break, Angel Pagan is back in the lineup, while Jose Mijares gets reinstated...
• 5/7 The High Phive: Phillies Show Signs of Life, Beat the Giants 6-2: I expected this game to be ugly, ugly in the sense that it would be a 1-0 late Giants victory or something close to that, and...
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• 5/6 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (14-18) vs. Giants (19-12): Philadelphia Phillies (14-18) vs. San Francisco Giants (19-12) LHP Cliff Lee (2-2, 3.46 ERA) v. LHP Madison Bumgarner (3-0,...
• 5/6 AroundTheFoghorn: Talking San Francisco Giants – Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview. Also, I Didn’t Break Roy Halladay: Yesterday morning, FanSided’s Philadelphia Phillies Editor Justin Klugh (of That Ball’s Outta Here fame) and I sat...
• 5/6 Motor City Bengals: Tigers’ Victor Martinez Has Been Hitting the Ball Hard, Even if Results Don’t Show it: One of the themes of the Detroit Tigers’ offseason was that getting Victor Martinez back from injury (to replace Delmon Young)...
• 5/6 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Monday Morning Madness - May 6, 2013: Hello all.  I'm going to try to be more consistent with my posts.  I figure, if anyone actually wants to read the senseless...
• 5/5 Marlin Maniac: Jose Fernandez Dominant Start Against the Phillies- A Pitch F/X recap.: Editors Note: Excited to be adding a new writer to our MM staff in Daniel Zylberkan. Daniel will be posting sabermetric slanted...
• 5/5 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: (Over)due for a correction: The Phillies have been disappointing fans since last season. This year, the optimistic ones felt that with a full year of both...
• 5/3 MLB Injury News: Phillies rumors: Will Philadelphia trade Cliff Lee?: If the Philadelphia Phillies fall out of contention in the National League East as the summer approaches, left-handed starting...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Rumors: Stanton, Lee, Papelbon, Utley: The Phillies have made multiple inquiries on the availability of Giancarlo Stanton over the past several months, Major League...
• 5/3 Baseball News Source: Kyle Kendrick Leads Phillies Win Over Marlins: Kyle Kendrick allowed two earned runs over seven innings and Ryan Howard and Domonic Brown hit home runs to back up the effort...
• 5/3 Phillies Nation: Phils Offense Needs Better Swings At The Plate: The Phillies offense is clearly struggling this year. As a team, they are 8th in the NL in average, 12th in OBP, 10th in SLG,...
• 5/3 Marlin Maniac: Miami Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies Series Preview: Will the Phillies become sellers?: Apologies for getting this up late, Justin Klugh and I could not communicate in time to get this up before the beginning of the...
• 5/3 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 52: Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged: I’m three weeks into my first experience as a national baseball columnist of sorts, and I have to admit that I underrated...
• 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rodriguez, Phillies, Lee, Orioles: After receiving his work visa, former star closer Francisco Rodriguez is set to begin his comeback with the Brewers, MLB.com's...
• 5/2 Macho-Row.com: At least the Phillies play the Marlins this weekend, right?: Sometimes I wonder if my enthusiasm for interleague play has been influenced by what seems to be a shortcoming for the Phillies....
• 5/2 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 31 Observations: Hitters: Mets 7, Marlins 6 David Wright: Showing no ill-effects from the neck injury which limited him to pinch-hitting...
• 5/1 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (12-15) vs. Indians (11-13): Philadelphia Phillies (12-15) vs Cleveland Indians (11-13) LHP Cliff Lee (2-1, 3.03 ERA) v. RHP Trevor Bauer (0-1, 5.40 ERA)...
• 5/1 Injury Report: ()
• 5/1 Mets Merized: NL East Report: Stanton To DL, McCann Set To Return, Strasburg Injury Scare: Team News and Notes Atlanta Braves (17-9) Justin Upton launched his major league leading 12th home run of the season this week....
• 5/1 The High Phive: Well That Was Fun, Phillies get Torched 14-2: The Phillies came in looking to end April on a high note, coming in with a 12-14 record, a win and a Nationals (who got killed...
• 5/1 That Ball's Outta Here: Delmon Young Is Awesome And I Knew It All Along: I promised TBOH King Justin Klugh last night this was coming… @tbohblog Preparing my Delmon Young Is Awesome And I Knew...
• 5/1 That Ball's Outta Here: Roy Halladay Destroys All Momentum, Gets Blasted By Cleveland 14-2: Perhaps the only good part of the game was when the Phillies sacked Zack McAlister in the end zone for a safety. Last night in...
• 5/1 Crashburn Alley: Phillies April Report Card: The Phillies are hovering around .500, third place in the NL East, which is about where most of us thought they would be throughout...

• 4/30 Baseball News Source: Indians Hit Seven Home Runs, Rout Halladay and Phillies: The Cleveland Indians hit seven home runs to power their way over Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 14-2. . Carlos...
• 4/30 Crashburn Alley: The Thing People Don’t Understand: Delmon Young made his Phillies debut today. Or maybe yesterday. I can’t be sure. And he homered in his first at-bat. Bully...
• 4/30 Philadelphia Baseball Review: Indians romp Halladay and Phillies, 14-2 : By SAMUEL BOTWINICK  |  Staff Writer@avdbkr20samuelIn a slugfest on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, the Indians...
• 4/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Seven Homers Pace Tribe Past Halladay; Indians 14, Phillies 2: If the Indians scored any more runs two at a time, they would have needed an ark on Tuesday night. The Indians touched up Roy...
• 4/30 FFLockerRoom: Philadelphia Phillies Designate Ezequiel Carrera: The Philadelphia Phillies have designated outfielder Ezequiel Carrera for assignment in a move that clears room for Delmon Young...
• 4/30 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (12-14) vs. Indians (10-13): Philadelphia Phillies (12-14) vs Cleveland Indians (10-13) RHP Roy Halladay (2-2, 5.08 ERA) v. RHP Zach McAllister (1-3, 3.52...
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• 4/30 Phillies Nation: Delmon Young activated, Carrera DFA’d: As was reported first by CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury on Twitter, Delmon Young has been activated by the Phillies and will...
• 4/30 Crashburn Alley: The Delmon Young Era Begins: Delmon Young is activated and receives $250,000 bonus. Phillies designate Ezequiel Carrera for assignment. — Matt Gelb (@magelb)...
• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Designate Ezequiel Carrera For Assignment: The Phillies announced that they have designated Ezequiel Carrera for assignment.  The move will allow the Phillies to activate...
• 4/30 Phillies Nation: Delmon Young and Relative Upgrades: The Phillies’ signing of Delmon Young this offseason drew mixed reviews. Some believed his right-handed power was exactly...
• 4/27 Phillies Nation: Is There a Case For Quintero?: With CHOOCH coming back tomorrow afternoon, the Phillies will have to clear some space on the roster. Within the next 14 or so...
• 4/27 Motor City Bengals: Looking Back At The 2003 Detroit Tigers–Week 4 (3-20): The 2003 Detroit Tigers, the team that quite possibly turned around the fortunes of the franchise, limped through the three...
• 4/26 Phillies Nation: Kendrick Shuts Out Mets, Phils Win 4-0: Kyle Kendrick pitched a gem and the offense was able to put up four runs as the Phillies topped the Mets Friday night at a atmosphere-less...
• 4/26 That Ball's Outta Here: Oh Good, We’re Already Talking About The Phillies At The Trade Deadline: As prone as I am to panic, even I realize speculating about what the Phillies might do at the MLB Trade Deadline, which is just...
• 4/26 Puckett's Pond: Checking In On Former Twin Brendan Harris: Part of the Delmon Young-Matt Garza trade, Brendan Harris was a slow-footed Twins infielder who had basically one solid starting...
• 4/26 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 51: That Supersonic Tidal Wave: One day, when I have the time to do this, I want to have a daily podcast. I’ve already got the name picked out (though I’m...
• 4/25 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Amaro, Utley, Manuel: Roy Halladay posted his third consecutive quality start last night against the Pirates, but relievers Antonio **** Mike Adams,...
• 4/25 PhoulBallz.com: PhoulBallz Minor League Podcast: Epsiode 23: On this week's edition, Jay and Tug talk about Tug's purchase of TheFightins.com and its relaunch.  Additionally, the guys...
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• 4/24 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Mike Adams: It's been a rough start to the season for the Phillies, whose 9-12 record puts them 6.5 games out of first place in the NL East....
• 4/24 That Ball's Outta Here: Left-Handed Pitchers Are Excited To Face The Phillies: If you are a professional pitcher who throws the hardball with your left arm, you are circling every date on your calendar in...
• 4/23 The Intelligent Fan: Semi-Educated Guesses for the 2013 MLB Season: Every year since the first grade, I have written down my predictions for the upcoming Major League Baseball season.  Up until...
• 4/22 Crashburn Alley: Dreading Delmon Young: Delmon Young officially started his rehab assignment yesterday. Matt Gelb reports the future Phillies right fielder had an interesting...
• 4/21 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Should Rangers Trade Profar For Taveras?: The Rangers and Cardinals have not discussed the possibility of trading top shortstop prospect Jurickson Profar for top outfield...
• 4/20 Motor City Bengals: Victor Martinez Isn’t Hitting, But He’s Still Getting On Base:   Victor Martinez went 1-3 with a walk in Friday’s 8-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels to raise his batting average...
• 4/18 Macho-Row.com: Don't give up on Phillies yet, help is on the way: Help is on the way! The Phillies have been struggling to stay afloat during the first few weeks of the season missing a...
• 4/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick Hits: Teixeira, Jeter, Cabral, Pineda, Rapada, Lineup: Lots of injury updates today, and they're all of the positive variety. Mark Teixeira began taking swings underwater yesterday,...
• 4/16 Crashburn Alley: Death or Glory: Delmon Young: “Delmon’s going to be as good as Delmon wants to be. He can do whatever he puts his mind to do.” -Anonymous...
• 4/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Comparing Jorge Soler to Delmon Young Illustrates Changing Reality for Cubs, Rays, and All of MLB: Jorge Soler, Theo Epstein, and the entire Cubs organization have to be breathing an enormous of sigh of relief- it was stopped...
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• 4/4 We Talk Fantasy Sports: RotoBaller - Top Fantasy Prospects: This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: RotoBaller Impact Prospects Revisited.We wanted to take a quick moment...
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• 4/1 Phillies Nation: Phillies’ Bench Too Weak to Keep Ender Inciarte: The Phillies finalized their 25-man roster over the weekend, opting to use Humberto Quintero as backup backstop over Steven LeRud...
• 4/1 Phillies Nation: Writer’s Roundtable: Offseason’s Best: Q: Which transaction by Ruben Amaro Jr. this offseason do you think will reap the greatest reward for the Phillies in 2013? ...
• 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs: Let's take a quick trip around four of baseball's five most valuable franchises, according to Forbes: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro...

• 3/29 Kings of Kauffman: Spring Q&A with Motor City Bengals: In the final edition of our Kings of Kauffman Spring Q&A’s with our friends around the AL Central we chat with the Detroit...
• 3/29 Injury Report: ()
• 3/28 Billy-Ball.com: The Left Field Opening Day Revolving Door: Nine to Know: Out of left field Since 2007, the Detroit Tigers have had a different Opening Day left fielder each season. They...
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• 3/28 Puckett's Pond: Previewing the AL Central: Detroit Tigers: As Opening Day gets closer, I’ve been taking a look at the teams in the AL Central. You can see my write up of the White...
• 3/27 Dropped Strike Three: The Definitive 2013 Phillies Prediction Post: It seems like only yesterday that the truck was packed and on its way to Clearwater... mostly because the last thing I wrote was...
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• 3/26 Phillies Nation: Phillies Looking For Outfield Help?: The infield is set.  The race for the final bullpen spot is likely down to either Phillippe Aumont or Michael Stutes.  But what...
• 3/26 Call to the Pen: The Philadelphia Phillies Make Another Postseason Push in 2013: After ruling over the National League East for five years, the Philadelphia Phillies suddenly looked old in 2012. Battling a barrage...
• 3/25 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Philadelphia Phillies: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
• 3/25 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Looking for One More Outfielder: CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury says the Phillies are still looking for another outfielder to round out the roster before they...
• 3/24 Tyler's Think Tank: AL Central Preview: 1st Place--Detroit Tigers 2012 Record: 88-74 2012 Pythagorean: 87-75 2013 Projected: 92-70 The reigning American League champs...
• 3/24 Injury Report: ()
• 3/24 Baseballhotcorner.com: Beware Of Hot Hitters In Spring Training: This should will be an annual article to remind fantasy owners that success in Spring Training doesn’t always carry over...
• 3/24 Through The Fence Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies preview: Is the window open for another year?: The Philadelphia Phillies hobbled into 2012 with a variety of spare parts playing significant roles on a daily basis. Injuries...
• 3/23 That Ball's Outta Here: 10 Crazy Predictions for the 2013 Season: It’s been an interesting spring to say the least. Ryan Howard has emerged as a power-hitting slugger, risen like a phoenix,...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Dodgers, Porcello, Phillies: On this day in 1962, the Mets and Yankees met for the first time in a Spring Training game.  Former Yankees skipper Casey Stengel...
• 3/22 Baseballhotcorner.com: What Happens When Jim Leyland Gets Punched in the Face?:   The Detroit Tigers are positioned well for the 2013 season to sustain their run of two consecutive AL Central titles and...
• 3/21 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies addressed their outfield, third base, and late-inning relief concerns without making a major free agent splash. Major...
• 3/21 Rays Colored Glasses: A Look Back At The Tampa Bay Rays Team MVPs: 2007-2009: In this installment of our series on the Rays’ team MVPs, we take a look down memory lane at the accomplishments of Carlos...
• 3/20 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: What’s up (with) Doc?: Roy Halladay is suffering from a stomach virus...which in turn has made Phillies fans queasy. Ron Opher takes a look at Halladay's...
• 3/19 That Ball's Outta Here: I Have To Write Nice Things About Delmon Young; Help, Please: TBOH continues its two-week series of previews of the Phillies 2013 season.  Yesterday, it was Michael Young.  Today, we attempt...
• 3/17 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most One-Sided Trade Of The Last Decade: Yankees GM Brian Cashman spoke last week about how his team nearly traded Mariano Rivera to the Mariners for Felix Fermin in...
• 3/17 Motor City Bengals: What Will Torii Hunter Bring to the Tigers?: As Spring Training enters into it’s “dog days”, the story lines have crystallized – fifth starter competition,...
• 3/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Phillies Should Just Extend Manuel: For a team whose fortunes hinge on ancient veterans whose best days are behind them and have been reduced to signing the likes...
• 3/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit Tigers preview: Will there be World Series bliss in Motown?: Coming off their second World Series appearance in six years, the Detroit Tigers are focused on getting back to glory. After...
• 3/15 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Same Face, New Place - Outfield: So many valuable fantasy outfielders have traded in the old cap for a new one.  Some guys will have to live up to the pressure...
• 3/15 Phillies Nation: Sorting Out The Bullpen Logjam: One of the best parts about Spring Training is the positional competition. In recent years, Phillies fans have gone without this...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Manuel, Halladay, Howard: The Phillies were a .500 team in 2012 after winning five consecutive NL East titles. They enter the 2013 season with a payroll...
• 3/14 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Darin Ruf Homers, Declares To World He’s Ready To Be Awesome Now: Darin Ruf is ready to be awesome again. It’s been a rough spring training for the young slugger. Struggling to learn a new...
• 3/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers signed two significant free agents to bolster a roster that already included its share of impact players. Major League...
• 3/13 SoDo Mojo: 2013 American League Preview: A few weeks ago, I gave my predictions for the American League West division. This week, I will finish my projections for the...
• 3/13 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Should it have been Phils, not Astros, moving to AL?: Last season, we asked about whether a bench that included Jim Thome – who hadn’t played first base since 2007 and...
• 3/13 Crashburn Alley: 2013 and 1983 Parallels: The Phillies are old and everybody knows it. They had the oldest offense (average age 31.1) and fourth-oldest pitching staff (29.1)...
• 3/12 Motor City Bengals: Don Kelly’s Case To Make Detroit Tigers’ 25-Man Roster Is Not A Good One:   Don Kelly hit a home run today off of Roy Halladay in the Tigers’ exhibition game with the Phillies. The degree to which...
• 3/9 Crashburn Alley: Delmon Young: Still Not a Player: There was at least one comment on yesterday’s Crash Bag that insinuated that I have an unhealthy fixation on hating Delmon...
• 3/9 mlbreports.com : The Detroit Tigers Payroll In 2013 And Contracts Going Forward Updated Mar.09/13: Like us on Facebook here March.09/2013 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst / Website Owner): I believe that the Tigers are set...
• 3/8 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Prospect Conversations: Jonathan Mayo (MLB.com): This will be the final installment of our series of conversations with some of the prospecting industry’s most prominent scribes....
• 3/8 Phillies Nation: Can Inciarte Stick With The Phillies?: Ender Inciarte entered Spring Training a few weeks ago as something of a forgotten man. Selected as a Rule 5 draftee from the...
• 3/8 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 44: Facile and Glibly Idiotic: In a previous career, I was a real journalist. I don’t talk about it much because of the several careers I’ve had...
• 3/6 Motor City Bengals: Victor Martinez Admits To Having Sore Back: Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Victor Martinez was back in the lineup today five days after appearing to grimace after a...
• 3/6 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Fantasy Baseball Vision: Target & Avoid - NL East Edition: Our good friend Brett Barton (@BrettBarton_FBV) at Fantasy Baseball Vision will help you prep for your upcoming drafts. Last...
• 3/6 That Ball's Outta Here: Darin Ruf’s Coronation As The Next Great Phillies Slugger On Hold: The coronation of Darin Ruf as the next great Phillies slugger may have to wait a little while. You know, until he actually starts...
• 3/5 The Flagrant Fan: The Flagrant Fan site turns ten years old: Heh. I can't even get an anniversary right. For weeks now, I have been planning a big birthday celebration as this site hits...
• 3/4 Motor City Bengals: Don Kelly – Have Glove, Will Travel: The players we love to hate – Ryan Raburn, Brandon Inge, Jose Valverde, Gerald Laird – are scattered amongst the MLB...
• 3/4 Phillies Nation: Phillies Nation Endorses Domonic Brown for Right Field: The offense is slowly recovering from the 2011 meltdown, and the Phillies could suffer another regression if the wrong policies...
• 3/1 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 43: The Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc Foundation: I, like I imagine most of you do, have an alarm set for a specific time and a specific radio station. Well, over the past couple...
• 3/1 PhoulBallz.com: Get Your Lindy's Sports 2013 Phillies Annual: With opening day just a month away, the best and brightest of all the season preview magazines has hit store shelves and is...
• 3/1 Phillies Nation: Get Your Lindy’s Sports 2013 Phillies Annual: With opening day just a month away, the best and brightest of all the season preview magazines has hit store shelves and is available...

• 2/28 That Ball's Outta Here: Charlie Manuel Seems Surprised To Learn His Defense Stinks: When the Phillies traded for outfielder Ben Revere this offseason, it seemed like the team was committing to improving a defense...
• 2/28 That Ball's Outta Here: Charlie Manuel Seems Surprised To Learn His Defense Stinks: When the Phillies traded for outfielder Ben Revere this offseason, it seemed like the team was committing to improving a defense...
• 2/28 Crashburn Alley: Defense Gave Charlie Manuel “A Real Good Headache”: CSN Philly’s Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN) has some interesting quotes from Charlie Manuel on the Phillies’ defense...
• 2/27 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Better off With Young than Brown: The Phillies have their answer for right field, but it’s not who you think it is. Sure, Domonic Brown is hitting well in...
• 2/27 Rays Colored Glasses: A Look Back At Tampa Bay’s Team MVPs: 2000-2003: 2000: Gerald Williams The addition of Gerald Williams’ bat augmented a struggling Devil Rays offense when Tampa Bay signed the...
• 2/27 Pinstripe Pundits: A Look at Some Outfielders Who are Out of Options: It’s no secret that the Yankees are short on outfield depth following Curtis Granderson’s fractured forearm. In response to...
• 2/27 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What to do with #1 (or even #2)?: The 2013 Fantasy Baseball Draft Kit is finally here, which means that your fantasy draft day is quickly approaching.  The More......
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Young, Phillies, Orioles, Yankees: Phillies offseason acquisition Michael Young won't come out and say it, but his frosty relationship with his former team's front...
• 2/25 Baseballhotcorner.com: Philadelphia Phillies Outlook in Outfield For 2013: Many questions remain about the upcoming season for the Philadelphia Phillies. Are any of these questions being answered thus...
• 2/24 That Ball's Outta Here: Phillies Could Have Had Torii Hunter, NOT Delmon Young; Awesome: So, it turns out the Phillies were thiiiiis close to signing Torii Hunter this off-season. Instead, they got Delmon Young. Yeah,...
• 2/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit Tigers look forward to an even better finish in 2013: Entering spring training, many speculated whether the Detroit Tigers would have a different demeanor entering camp. It certainly...
• 2/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Dom Brown and Darin Ruf Seemingly Win Outfield Jobs on First Day of Spring: Was Friday afternoon’s Phillies 8-2 victory over the Phillies just a simple, getting-their-feet wet, five inning intrasquad...
• 2/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Randomz - Rondell, Bobby Bo, Glenallen, and more: I think about baseball way too much.  Often, I find my mind drifting to random baseball-related items.  I decided to...
• 2/22 The High Phive: Position Breakdown: 2013 Philadelphia Phillies: A few weeks ago, the pitching staff for the Phillies was analyzed. Yet again, the pitching is the strength of this team. But,...
• 2/21 Billy-Ball.com: The Tallest Young & Baseball’s Tallest Pitchers: The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Chris Young on a minor-league contract with an invitation...
• 2/20 Obstructed View: 2013 Cubs Projections: Ian Stewart and Luis Valbuena: Our 2013 Cubs Projections series continues with a look at 3rd base. The starting job is Ian Stewart's according to Dale Sveum,...
• 2/19 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Talk is cheap: So pitchers and catchers reported to Clearwater a week ago, but it wasn’t long before other position players began arriving...
• 2/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: Tarnished ToddPro athletes can be enigmatic people. So, too, can the people who cover the games pro athletes play....
• 2/18 Kings of Kauffman: Comparison: 2007-08 Rays and 2012-13 Royals: I watched Moneyball again last night. That movie is my crystal meth; I just love it so much. In my smitten swoon over baseball...
• 2/17 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Is This Finally the Year of the Tiger?: Is this finally the year of the Tiger, will the Two-Time defending American League Central Division Champions finally reach...
• 2/17 That Ball's Outta Here: Similarities Between the Yankees and Phillies Are Striking: Ever since the Phillies went to their second straight World Series in 2009 and played the New York Yankees, the two teams have...
• 2/17 Baseball Jerks: Five Players to Watch: 2013 Detroit Tigers: Things are not hunky dory in Foxtown. Owner Mike Ilitch (Pizza, pizza) has gone all-in on the Tigers and they’ve failed...
• 2/16 The High Phive: Low Expectations, High Reward? The Phillies, 2013…: For the first off-season since around 2005, the Phillies fan base is less than enthusiastic about the team’s chances at...
• 2/15 Phillies Nation: D. Young Will Not Be Ready for Start of Season: As anti**** Phillies outfielder Delmon Young will not be ready for the start of the season and will miss “a while”...
• 2/15 Injury Report: ()
• 2/14 Motor City Bengals: Your Annual Reminder That Spring Training Stats Don’t Mean Anything: We’re all itching for baseball to begin. It’s the time of year when a particularly forceful sneeze from Justin Verlander might...
• 2/14 The Cardboard Examiner: THE BIGGEST LOSER: HAVE FORK, WILL TRAVEL.Like most of us, Delmon Young needs incentive to stay in shape. Unlike most of us, he's a professional...
• 2/13 Kings of Kauffman: Royals Spring Training Notes and Thoughts for Wednesday 2/13: After the Royals picked up Elliot Johnson from the Rays, Ned Yost stressed flexibility as an important factor in the competition...
• 2/13 Phillies Nation: Roundtable: “I look forward to hearing _____ today”: With pitchers and catchers officially working out for the first time today, the soundbites will start pouring in. Let’s...
• 2/13 MetsToday.com: Spring Trade Candidate: Jose Tabata: For the second time this week, we look at an opposing player who could find himself without a spot on his current team’s...
• 2/12 Phillies Nation: 2013 Non-Roster Invitees: Wrap Up: With pitchers and catchers officially reporting tomorrow, it is time to wrap up our yearly off-season look at the the Phillies...
• 2/12 That Ball's Outta Here: Michael Bourn To Cleveland Could Mean Outfielders Available! Somebody Stop Me, Please.:   Michael Bourn‘s long national nightmare is finally over. And his destination is a surprise. Bourn and the Cleveland...
• 2/11 Philly Phanatics: Phillies get Young(s), but not younger: As pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater this week, the usual swagger in the Phillies organization is gone - replaced by...
• 2/11 Injury Report: ()
• 2/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy baseball: Could 2013 be the year of Manny Machado?: Last season, we all got to see something magical happen; something that defied the logic of baseball itself. Mike Trout, at the...
• 2/11 Crashburn Alley: A Cautious Approach to Spring Training: Pitchers and catchers report on Wednesday, officially kicking off baseball as we know it in 2013. Phillies fans had grown used...
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Braves, Zimmermann, Phillies: As the Mets’ pursuit of Michael Bourn continues slowly but surely, let’s check in on the rest of the NL East for the latest...
• 2/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Indians, Mark Prior, Phillies, Mark Lerner: On this day in 1971, Satchel Paige became the first Negro League player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The oldest...
• 2/9 MetsToday.com: Spring Trade Candidate: Domonic Brown: The swell of players in spring training is too much for a 25-man roster to handle. As a result, trades made in advance of Opening...
• 2/8 MLB Injury News: Phillies' Delmon Young Expected to Be Behind Schedule : Todd Zolecki of MLB.com spoke with Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. on the status of newly acquired outfileder Delmon Young.  Amaro...
• 2/8 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 40: Leon’s Getting Larger: We begin with a question not from the guy who runs the blog, but from the guy who runs the whole blog network.  @dschoenfield:...
• 2/8 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: Just a quick look at Phillies players’ projected weighted on-base average (wOBA; via ZiPS at FanGraphs), how they fared...
• 2/6 Crashburn Alley: Trimming the Fat: Instead of making that one big, impact move Ruben Amaro had come to make his trademark each offseason, the Phillies have turned...
• 2/6 Southside Showdown: Was I Wrong To Despair About DeWayne Wise?: When the White Sox signed Wise to a $700,000 major league contract at the beginning of the offseason, I was upset. The White Sox...
• 2/5 Obstructed View: Four most likely to exceed expectations: I was working on an idea for a post using the 2013 Cubs projections. The idea was to calculate an approximation of the best case...
• 2/4 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 12 Bargain Basement OutfieldersAn underrated bargain bin for fantasy baseball can be reserve outfielders. I find that guys who figure to platoon at More......
• 2/2 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: 2013 Detroit Tigers Preview from a Minnesota Twins fan: Let's take a look at the competish, shall we?  The Detroit Tigers were in the World Series last season.  That is pretty...
• 2/1 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 39: 10 Years in Undignified Retreat: Not much to say by way of introduction this week. Only, I suppose, that we ought to listen to more “Waltzing Matilda.”...

• 1/31 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Cleveland Indians sign Matt Capps: The Twins inactivity over the last few weeks has turned this from a Twins blog to a former Twins blog.  I discussed the Delmon...
• 1/31 Rays Colored Glasses: How Do the Rays Keep Their Minor League System Going Strong?: It’s really unbelievable. Once again this year, the Rays’ minor league system is right up there among the best in...
• 1/30 Red Pinstripes: Phillies Sign Delmon Young: What is the impact?: Today, the Phillies signed Delmon Young to a one-year deal worth $750k, with incentives that can increase the value to $3.5M. ...
• 1/30 Red Pinstripes: Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Preview: Outfield: This is the fourth of a series of posts previewing the 2013 Philadelphia Phillies prior to the start of Spring Training. This...
• 1/30 Motor City Bengals: 2012 Detroit Tigers Find Homes: The Detroit Tigers have cleaned up their roster a bit since the beginning of the off-season. While they have added Torii Hunter...
• 1/29 Phillies Nation: Phils Add Unprecedented Futility?: Some of the Phillies additions this off season have been no doubt puzzling – while much has been written lately about Delmon...
• 1/29 Rays Colored Glasses: The Ageless Delmon Young: “See that fella over there? He’s 20 years old. In 10 years, he he’s got a chance to be a star. Now that fella...
• 1/29 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Justin Upton, Super Bowl, Chris Brown: Contributors: Eliza Bayne, Jeffrey Stauffer, Stephen Arenholtz, Atman Thakrar, Glen Hentz The hottest topics for the week of January...
• 1/29 Crashburn Alley: Fun with Lineups: Todd Zolecki offers his best guess about Charlie Manuel‘s starting lineup on Opening Day, and it ain’t pretty: 1....
• 1/29 That Ball's Outta Here: This Is The Question That Will Keep All Phillies Fans Up At Night…: Many fans of the Philadelphia Phillies have lost confidence in Ruben Amaro Jr. This is not a surprise to anyone who follows the...
• 1/28 Crashburn Alley: Domonic Brown: Obnoxious and Disliked: I know I linked to the opening of 1776 in the beginning of last week’s Crash Bag, and if you’ll permit me, I’d...
• 1/28 Motor City Bengals: CAIRO Projections Predict Detroit Tigers To Have Largest Division Lead In Baseball: One of the really fun things about the CAIRO player projections – hosted at the Replacement Level Yankees Weblog – is when...
• 1/28 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Sign “Players” to “Low-Risk” Deals: Have you ever thought, “man, Freddy Galvis is great. I wonder if there is a way to get his anemic bat but without his great...
• 1/28 Rays Colored Glasses: Why Did the Rays Completely Change Course Regarding Players With Attitude Problems?: Entering the 2008 season, the Rays made several key moves to set up their remarkable run to the World Series. Too of those moves,...
• 1/28 Crashburn Alley: Ruben Amaro: Frozen in Time: Many Phillies fans have been left perplexed after the off-season GM Ruben Amaro has had, acquiring mostly older players (Michael...
• 1/28 Phillies Nation: Viewing Amaro’s Offseason Moves Through A Larger Scope: Early last week, Ruben Amaro signed Delmon Young to a one-year contract, seemingly putting a cap on his offseason moves. In the...
• 1/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/20/13 - 1/26/13: Here's the top news and stories that made headlines this past week at MLBTR... The Braves and Diamondbacks officially agreed...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Mets, Bourn, Abreu, Red Sox, Mahay: There were baseball people this winter who pleaded with their teams to go after B.J. Upton as a free agent and to trade for his...
• 1/26 Marlin Maniac: Good, Bad, and Ugly: The Week in NL East: The middle of the week saw three very different NL East teams complete very telling transactions. Each move told the story of...
• 1/25 Crashburn Alley: Delmon Young: The Links: The Phillies’ signing of Delmon Young this week was, by far, one of the most…well, it was something, and a lot of...
• 1/25 Baseball Jerks: Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Preview: With injuries to many big stars and a lot of tough losses, the 2012 Phillies had one of their most disappointing seasons in a...
• 1/25 Motor City Bengals: Mean Regression is Encouraging for Detroit Tigers Fans: Usually mean regression is something to worry about in the back of your mind, when you root for a team that is presumed to be...
• 1/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Does MLBPA want a CBA do-over yet?: Last autumn, Major League Baseball and the players union negotiated a sweeping new collective bargaining agreement that made quite...
• 1/25 The High Phive: Phillies Fans Shouldn’t Worry about Age and Outfield: Baseball is fast approaching and with the way the Flyers have started many fans are getting antsy. There are, of course, major...
• 1/25 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 38: The Great Satan: I’m kind of cheesed off. I have sat through a series of moves by Ruben Amaro that have driven me slowly to the verge of...
• 1/25 North and South of Royal Brougham: About the Justin Upton Trade to the Atlanta Braves: Upton was never “almost a Mariner,” or at least we don’t know it. But he’s an Atlanta Brave now and the...
• 1/24 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young On Skim Milk Diet: If Delmon Young so much as sets foot into a Golden Corral some Philadelphia Phillies fan will bust him with a phone camera picture...
• 1/24 Baseball Jerks: Philadelphia Phillies 2013 Preview: With injuries to many big stars and a lot of tough losses, the 2012 Phillies had one of their most disappointing seasons in a...
• 1/24 That Ball's Outta Here: My Forced Attempt At Optimism as the Braves Acquire Justin Upton: Everyone and their mother is working on a blog or a post or a column right now that portends nothing but doom and gloom for the...
• 1/24 Crashburn Alley: Failure in Philadelphia: Four years ago, the Phillies had a relatively stable Minor League system with high-upside talent, one of the most formidable offenses...
• 1/24 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers’ 2013 ZiPS Projections Released: Dan Szymborski, creator  of the computer generated ZiPS projections, is releasing his projected statistics this year in partnership...
• 1/24 The High Phive: Hey Rube, Walks ARE Production for the Phillies: Philadelphia Phillies General Manager and noted smuggler of smug Ruben Amaro, Jr. has faced a lot of criticism for his moves this...
• 1/24 Baseball Musings: Young Gun: Sports on Earth looks at why the Ruben Amaro, Jr. of the Phillies signed Delmon Young. My favorite bit is actually from the comments:...
• 1/24 PhoulBallz.com: Manuel Full of Gusto as Spring Training Nears: Phillies manager Charlie Manuel grows older each year, but you'd never know it from the gusto he exudes when talking about...
• 1/24 Phillies Nation: Manuel Full of Gusto as Spring Training Nears: Phillies manager Charlie Manuel grows older each year, but you’d never know it from the gusto he exudes when talking about...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL Central Notes: Ryan Braun, Chris Carpenter, Chat: Here's the latest news and headlines out of the NL Central... Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun remains happy with his...
• 1/23 Rays Colored Glasses: Texas Rangers’ Matt Harrison Extension Could Be a Major Mistake: It was five years today that the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a 4-year extension with promising right-hander James Shields. The deal...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rockies, Yankees, Wells: The latest links from around MLB, as the Justin Upton rumors pick up... Though the Rockies continue looking for starting...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Delmon Young has weight clause in contract: The Philadelphia Phillies have added a weight clause in OF Delmon Young's contract that could give him as much as $600,000 in...[+] incentives. The Phillies will be allowed to weigh Young on six separate occasions and will give Young $100,000 each time he makes weight. Young must weigh 230 pounds or less in the first three times he is weighed and 235 pounds or less the last three times.
• 1/23 Crashburn Alley: Caring About Walks and Production: Moments ago, Ruben Amaro, Jr. said something to this effect (I paraphrase, but only gently): I don’t care about walks,...
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Bourn, Hairston, Marlins: The Phillies made headlines yesterday, signing Delmon Young to a one-year deal. Here’s the latest on some of Philadelphia’s...
• 1/23 Halo Hangout: Los Angeles Angels Hopes Of Trading Vernon Wells Offically Over?: Yesterday’s signing of Delmon Young by the Philadelphia Phillies confirms the one thing we knew all along was probably going...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Delmon Young may not be 100 percent: Philadelphia Phillies OF Delmon Young (ankle) may not be 100 percent by spring training after undergoing microfracture surgery...[+] on his right ankle last November. 'We had interest in him offensively for a long time, but the defense means something and he'll have to proven he can play defense enough to be able to play every day out there,' general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said. 'I think he's motivated.' Young isn't guaranteed to be the everyday right fielder unless he can prove it in spring training.
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Delmon Young has incentives: Philadelphia Phillies OF Delmon Young was signed to a one-year deal worth $750,000 Tuesday, Jan. 22, but the contract can be worth...[+] as much as $3.5 million based on roster and performance bonuses.
• 1/23 Rising Apple: Phillies Sign Delmon Young; Should Mets Fans Care?: Yesterday, MLB Trade Rumors reported the Phillies had agreed to sign free agent outfielder Delmon Young to a one-year deal, worth...
• 1/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Phillies 2013 Success Hinges on Halladay, Hamels and Lee: Here are the facts about the 2013 Phillies: They’re old They’re expensive Their window is closing Their system is gutted of...
• 1/23 Billy-Ball.com: Not Your Same Old Phillies: They Get Young: The Philadelphia Phillies have added Delmon Young to their outfield mix at the bargain price of $750,000, $6 million less than...
• 1/23 That Ball's Outta Here: Ruben Amaro’s Disastrous Off-Season:   Ruben Amaro is lost, guys. This off-season has been, at best, a monumental disappointment, and at worst, a complete and...
• 1/23 MLB Injury News: Angels Rumors: Vernon Wells Likely to Remain in LA: While Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vernon Wells has been involved in several trade rumors this offseason, it is “very”...
• 1/23 MLB Injury News: Phillies Sign Delmon Young to One-Year Deal: Delmon Young has had some off the field issues that made him less than desirable on the free agent market, but the Philadelphia...
• 1/23 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Signs in Philadelphia: Acquiring another outfielder has long been on the to-do list for the Philadelphia Phillies, despite already adding Ben Rever earlier...
• 1/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Delmon Young signed for duty in right field: Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said OF Delmon Young was signed to a one-year contract to play regularly...[+] in right field, even though Young hasn't played in right in six seasons. Amaro did not say what Young's signing would do for the other outfielders on the roster.
• 1/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wells, Angels, Young, Phillies, Wainwright: The Angels' Vernon Wells has been a trade candidate for quite some time but a source tells Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com (on Twitter)...
• 1/22 MetsToday.com: Phillies Sign Delmon Young: The Phillies have signed Delmon Young to a one year, $750,000 contract. Phillies fans — particularly those with a sabermetric...
• 1/22 Phillies Nation: Amaro: “Development is important, winning is more important”: Amaro gave positive reports on Doc, Howard, and Utley and stated D. Young will play only right field in Reading. Photo by: Ian...
• 1/22 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Rumor Roundup: Porcello Not Close To Being Dealt, Boesch Being Shopped: Danny Knobler of CBS Sports took to Twitter today with a pair of Detroit Tigers-centric Tweets. The first one was to say that...
• 1/22 Baseball Jerks: MLB News and Rumors: Player Movement Minimal During Dead of Winter: The Major League Baseball free agent landscape hasn’t changed much in recent days. It has been one of the slower periods since...
• 1/22 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Philadelphia Phillies sign Delmon Young: Twins fans, let me give you a few seconds to stop giggling. Ready?My favorite Delmon Young moment came during his magical run...
• 1/22 Crashburn Alley: What Happened to My 100-Win Team?: Sometimes, being a fan is difficult. Usually, the most arduous times come simply from losing, but there seems to be a special,...
• 1/22 Cubbies Crib: The Phillies/Delmon Young Deal And Its Impact On The Cubs: It’s been reported by Jim Bowden that the Philadelphia Philles and Delmon Young have come to terms on a 1 year/$750,000...
• 1/22 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Sign . . . *sigh* to 1 year, *groan* thousand dollar contract: The Phillies have signed Delmon Young to a 1 year, $750,000 deal. This is what happens when you get wrapped up in superficial...
• 1/22 The Baseball Haven: More Hatred for Brown: I have written here several times (10/11/11, 5/20/11, and 7/30/11) about Domonic Brown and the terrible mishandling of the talented,...
• 1/22 That Ball's Outta Here: Outfield Still Remains a Weakness After Delmon Young Signs 1-Year Deal: It’s official Phillies fans. Delmon Young has inked a 1-yr deal worth 750K to join the crowd of hopefuls looking to snag...
• 1/22 Motor City Bengals: Philadelphia Phillies Sign Delmon Young: If I were free agent relief pitcher Jose Valverde, I’d be licking my chops because it is, apparently, sign Detroit Tigers castoffs...
• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Delmon Young signsThe Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers) to a one-year, $750,000 deal Tuesday, Jan. 22....[+] The Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers) to a one-year, $750,000 deal Tuesday, Jan. 22.
• 1/22 The High Phive: Delmon Young Signs with the Phillies: It was reported earlier today that the Philadelphia Phillies were interested in acquiring Delmon Young and according to Todd Zolecki...
• 1/22 Phillies Nation: Phillies Sign Young to One-Year Deal Worth $750K: From the Phillies: Outfielder Delmon Young has agreed to a one-year, $750,000 contract with the Phillies, Senior Vice President...
• 1/22 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Have Few Roster Questons Heading into Spring Training: It struck me yesterday, as I was pondering who might (and who might not) win the prestigious position of second utility infielder,...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Sign Delmon Young: The Phillies announced that they signed Delmon Young to a one-year, $750K deal. The contract includes performance bonuses for...
• 1/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies consider adding Delmon Young: While most news out of Philadelphia regarding sports has centered on the Eagles’ new football coach, it appears the Phillies...
• 1/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Interested in Delmon YoungThe Philadelphia Phillies are seriously considering signing free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers)....[+] The Philadelphia Phillies are seriously considering signing free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers).
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Seriously Considering Delmon Young: The Phillies are seriously considering signing free agent Delmon Young, Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reports. GM Ruben Amaro...
• 1/21 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Giancarlo Stanton Mentioned As Possible Target Oncce Again: Rumors once again are swirling around the Miami Marlins trading another one of their established players, this time the outwardly...
• 1/21 MetsToday.com: Who Is Landon Powell?: Since there hasn’t been much else to report in terms of new ballplayers for the Mets, let’s learn a little about Landon...
• 1/20 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers’ Right-Handed Hitting Outfield Options Appear To Be Set: General manager Dave Dombrowski has hinted all along this offseason that the Detroit Tigers would like to add a right-handed hitting...
• 1/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Should the Rays Saddle Up ‘El Caballo’ for One Final Ride?: With a little over a month until pitchers and catchers are due to report to camp for most organizations, most teams are continuing...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Rays, Scott, Mets, Yankees, Soriano: Here's a look at some items out of the AL and NL East.. The field of available DH options for the Rays has thinned out somewhat,...
• 1/19 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Sign Six Arbitration Players, Exchange Salary Figures With Max Scherzer: The deadline for teams to exchange salary figures with their arbitration eligible players came yesterday — a day that is...
• 1/17 That Ball's Outta Here: Ruben Amaro Hints Another Outfielder Could Be Coming, But It Won’t Be Michael Morse: Ruben Amaro is trying to drive us all to alcoholism. Just a few days after saying the Phillies were likely done making moves,...
• 1/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Morse to Seattle, Now What?: Another day, another option off the table for the Yankees. Seems to be the story of the offseason, whether it be Mike Morse yesterday,...
• 1/16 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi at Rays Prospects Camp, Kyle Farnsworth, David Price: The Rays annual Prospect Development Camp is an awesome experience from every parti**** They got to practice at Tropicana Field,...
• 1/12 Call to the Pen: Victor Martinez Expected at Full Strength for 2013 Opener: It looks like the Tigers can plan for certain on having its full-time designated hitter back for 2013. According to Jon Morosi...
• 1/11 mlbreports.com : Mike Morse Might Be A Fit For The Detroit Tigers: Like us on Facebook here Friday, January, 11/2013 By Matthew LaFave (Tigers Correspondent):   With the Washington Nationals...
• 1/9 Motor City Bengals: Brandon Inge Struggling To Find A Home: I have to admit. I miss talking about Brandon Inge. Never has a Tigers player in recent memory elicited as much discussion as...
• 1/8 mlbreports.com : The Rays Trade And Draft Record Is Impressive: However Most Of The Best Players Are Now Ex-Rays: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday, January.08/2013 By Jake Bullington (Rays Correspondent) The Tampa Bay Rays have had a great...
• 1/8 Crashburn Alley: Ranking What’s Left of the Free Agent Outfielders: This handy-dandy free agent tracker from MLB Trade Rumors shows us who’s left among free agent outfielders. GM Ruben Amaro...
• 1/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not interested in Delmon Young: Lots to catch up on today so I’ll just get right down to it. The Yankees haven’t stopped searing for another right...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Payroll, Hafner, DH, Starting Rotation: The Indians have been very busy during the first days of 2013 officially announcing the free agent signings of Nick Swisher and...
• 1/4 Yanks Go Yard: Why Delmon Young Isn’t The Answer for the Yankees: In the search for more right-handed hitting to help balance all the lefties in the lineup, the Yankees are leaving no stone unturned....
• 1/3 Motor City Bengals: 2013 Detroit Tigers Schedule Oddities: Now that we’re into the month of January we can finally look at this year’s schedule (and call it that). Here are some interesting...
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | No interest in Delmon YoungThe New York Yankees are still looking for a right-handed bat, but have no interest in free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers)....[+] The New York Yankees are still looking for a right-handed bat, but have no interest in free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers).
• 1/3 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: New York Still Seeking RH Bat: Even after adding right-handed-hitting outfielder Matt Diaz, the New York Yankees continue to look for “right-handed punch”...
• 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Young, Cashman, Stanton: The Yankees inked Matt Diaz to a one-year, $1.2MM minor league deal just before the New Year.  Here's a look at what could be...
• 1/2 Rays Colored Glasses: The Sad Professional Baseball Career of Jon Weber: In honor of New Year’s Day, there were no games played in any of the Winter Leagues, leaving a void in our usual morning...

• 12/31 MLB Injury News: Braves Rumors: Atlanta Not Targeting Delmon Young: The Atlanta Braves are not expected to pursue free agent outfielder Delmon Young to fill their vacancy in left field, reports...
• 12/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Not in on Delmon YoungThe Atlanta Braves are not expected to pursue free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers) for their opening in left field....[+] The Atlanta Braves are not expected to pursue free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers) for their opening in left field.
• 12/30 MetsToday.com: Will Mets Sign a Major League Free Agent?: While reading this story on the lowered bonds for Citi Field, one tidbit jumped out at me: the Mets are the only team this winter...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: LaRoche, Marlins, Delmon Young, Brewers : The Mills Commission published its final report on this date in 1907 concluding Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball...
• 12/30 Quantrill's Quandaries: Potential Platoon Partners for Adam Lind – Pick Your Poison: Although the Jays’ roster pretty much set for the 2013 season, there remains the need for a right-handed bat to partner...
• 12/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Evolution of the Designated Hitter in Cleveland: By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians have had a productive offseason. While they have acquired outfielder Nick Swisher and infielder...
• 12/29 MetsToday.com: What If Mets Don’t Sign Hairston?: Apparently, the signing of Matt Diaz has not affected the Yankees’ interest in Scott Hairston. Further, there are reportedly...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Free Agent Contact Hitters: With power becoming harder to find, lots of teams are shifting towards a contact-oriented offense. They seek players who can hit...
• 12/28 Motor City Bengals: Few Right-Handed Hitting Outfield Options Remain For Tigers In Free Agency: Finding a right-handed hitting outfielder – one that could platoon with Andy Dirks in left field – wasn’t a top priority...
• 12/28 Southside Showdown: You Guys Must Really Love James Shields: A few days ago I posted a poll asking people to predict where the White Sox would finish in the division next year.  Personally,...
• 12/27 Diamond Ring: The Royals New And Improved Record...Maybe: I've watched with slight growing concern as American League Central teams make deal after deal to improve themselves. I know the...
• 12/27 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays History: Kazmir Fans 10 Against Boston, A Sign Of Things To Come In 2008: Former Rays pitcher Scott Kazmir has a second chance at his career with his new minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians....
• 12/27 Crashburn Alley: Domonic Brown: Turning Lemons into Lemonade: If the Phillies had plans to open the 2013 season with a formidable outfield, those dreams have quickly vanished. As Nick Swisher...
• 12/23 The Daily Fungo: 2012 Top 10 Stories: #6 Tigers Win American League Central: After the excruciating 2008 season, all 88 losses of it, one can forgive Tigers fans for being a bit paranoid. That club was destined...
• 12/22 MetsToday.com: Diamondbacks Steal Cody Ross from Mets: Just when the Mets were on the verge of considering taking a look at Cody Ross as a possible topic for an upcoming front office...
• 12/22 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Must Exercise Judicious Use of Corner Outfielders: Outfielder Cody Ross just signed a three-year, $26 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, leaving the free agent market...
• 12/20 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Ridiculous Free Agent Target: Delmon Young: “We talked to Delmon Young and at this point, we were very thankful for the things they have done for us but we have to...
• 12/18 Phillies Nation: PN Mailbag #5: Mega Powers Explode: Lot of questions this week to check out, not a lot of time – let’s get to it! From willcorr91 via Twitter: Now that...
• 12/13 The Daily Fungo: Okay, Now It Seems Real: With the Giants’ saturation of the Cardinals complete — and how delicious was that three-games-to-one comeback? —...
• 12/13 The Daily Fungo: Verlander Shows How Closing is Done: On Tuesday night Jim Leyland said the A’s played a perfect game in the 2-0 Oakland Game 3 win. I’d submit that the...
• 12/13 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Unresolved Double Play Problem: is one that was devastating for the club in 2012 and – since nothing can or will be done about it – should remain...
• 12/13 Tomahawk Take: Left Field Lottery–Where Do The Braves Go Now?: The Zack Greinke soap opera is over and now everyone focuses on Josh Hamilton. Neither was directly important to the Braves as...
• 12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees and Ichiro talking one-year deal: Yesterday’s rumors had Ichiro Suzuki and the Yankees talking about the possibility of up to a two-year contract, but it...
• 12/12 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Have Two Unaddressed Problems: The Tigers entered the offseason with a good core but three significant problems that hurt them in 2012. The first of those (though...
• 12/12 MetsToday.com: Mets Fan Window Shopping: Corner Outfield: At the moment, the Mets don’t have a legitimate MLB centerfielder. Nearly as concerning is the fact they don’t have...
• 12/10 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Simple Sabermetrics: Fielding Independant Pitching: When it comes to sabermetrics many seem to say,”Bah! You kids and your new-fangles numbers!” Others talk about them...
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Why the Tigers Will Win the World Series: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 12/6 Phillies Nation: Trading For Young is a Bad Move: When I hear the name Michael Young, it takes me back to summers in high school. There wasn’t a huge blogging community at...
• 12/4 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Ridiculous Trade Target: Jeff Francoeur: Now, now, hear me out. He was indeed one of the worst players in the majors last year – and his career as a whole isn’t...
• 12/3 Mets360.com: Winter Meeting musings: Ryan Ludwick, Jesus Flores and R.A. Dickey: Some teams enter the winter meetings with their eye to sign marquee players (Mike Napoli, Josh Hamilton or Zack Greinke).  Some...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Overnight Links: Giants, Delmon, Brewers, Lannan: MLBTR is providing 24-hour coverage of the Winter Meetings for the fourth straight year. I'll once again be handling overnight...
• 12/2 Blog Red Machine: On the Eve of the Winter Meetings: A couple of years ago, the baseball world was sent on its collective ear when an announcement was made that the Washington Nationals...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Non-Tender Then Re-Sign Lester Oliveros : The Twins non-tendered right-hander Lester Oliveros prior to last night's deadline, reports Phil Mackey of 1500 ESPN (on Twitter)....

• 11/30 WahoosOnFirst: How Can Indians Still Not Have a Plan for the Offseason?: I work in a factory. Actually, I supervise the people who do the real work, but you get my point. Every so often I have to go...
• 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Delmon Young has surgery: Free-agent OF Delmon Young (ankle) had surgery on his to remove bone spurs and smooth out bone and cartilage. He's expected to...[+] be 100 percent by mid-February.
• 11/27 Southside Showdown: Projecting Dayan Viciedo for 2013: Unlike some players, the strengths and weaknesses of Dayan Viciedo are painfully obvious. Since his teenage years, it has been...
• 11/27 Motor City Bengals: Reviewing The Detroit Tigers Recent Trades: I’m only going to go back a few years here – no need to drag up that Jair Jurrjens giveaway or crow about getting...
• 11/24 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Should Look to Upgrade Bullpen: The Detroit Tigers have already become a much cleaner team in the weeks since their season ended. They’ve parted ways with Delmon...
• 11/22 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Free Agent Target: Magglio Ordonez: Signing Torii Hunter was obviously THE offseason move the Tigers wanted to make, but Dave Dombrowski mentioned interest in bringing...
• 11/20 Puckett's Pond: Bright Futures: #9 – Travis Harrison: The Minnesota Twins have been longing for right-handed power in their lineup and minor league system for years. The need for a...
• 11/20 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Internal Options: Ryan Raburn: It seems like one hot item that is going to be flying off shelves this holiday season is right-handed power for MLB benches. I...
• 11/18 Yanks Go Yard: Torii To Tigers Brings Trouble For Yankees?: So far, the talk of the free agency has surrounded around the moves the Toronto Blue Jays have made. The Yankees’ division cohorts...
• 11/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I MISS THE NEW YORK YANKEES: It happens every November.  It is sort of like a withdrawal from an addiction.  It is kind of like when your best...
• 11/18 Puckett's Pond: Down on the Pond: Arizona Fall League Final Report: A hearty congratulations are due to the Peoria Javolinas, the 2012 Arizona Fall League Champions. The Javolinas snatched the championship...
• 11/17 BoSox Injection: Outfield Options Pretty Slim: After Conor’s article on the Red Sox left field prospects, the internal choices in the outfield are pretty weak. With Melky...
• 11/16 Tomahawk Take: Separating Fact From Perception Part III Cody Ross: I suppose Cody Ross’ name has popped up in conversations about the Braves left field job more than any other over the past three...
• 11/16 Fire Brand of the American League: The Cafardo Mailbag: The Inmates Running the Asylum EditionAll hail the triumphant return of the Cafardo mailbag!...
• 11/15 Halo Hangout: Angels Finalize Deals With Seven Minor League Free Agents: The Angels may not yet have dipped their toe into the major league free agent market, however, they are loading up on organizational...
• 11/15 Baseball Ruminations: Torii Hunter Signing Makes Jim Leyland’s Job Easier: It appears as though the reigning AL champion Detroit Tigers have taken the first step in defending their 2012 AL pennant. MLB...
• 11/15 PaulLebowitz.com: The Marlins-Blue Jays Trade, Part III—Sidelights: Let’s look at the the Marlins-Blue Jays trade from the perspective of those affected by it, positively or negatively, and those...
• 11/15 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Lineup Projections With Torii Hunter In The Mix: I think Jim Leyland and the Detroit Tigers could get creative with next season’s lineup construction, but I’m not sure they...
• 11/14 MLB Dirt: Hunter Could Be Worth Five Wins to the Tigers: The Detroit Tigers have reportedly agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Angels right fielder Torii Hunter on a two-year deal...
• 11/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Hunter to sign with Detroit: If you're a Torii Hunter fan who was holding out hope that the Yankees were just tossing up a smoke screen in claiming disinterest...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers will look for corner outfield help and consider signing a starter. Guaranteed Contracts Prince Fielder,...
• 11/13 Southside Showdown: Torii Hunter Will Be Disappointing for Somebody: Torii Hunter is no stranger to being a pain in the **** of White Sox fans having spent the majority of his career playing for...
• 11/13 Motor City Bengals: Assigning Blame For The Detroit Tigers Defense: We have hemmed and hawed about the Tigers poor defense for a whole season and now we get to do the same for at least a big chunk...
• 11/13 Eye On the Tigers: Andy Dirks and Jonny Gomes Would Make a Great Platoon: There are reports that Torii Hunter is in Detroit today and that he could be close to making a decision on where to sign. ...
• 11/13 Call to the Pen: If Tigers Land Torii Hunter, Jhonny Peralta Could Be Dealt: Within a matter of a couple of weeks, free agent outfielder Torii Hunter will probably have himself a new contract ad a new set...
• 11/12 mlbreports.com : The Detroit Tigers Payroll 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Monday, Nov.12/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 5 part...
• 11/12 Baseball Jerks: Tigers Front-Runners in Torii Hunter Race: In a report by Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com, Torii Hunter wants a ring. That gives Hunter only a couple of options. He can sign...
• 11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Why the Tigers Will Win the World Series: Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE ...
• 11/11 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Trade Anniversary: November 11th, Veterans Day: Kind of ironic that on Veterans Day, 1997, the Devil Rays traded a player who would up being a 13-year MLB veteran for a player...
• 11/10 Rays Colored Glasses: Could Delmon Young Be On The Rays Roster Again?: As the 2012 American League Championship Series MVP, free agent Delmon Young could bring the offensive skills the Rays are looking...
• 11/9 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition: Will the Angels strike a new deal for Zack Greinke Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new...
• 11/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Will surplus of free-agent outfielders hurt Twins’ offseason options?: It seems all but certain the Minnesota Twins will be looking to trade for pitching this offseason. It’s no secret their starting...
• 11/9 Motor City Bengals: Free Agent Target: Melky Cabrera: I’m not sure that anyone wanted to tackle Melky Cabreraas a free agent, so I figured it was time that I went for it. The...
• 11/8 Eye On the Tigers: Avisail Garcia's Plate Approach: At this point, most people I’ve talked to are very excited about Avisail Garcia’s Major League debut. Having the ability...
• 11/7 Baseball News Source: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition: Will the Angels strike a new deal for Zack Greinke Editor’s Note: Across the Diamond: Hot Stove League Edition is a new...
• 11/7 Jays Journal: Jason Bay Day!: It’s the first day of the GM Winter Meetings, and already there has been a big splash in the free agent market. In a surprising...
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Delmon Young pleads guilty: Free-agent OF Delmon Young (Tigers) pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment and was sentenced to 10 days of community service...[+] and must attend a program at Museum of Tolerance.
• 11/7 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Free Agent Target: Conor Jackson: Not all the guys that a team ought to pursue during the offseason cost big bucks, not all of them should be expected to make a...
• 11/4 Rays Colored Glasses: Could the Rays Be Replacing One Upton With Another?: There does not appear to be any doubt that B.J. Upton will be playing his home games outside Tampa Bay next season. But could...
• 11/4 Motor City Bengals: What Victor Martinez Means To The Detroit Tigers’ Offense: The Tigers have done very little in the early stages off the young off-season. They didn’t re-sign Anibal Sanchez during the...
• 11/3 Motor City Bengals: Reasons The Detroit Tigers Should Pass On Torii Hunter: It is no secret that the Tigers have made the outfield corners an offseason priority.  Tiger right-fielders (largely Brennan...
• 11/3 Motor City Bengals: Tigers 40 Man Roster Construction: One thing we are going to talk about a lot here on Motor City Bengals is who the Tigers could, should, or would acquire. But these...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Martin, Ankiel, Young: Links from around MLB on the day teams must decide whether to make qualifying offers to departing free agents... The Yankees...
• 11/1 Southside Showdown: Tigers May Be Tougher In ’13: James has already pointed out that the Tigers have gotten rid of Delmon Young – and that this portends badly for the White Sox....
• 11/1 Eye On the Tigers: Run Producing Efficiency 2012: One of the reasons I don’t like to use RBI is that it completely ignores playing time and opportunity.  Very rarely do...
• 11/1 Call to the Pen: Jim Leyland Can Taste One More Win: One last go-around for Jim Leyland as Detroit Tigers’ manager. The other day he agreed to a one-year deal to come back...

• 10/31 BoSox Injection: Sound Off! Help BSI Write The Red Sox 2013 Story.: Sounding off, as usual, is exactly what the BSI staff will be doing all during November and this time around we want you to join...
• 10/31 Eye On the Tigers: Outfield Analysis and Future Options: After struggling for much of the season, the Tigers found a solid corner outfield rotation of Andy Dirks, Quintin Berry, and...
• 10/31 Call to the Pen: 2012 Season Review Series: Detroit Tigers: The World Series may have ended in bitter fashion for the Detroit Tigers – getting swept in painful fashion by the San Francisco...
• 10/30 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers: Top Moments of 2012: The Detroit Tigers’ season ended in deflating fashion, but it’s unfair to forget some of the incredible moments this...
• 10/30 Motor City Bengals: Boesch and Dirks’ Roles Unclear For 2013: We got a lot of little tidbits out of Dave Dombrowski’s press release today – in addition to the big news on who was...
• 10/30 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young and Jose Valverde Won’t Be Back With Tigers In 2013: We all knew this was going to happen – neither Delmon Young nor Jose Valverde ended up being worth close to what they were paid...
• 10/30 Call to the Pen: Tigers Off-Season Plans Include Keeping Sanchez, Adding Outfield Bat: Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski met with the media this afternoon and announced a few of his club’s off-season...
• 10/30 Call to the Pen: Dodgers Will Look to Unload Andre Ethier: Maybe the Dodgers don’t have unlimited finances after all. After new ownership rescued the Los Angeles Dodgers from bankruptcy...
• 10/30 Baseball Jerks: Peralta, Dotel Re-sign; Delmon Young, Jose Valverde Won’t Return to Tigers: David Dombrowski just met with members of the Detroit media and made it clear that the club will not offer contracts to outfielder...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Won't Pursue Young Or Valverde: It's been a busy morning for the Tigers, who announced today that they're bringing back Jhonny Peralta, Octavio Dotel and manager...
• 10/30 Rays Colored Glasses: The Last Time B.J. Upton Played An Entire Game Anywhere But Centerfield: These days, it’s awfully hard to remember B.J. Upton as anything but a centerfielder. We vaguely remember his days as a...
• 10/30 Motor City Bengals: Signing Anibal Sanchez Could Affect Off-Season Strategy: Baseball is a funny game. In the blink of an eye, things can change. It wasn’t long ago that the Tigers were probably thinking...
• 10/29 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Offseason Plan: Let me make one thing clear right off the bat: I have no influence over the Detroit Tigers’ front office and nor do I have...
• 10/29 mlbreports.com : Game 4 Recap: Giants Sweep the Tigers to Win the 2012 World Series: Monday October 29th, 2012 Kyle Holland:  If your favorite sport is baseball, what more can you ask for in a game? Even if you...
• 10/29 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Looking Forward to Free Agency: In each of the past two playoff runs, Delmon Young has been the best hitter for the Detroit Tigers. With Victor Martinez coming...
• 10/29 Tyler's Think Tank: Giants Sweep Tigers: The Giants waited 52 years to bring their first World Series title to San Francisco after abandoning their home in the Polo...
• 10/29 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Swept From World Series: Giants 4, Tigers 3 (box score) Well, they put up some semblance of offense, which is all we were asking for during the previous...
• 10/29 Baseball Jerks: World Series Game 4: San Francisco Giants Sweep the Detroit Tigers: The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers went into game four of the World Series with the series being dominated by Giants...
• 10/29 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Giants Complete Magical Run, Win World Series: It’s over, folks. The San Francisco Giants are your 2012 World Series champions after a 94-68 regular season and then a...
• 10/28 Baseball Musings: The Young and the Restless: Delmon Young hits another post-season home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning. That knots game four between the...
• 10/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Four reasons San Francisco is dominating the postseason: The San Francisco Giants took a major step toward winning their second Word Series title in three years after Saturday’s...
• 10/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Giants Up 3-0: Romo and the Giants are one win away from another championship Game 3 of the World Series was played in a different location...
• 10/27 Baseball Musings: Rare Bad Play: Brandon Crawford made a great play to stop a Miguel Cabrera grounder from getting through the infield to start the bottom of the...
• 10/27 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Count On Home Field Advantage: Matt Snyder wrote here at MCB today that – for all the hyperbole – game 3 isn’t technically a must-win game...
• 10/27 Baseball Jerks: World Series Game 3 Preview: Tigers Look to Avoid 3-0 Hole: The Detroit Tigers start their three game homestand of the 2012 World Series tonight at Comerica Park, down two games to none....
• 10/27 BoSox Injection: Delmon Young’s Postseason Performance Should Be Noted By Red Sox: It’s becoming clearer by the day that this offseason will be a monumental one full of change for the Red Sox. Even before...
• 10/26 Tyler's Think Tank: San Fran Shuts Out Detroit: Bumgarner fired seven shutout innings to help give the Giants a 2-0 Series edge In the wake of the offensive fireworks...
• 10/26 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Free Agent Stock Watch: As the season’s end grows uncomfortably near, it’s time to start thinking of some of the Tigers players and whether...
• 10/26 mlbreports.com : 2012 World Series Game 2 Recap: Giants Shut Out the Tigers For a 2-0 Lead: Friday October 26th, 2012 Kyle Holland:  What can you say about game 2 in the World Series? Fantastic, amazing, and a thriller....
• 10/26 Baseball Analytics: Nine to Know: The Giants win 2-0, Up 2-0: 1. Just a thought for Tigers fans - The Giants won Game 2 of the World Series and held the Tigers to two hits and won...
• 10/26 MetsToday.com: San Francisco Wins with Giant Ball: The San Francisco Giants won the second game of the 2012 World Series via an old-fashioned method called “execution.”...
• 10/26 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Bumgarner Wins Duel In San Francisco: The Giants have continued their epic run of late, winning their fifth straight playoff game last night to give them a 2-0 advantage...
• 10/26 Baseball Jerks: World Series Game 2: Madison Bumgarner Silences the Detroit Tigers: It took six innings for either team to score on Thursday night, and even then the run was scored on a Brandon Crawford bases loaded...
• 10/26 Baseball News Source: Bumgarner, Giants Shut-Out Tigers – Take 2-0 Series Lead To Detroit: Bumgarner, who lost both his starts in the NL playoffs, struck out eight Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Brandon...
• 10/25 Call to the Pen: When Delmon Young Threw A Baseball: Predicting baseball is for suckers. Never has this been more evident than during last night’s contest. Justin Verlander...
• 10/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: World Series Game 2: Doug Fister v. Madison Bumgarner: Despite the loss for the Tigers last night, I still think they have the upper hand in this series. Their rotation has incredible...
• 10/25 Baseball Musings: The Ground was Rumbling: Prince Fielder is hit by a pitch, doing little damage to his upper arm. Photo: H. Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports Prince Fielder...
• 10/25 Tyler's Think Tank: Sandoval, Giants Blast Tigers: The San Francisco Giants started the 2012 Fall Classic on the right foot by routing the Detroit Tigers 8-3 in Game 1 last...
• 10/25 mlbreports.com : Giants vs. Tigers: Who Will Win the 2012 World Series?: Thursday October 25th, 2012 Jake Dal Porto (Baseball Writer): Who Has The Edge In The Starting Pitching Department? The Tigers’...
• 10/25 Baseball Jerks: 2012 World Series Game 1: Pablo Sandoval Powers San Francisco to Victory: On paper, game one of the World Series seemed like it should have gone Detroit’s way—and for good reason. But as is often...
• 10/25 Motor City Bengals: Glove, Luck and Hot Hitters: Do postseason games really come down to anything else? We’re always going to be talking about games between two teams with...
• 10/25 Baseball Musings: Comeback Time?: George Kontos comes on with one out in the ninth and allows a single to Delmon Young and a two-run homer to Jhonny Peralta. The...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: Tigers Score: The Giants finally give up a run as Austin Jackson doubles leading off the sixth, then Miguel Cabrera singles with one out to...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: From A to Zito: In the bottom of the fourth, a leadoff walk to Brandon Belt leads to another run as Barry Zito lines a single by a diving Miguel...
• 10/24 Baseball News Source: 5 Things the Tigers Must to Do Win the World Series: Many predicted the Tigers would reach the World Series. It’s how they got there that no one saw coming. The Detroit Tigers...
• 10/24 PaulLebowitz.com: San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers—World Series Preview and Predictions: San Francisco Giants vs Detroit Tigers Keys for the Giants: Keep runners off the bases in front of Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder;...
• 10/24 Baseball Musings: World Series Preview, Tigers Versus Giants: The Tigers and Giants begin the 2012 World Series Wednesday night, the first time these original modern era franchises meet in...
• 10/23 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Prelude to the World Series: At long last, the Detroit Tigers finally have their opponent, and it’s the San Francisco Giants. Thanks to last night’s...
• 10/23 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young’s Case To Start World Series Game One In Left Field: Now that we know who the Detroit Tigers’ World Series opponent will be, the San Francisco Giants, and we’re fairly certain...
• 10/23 Tyler's Think Tank: The Tigers Win the Pennant: That was easy. After taking four straight games from the New York Yankees, the Detroit Tigers are World Series bound and...
• 10/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees in the ALCS: Symphony of Self-Destruction: That “boom” you heard on Thursday evening was the bottom falling out of the Yankees franchise.  Make no mistake, if you’re...
• 10/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Top 10 available free agent outfielders: The Yankees have Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson returning to their outfield in 2013, but will probably have to replace...
• 10/21 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young or Quintin Berry?: Jim Leyland has announced his World Series game 1 lineup – at least as a proposal – to the Detroit News. This is a...
• 10/21 Radical Baseball: Home Rules Advantage: Melky's Revenge.: Sunday, August 19, 2012 Melky Cabrera: should his stats be purged and his team's wins vacated? Melky Cabrera was suspended...
• 10/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young to play OF in Game 1: Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said OF Delmon Young will play in left field in Game 1 of the World Series. Young is usually...[+] in the team's designated hitter but will have to play in the field during the games in National League ballparks.
• 10/20 Eye On the Tigers: Sweeping the ALCS Was a Team Effort: Delmon Young was impressive during the ALCS, hitting .353/.421/.765/1.186 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.  He is credited for the game-winning...
• 10/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Tigers eye the big prize after sweeping Yankees in ALCS: No one thought the Tigers would be contending for the World Series title. It’s true. Detroit did not live up to the hype that...
• 10/19 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Radio Show – ALCS Game 4: Well, the Yankee season has officially come and gone. The New York Yankees fell to the Detroit Tigers 8-1 in Game 4 of the American...
• 10/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young named ALCS MVP: Detroit Tigers DH Delmon Young was selected most valuable player of the American League Championship Series Thursday, Oct. 18,...[+] after batting .353 with two homers and six RBIs for the Tigers in a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees.
• 10/19 High Heat Stats: Tigers 8, Yankees 1: The pennant comes to Motown: It came a day late, but there was nothing short about Detroit’s sweeping victory. Max Scherzer supplied the latest stellar...
• 10/18 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Sweep Yankees, Win AL Pennant, Reach World Series: Tigers 8, Yankees 1 (box score) Confession time. When the Tigers lost to the Chicago White Sox on Monday, September 17 to fall...
• 10/18 Baseball Jerks: ALCS Game 4: Detroit Tigers Ride Max Scherzer’s Arm To World Series: After enduring a rain out on Wednesday night, the ALCS resumed on Thursday afternoon with CC Sabathia and Max Scherzer squaring...
• 10/18 Baseball News Source: Tigers Hammer Sabathia to Reach World Series: Cabrera launched a 2-run homer in the fourth inning The Detroit Tigers scored a run in the first inning when Delmon Young singled...
• 10/18 StanGraphs: NLCS Game Four: San Francisco Giants (94-68) at St. Louis Cardinals (88-74): 7:23 PM Matt Holliday! (2009 Dan McLaughlin voice is implied). The Quarterback grounded a single up the box to score Jay and move...
• 10/18 Baseball Musings: RBY: Delmon Young singles with two out and two on in the bottom of the first to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. From the Detroit radio...
• 10/18 Puckett's Pond: Twins Weekly Web Review: A weekly look at must-read articles on the Minnesota Twins and MLB. MINNESOTA TWINS NEWS AND NOTES Jim Rantz Announces Retirement Minnesota...
• 10/18 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Thursday: October 18, 2012: Can you believe it!? A playoff pick here was correct? :::thud::: Amazing. And it was the Cardinals too! The postponement of...
• 10/17 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game summary – the early edition: The Cards and Giants are underway and both teams have drawn early blood. Speaking of blood, Señor Octubre (aka Carlos Beltrán)...
• 10/17 mlbreports.com : Detroit is One Game Away from the World Series: Wednesday October 17th, 2012 Sam Evans: In the first three games of a thrilling ALCS, Detroit showed its dominance over the New...
• 10/17 Full Spectrum Baseball: A-Rod is benched but is it for the right reason?: Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher were benched by the Yankees for Game 3 of the American League Championship series at Detroit tonight....
• 10/17 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Wednesday: October 17, 2012: The ridiculously awful performance of these picks in the playoffs continue. How bad is it? If both LCS went full term and...
• 10/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WITHOUT HITTING, THE YANKEES NEED A MIRACLE: I don’t even know where to start, there’s just too much to critique here. I don’t know what happened to this team,...
• 10/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GROUNDHOG DAY: YANKEES WASTE DECENT PITCHING & LOSE GAME 3: Surprise, surprise, the Yankees get good pitching in a playoff game but fail to capitalize on offense. To be fair, they...
• 10/17 MLB Injury News: Yankees Injury News: Phil Hughes, Brett Gardner: Outfielder Brett Gardner was back in the New York Yankees’ starting lineup last night for Game 3 of the American League...
• 10/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees on the brink of being swept in ALCS: When the lineup was posted for the New York Yankees prior to Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, the first question...
• 10/17 Motor City Bengals: Justin Verlander Brilliant Again, Tigers Extend Series Lead To 3-0: Tigers 2, Yankees 1 (box score) Justin Verlander didn’t dominate hitters the same was as he did in the Oakland series when he...
• 10/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Verlander wins as Yankees fall to 0-3 in the ALCS: The Yankees needed Phil Hughes to come up big, they needed Robinson Cano to start hitting again. They didn’t get either...
• 10/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young does it again: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young connected for a solo home run in the fourth inning in Game 3 of the American League Championship...[+] Series Tuesday, Oct. 16. Young extends his franchise playoff record with seven home runs. Five have come against the Yankees, which is tied for fourth-most postseason homers by a Yankees' opponents.
• 10/17 Baseball Jerks: ALCS Game 2: Justin Verlander Dominates New York: When Justin Verlander takes the mound baseball fans know they are in for a pitching treat. Tuesday night was like an early Halloween...
• 10/17 Baseball News Source: Verlander Pitches Tigers to the Brink of World Series: Verlander took a shutout into the ninth inning Justin Verlander pitched into the ninth inning allowing just three hits and one...
• 10/17 My Pinstripes: Tigers Near Pennant Behind Verlander Domination: Joe Girardi's "Make-a-Wish" lineup actually did worse than when Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher were a part of it. Then...
• 10/16 Baseball Musings: Young Gun: Delmon Young homers off the Yankees again, leading off the bottom of the fourth with a line drive shot into the leftfield bullpen....
• 10/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit pitchers still cautious, even with Derek Jeter out: The Oakland series showed us how good Detroit’s pitching really is. Let’s take a look: G1 (W): Justin Verlander, 7.0 IP, ...
• 10/16 Yanks Go Yard: What the postseason has said about Yankee pitching: For those of you who are Iron Maiden fans, I’m sure you’re familiar with the song ‘Aces High‘. That title...
• 10/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Flashback: June 3, 2012: In case you don’t remember, it was a sunny Sunday afternoon in early June, the Yankees were finishing up a three-game series...
• 10/16 Full Spectrum Baseball: Dear Yankee Fans … I might have spoken too soon.Remember, when I said “Dear Yankee Fans…. Chill Out”? Maybe, I spoke too quickly....
• 10/16 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Fight Through Bad Calls, Take 2-0 Series Lead: I’m wholly sick of the coverage that the Yankees get and how their fans seem to react to games and events. As such, I figure...
• 10/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: FANS TURN ON SWISH, SO SWISH TURNS ON FANS: You know things have gotten out of hand when Nick Swisher just about blatantly ignores fans. If you have never been to...
• 10/15 Motor City Bengals: Weekend MVP: Jhonny Peralta: The first two games of the American League Championship Series have not lacked intrigue. Neither were fans of the Detroit Tigers...
• 10/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LIFELESS IN THE BRONX. TIGERS UP 2-0: It was crunch time for the Yankees coming into this game. The Yankees had lost their Captain, Derek Jeter, to a season-ending...
• 10/14 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Shut Out Yankees To Take Game Two: Tigers 3, Yankees 0 (box score) New York Yankees’ starter Hiroki Kuroda, who was pitching on short rest, took a perfect game...
• 10/14 Baseball News Source: Anibal Sanchez Gives Tigers 2-0 Lead in ALCS: Sanchez was rock solid for seven innings against New York Anibal Sanchez pitched what may have been his finest game as a member...
• 10/14 Baseball Musings: Bad Call: With Omar Infante at first, Austin Jackson singles to right. Infante overruns second, and the throw gets him coming back, but...
• 10/14 Baseball Jerks: ALCS Game 2 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers: It’s unsure which loss was bigger for the New York Yankees, Game 1 or Derek Jeter. Rarely anymore does a Major League basball...
• 10/14 Rays Colored Glasses: Delmon Young, Playoff Hero: Delmon Young is a failure. By any conceivable regular season measure, he’s a sub-par major league player. He never became...
• 10/14 Baseball News Source: American League Central – 2013 Team Needs and Outlook: Editor’s Note: This is the second column in a Baseball News Source division-by-division series that will address what teams...
• 10/14 My Pinstripes: Yankees Get All the Bad Breaks in Game 1 Loss: Photo courtesy of CNN.com The Yankees post-season went from the real to the surreal last night and I am still trying...
• 10/14 MLB Injury News: Derek Jeter Injury: Yankees' Captain Fractures Ankle: Derek Jeter is done for the rest of the postseason.  While moving to his left on a ball hit by Jhonny Peralta, Jeter...
• 10/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NIGHTMARE IN THE BRONX: In spite of the fact that destiny in the person of Raul Ibanez's heroics has helped to push the Yankees to the ALCS...
• 10/14 Puckett's Pond: Former Twin Delmon Young hits go-ahead run in Game 1 of ALCS:   Delmon Young, former left-fielder for the Minnesota Twins, hit an RBI double in the twelfth inning of Game 1 of the ALCS...
• 10/14 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees fight back on Ibanez heroics, but lose in extras; Jeter fractures ankle: Game 1 of the American League Championship Series was a game of lost opportunities, a wicked roller coaster ride and while losing...
• 10/14 Baseball News Source: Tigers Overcome Ibanez Two-Run Blast in Ninth to Win Game 1 of ALCS: Ibanez hit his third home run of the postseason to tie the game in the ninth The Detroit Tigers handed a 4-0 lead to closer Jose...
• 10/14 Baseball Musings: Selective Cabrera: Miguel Cabrera leads off the 12th inning with a walk, and Prince Fielder moves him to second with a ground ball. Delmon Young...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Young Gun: Delmon Young homers with one out in the bottom of the eighth to extend the Tigers lead to 3-0 over the Yankees. He hit three homers...
• 10/13 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Pre-ALCS: The Detroit Tigers face the New York Yankees in the 2012 American League Championship Series. But first, a few thoughts…...
• 10/13 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Keys To Beating NYY: This isn’t going to be the kind of series preview that plays on the hope and optimism of our Tigers fanbase. It’s...
• 10/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: A quick look at the Tiger’s lineup: The Tigers finished 11th in runs scored in baseball this season, but despite that their lineup is as feared as anybody’s...
• 10/13 Baseball Jerks: ALCS Game 1 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers: Tonight the Detroit Tigers play in Game 1 of their second ALCS in two years, this time against the New York Yankees. Doug Fister...
• 10/12 Baseball News Source: Verlander Dominates Oakland to Send Tigers to ALCS: The Tigers now await the winner of the Baltimore-New York series Justin Verlander pitched a four hit complete game shutout, struck...
• 10/10 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Can’t Close Out A’s, Drop ALDS Game Three In Oakland: Athletics 2, Tigers 0 (box score) A funny thing happens when a team doesn’t get any hits: they don’t get any runs. That was...
• 10/9 Eye On the Tigers: 2012 Preseason Predictions Revisited: For the last few years I've been making predictions on the Detroit Tigers forum.  At the end of the year, I like to compare...
• 10/8 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Experience Reigns Over Youth In Full Day Of Division Series: Yesterday, we had a full slate of division series games with all teams in the American League and National League battling it...
• 10/8 Mets Merized: Who Are The Available Outfielders As Sandy Institutes His Wholesale Changes?: With so many items on the Mets to-do list this offseason, their longest such list in nearly a decade, you’ll get few arguments...
• 10/7 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Use Unconventional Scoring To Top A’s, Take 2-0 Series Lead: Tigers 5, Athletics 4 (box score) For as much as Game 1 went according to script – Justin Verlander mowed down A’s hitters...
• 10/7 Mets Merized: Mets Could Use A Few Angels In The Outfield: With so many items on the Mets to-do list this offseason, their longest such list in nearly a decade, you’ll get few arguments...
• 10/6 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Leave Brennan Boesch Off Playoff Roster: The Detroit Tigers announced their playoff roster for the ALDS versus the Oakland Athletics earlier this morning. As promised,...
• 10/6 Rising Apple: Which Free Agent Outfielders Should Be on The Mets’ Radar?: Sandy Alderson has said it numerous times over the last month or so of the 2012 regular season, and said it once again the past...
• 10/5 Call to the Pen: The Worst of the Worst: Now that the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season has concluded, it’s safe to look back on a lot of things even if...
• 10/4 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Pre-playoff Edition: Some thoughts going into what could be a very interesting postseason for the Tigers, and their fans. The Tigers will play the...
• 10/4 Motor City Bengals: Austin Jackson Finishes 2012 with a .300 Batting Average: Perhaps lost in yesterday’s hubbub of Triple Crown awards and playoff opponent reveal parties was the fact that Austin Jackson’s...
• 10/3 Motor City Bengals: The Case For 12 Pitchers On The Playoff Roster: The traditional strategy when readying a playoff roster for a short series like the ALDS is to stuff it full of position players...
• 10/3 Motor City Bengals: Predicting the Detroit Tigers’ Postseason Roster: I’m going to make two assumptions in predicting the roster that Jim Leyland will select for the American League Division Series....
• 10/2 Through The Fence Baseball: These top prospects could be grabbing headlines in 2013: Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Yu Darvish and Yoenis Cespedes sure gave us a serious look at the next generation of ballplayers this...

• 9/27 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Valverde, Boesch, Young: The Tigers overtook the White Sox in the standings yesterday and now have a one-game lead in the AL Central with seven games to...
• 9/26 BoSox Injection: Daniel Nava: Starting Left Fielder?: Ever since the mega-trade which sent Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto to Hollywood, there have been...
• 9/26 Baseball Jerks: Jim Leyland, Jose Valverde, Detroit Tigers: Jerk of the Day: Yesterday, the Tigers were swept by the Minnesota Twins in a day-night doubleheader, leaving them one game behind the Chicago...
• 9/26 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: A’s Win In Extra Innings, White Sox Fall Into Wild Card Hunt: The Tampa Bay Rays continued their hot streak, winning their sixth consecutive game Monday night. However, they were unable to...
• 9/24 High Heat Stats: Sunday game notes – irrelevancy edition: Indians 15, @Royals 4: Deja Vin all over again. The game was still close when Vin Mazzaro entered. Four batters and no outs...
• 9/24 For Baseball Junkies: Could Another Triple Crown Winner Lose MVP?: Since 1901, the baseball hitting Triple Crown has only been accomplished 13 times by 11 different players.  The hitting Triple...
• 9/24 Southside Showdown: A.L. Central Week in Review:   The White Sox went into last week coming off a sweep of the Twins in Minnesota, up two games on Detroit even after losing...
• 9/24 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: J.P. Howell’s Incredible Play, Rays Clubhouse, WBC: With a runner on 3rd and 2 outs in the 7th inning of Sunday’s game, J.P. Howell made an incredible game-saving play. If...
• 9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees interested in Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross: Red Sox outfielder Cody Ross is set to become a free agent this offseason and prefers to stay in Boston, but if he doesn’t...
• 9/23 Tyler's Think Tank: Miguel Cabrera Threatening Triple Crown: Cabrera's torrid hitting has him on the verge of making baseball history (CBS) The Detroit Tigers mauled the Minnesota...
• 9/22 Motor City Bengals: Doug Fister’s Gem Saves Bullpen, Lifts Tigers Over Twins: Tigers 8, Twins 0 (box score) The Tigers’ win over the lowly Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon was obviously huge from a...
• 9/21 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Tigers: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 9/20 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles Win in Extras, A’s and Angels Fall: The Rays are not out of the AL playoff picture yet. Hopefully their big win Wednesday is the start if an incredible run to end...
• 9/18 The Baseball Haven: Yunel Escobar Issues: At the end of 2009, Yunel Escobar was one of the top players in baseball, at least when it comes to potential. He was 26 years...
• 9/18 Southside Showdown: Hochevar and Fury Signifying Nothing: Every game at this stage of the season is critical, and yet any individual game can become really difficult to predict. We can...
• 9/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young successful in the cellDetroit Tigers OF Delmon Young now has a career total at U.S. Cellular Field (Comiskey Park) of 28 RBIs in 40 games....[+] Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young now has a career total at U.S. Cellular Field (Comiskey Park) of 28 RBIs in 40 games.
• 9/17 WahoosOnFirst: Lonnie Chisenhall’s Walkoff Lifts Tribe Over Tigers, 7-6: The Indians got some late-inning heroics Sunday afternoon as Lonnie Chisenhall‘s walkoff base hit off Detroit closer Joe...
• 9/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Wins In Walkoff Fashion; Indians 7, Tigers 6: By David Roberts The Indians took the field on this sunny Sunday afternoon in hopes to stop the sweep at the hands of the Detroit...
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Design and Luck: The White Sox took a two-game lead in the AL Central as they pounded the Twins 9-2, while the Tigers lost to the Indians 7-6....
• 9/14 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Early Offense is Enough: Justin Verlander was staked to an early lead, and he did the rest as the Tigers won tonight’s series opener vs the Cleveland...
• 9/14 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Do I cut ties with injured stars?: Nash, It seems this time of year players take a few more days off here and there if their teams are not in contention.  How do...
• 9/14 Motor City Bengals: My Kingdom For a Right-Handed Bench Bat: Ryan Raburn is now headed to the DL after making only 3 appearances since his September callup. In those 3 appearances, Raburn...
• 9/13 High Heat Stats: Wednesday game notes: Tigers 8, @White Sox 6: The good news for Detroit is that the one team they must beat is the one team they can beat. Max Scherzer continued...
• 9/12 Eye On the Tigers: The Tigers Aren't Hitting Enough Home Runs: It seems weird to hear when Miguel Cabrera is 4th in the league with 36 HR, 3 away from a career best, and is also in serious...
• 9/10 Southside Showdown: Quintana’s Resurgance and Rios’ Power Lead White Sox Over Tigers: Jose Quintana escaped the 2nd inning, and that was a moral victory for Sox fans. When he lasted through the 4th, it was longer...
• 9/10 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights: Greinke Gets Fourth Win In A Row as Halos Sweep Tigers: The Zack Greinke trade looks better and better now huh? Greinke pitched a solid 7 innings of two run ball as he earned his fourth...
• 9/7 Motor City Bengals: Boesch Needs To Earn His Spot: When this season, we looked forward to good things (offensively) from a few Tigers that, as you are more than aware, have not...
• 9/6 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tigers must stop the madness: The Detroit Tigers are running out of rope. Just when all seems right...
• 9/4 Motor City Bengals: Jim Leyland Brings Anger From Fans Upon Himself: For all the disgust and flack that Jim Leyland has gotten over the years from fans regarding his lineups, we here at Motor City...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young out: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young is taking the day off Tuesday, Sept. 4. Young is 3-for-20 with five strikeouts in his career against...[+] Cleveland Indians SP Justin Masterson.
• 9/4 WahoosOnFirst: Corey Kluber Sharp as Indians Beat Tigers 3-2: Corey Kluber enjoyed one of the best outings of his short MLB career and the Indians started their road trip off on the right...
• 9/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Early Detroit Miscues Help Tribe To Victory; Indians 3, Tigers 2: By Mike Brandyberry For once, it wasn’t the Indians making mistakes and giving away runs. Monday afternoon, the Cleveland Indians...
• 9/3 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers: There was a time in Wahooland when this series would have meant the world for the team and its fans. Then the All-Star Break happened,...
• 9/3 The Baseball Page: Tigers Proving That Winning Divisions Only Easy on Paper: It wasn’t supposed to go down like this. As August turns to September...
• 9/2 Southside Showdown: Verlander’d…Again.: ESPN probably wept tears of joy when it became clear that the headliners for the White Sox at Tigers Sunday Night Baseball matchup...
• 9/1 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Tigers beat White Sox to close AL Central Gap: Chicago 1  - Detroit 5 - Max Scherzer pitched eight solid innings striking out nine and allowing just four hits to lead the...

• 8/31 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Orioles Shut Down Yankees: Baltimore 6 – New York 1 –   Miguel Gonzalez pitched seven shutout innings and struck out nine as the Baltimore...
• 8/31 Call to the Pen: Tigers Add Avisail Garcia a Day Early, DFA Jeff Baker: The Detroit Tigers had been planning on recalling highly touted prospect Avisail Garcia on Saturday when the rosters expand. In...
• 8/30 Puckett's Pond: Nate’s Notes: Deduno, Pohlad, and Blackburn’s Wikipedia Page: Samuel Deduno pitched incredibly well last night. He dealt seven spectacular innings against the Mariners en route to a 10-0 Twins...
• 8/29 Call to the Pen: Joe Mauer Placed on Trade Waivers: The Minnesota Twins, according to reports, have placed star catcher Joe Mauer on trade waivers. This does not mean that Mauer,...
• 8/29 Kings of Kauffman: Close Call: Royals Beat Tigers in Wild Slugfest: A close call in the top of the ninth saved the Royals in a back and forth matchup against Detroit.   Greg Holland was trying...
• 8/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Booing The Yankees’ Closer: The Yankees’ closer has brilliant across-the-board numbers. He’s saved 33 games in 36 opportunities. He’s only allowed 2...
• 8/27 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Scherzer Shuts Down Angels: Good pitching stops good hitting. Yesterday the Angels ran into some really good pitching. Max Scherzer was on his game for the...
• 8/26 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Tigers Grind Out Series Win: The Tigers got a solid outing from Max Scherzer this afternoon, going 7 strong innings, giving up just 1 run on 4 hits, 2 walks,...
• 8/26 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Bullpen Falters As Angels Win Streak Ends: Well this looks like the Angels team from a week ago. Get lead. Starter pitches okay. Bullpen can’t hold it. This describes...
• 8/24 Motor City Bengals: Life Without Miguel Cabrera: If you are a Tigers fan, you probably felt the room start to spin in the second inning of yesterday’s game when Miguel Cabrera...
• 8/22 High Heat Stats: It happened on Tuesday: Giants 4, @Dodgers 1: Down by 4 in the 6th, with no outs and the meat of the order coming up, you take no baserunning chances...
• 8/22 The Baseball Page: 7 reasons why the Detroit Tigers won’t win it all in 2012: Heading into play on Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers are 2 full games back...
• 8/20 Southside Showdown: A.L. Central Week in Review:   The White Sox went into last week with a 2 game lead over Detroit. Given that the Sox were heading out for a 7-game road...
• 8/20 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Road Trip, Pitching, Sean Rodriguez, Justin O’Conner, Chuck LaMar: The Rays are coming off a road trip to remember, and Marc Topkin had some interesting notes. #Rays 37 runs vs. #Angels this weekend...
• 8/20 Diamond Ring: Division Needs, Tigers: This is an evaluation of the AL Central going to into next year.  Using Cot's Contracts I've figured the amount...
• 8/17 Call to the Pen: Victor Martinez Will Not Return in 2012: It was always a long shot, though at times it seemed almost likely that DH Victor Martinez could re-join the Detroit Tigers this...
• 8/16 Dropped Strike Three: Get Me Melky: I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for high batting average guys. Mix in a little bit of plate discipline and some opposite field ability...
• 8/15 High Heat Stats: Tuesday game notes: Shutouts, shutouts everywhere…. @Yankees 3, Rangers 0: Hiroki Kuroda lost his no-no on an infield single in the 7th when...
• 8/15 Baseball Reality Tour: Grading the Trade Deadline of 2008: Everyone says you can't judge trade deadline, or draft class, winners and losers immediately, but baseball pundits still crank...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Excellent Lineup: I really like the lineup Jim Leyland is using for Detroit today. His top four hitters all hit for average, get on base, and hit...
• 8/13 Call to the Pen: Tigers Promote Alex Avila to Five-Hole: The Detroit Tigers have used eight different hitters in the five-hole this season and another 11 in the sixth spot. Tonight, as...
• 8/13 Motor City Bengals: Ugly Loss Reminds Us of Tigers Deficiencies: There is no other way to say it. All the sugar in the world couldn’t sweeten the foul smell that was produced by the Tigers...
• 8/12 Motor City Bengals: The Re-emergence of Andy Dirks:   Andy Dirks didn’t start the season with the Detroit Tigers, and he didn’t start the second half of the season....
• 8/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT WAS A YANKEE RUN PARADE IN MOTOWN: Game three in the series with the Detroit Tigers had more twists, turns, and subplots than space or time will allow us to...
• 8/9 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees swing big sticks, hold off Tigers 12-8: The New York Yankees ended a two-game losing streak by rapping out 18 hits in a 12-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Yanks...
• 8/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees avoid disaster, hold on for win over Tigers: The Yankees entered tonight's game having lost 12 of their last 18 games, but they had their ace on the mound and were due for...
• 8/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Win An Ugly One, CC Wins 12th Game Of The Season: I really don’t even know where to begin with this recap other than saying, “Phew!” This game had it all: good...
• 8/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THERE'S NO SMILING IN BASEBALL WHEN YOU LOSE: I like hard play.  That's just me.  When the Yankees win on big plays and hard hitting and they're scoring runs, I'm...
• 8/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLOSE DOESN'T CUT IT YANKS... TURN IT AROUND: It was a tough night for the Yankees, having come so close to a dramatic come-from-behind win, but it was just short of...
• 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees Are Big Fat Teases, Drop Two In Row To The Tigers: Why must the Yankees do that to us? They make us think that somehow, they’ll be able to pull off an exciting ninth inning...
• 8/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Nova struggles again as Tigers beat Yankees: What a difference a year makes. This time last season, Ivan Nova was making his return to the big leagues after a brief stint...
• 8/6 Southside Showdown: A.L. Central Week in Review:   The White Sox acquired Kevin Youkilis, Brett Myers, and Francisco Liriano in advance of last Tuesday’s trade deadline,...
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Candidate: Geovany Soto: The Rangers wanted Geovany Soto enough to trade minor league pitcher Jake Brigham for him. Do they like him enough to earmark...
• 8/5 Baseball News Source: Tigers Acquire Jeff Baker – Add More Punch Against Lefties: Looking for a left-handed bat to bolster their bench, the Detroit Tigers acquired the versatile Jeff Baker from the Chicago Cubs...
• 8/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Sees Victory Slide Right Through Their Fingers; Tigers 10, Indians 8: By Christian Petrila The nightmare just continues for the Indians. They dropped their ninth straight game in gut-wrenching fashion...
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lee, Dodgers, Gonzalez, Twins: Yesterday, I asked if the Phillies should let Cliff Lee and his hefty contract to go to the Dodgers after they were awarded claiming...
• 8/3 Eye On the Tigers: What to Expect From Andy Dirks: The trade deadline came and went and the Tigers failed to bring in an OF bat.  Maybe they think they have enough offensive...
• 8/3 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers: Now the Tribe has a chance to get on a serious roll. They outlasted Detroit by taking two of three in spectacular fashion and...
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Noteworthy August 2011 Trades: The non-waiver trade deadline passed, but MLB teams will continue making deals this month. What kind of trades can we expect in...
• 8/1 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Peavy Strikes Out Eight Twins – White Sox Win: MINNEAPOLIS – Jake Peavy struck out eight over eight innings in the Chicago White Sox used another strong pitching performance...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/1: After winning 4-1 in a rain-shortened contest last night, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep tonight in the finale of a three-game...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/1: A win is a win no matter how you slice it. It doesn't matter if it takes nine innings or six innings. Of course if you're the...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/31: After taking the first game 7-3 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the second game of a three-game...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/1: After winning 4-1 in a rain-shortened contest last night, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep tonight in the finale of a three-game...
• 8/1 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/1: A win is a win no matter how you slice it. It doesn't matter if it takes nine innings or six innings. Of course if you're the...
• 8/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Brennan Boesch moves up in lineup: Detroit Tigers OF Brennan Boesch moved up to fifth in the lineup ahead of OF Delmon Young Wednesday, Aug. 1. Young is hitting...[+] .174 (7-for-23) in his last seven games with a .321 on-base percentage. However, Boesch is hitting only .125 during that same time.
• 8/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox Have Lady Luck On Their Side In Wash-Out Win: Call it fate, call it destiny, call it about **** time the Red Sox caught a break. That is exactly what happened on Tuesday night...

• 7/31 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/31: After taking the first game 7-3 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the second game of a three-game...
• 7/30 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Detroit TigersThe Advanced Scout refreshes his Twitter constantly for trade news as he analyzes the Detroit Tigers...
• 7/30 Motor City Bengals: Is Andy Dirks Who We Think He Is?: This year, despite their off-season purchase of Prince Fielder, the Detroit Tigers’ offense has often been disillusioning and...
• 7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/30: After taking two-of-three in the Bronx, the Boston Red Sox return home to historic Fenway Park for a 10-game homestand. Tonight,...
• 7/30 The Baseball Page: Monday Morning Manager: Week 17: Last Week: 2-4 This Week: at Bos (7/30-8/1); CLE (8/3-5) So, What Happened?   What...
• 7/29 Motor City Bengals: Do The Tigers Need To Keep Up With The White Sox Activity?: Watching the Chicago White Sox wheel-and-deal in the last week or so has had some wondering: Can’t the Tigers add better...
• 7/29 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Tigers Salvage Series: The Detroit Tigers managed just enough offense off of one bat and some good pitching off of one arm to avoid the sweep north of...
• 7/28 Motor City Bengals: Everybody Panic! Again!: In the wake of today’s 5-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, it seems that our wonderfully rabid, knee-jerking Detroit Tigers...
• 7/27 WahoosOnFirst: Indians Rally Against Justin Verlander, Tigers in Huge 5-3 Comeback: Sometimes at the end of the year, you look back on a certain game that—for better or worse—set the tone and forged a path...
• 7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Scherzer Stymies Tribe Offense; Tigers 5, Indians 3: By Christian Petrila For the seventh consecutive game, the Indians couldn’t break that magic number of three runs. For the...
• 7/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ubaldo Shines and Tribe Squeezes Out Victory; Indians 3, Tigers 2: By Mike Brandyberry Last July the Cleveland Indians traded for Ubaldo Jimenez with the intention of him becoming the leader of...
• 7/24 Motor City Bengals: Are The Tigers Done Now?: Maybe the better question is should the Tigers be done in the trade market? I think the quick answer is probably yes. The Tigers...
• 7/24 The Baseball Page: Use of the All-Star Break: OK friends, it’s time to shake off the All-Star Game hangover. Much...
• 7/24 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers: The thing about the Detroit Tigers is, they’re really good. They can hit as well as anyone in the league, they pitch well enough...
• 7/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Use of the All-Star Break: OK friends, it’s time to shake off the All-Star Game hangover. Much like the players that take advantage of the physical rest...
• 7/20 Southside Showdown: White Sox Get Verlander’d: Another installment of the Friday night pitching duel series is in the books. The first couple innings rolled along as expected,...
• 7/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young snaps hitting streak: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young went 0-for-4 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Thursday, July 19, to have his 10-game hitting...[+] streak snapped.
• 7/19 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights-Fister Shuts Down Angels: For whatever reason, it seems that anytime a team scores a ton of runs one day, the next day they get shut down. It’s one...
• 7/18 Seedlings to Stars: Slow Down, Dave!:   Ironically, as I type this, Detroit Tigers’ star- prospect Jacob Turner is in the midst of allowing seven earned...
• 7/17 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Bullpen Falters Again: What once was a strength is now a weakness post all-star break so far. The bullpen can’t hold the lead for the Angels. This...
• 7/16 Southside Showdown: Olney Says Tigers’ Weakness Actually Strength: Buster Olney is a great reporter. If you want to find out what’s going on around the league he’s absolutely someone you should...
• 7/12 Motor City Bengals: Five Keys To The Tigers Second Half: Recently, MCB writer Brian Sakowski offered his bold predictions for the second half. While I don’t mind going bold myself...
• 7/12 Bus League Baseball: Too Soon To Give Up On Domonic Brown: Since an internet snafu prevented an Express post from going up this morning, I’ll make up for it by posting this. It was...
• 7/11 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Mid-Season Grades: The Outfield: Another day, another series here on MCB. Of course, when it gets to the All-Star break, it’s natural for sites like this to...
• 7/10 Tyler's Think Tank: Hot Hitters at the Break: These guys have struggled for much of the season, but got hot heading into the All-Star break and could be poised to turn things...
• 7/9 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, Reds, Indians Interested In Quentin: The Pirates, Reds, and Indians are just a few of the teams that have called the Padres about Carlos Quentin, writes Jon Heyman...
• 7/8 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts Pre All Star Break:   Alas, half of the 2012 baseball season is over, and as we all head to the All Star break, a few thoughts. ———-...
• 7/8 High Heat Stats: A handful o’ game notes from Friday/Saturday: Saturday: @Mets 3, Cubs 1: Ike Davis had the big hit — a 2-out (of course), 2-run, 0-and-2 HR on a splitter that never...
• 7/6 Motor City Bengals: Under Pressure: The Almost .500 Rundown: If the third time’s a charm, then maybe the third time to the third power is triply charming. This may not be the most sound...
• 7/4 Motor City Bengals: Halfway Home, Tigers Sending Fans To Halfway Houses: The Tigers are now officially halfway through the season. And to say this season has been a disappointment thus far, I think would...
• 7/1 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 79: Rays lose 5-3, Drop series to Tigers: Following Friday night’s encouraging 4-2 win over Justin Verlander, in which the Rays hit three home runs, it seemed as if they...

• 6/30 Motor City Bengals: Trade Target: Peter Bourjos (and Maicer Izturis): Last night the Tigers dropped another Verlander start that they needed to win while the White Sox mauled the Yankees to go 5 games...
• 6/28 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Add Hitting Support: No, its not what you think.  The Tigers didn’t go out and sign a Free Agent or trade for a hitter.  Instead, according...
• 6/27 Nolan Writin': Game 75: Moments that Mattered: I’ve heard it said that the outcome of any given game comes down to about 4 plays. I’ll do my best to pinpoint those plays...
• 6/26 Motor City Bengals: Breaking Down Tigers’ Offense by Order and Position: The Detroit Tigers have not lived up to expectations offensively and have thus fallen under heavy scrutiny all season. In this...
• 6/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Cliff Lee—Desperately Seeking A Win?: Where is this headed? Are the Phillies, so desperate to get Cliff Lee a victory on the season, going to insert him into a blowout...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tiger Monday Morning Manager: Last Week: 3-3 This Week: at Tex (6/25-27); at TB (6/28-7/1) So, What Happened? Interleague play is done for 2012, and for the...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Tiger Trader Rumors: It’s almost July, and in the world of the Detroit Tigers and Major League Baseball that means that trade talks are about to...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tiger Monday Morning Manager: Last Week: 3-3 This Week: at Tex (6/25-27); at TB (6/28-7/1) So, What...
• 6/25 The Baseball Page: Tiger Trade Rumors: It’s almost July, and in the world of the Detroit Tigers and Major...
• 6/24 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: [I'll keep updating during the Dickey-Sabathia game.] Sunday Rays 7, @Phillies 3: In the nightcap, Tampa scored 3 in the 2nd off Cliff...
• 6/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Justin Verlander (barely) out-duels Kevin Correia and Chris Resop: Justin Verlander pitched his way to a complete game victory over the Pirates for the second time in as many tries, but this one...
• 6/24 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game Day 71 Recap - Tigers 3, Pirates 2: The last time the Pirates faced off against Justin Verlander it ended with the Pirates getting one hit and that lone hit came...
• 6/23 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 70 Recap - Pirates 4, Tigers 1: It is really starting to feel like in these recaps I am coming on and saying a lot of the same things recently and it feels great...
• 6/23 Motor City Bengals: Recap: Tigers Bats Quiet vs Lincoln: The Pittsburgh Pirates ran out Brad Lincolnvs the Tigers today to give him a chance to be the starter Clint Hurdle and the team...
• 6/23 High Heat Stats: Friday mini-recap: @Orioles 2, Nationals 1: After Washington equalized on an error in the 5th, J.J. Hardy answered with a 2-out scoring double...
• 6/23 Motor City Bengals: The Detroit Tigers of August: Despite a loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, the Detroit Tigers are no longer reeling—no longer fighting off the...
• 6/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Burnett’s bunt (and pitching) defeats Detroit: The Pirates grabbed hold of an early lead on Friday night and hung on to it the rest of the way, defeating the Tigers 4-1 in front...
• 6/22 North Side Notch: Rod Barajas scores from first base on bunt; Pirates win: Final: Pirates 4, Tigers 1 WP: A.J. Burnett (8-2, 3.24 ERA) LP: Doug Fister (1-4, 2.72 ERA) SV: Joel Hanrahan (18, 2.33 ERA) You...
• 6/22 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 69 Recap - Pirates 4, Tigers 1: The Pirates just keep playing solid baseball and took advantage of some bad Tigers defense and got a win for A.J. Burnett for...
• 6/21 The Baseball Page: Does Pick Placement Guarantee a Better Player in the First Round?: One common statement I heard during the MLB Draft was “Outside of...
• 6/21 Puckett's Pond: 10 Pitching prospects the Twins might want:   We’re still over a month away from the trade deadline, but it is becoming evident that the Twins will be sellers...
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young expected to start in LF in Pittsburgh: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young is expected to serve as the left fielder Friday, June 22, when the interleague series begins against...[+] the Pittsburgh Pirates on the road. OF Quintin Berry might come off the bench, and could get a start in center field over the weekend.
• 6/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young sittingDetroit Tigers OF Delmon Young is out of the lineup Thursday, June 21....[+] Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young is out of the lineup Thursday, June 21.
• 6/20 WasWatching: 66 Games Into HIs 2012 Season, A-Rod Has A Slugging Percentage Of .412: Paging Dr. Galea… Paging Dr. Anthony Galea… Lowest SLG% in A.L. through yesterday’s games, for players sans...
• 6/19 FanSided: A Reminder Of What Might Have Been: With the St. Louis Cardinals coming to town this weekend, a reminder of what might have been is coming with them. No, I am not...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Interested In Carlos Quentin: The Tigers are interested in trading for Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports (Twitter links)....
• 6/13 Release Points: MLB Trade Deadline Watch: The trade deadline is still weeks away, something like five or six.  But that doesn’t stop writers, analysts, and prognosticators...
• 6/12 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of May 28: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 6/11 FanSided: Two In A Row! Time For Optimism: With as bad as things have seemed to be in Tiger-land, any sort of improvement is notable. Two wins in a row against a talented...
• 6/9 FanSided: Random Thoughts Following Fun Interleague Action: Even after a close knit, Detroit Tigers victory, there seems to be a lot to discuss - thoughts set ablaze as if the team went...
• 6/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jimenez Shines, Tribe Triples to Win Series Opener; Indians 4, Tigers 2: By Christian Petrila The Indians waltzed into Detroit, Ubaldo Jimenez found his 2010 form for the night, and the Indians beat...
• 6/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mechinical Issues Help Hughes Pitch One of the Best Games of His Career: The first complete game of the year for a Yankee pitcher goes to… Phil Hughes. After giving up 11 hits and 7 earned runs...

• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/31: After sealing the series with their third straight win, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep tonight in the final game of a...
• 5/31 Baseball Musings: Reaching Double Digits in Triples: Prince Fielder tripled in the Tigers 7-3 win over the Red Sox. He’s hit two over the last three seasons, but now has reached...
• 5/31 Baseball Musings: Delmon Young is Slow: Delmon Young‘s speed cost the Tigers a run in the top of the second. He was on first base with one out when Alex Avila,...
• 5/31 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Sleepers and busts – the long and short – Part 2: Welcome back for the second of two columns on sleepers and busts for 2012. I wrap up our preseason look at longs and shorts with...
• 5/31 FanSided: Doug Fister, 2nd Base, And Other Tigers Topics: There seems to be quite a bit going on with the Tigers these days, and instead of padding my posting stats, I figured I would...
• 5/31 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/31: After sealing the series with their third straight win, the Boston Red Sox look for the sweep tonight in the final game of a...
• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/30: After taking their last two games to get over .500, the Boston Red Sox look to seal a series win tonight in the third game of...
• 5/30 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/30: After taking their last two games to get over .500, the Boston Red Sox look to seal a series win tonight in the third game of...
• 5/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees face a pair of potential playoff opponents this week: This week the Yankees are squaring off with the rising Angels for a three game set in Anaheim, followed by an off day on Thursday,...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young in court: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young was in a Manhattan court Tuesday, May 29, for an update on his misdemeanor hate-crime harassment...[+] case. The prosecutors are not offering a plea deal to Young, at least for now. He is due back in court Aug. 2.
• 5/28 SOX & Dawgs: Memorial Day Red Sox Delight: After losing two-of-three to the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox welcome to the Detroit Tigers to Historic...
• 5/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Detroit TigersAfter finishing two sausage and peppahs, The Advanced Scout analyzes the Detroit Tigers....
• 5/28 SOX & Dawgs: Memorial Day Red Sox Delight: After losing two-of-three to the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox welcome to the Detroit Tigers to Historic...
• 5/27 mlbreports.com : Michael Choice Has Tremendous Power: A’s Prospect is On the Verge: Sunday May 27th, 2012 Sam Evans: Oakland Athletics prospect Michael Choice was drafted by the A’s 10th overall in the 2010 MLB...
• 5/23 mlbreports.com : The Future of Delmon Young: Wednesday May 23rd, 2012 Sam Evans: There is a reason Delmon Young was selected with the first pick in the 2003 Amateur draft....
• 5/23 Through The Fence Baseball: These quick cures could help struggling teams bounce back: Here is a list of teams currently underachieving and some players who could quickly help them get back on track … if they...
• 5/23 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (3) Delmon Young - Young hasn't...
• 5/23 For Baseball Junkies: All-Time Bad Guys Team: The premise of this one is simple - we're compiling an all-time team of the baddest dudes at every position.  This is a team...
• 5/20 Operation Shutdown: Strikeouts to the Max, BUCS LOSE: (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)Scherzer fans 15 Bucs, Tigers win 4-3WP: Max Scherzer (3-3)LP: Kevin Correia (1-5)S: Joaquin...
• 5/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game Day 41 Recap - Tigers 4, Pirates 3: Just a frustrating game. The Pirates struck out 17 times in the game. Tigers starter Max Scherzer accounted for 15 of those strikeouts...
• 5/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs whiff in rubber match: The Pirates had a great chance to steal a victory today in Detroit, but a mess of a seventh inning quickly put them on the wrong...
• 5/17 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: 12 Angry Men: I have been serving on Jury duty for the last week and a half, which made me think back to one of my favorite movies, “12 Angry...
• 5/15 Baseball Musings: The Wheels Come Off: Jake Peavy was cruising down the road, shutting out the Tigers for five innings, when suddenly everything went wrong. In the sixth...
• 5/12 Baseball Musings: Ks in the Middle: Brandon McCarthy created quite a breeze Saturday night as he struck out ten Tigers without walking a batter. He was particularly...
• 5/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/29/12 - 5/5/12: Here's a look back at the week that was on MLBTR... Yankees closer Mariano Rivera suffered a torn ACL and will likely...
• 5/5 Call to the Pen: Detroit Tigers Delmon Young back in lineup: On the 27th of April, Detroit Tigers OF/DH Delmon Young was arrested for aggravated harassment in New York as a hate crime....
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Teams may not take a chance on Delmon Young: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young might not have many suitors next season after his latest off-field incident, even if he's a free-agent...[+] bargain. 'I wouldn't deal with him,' said one National League executive, in what was pretty much a typical response. 'I'd rather reward a guy from Triple-A than go that route. I don't know who would mess with him, really - except maybe Bill Belichick.'
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Rays, Giants, Phillies, Ethier, Nationals: In today's column, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com put together his "All-Most-Immovable team" with help from front office executives...
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young activated: The Detroit Tigers activated OF Delmon Young from the restricted list Friday, May 4, and designated 1B Brad Eldred for assignment...[+] in a corresponding move. Young will be available off the bench Friday.
• 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Designate Brad Eldred For Assignment: The Tigers have designated Brad Eldred for assignment to make room for the returning Delmon Young, according to Jason Beck of...
• 5/2 Tyler's Think Tank: Around the Horn: April Recap (AL): It was a wild first month of baseball in the American League.  Philip Humber tossed a perfect game, Albert Pujols failed...
• 5/1 PaulLebowitz.com: The Truth About the Drafts—NFL and MLB: New York football Giants’ GM Jerry Reese was a guest with Mike Francesa yesterday to discuss his team’s haul in the NFL draft...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young won't start Friday: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young won't be in the starting lineup Friday, May 4, but he may play in the game. 'And that's the only...[+] reason,' manager Jim Leyland said, 'Because he needs to get back, get some batting practice, run around the field a little bit.' Young is expected to be in the starting lineup shortly thereafter.
• 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Young, Phillies, Cook, Napoli: Former first overall draft pick Tim Beckham has been suspended for 50 games, MLB announced. The shortstop, who had reached Triple-A...
• 5/1 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Suspended Seven Games by MLB: Delmon Young was placed on the Detroit Tigers restricted list this weekend, but Major League Baseball decided to hand down their...
• 5/1 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Ryan Braun, Delmon Young, Rajon Rondo:   The hottest topics for the week of April 29, 2012 … His and herpes: Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun slugged three home...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young won't appeal suspension: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young will not appeal his seven-game suspension, and general manager Dave Dombrowski said Young won't...[+] face additional discipline from the team when he returns from his suspension Friday, May 4.
• 5/1 Baseball Musings: Too Many DUIs?: Arun Gupta believes baseball has a DUI problem: But there’s no mention of how the league should handle drunk driving, which...

• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young suspended: Updating a previous report, Major League Baseball has suspended Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young for seven games for a drunken anti-Semitic...[+] rant and arrest last week. The suspension is retroactive to Friday, April 27. Young can return Friday, May 4.
• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Gonzalez, Pujols, Young, Royals: Vladimir Guerrero looked pretty good in his workout for the Diamondbacks, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links)....
• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Place Delmon Young On Restricted List: MONDAY: MLB has suspended Young for seven games without pay, retroactive to Friday according to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on...
• 4/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young to be suspended: Major League Baseball will announce a decision to suspend Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young for anti-Semitic comments he made during...[+] an arrest last week, according to two sources. He was released on $5,000 bail Friday, April 27. It's unclear how long his suspension will last.
• 4/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Guerrero, Pujols, Young, Royals: Vladimir Guerrero looked pretty good in his workout for the Diamondbacks, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links)....
• 4/29 Call to the Pen: Reason To Boo Delmon Young: A lot of times I don’t know why home fans boo a player. It’s never going to help him and if it is a performance-based...
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young to be evaluated Monday: Updating previous reports, Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young will be evaluated under baseball's employee assistance program Monday,...[+] April 30. General manager Dave Dombrowski said Young will be evaluated for alcohol and anger management issues and if the doctor doing the evaluation allows it, he could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday, May 1, against the Kansas City Royals.
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 4/22/12 - 4/28/12: The past week was filled with notable releases and injury announcements, and also marked the beginning of Bryce Harper's major...
• 4/29 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young placed on restricted list, set for evaluation: Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was placed on the restricted list yesterday and is set to be evaluated by an independent...
• 4/29 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Balfour, Hanrahan, Angels, Twins, Myers: Older ballplayers are showing a lot of life so far this season, writes Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe.  Veterans Paul Konerko,...
• 4/28 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Put Young On Restricted List, Recall Danny Worth: The Tigers made the move today that wasn’t unexpected by any means, putting OF Delmon … [visit site to read more]Tigers...
• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Young, Cook, Dodgers, Cashman, Beltran : It was on this day in 1956 that Frank Robinson hit his first Major League home run, en route to 586 career homers and a legacy...
• 4/28 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tigers: what the hell is going on around here?: We’ve learned an awful lot about the Detroit Tigers over the past 4 days. Here’s a quick breakdown: They aren’t playing...
• 4/28 Yankees Fans Unite: What a wild one! Yanks win 7-6 on wild pitch in 9th inning: NEW YORK– As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Detroit Tigers (10-10). After not having Delmon Young for tonight’s...
• 4/28 Motor City Bengals: Should The Tigers Part Ways With Delmon Young?: Delmon Young is a hot topic right now…and for all the wrong reasons. While I … [visit site to read more]Should The...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young to restricted listThe Detroit Tigers placed OF Delmon Young on the restricted list and recalled OF Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo....[+] The Detroit Tigers placed OF Delmon Young on the restricted list and recalled OF Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.
• 4/28 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Place Delmon Young On Restricted List: The Tigers have placed Delmon Young on the restricted list, reports MLB.com's Jason Beck. Danny Worth has been recalled from...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young not in lineup: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young is not in the lineup Friday, April 27, following his arrest for accusations involving a hate-crime...[+] related assault. INF Don Kelly is starting in left field in his place.
• 4/27 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Arrested; Could be Charged with Hate Crime: Delmon Young is in the news once again for all the wrong reasons.  According to the New York Post, the Detroit Tigers outfielder...
• 4/27 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young Arrested for Hate-Fueled Assault: Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young is in a lot of trouble this morning. … [visit site to read more]Delmon Young Arrested...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young charged with hate crime: Updating an earlier report, Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young's assault charge counts as an aggravated hate crime because he allegedly...[+] said anti-Semitic remarks during the altercation.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young arrested: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young was arrested after he allegedly pushed a man to the ground around 2:40 a.m. Friday, April 27. Young...[+] was 'highly intoxicated' and was taken to a hospital to sober up before being moved to a police precinct. He was charged with assault in the third degree and is in custody while awaiting arraignment.
• 4/27 Baseball Musings: Young Arrested: Delmon Young ran afoul of the police: Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young has been arrested on a hate crime harassment charge...
• 4/26 Through The Fence Baseball: Top 15 prospects for 2012: part one: In most fantasy leagues, we are searching for that special player who can elevate our fantasy team from so-so to amazing....
• 4/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Detroit’s changing of the guard: Hockeytown to Tigertown: Since the mid-1990s, everyone has known who owns the city of Detroit. With Stanley Cup titles in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008, the...
• 4/20 The Baseball Page: Should You Snatch Up Alejandro De Aza?: Alejandro De Aza, at age 28, is running out of chances of sticking in the MLB. Fortunately for him, he is making the most of his...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look at the original reporting and analysis delivered by the MLBTR writing staff this week.. Several contenders...
• 4/14 FanSided: Tigers Try To Even Up Series Today: It was bound to happen. The Tigers questionable defense reared it's ugly head in the 8th inning yesterday, helping put a close...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young homers: Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young went 1-for-3 with his first home run of the season and two RBIs in a losing effort Friday, April...[+] 13. He also struck out twice in the game.
• 4/12 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: Delmon Young: As last summer wore on, it became clear that Delmon Young didn’t figure in to the Twins’ long-term plans. He wasn’t hitting...
• 4/9 Talkin Sox with Dan: Trying to Keep a Level Head: Disinfectant It took awhile, but all of the puke is cleaned up. No, I’m not talking about the vomit that derived from the...
• 4/9 FanSided: Don’t Turn Off The TV On These Tigers: Yesterday, what with it being Easter and family in town (and using that extra man-power to get some odd jobs done around my house)...
• 4/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/7: After falling on Opening Day on walkoff hit, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up their first win of the season in game two of...
• 4/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 4/7: After falling on Opening Day on walkoff hit, the Boston Red Sox look to pick up their first win of the season in game two of...
• 4/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rays preview: Tampa Bay is the New Boston (w/o the $$$): Last September, the Rays staged a miracle comeback versus the Yankees.  Down 7-0 in the 7th inning, Evan Longoria homered...
• 4/6 The Baseball Page: Detroit Tigers opening day observationsDetroit Tigers opening day observations...
• 4/5 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Opening Day Red Sox Delight: The Boston Red Sox will open up the 2012 season this afternoon with the first game of a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers...
• 4/5 For Baseball Junkies: MLB Offense-Only Rankings: I'm stealing this idea from Corey Seidman at Phillies Nation (he wrote a piece titled Ranking the Offenses: 30-1). Here is how...
• 4/5 Fragile Freddy's: Game One Recap: BOS – 000 000 002 – 2 – 5 – 0 DET – 000 000 111 – 3 – 10 – 1 Day one of the Bobby Valentine era went not so great...
• 4/5 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Opening Day Red Sox Delight: The Boston Red Sox will open up the 2012 season this afternoon with the first game of a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers...
• 4/5 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Detroit Tigers: Welcome to Opening Day! The Advanced Scout will be a regular feature on Fire Brand of the American League that will present...
• 4/4 FanSided: Prelude to a Season: After what feels like a long and tedious offseason, and a month + of Spring Training baseball we have finally come to what all...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Terry Ryan returned as Twins GM, attempting to keep his team afloat by dabbling in the middle of the free agent pool. Major...
• 4/3 Tyler's Think Tank: 2011 MLB All Bust Team (AL): A look back at those who flopped in 2011, either due to injuries, bad performance, or a combination of both.  If you picked...

• 3/31 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League Central: Ron Opher doesn't pull any punches as he previews each Major League Baseball division. Instead of giving us a bunch of "ifs,"...
• 3/30 Full Spectrum Baseball: The 2012 Spring Training All-Star TeamThere's nothing more useless than putting too much emphasis on the statistics players are putting up in Spring Training....
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Target Field: Where homers go to die: Target Field opened in 2010, and the expectations were high. Coming off yet another short American League Division Series appearance...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Twins prospects in the upper minors, part two: the arms: After taking a closer look at the position players who might have an impact with the Twins in the next season or two, this week...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 High Heat Stats: Stat Challenge scoring and projections: Every fantasy league has different rules, and here’s how FanDuel.com scores it for hitters: 1B = 1pt 2B = 2pts 3B = 3pts...
• 3/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: What are the Yankees options with Nick Swisher?: Nick Swisher will be one of the younger free agents in 2013.The looming question is, ishe worth resigning? In this day and...
• 3/23 MLB Dirt: My 2012 Predictions: AL Central: I am continuing my 2012 prediction series by revealing my AL Central standings a few positive and negative predictions for each...
• 3/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Friday Fantasy Roundup: Mad Men, women and drafts: This weekend is going to be absolutely insane. Four games of NCAA March Madness Friday, two games Saturday and two games Sunday...
• 3/22 Through The Fence Baseball: Day six: The baseball gods are with me: Always stuck in the back of your mind at a baseball game is how you would react if a ball is hit your way. If you’re in...
• 3/21 The Baseball Page: MLB Spring Training Wrap Up: Rays beat Marlins 3-2MLB Spring Training Wrap Up: Rays beat Marlins 3-2...
• 3/21 MLB Dirt: 2012 Detroit Tigers Preview2012 DETROIT TIGERS PREVIEW...
• 3/20 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Spring Training Watch: Who’s Hot, Who’s Not?: Hot: Delmon Young Do yourself a favor and keep a close watch on Delmon Young. This is the perfect example of a player that will...
• 3/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Tigers spring training numbers: One more time with meaning: 11-1. That’s the Detroit Tigers record going into Sunday’s preseason game. Throw in a few ties – three, to be exact –...
• 3/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Day two: ‘Tis the season for a spring training road trip: Saturday was St. Patrick’s Day at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., but it felt like the Christmas holiday to me....
• 3/14 The Daily Catch: Recap: Spring Training Game 11 – Prince Homers, Mets Lose 7-6: This article is courtesy of our friends at Mets Chronicle Written by: Dominick DiFucci Final Score: Detroit 7, Mets 6 Prince Fielder...
• 3/6 Bus League Baseball: Baseball America’s Two-Timers: Andruw Jones, Joe Mauer, and Bryce Harper: Baseball America released its preseason Top 100 list a few weeks ago, and while they could easily have gone the way of other outlets...

• 2/29 Baseball Musings: Objective PMR, Leftfielders: The series on objective probabilistic model of range (PMR) continues by looking at leftfielders. I’ll show teams as a whole...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Antony On Cuddyer, Kubel, Young, Nathan, Span: Twins assistant GM Rob Antony discussed the team's offseason moves, players who signed elsewhere over the winter, plans for 2012,...
• 2/18 Roto Think Tank: What Will Last Year's Bargains Do This Year?: Over at the Patton and Company player database, one of the commenters wonders if Jeff Francoeur - one of last...
• 2/17 Tyler's Think Tank: AL Central Preview: 1st Place-Detroit Tigers 2011 Record: 95-67 2011 Pythagorean: 89-73 2012 Projected: 97-65 Word on the street is that they...
• 2/17 Through The Fence Baseball: Tigers numbers crunch: best bats on paper: Below are some production numbers to think about, so long as the Tigers lineup looks this way in 2012. Keep in mind I am leaving...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: A Few Good Stats: TheSociety for American Baseball Research celebrates SABR Day each year on the Saturdaybefore the Super Bowl. We took part by...
• 2/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)...Philadelphia...
• 2/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RAFAEL SORIANO WILL REBOUND IN 2012: After losing out on the Cliff Lee sweepstakes last winter, Randy Levine stepped in and signed Rafael Soriano to a 3-year, $35...
• 2/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Prince on board, but Tigers still have needs: Yes, the Tigers have Prince Fielder. They have Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. They do not have Victor Martinez. Let’s...
• 2/7 MLBTradeRumors: A Closer Look At Unsigned Arbitration Eligible Players: Less than a month ago, 142 MLB players filed for salary arbitration. Today, just 16 of those players remain unsigned, as MLBTR’s...
• 2/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Prince on board, but Tigers still have needs: Yes, the Tigers have Prince Fielder. They have Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. They do not have Victor Martinez. Let’s...

• 1/28 Tyler's Think Tank: Prince Fielder Reaction: At first glance, Victor Martinez tearing his ACL and missing the entire 2012 season looked like it would deal a substantial blow...
• 1/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young to bat fifth in 2012Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland reiterated Friday, Jan. 27, that OF Delmon Young will bat fifth in his lineup in 2012....[+] Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland reiterated Friday, Jan. 27, that OF Delmon Young will bat fifth in his lineup in 2012.
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: 2012's Highest-Paid Arbitration Eligible Players: Arbitration eligible players may not get paid like free agents Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but the arbitration process...
• 1/25 More Mariners: Prince Fielder Doesn’t Sign with Seattle Mariners: Prince Fielder Doesn’t Sign with Seattle MarinersFollow @MoreMariners The Mariners and Prince Fielder will never be. Prince...
• 1/24 Through The Fence Baseball: The Prince Fielder Experiment is headed to Detroit: As reports come swarming in about Prince Fielder reportedly agreeing to a nine-year, $214 million dollar deal, I can’t help...
• 1/24 Motor City Bengals: Opportunity Knocks. Who’s Going To Answer?: As we get closer to the pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training, it appears pretty clear that the Tigers patient approach...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Considering Damon, Pierre: 2:22pm: Jim Bowden of MLB Network Radio and ESPN tweets that the Tigers are also considering Juan Pierre. The thought would be...
• 1/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Tigers | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing the 2012 Tigers | Interview Series: Over the course of the next month or two, we will be previewing the Yankees’ competition in the American League. To do this,...
• 1/20 Motor City Bengals: Tampa Bay Rays To Sign Carlos Pena: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms with free agent slugger and former Detroit...
• 1/20 Motor City Bengals: Are The Tigers Considering Johnny Damon?: When the news of Victor Martinez‘ ACL injury came out, I wouldn’t say a panic rolled through Tigertown, but certainly...
• 1/19 High Heat Stats: Ty Wigginton and negating good offense with terrible defense: An all-too-common sight: the ball gets by Ty WiggintonIcon SMITy Wigginton has had an astonishing career. As recently mentioned...
• 1/18 Motor City Bengals: DH Candidate: Delmon Young: In the wake of the news of Victor Martinez‘ ACL injury, Lynn Henning of the Detroit News gave us a brief rundown of potential...
• 1/17 Motor City Bengals: Detroit Tigers Avoid Arbitration With All Eligible: Over the last two days, the Detroit Tigers have signed all of Rick Porcello, Phil Coke, Don Kelly, Delmon Young, and Max Scherzer...
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Max Scherzer, Delmon Young avoid arbitration: The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with SP Max Scherzer and OF Delmon Young Tuesday, Jan. 17, by agreeing to one-year deals...[+] with both players. Financial terms of the deals were not given.
• 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Delmon Young termsDetroit Tigers OF Delmon Young will make $6.75 million as part of his one-year deal to avoid arbitration....[+] Detroit Tigers OF Delmon Young will make $6.75 million as part of his one-year deal to avoid arbitration.
• 1/16 i70baseball.com: “Dominating” Left FieldTaking a look at the left fielders in the American League Central....
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Avoid Arbitration With Rick Porcello: The Tigers avoided arbitration with starter Rick Porcello, MLBTR has learned, agreeing to a one-year deal worth $3.1MM.  Porcello...
• 1/13 The Golden Sombrero: The Baseball Show: Hall of Fame Edition: Last night’s episode of The Baseball Show was only supposed to last an hour, but ultimately reached the hour and a half...
• 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Position Analysis For The 2013 Free Agent Class: Plenty has been written about the potential starting pitching depth of the 2013 free agent class, which could include Matt...
• 1/7 The Daily Catch: Porcello, Scherzer, Coke, Kelly and Young Due To Submit Arbitration Numbers: This article is courtesy of our friends at Bless You Boys Written by: Tigerdog1 Five Tigers are eligible for arbitration this...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Yoenis Cespedes Rumors: Friday: Here's the latest on Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes... A source says Cespedes' eventual contract will be in the range of...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Teams For Remaining Designated Hitters: Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Hideki Matsui, Magglio Ordonez and Luke Scott highlight the list of unsigned designated...
• 1/2 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Trade History: Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett: The offseason is just beginning to heat up with tons of rumors connected to the Rays, specifically in the trade department. Recently...

• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Extension-Prone Agencies And GMs: Some agencies are more open to multiyear extensions for their clients than others.  The Boras Corporation is notorious for...
• 12/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Yorvit Torrealba’s Career Damage Caught On Tape: Yorvit Torrealba just did his career an untold amount of damage with one stupid act. This wasn’t even an explainable blunder...
• 12/15 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Outfielders: For the second year in a row, the market backed off a little bit on the best American League outfielders.Ten Most Expensive...
• 12/14 Phillies Nation: Tigers Don’t Have the Money for Jimmy: UPDATE, 4:22 pm: Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com says the rumors that the Tigers were involved in talks for Rollins are untrue. Hilarious...
• 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Martin Prado interest hits snag: The Detroit Tigers may have lost out on a chance to acquire 2B Martin Prado from the Atlanta Braves. A team source indicates there...[+] was interest in the deal, but the Braves did not want OF Delmon Young.
• 12/11 Motor City Bengals: Non-Tender Deadline Looming: Not a lot going on in Hot Stove Land today, but in 24 hours…? Big stuff, big stuff indeed. There are a lot of guys on teams...
• 12/4 Motor City Bengals: Salesman Dave: It seems that whenever we hear Dave Dombrowski mention Delmon Young, he has something positive to say – no matter how blunt...

• 11/30 Tomahawk Talk: Martin Prado vs The World, Part III: Prado vs Brian McCann: This is the final post in my three post series on Martin Prado. I want to give a special thanks to people who read this blog and...
• 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Interested In Coco Crisp, Pitching: The Tigers are interested in free agent outfielder Coco Crisp, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (all Twitter links)....
• 11/30 Tomahawk Talk: Martin Prado vs the World, Part I: Re-Examining the Prospect of a Trade: I will make a confession to you: I am an Atlanta Braves’ fan. I have been a fan since I was a child. I enjoyed watching...
• 11/28 PaulLebowitz.com: Josh Lueke and the No-Tolerance Policy: The Mariners traded right-handed relief pitcher Josh Lueke and a minor leaguer or cash to the Rays for catcher John Jaso. Jaso...
• 11/27 Puckett's Pond: Sunday Morning Lineups: I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are rested and ready for another exciting weekend of NFL football.  This week,...
• 11/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Verlander Casts A Spell: When Roger Maris had the infamous asterisk* attached to his home run record because of the extra 8 games played in Maris’s...
• 11/17 Baseball Reality Tour: Thoughts on the NL East: On an evening subway ride and a couple lonely bar stools, recently, I wrote about my feelings (about the NL East)... Philadelphia...
• 11/15 Tomahawk Talk: Braves and Tigers Should Discuss Young and Prado: It seems like every day there is a new rumor to discuss. Reports are that the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers are discussing...
• 11/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Braves | Not interested in Delmon YoungThe Atlanta Braves do not want to trade 2B Martin Prado to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Delmon Young....[+] The Atlanta Braves do not want to trade 2B Martin Prado to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Delmon Young.
• 11/15 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Papelbon, Madson, Winter Meetings: In the press conference to announce Jonathan Papelbon‘s signing, the new closer said several times that his decision was...
• 11/14 Classic Minnesota Twins: Classic Twins Remembers Graig Nettles, The One That Got Away: Young Mr. Nettles (circa, 1968), the template for his1969 Topps Twins rookie card.Graig Nettles is better known as one of...
• 11/14 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Interested In Martin Prado: The Tigers are interested in Braves infielder/left fielder Martin Prado, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  The free agent...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Interested in Martin Prado: The Detroit Tigers are interested in trading for Atlanta Braves 2B Martin Prado to fill their need at second base. The Tigers...[+] appear willing to deal OF Delmon Young to acquire a second baseman. However, it's unknown if the Braves are willing to trade for Young.
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Tigers | Not going to non-tender Delmon Young: Detroit Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski said Friday, Nov. 11, that the team has no plans to non-tender OF Delmon Young....[+] 'We are not going to non-tender Delmon Young,' Dombrowski said adamantly.
• 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Carroll, Young, Infielders: Some news items from the Motor City.... "The Tigers were not involved in the bidding for Jamey Carroll," reports MLB.com's...
• 11/11 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Detroit Tigers: 95-67, 1st place, 15 GA (won ALDS 3-2 over Yankees, lost ALCS 4-2 to Texas)Fragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues...
• 11/8 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Trade Target: Starling Marte: Most of the talk surrounding the Tigers’ off-season has centered around players to fill the sizable holes the club has at second...
• 11/4 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Potential Trade Target: Martin Prado: A new name has surfaced out on the trade market, well two of them actually in the form of Atlanta Braves, but one in particular...
• 11/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Realistic offseason expectations: It hasn’t even been a week since the postseason officially came to a end, and already excitement over the Hot Stove is...
• 11/2 Baseball Analytics: Delmon Young Shouldn't Be Your Tiger: After the Detroit Tigers picked up Delmon Young from the Minnesota Twins in a mid-August deal, he popped eight regular-season...
• 11/2 Through The Fence Baseball: GM Dombrowski shares insight into Tigers offseason plans: Detroit Tiger General Manager Dave Dombrowski held a near-hour-long session Tuesday with local media talking on the past, present...
• 11/1 Motor City Bengals: What About Logan Morrison?: I have been essentially following the same format for some time when it comes to trade options, but I have decided to switch it...
• 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Notes: Ordonez, Guillen, Catcher, Jose Reyes: Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski spoke to reporters today; here's the latest from John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press on Twitter. It's...

• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Left Fielders: The Indians, Twins, Athletics, Braves, Padres and Giants could find themselves pursuing left fielders this offseason. Here's a...
• 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Detroit Tigers: The Tigers have openings at second base, the back of the rotation and in the bullpen, but the AL Central champions' core will...
• 10/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Minnesota Twins:   By Matt Van Wormer The Twin Cities were not a happy place this season as the Twins fell to the cellar in the Central Division,...
• 10/20 FanSided: Mike Ilitch Appears Willing To Expand Payroll for 2012 Tigers: After carrying an opening day payroll of around $106 million, the team’s lowest mark since 2007, Tigers’ owner Mike Ilitch...
• 10/18 Through The Fence Baseball: World Series: Texas Rangers may not have upper hand:   When the Texas Rangers ended the 2010 season, it was in the most painful way possible. They watched as the San Francisco...
• 10/18 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Shortstop, Cuddyer, Young: The Twins will likely pursue starting pitching, relief pitching, a backup catcher and middle infield help this offseason after...
• 10/18 The Captain's Blog: Don’t Let the Big Man Beat You; The Genius of Ron Washington: Ron Washington’s decision to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera with the bases empty in the bottom of the eighth was the kind...
• 10/17 WSJ Daily Fix: Runs, Runs and More Runs: The Count: David Freese and Nelson Cruz led two offense-minded teams into the World Series after a pair of league championship...
• 10/17 Through The Fence Baseball: What should Tigers do in offseason?: It’s no surprise the Texas Rangers moved on to the World Series. The Detroit Tigers will head home to clean out their lockers,...
• 10/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Do or die is Tigers specialty: You probably knew it would come to this. If you watched the Tigers at all this year. If you had the slightest bit of hope. If...
• 10/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Backs against the wall in Motown: Before game five of the ALCS, Detroit Tigers skipper Jim Leyland said, “Truthfully, I want to try to get through this game today...
• 10/15 Puckett's Pond: Delmon Young is on Fire!: The name sound familiar, but the uniform and the plethora of home runs are brand new. We all know Delmon Young, but who doesn’t...
• 10/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Shifting The Moneyball Goalposts Yet Again: As much as Moneyball tried to paint the picture that “this is the way to build your team and if you ignore it you’re...
• 10/14 Call to the Pen: MLB Playoffs: Verlander, Young Lead Tigers to Game 5 Victory: The Detroit Tigers live to see another playoff game, as the club defeated the Texas Rangers 7-5, sending the series back to Arlington. ...
• 10/14 mlbreports.com : Tigers Stay Alive and NLCS Tied Up: Recap of MLB Playoffs and Notes: Friday October 14, 2011     MLB reports – Jonathan Hacohen:  The Rangers had a chance on Thursday to advance to the...
• 10/13 Through The Fence Baseball: New Mr. October is spoiling Detroit’s World Series plans: When Texas Ranger right fielder Nelson Cruz made that rocket throw to prevent the go ahead run in the bottom of the eight, I instantly...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Ace Steps Up: The Tigers needed an outstanding outing from Justin Verlander, and he gave the team what they needed. He lasted 7 1/3 innings,...
• 10/13 The Captain's Blog: Don’t Let the Big Man Beat You; The Genius of Ron Washington: Ron Washington’s decision to intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera with the bases empty in the bottom of the eighth was the kind...
• 10/13 Baseball Musings: Still Scared of Cabrera: Miguel Cabrera draws another walk leading off the bottom of the fourth inning. That was his sixth walk of the series and 11th...
• 10/13 Motor City Bengals: Injuries Sucking Life From Tigers’ Lineup: Thanks to various injuries, the Tigers’ offensive attack is almost completely shot. Brennan Boesch, thanks to a thumb injury,...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Scared of Cabrera: With one out and none on in the bottom of the eighth, Ron Washington intentionally walks Miguel Cabrera. I hate this move, and...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Rangers on the Board: David Murphy leads off the sixth with his second hit of the game, a single. With one out, Ian Kinsler doubles down the leftfield...
• 10/12 Baseball Musings: Murphy Double: David Murphy doubles to left-center for the first hit of the game in the top of the third. This certainly seems to be the opposite...
• 10/12 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Should Have Edge with Rick Porcello Versus Matt Harrison: If the Detroit Tigers plan on advancing to the World Series, they might just have to out-pitch the Texas Rangers the rest of the...
• 10/10 Through The Fence Baseball: Unpredictability is predictable in MLB playoffs:   People follow sports for so many different reasons – the competition of the athletes, the exceptional physical performances,...
• 10/10 Through The Fence Baseball: When it rains on the Tigers, it pours: In addition to the rains of New York and Texas setting back the Detroit’s pennant chase, the injury bug also has landed....
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: ALCS Game Two Underway: Austin Jackson leads off for the Tigers against Texas and Derek Holland. Jackson works the count full, then draws a walk. So much...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Young AgainDelmon Young is healthy enough to play again, and he replaces Magglio Ordonez on the Tigers ALCS roster. ...
• 10/10 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Replaces Magglio Ordonez on Tigers Playoff Roster: The Detroit Tigers have announced that Delmon Young has been added to their playoff roster.  Young, who was left off of Detroit’s...
• 10/10 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young Replaces Ordonez on ALCS Roster: The Detroit Tigers added Delmon Young to the roster for the ALCS, replacing … [visit site to read more]Delmon Young Replaces...
• 10/10 Motor City Bengals: With Maggs Out, Time for Jim Leyland to Get Creative: No announcement has come yet of which player might be called upon to replace the injured Magglio Ordonez. That announcement will...
• 10/10 Chicken Fried Baseball: Underdog Tigers?: player id matches. Leave this as is or search for "results=" to select a desired player/id pairing. You...
• 10/10 My Pinstripes: Baseball Digest | Tigers Need Max Effort From Scherzer In Game 2: Max Scherzer has been here before, in fact less than a week ago. Detroit Tigers’ ace Justin Verlander pitched one inning...
• 10/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Latin players playing key roles during postseason:   The St. Louis Cardinals are both lucky and deserving to be in the National League Championship Series. The Red Birds are...
• 10/8 Baseball Musings: Tigers on the Board: After the rain delay, Austin Jackson hits a one-out double to drive in Ramon Santiago from second. The Rangers now lead 3-1 in...
• 10/8 Baseball Reality Tour: Quick Look at the Final Four: Just a few weeks ago, it was a widely believed that baseball's Final Four would include the Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies and a team...
• 10/8 Philly Phanatics: League Championship Series previews: You can't blame us here at PhillyPhanatics.com for not wanting to write this piece and for not caring very much about who wins...
• 10/8 Motor City Bengals: Ryan Raburn Could Be Huge Against The Rangers: There is no doubt some concern, not only amongst the fans, but also among the Tigers organization about the status of Delmon Young...
• 10/8 Baseball Musings: Young Gone: Delmon Young‘s strained oblique muscle kept him off the Tigers ALCS roster. Young collected six hits against the Yankees...
• 10/7 i70baseball.com: Fun With Royals CompsSearching for insights into key Royals by looking to similar players from the past....
• 10/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE DAY THE LAUGHTER DIED: We were in the Bronx. We were with our family, in pinstripes, bleeding blue, ready for the Yankees to beat the Tigers and advance...
• 10/7 mlbreports.com : Tigers advance to ALCS, Yankees Go Home and Ventura Named White Sox Manager: Friday October 7, 2011 Jonathan Hacohen (Lead Baseball Columnist - MLB reports):  Thursday was an exciting day in the world...
• 10/7 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova suffered a Grade 1 flexor Strain in his right Forearm: I wonder if pitching so many innings did this to Ivan Nova. This is his first year in professional baseball and he’s not...
• 10/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees lost to the Tigers and their Season is over in 2011: NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers survived a tense trip back to Bronx, with Jose Valverde and the bullpen holding on time and...
• 10/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game Five: Tigers 3, Yankees 2: The Playoffs returned to the Bronx on Thursday, as the Yankees and Tigers played the deciding game of the ALDS.  Ivan Nova...
• 10/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Requiem for a Season: Tigers end Yanks’ season for second time in six years, win 2011 ALDS three games to two. The 2011 Yankees were a great offensive...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Tigers Advance: Detroit’s pitchers bent but did not break tonight as they allowed then hits and three walks, but held the Yankees to 2 for...
• 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: How The Tigers Acquired Their Newest Additions: A year after finishing with a disappointing .500 record, the Tigers won 95 regular season games and have advanced to the American...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Young Injured: Delmon Young went out to leftfield to start the bottom of the seventh, but comes off the field injured. Ryan Raburn takes over....
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Nova Done: My box score shows Phil Hughes in the game. I wonder if Ivan Nova was hurt? Update: Hughes strikes out Austin Jackson to start...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Game Five Underway: Austin Jackson strikes out on four pitches to start the game. Nova then throws a curve ball that drops right into Don Kelly‘s...
• 10/6 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Tigers Playoff Game Thread Five -2011: Starting Lineups Detroit Tigers Austin Jackson CF Don Kelly 3B Delmon Young LF Miguel Cabrera 1B Victor Martinez DH Magglio Ordonez...
• 10/6 Baseball Analytics: Nova's Super Slider: With a trip to the ALCS up for grabs, Ivan Nova starts for the Yankees tonight. The 24-year-old righty, who was originally signed...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Playoffs Today: The Tigers and Yankees play the decisive game five Thursday night with Doug Fister facing Ivan Nova. They weer supposed to be...
• 10/5 Puckett's Pond: “I Can’t Do It, Captain! I Don’t Have the Power!”: If you’ve ever watched 1960s era American television, you probably recognized the title as the catchphrase of Star Trek...
• 10/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game Four: Yankees 10, Tigers 1: With the Yankees facing elimination, their playoff hopes rested with A.J. Burnett, whose struggles this season had many wondering...
• 10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2011 ALDS YANKEES VS. TIGERS GAME 4 PREVIEW: I said last night wasn't a must win. You know why? Because if the Yankees lost, which they did, there's still a tomorrow, which...
• 10/4 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Tigers Playoff Game Thread 4: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick...
• 10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES FELL SHORT: The Yankees started off aggressive in the Motor City. Not knowing what to expect from CC Sabathia tonight, we needed to strike...
• 10/4 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: Recap Monday October 3rd: Tuesday October 4, 2011     April Whitzman (Blue Jays Writer – MLB reports):  With the National League taking the night...
• 10/4 Yankees Daily: Yankees 3-5 Hitters come up empty as Yankees lose to Tigers 5-4: DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out 11 in eight gritty innings and Jose Valverde stopped a New York Yankees rally...
• 10/4 The "Mc" Effect: The Drafting Genius of the Rays: The Rays are one loss away from elimination and are currently losing 2-0 in the 3rd innings of their game right now, so by the...
• 10/4 My Pinstripes: Young Homer Puts Season On Arm Of A.J.: First cliche of the day - the Yankees have their backs to the wall. That's because Monday night, the Detroit Tigers' Delmon Young...
• 10/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: CC falters as Tigers top Yankees 5-4 in Game 3; take 2-1 lead in ALDS: I know I’ve seen this movie somewhere before. The Yankees are playing the Tigers in a five-game first-round playoff series....
• 10/3 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Tigers Playoffs Game Thread 3: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick...
• 10/3 Baseball Musings: Young Again: Delmon Young gets the lead back for the Tigers with a solo home run with one out in the bottom of the seventh. It’s his...
• 10/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game Two: Tigers 5, Yankees 3: For the third day in a row, Yankee Stadium saw playoff baseball as the Tigers and Yankees played Game 2 of the ALDS.  Detroit...
• 10/2 My Pinstripes: Scherzer Keeps Yankees Offense Below Their Max: It was an ugly day in the Bronx Sunday afternoon and I'm not talking about the two hard downpours of rain that took place during...
• 10/2 Puckett's Pond: Top 11 of ’11, Part I: 2011 was a disaster, but it wasn’t a complete disaster. There were actually a few bright spots for the Twins. There were...
• 10/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2011 ALDS YANKEES VS. TIGERS GAME 2 PREVIEW: (Photo: AP)Last night's resumption of Game 1 was awesome. Ivan Nova proved to everyone he can pitch on the big stage against...
• 10/2 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Tigers ALDS Playoff Game Two -2011: Starting Lineups Detroit Tigers Austin Jackson CF Magglio Ordonez RF Delmon Young LF Miguel Cabrera 1B Victor Martinez DH Alex...
• 10/2 Yankees Daily: Cano slams Tigers as Yankees win first Game 9-3: NEW YORK (AP) — No national anthem, all Yankees. Robinson Cano hit a grand slam and drove in six runs, rookie Ivan Nova...
• 10/2 B-R Blog: Cano’s slam off Alburquerque a reminder that the playoffs are a whole new season: [And that's why superstitious folks hate to carry a long streak into the postseason....] If you've been to this blog a few times,...
• 10/1 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Tigers ALDS Playoff Game One -2011 (Continued): Starting Lineups Detroit Tigers Austin Jackson, CF Magglio Ordonez, RF Delmon Young, LF Miguel Cabrera, 1B Victor Martinez, DH...
• 10/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Tigers vs. Yankees — Game 1 Cont’d, 10/1/2011 (8:37PM EST on TBS): The rain came along and disrupted baseball last night. Let’s see if we can give this another go today in the continuation...
• 10/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2011 ALDS YANKEES VS. TIGERS GAME 1 PREVIEW: Mother Nature has been a pain to the Yankees all season long. With the postponement of yesterday's Game 1 due to rain--the Yankees...
• 10/1 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: ALDS Day One Recap: Saturday October 1, 2011 Sam Evans (Intern – MLB reports):  Going into the day, the opening day of playoffs had some pretty...
• 10/1 Puckett's Pond: How Much Money?:   The Twins are usually not big players on the free agent market for a simple reason: they don’t have a lot of money...

• 9/30 Baseball Musings: Thunder Here and In New York: I didn’t see it as a thunderstorm took out my DirecTV, but Delmon Young homered off CC Sabathia to give Detroit a 1-0 lead...
• 9/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Tigers ALDS Playoff Game One -2011: Starting Lineups Detroit Tigers Austin Jackson, CF Magglio Ordonez, RF Delmon Young, LF Miguel Cabrera, 1B Victor Martinez, DH...
• 9/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game 1 Lineups (and Game Thread): New York Yankees 1. Derek Jeter SS 2. Curtis Granderson CF 3. Robinson Cano 2B 4. Alex Rodriguez 3B 5. Mark Teixeira...
• 9/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees – Tigers ALDS 2011 Series – Scouting the match ups: Game matchup Starting Pitching: Justin Verlander vs. C.C. Sabathia Justin Verlander: He finished the season going 24-5 with a...
• 9/30 Fragile Freddy's: Playoff Preview - Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees: Today I will take a look at the two American League Division Series.  For each club I’ll look at a player and pitcher...
• 9/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees: Detroit Tigers (95-67; 1st place, AL Central) vs New York Yankees (97-65; 1st place, AL East) — Keys for the Tigers: Score...
• 9/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Preview, Part 4 | Tigers’ Starting Lineup: For previous TYA 2011 ALDS Preview pieces, please see the following: Part 1: The 2011 Yankee Offense, Top to Bottom Part 2: Head-to-Head...
• 9/29 Puckett's Pond: Bill Smith on Trial:   Hear ye, hear ye. The Supreme Court of Puckett’s Pond is now in session. The case on the docket today is People v....
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: In-Season Trades By The 2011 Playoff Teams: It's hard to fake your way through 162 games, so most MLB playoff teams have earned the right to play in October. Once every few...
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Lose Finale, Look Forward to 2012; Tigers 5, Indians 4: By Matt Van Wormer The greatest moment on the final night of the season had nothing to do with what took place between the lines....
• 9/28 Giants Nirvana: Extending Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy: Brian Sabean told me tonight that he and CEO Larry Baer have talked generally about long-term commitments for Sabean and Bruce...
• 9/27 Motor City Bengals: 2012: Can Andy Dirks Be A Starter?: Despite the Tigers success this season, there are numerous decisions that the organization is going to have to make in this upcoming...
• 9/27 Puckett's Pond: About Those Injuries…: How much of the disaster that was 2011 can be blamed on injuries? Take a look at the list below and decide for yourself. It’s...
• 9/21 Puckett's Pond: Should You Root for the Detroit Tigers?: As we make peace with the fact that the Twins are not in the playoffs, it’s time to find another team to root for this year....
• 9/21 Motor City Bengals: How do you plug in a DH in an NL Park?: Yesterday Lynn Henning of the Detroit News had a very interesting article regarding Jim Leyland’s dilema with Victor Martinez....
• 9/20 Motor City Bengals: Tigers’ Role Players Supplementing Stars Nicely: The Tigers’ struggle to find a full-time regular starter to play second base have been well-documented–five different...
• 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Dmitri Young Wants To Return In 2012: First baseman Dmitri Young, who last played in the big leagues with the Nationals in 2008, wants to return to the Majors in...
• 9/17 Neurotic Sports Fan: Debate #3: Team to beat in the AL?: Mitc**** into the 2011 Season, the AL favorites were the Usual Suspects, the Red Sox and Yankees, along with last years AL Champs,...
• 9/14 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young’s Comparables: This bit is meant as a complement to Jordan Gorosh’s excellent post ‘Delmon Young: the Great Divider‘ There...
• 9/12 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young, the Great Divider: Since Da Meat Hook’s little bro has been a Tiger, there has been a great debate on whether or not Delmon Young is a good player....
• 9/10 B-R Blog: Recapping games of Friday, 9/9/11: -- Angels 2, Yanks 1, on the 16th game-ending sac fly this year (3rd by the Halos). Angels remain 2.5 GB the Rangers, Yanks 2.5...
• 9/10 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Links: Buehrle, Acta, Young: The AL Central race is all but wrapped up; the Tigers have a commanding 9.5 game lead over the White Sox with just 18 games to...
• 9/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tiger Mauling; Tigers 10, Indians 1: By Cody Gunselman That’s it. You can throw in the towel. The “Here we go Brownies” chants can officially start. With their...
• 9/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Detroit (78-62) vs. Cleveland (70-67): by Matt Van Wormer The Indians have won seven of their last ten games as they try to claw their way back to the top of the Central...
• 9/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Summer Ended; Tigers 4, Indians 2: By Mike Brandyberry Monday the weather cooled, the skies became gray and Cleveland seemed to have the feel that summer had ended...
• 9/5 Puckett's Pond: The Winning Teams: 2008:   This is part ten in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current version of the...
• 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Detroit Tigers: So far in our arbitration eligibles series we've covered all of the AL East: the Orioles, Red Sox, Yankees, Rays, and Blue Jays....

• 8/26 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed Leagues: Mike Minor is the latest Braves pitcher with fantasy value. (SMI)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the...
• 8/23 Rays Colored Glasses: News and Notes: Verlander Cruises to 19th Win with Help?: Anytime your team loses to Justin Verlander, it can’t be that disappointing. After all, he is now 19-5 with a 2.25 ERA....
• 8/22 B-R Blog: Sunday summary: Games of 8/21: -- Protecting a 4-3 lead, Antonio **** fanned the first two men in the 9th, but Ian Desmond laced a 1-2 pitch 414 feet to LF....
• 8/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Can’t Quite Come All The Way Back; Tigers 8, Indians 7: By Craig Gifford A weekend series that began with such high hopes for the Cleveland Indians ended in complete despair and has...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/14/11 - 8/20/11: A look back at the week that was here at MLBTR ... Monday's deadline to sign selections from June's draft came and went,...
• 8/21 Baseball Musings: Tiger Tales: Delmon Young takes Ubaldo Jimenez deep in the bottom of the third inning. The three-run shot give Detroit five runs in the inning...
• 8/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tigers Storm To Big Win; Tigers 10, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry David Huff has been susceptible to rain on the days of his starts this season. He could have used a rainout...
• 8/19 Motor City Bengals: Tigers’ Defense as Poor as Advertised: The Detroit Tigers understood coming into the season, they they wouldn’t have an elite defense. When you field a lineup...
• 8/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Joe Mauer Was In Right Field: Joe Mauer was in right field last night because the Twins were horribly short-handed and had no choice but to stick him out there,...
• 8/18 Puckett's Pond: Is Jay Cutler Football’s Delmon Young?: Bear with me here (no pun intended) – I’ll try to make this as little about football as possible, although let’s...
• 8/17 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 17th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 8/17 Motor City Bengals: Tigers’ Outfielder Austin Jackson Sits Down with MCB: On Tuesday morning, Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Jackson made a promotional stop in Taylor, MI to talk about the Pepsi Max...
• 8/17 MLBTradeRumors: Early Non-Tender Candidates: We're more than three months away from the non-tender deadline, but many teams are certainly pondering the status of their...
• 8/16 Puckett's Pond: More on the Young Trade: Lester Oliveros is the Player to be Named Later in the Delmon Young trade. The 23 year old right handed reliever has spent most...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: White Sox, Indians, Meister: Links for Tuesday night, as Albert Pujols reaches the 30-homer plateau for the 11th consecutive season. Pujols, who started the...
• 8/16 Baseball Analytics: Delmon Young Takes Disappointing Act to Detroit: In the eight years since the then-Tampa Bay Devil Rays made him the first overall pick in the MLB draft, Delmon Young has...
• 8/16 Puckett's Pond: Delmon Young Traded to Tigers, Burns Bright vs. Twins: Jim Thome‘s 600th career home run upstaged all other baseball news last night, but Thome wasn’t the only compelling...
• 8/16 Through The Fence Baseball: A good night for Thome – and baseball: If 36,000 people give you a standing ovation at Comerica Park, you’re either a Detroit Tiger or a legend. Last night, Jim Thome...
• 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Acquire Oliveros To Complete Young Trade: The Twins acquired righty reliever Lester Oliveros from the Tigers to complete yesterday's Delmon Young trade, announced the...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Thome, Kubel, Young : MLBTR congratulates Jim Thome, who hit career home runs number 599 and 600 in Detroit tonight. Here are some links on Thome’s...
• 8/15 Motor City Bengals: Delmon Young Makes Tigers Debut TonightAll I can say is that I am beyond shocked. The Detroit Tigers acquired outfielder Delmon … [visit site to read more]...
• 8/15 Mastersball.com: Young On the Move: Delmon Young has worn out his welcome with his second organization. The Twins had acquired him along with Brendan Harris, Jason...
• 8/15 PaulLebowitz.com: Tigers Acquire Delmon Young: This is a “why not?” move. The Tigers traded a low-level lefty named Cole Nelson and a player to be named later to...
• 8/15 Call to the Pen: Delmon Young Traded to Tigers: In a surprise move, the Twins have sent outfielder Delmon Young to the Tigers for Minor League pitcher Cole Nelson and a player...
• 8/15 Fragile Freddy's: News & Notes: While the Sox were getting slapped around in the Pacific Northwest the rest of Major League Baseball was far from boring. ...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Tigers Acquire Delmon Young: In a surprising intra-division deal, the Twins announced today that they've traded left fielder Delmon Young to the Tigers for...
• 8/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cabrera, Tomlin Keep Tribe Hot; Indians 3, Twins 1: By Ryan Hohman Asdrubal Cabrera‘s three-run homerun in the third inning was all the offense the Cleveland Indians needed...
• 8/5 Puckett's Pond: Friday Links: It hasn’t been quite a week since the last edition of the Friday Links, which went out a few days late, on Sunday.  But...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Random Recap: Games of Wednesday, 8/3:  A late bulletin from the corner of First Time for Everything and the Boulevard of Broken Streaks.... -- Jacoby Ellsbury had...

• 7/29 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 18: August 1-7: Rising Up Alejandro de Aza (0% last week; 2% this week)If there are a lot of trades this weekend, de Aza's the kind of player...
• 7/29 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Rumors: Young, Slowey, Kubel, Cuddyer : The Twins are discussing a deal with the Nationals that would send Denard Span to Washington, possibly for Drew Storen. Here...
• 7/24 Baseball Musings: Curve Balls: With Bert Blyleven entering the Hall of Fame today, Joe Christensen laments the lack of great curve balls today. I think Delmon...
• 7/21 Fragile Freddy's: Grouchy Musings: It’s an off day for the Red Sox and your man Freddy is pondering some of the goings-on around baseball;Item: Stephen Drew breaks...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Drop Series Finale To Twins; Twins 7, Indians 5: By Mike Brandyberry Despite a gritty effort, from an undermanned team, the Indians lost the series finale 7-5 in Minnesota,...
• 7/20 Giants Nirvana: Giants Trade Rumors Revisited, Part One: Tim Lincecum for Delmon Young: The other day, I was reminiscing about old Giants trade rumors. Remember Alex Rios for Tim Lincecum? Yep. Lots of trade rumors...
• 7/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Carmona Returns To Help Sweep Twins; Indians 6, Twins 3: By Mike Brandyberry Fausto Carmona, like most of the season, did not have his best stuff, but he did battle for six gritty...
• 7/14 Puckett's Pond: The Royals are coming to town!: Tonight the Kansas City Royals come to town and throw Bruce Chen on the mound (5-2, 3.26ERA) to face off against the Twins’...
• 7/14 Puckett's Pond: Myth: Joe Mauer Returns to 1B in 2011: Hey there sports fans!  The All-Star break is over and that three day hangover with no meaningful baseball is over! With the...
• 7/6 Puckett's Pond: Surprise! Another Injury!: Scott Baker‘s has been exceptional on the mound in recent weeks. On Tuesday nigbht he notched his team-leading seventh victory...

• 6/26 Call to the Pen: Twins Place Young on DL: Delmon Young had to be carted off the field last night after colliding with the left field wall.  The Twins announced that Young...
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Are The Twins A Legitimate Playoff Threat?: By the time the Twins emerged from May with a 17-36 record, most people had written them off. They were a flawed team with serious...
• 6/22 22gigantes.com: Twins bomb Bumgarner, Giants 9-2: Hughes' 2-run single in the 1st gave Twins an early lead. (AP) San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner has seen better...
• 6/17 FanSided: The Chase (Headley) is On!: Chase Headley is a third basemen for the San Diego Padres.  His 2011 Topps baseball card reminds fans that just about a year...
• 6/16 Yankees Daily: Who Should Represent the Twins in the All-Star Game?: I am gearing up for the All-Star game by issuing a plethora of posts dedicated to the Mid-Summer Classic. Why do I do this? Well,...
• 6/13 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Looking At Right-Handed Hitting Outfielders: The Phillies are "already looking at right-handed hitting outfielders," tweets ESPN's Buster Olney after talking to a rival evaluator. ...
• 6/6 MLBTradeRumors: The End Of The Affair: When Top Picks Get Traded: Oh sure, it'll all be joy and Pirate jerseys when Pittsburgh uses its top pick tonight on, it appears, Gerrit Cole. There'll be...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: The Giants, Phillies, Braves, Mariners, Athletics, and Angels are a few contenders short on power with the trade deadline less...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Pineda, Twins, Athletics: Mariners rookie Michael Pineda is a big reason that Seattle is in the middle of the AL West race, but ESPN.com's Buster Olney...

• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins conclude our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Indians, Young, Guthrie, Iwamura: In his column today for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo argues against potential rule changes, discusses injuries around the league,...
• 5/29 B-R Blog: American League left fielders are terrible so far: Reader Eddy E. wrote in with this gem: Split G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB BAbip tOPS+ ▴ sOPS+ as LF 706...
• 5/27 MLBTradeRumors: Draft Notes: Cole, Hultzen, Meyer: Eleven former first overall picks are currently on MLB rosters (DL included): Chipper Jones, Alex Rodriguez, Pat Burrell, Josh...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young back in the lineup: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (leg) returned to the lineup Tuesday, May 24, against the Seattle Mariners. He was hitless in...[+] four at-bats with a strikeout. He left the game Monday, May 23, due to a leg contusion.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young leaves with leg contusion: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (leg) left the game Monday, May 23, against the Seattle Mariners due to a left leg contusion....[+]
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young delivers first HR of season: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young tagged a beraking ball into the left-center field seats Sunday, May 22, against the Arizona Diamondbacks...[+] for his first homer of the season. He finished 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. Young is 7-for-18 (.389) with a home run and five runs scored in the past five games.
• 5/20 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy Low & Sell High from Hot Fantasy Picks: Hold your horses?Hot Fantasy Picks offers up a list of Buy Low and Sell High options for your mid-week reading, especially interesting...
• 5/19 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Disastrous Day at the Coliseum: Three words you never want to hear about your starting pitcher: left oblique strain were bandied about quite a bit in Oakland...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young returns: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young returned to the lineup Thursday, May 19, after having two straight days off to work out of his...[+] slump.
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young lacking patience: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said OF Delmon Young, who has struck out nine times in his last 11 plate appearances, is...[+] lacking plate patience and timing right now.
• 5/18 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Twins @ A’s Game 43: 7:25PM PDT: Carl 3.4 K/9 Pavano strikes out Josh Willingham to end a 1-2-3 bottom of the first. I just don’t get why Willingham...
• 5/18 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch - A Decade Of Number Ones: Part I: Making draft selections is a gamble in any sport, but no more so than with the Major League Baseball draft that takes place every...
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Vote for Youkilis!: MLB is continuing the tradition of allowing the fans to choose between five players to take the All-Star team’s final roster...
• 5/16 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Vote for Youkilis!: MLB is continuing the tradition of allowing the fans to choose between five players to take the All-Star team’s final roster...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young's timing a little off: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young went hitless in four at-bats with a sacrifice fly and three strikeouts Saturday, May 14, against...[+] the Toronto Blue Jays. He has struck out four times in eight at-bats since returning from the 15-day disabled list.
• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Activate Delmon YoungThe Minnesota Twins activated OF Delmon Young (ribs) from the disabled list and sent down OF Rene Tosoni Friday, May 13....[+] The Minnesota Twins activated OF Delmon Young (ribs) from the disabled list and sent down OF Rene Tosoni Friday, May 13.
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: If The Twins Become Sellers: Baseball Prospectus' postseason odds report gives the Twins a 7.6% chance of making the playoffs.  They're currently 11 games...
• 5/11 Roto Think Tank: OBP versus BA: One of my Twitter followers asks:how would u rank these 1B in an OBP league? Justin Smoak, Eric Hosmer, Carlos Pena, Freddy...
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young plays: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) went 3-for-5 with three singles in an extended spring training game Tuesday, May 10, and...[+] manager Ron Gardenhire expects him to rejoin the team Friday, May 13.
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young might play rehab game Tuesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) is scheduled to trave lto Florida within the next couple of days to continue his rehab....[+] Manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday, May 8, that Young might be ready to play in a minor league rehab game as soon as Tuesday, May 10.
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young close to rehab assignment: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (rib cage) has continued to hit in the batting cages and is close to being able to go on a rehab...[+] assignment.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young swinging the bat: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) said Tuesday, May 3, that he is 'feeling better each day.' Young continues to swing a bat...[+] in Minneapolis. He is eligible to return from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, May 4. It isn't likely he'll return then, but he might be back at the end of the current road trip when the team faces the Boston Red Sox.
• 5/4 Call to the Pen: Mauer’s Rehab Progressing: The Minnesota Twins have announced that catcher Joe Mauer is set to begin a throwing and swinging program Wednesday. The team...
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young taking BP: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (oblique) has been taking batting practice and could travel with the team on their 11-day road...[+] trip.
• 5/2 Mets360.com: Will Pridie remain when Pagan returns?: When the Mets placed Angel Pagan on the disabled list, they surprised some by recalling Jason Pridie to take his place. Pridie...
• 5/2 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 2, 2011: David Cooper $8. Travis Snider received his annual demotion last week, and the short-term beneficiary is Cooper. His prospect...
• 5/2 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: May 2, 2011: DavidCooper $8. Travis Sniderreceived his annual demotion last week, and the short-term beneficiary isCooper. His prospect status...

• 4/29 MLB Fantasy Recon: Disabled List Update from Hot Fantasy Picks: Hamilton is right on pace to hit his career average DL timeOdds are good that you didn't escape April without someone hitting...
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young lands on 15-day DL: The Minnesota Twins placed OF Delmon Young (rib cage) on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, April 27, due to his rib cage injury....[+] The team recalled OF Rene Tosoni from Triple-A Rochester to take his spot on the active roster.
• 4/28 The Process Report: Twins Promote Anthony Swarzak and Rene Tosoni: After using Eric Hacker in relief last night, the Twins will call upon Anthony Swarzak to start the second game of today’s doubleheader....
• 4/28 Baseball Press: State of the Union - The Underachievers: Come back, Johan. The Mets really miss you. (Getty)As April comes to a close, it's easy enough to glance at the standings today...
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young now out of lineup: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) pulled himself from the lineup Wednesday, April 27, after he couldn’t get loose while...[+] warming up. The team will now go with 2B Luke Hughes at first base, OF Michael Cuddyer in right field, OF Jason Kubel in left field and 2B Matt Tolbert at second base.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young expected back: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday, April 27, after missing the last five games...[+] due to the flu and a rib injury.
• 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Free Agent Class Analysis: Our 2013 MLB Free Agent list has just been posted.  Since that post will be a permanent addition to the sidebar, comments on...
• 4/26 The Process Report: For 26: Gabe Gross retired from major league baseball today. It would vapid to write that this retirement news will not shake the world...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young now targeting Tuesday return: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) will not return Sunday, April 24, and will instead take advantage of the scheduled day...[+] off Monday, April 25, and target Tuesday, April 26, for his return, reports Tom Pelissero, of 1500ESPN.com.
• 4/23 MLB Fantasy Recon: Gsuging the Slow Starts - Napoli, Alvarez, Hudson: Don't panic, yet...Ray Flowers addresses a common question on whether its time to panic on some mid-round draft selections. ...
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young could return Sunday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) could return Sunday, April 24, if he feels comfortable swinging a bat Saturday, April 23,...[+] according to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• 4/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Justin Morneau playing, Delmon Young out: Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (neck, illness) is back in the lineup Saturday, April 23, according to the team’s official...[+] Twitter page. OF Delmon Young (ribs) is sitting once again.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young likely to avoid DL: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs) felt good swinging in the batting cage prior to the rainout Friday, April 22, according...[+] to manager Ron Gardenhire, reports Phil Mackey, of 1500ESPN.com. The report means Young is likely to avoid a stint on the 15-day disabled list.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young's MRI results: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young's (ribs, flu) MRI results came back normal Friday, April 22, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger....[+] He will attempt to take batting practice before the game, but if he still feels pain, he will be put on the disabled list, according to MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger.
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Justin Morneau, Delmon Young absent: Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (flu) and OF Delmon Young (ribs, flu) both remain out of the starting lineup Friday, April 22,...[+] according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen.
• 4/22 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy Low & Sell High - Notes from Razzball: Party like its 2006Lance Berkman is back in a big way.  Not to mention he received a ton of print here, there were a lot...
• 4/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Trevor Plouffe, Rene Tosoni could be called up: Minnesota Twins SS Trevor Plouffe or OF Rene Tosoni could be recalled from the minors if 1B Justin Morneau (flu) or OF Delmon...[+] Young (ribs, flu) need to miss more time, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III. 'But on the flip hand, we can't keep playing with only two guys on the bench with Morneau being sick. I'm not sure how much through the weekend with Morneau, too. We'll get more definitive answers (Friday) and see where I'm at,' manager Ron Gardenhire said.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young to undergo MRI: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (ribs, illness) is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam Friday, April 22, to determine the severity...[+] of his rib injury, according to The Associated Press. The team is calling it a precautionary MRI and are hoping he can return this weekend.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Justin Morneau, Delmon Young out: Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (flu) and OF Delmon Young (flu, ribs) are both out of the starting lineup again Thursday, April...[+] 21, according to the team's official Twitter page.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young unavailable: Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (flu) was unable to start Wednesday, April 20, for a second straight...[+] game, and he wasn't even available off the bench, reports Tom Pelissero, of 1500ESPN.com.
• 4/20 The Process Report: Dream Processing: Desmond Jennings’ Power Stays: Although I neglected to mention it yesterday, Desmond Jennings became the first batter in the Rays system—from the majors to...
• 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Justin Morneau, Delmon Young still absent: Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (flu) and OF Delmon Young (flu) remain out of the starting lineup Wednesday, April 20, according...[+] to the team's official Twitter page.
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young also dealing with sore ribs: Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (illness, ribs) was out of the lineup Tuesday, April 19, not only...[+] due to illness, but he is also battling sore ribs, reports Tom Pelissero, of 1500ESPN.com.
• 4/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young sick: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (illness) is battling flu-like symptoms and is not in the starting lineup Tuesday, April 19, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jeff Seidel.
• 4/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Twins Problems Won’t Be Solved By A Closer Change: If only it were that easy. The Twins have moved Joe Nathan out of the closer’s role and replaced him with Matt Capps. At...
• 4/17 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Lose After Otherwise Perfect Week: Jeremy **** pitched okay against Minnesota. His final line included three strikeouts, two walks, four earned runs, six hits, and...
• 4/16 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Win Again, Jeff Niemann Looks Normal: For the first time this season, Jeff Niemann looked like himself. Niemann’s game is control and arsenal depth and he flashed...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Mauer, Young, Thome: The Twins' 4-8 start might be easier to handle if their starting second baseman hadn't broken his leg and their MVP catcher wasn't...
• 4/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young drives in two: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs against the Kansas City Royals Wednesday, April 13, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 7: 3:23PM CDT: Wow, Barton was really almost picked off there. Pavano threw that just a little too far down the third base line....
• 4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 6 | Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees | Thursday, April 7, 2011: After last night’s rainout, the Yankees and Twins are back at it at 1:10pm this afternoon on YES, playing the final in what...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young out: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young is out of the lineup Thursday, April 7, the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen reports....[+]
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Six: Pavano Comes to Town: A day after the disaster that here to fore shall never be spoken of again, the Yankees will send Freddy Garcia to the mound...
• 4/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Throwing Strikes Key For Bullpen: The Yankees managed to lose a game last night where they handed a 4-0 lead to their bullpen in the 8th inning....
• 4/6 Diamond Hoggers: Your day after wrap & recap: The notables from yesterday’s action in baseball…. Cleveland Indians 3, Boston Red Sox 1 Josh Tomlin went 7 innings, out-dueling...
• 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Manage by the Save, Die by the Save: Well, baseball season hasn't officially started until you suffer your first bad loss, right? If you missed it, the Yankees...
• 4/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bullpen blows beautiful outing by Sabathia as Twins rally late: So if I told you CC Sabathia would deliver seven shutout innings of two-hit, one-walk, six-strikeout ball — including retiring...
• 4/6 The Captain's Blog: Girardi’s Early Hook Leads to Extra Inning Loss: The Yankees let a victory slip away when an ill-advised slide by Nick Swisher allowed the Twins to tie the game in the eighth,...
• 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Bullpen Blows Lead in 5-4 Loss to the Twins: Behind an ace-like performance from CC Sabathia the Yankees held a nice 4-0 lead through the first seven...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Manage by the Save, Die by the Save: Well, baseball season hasn't officially started until you suffer your first bad loss, right? If you missed it, the Yankees...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 5: Twins 5, Yankees 4: It looked like the Yankees were up to their old tricks against the Twins, as they busted out to an early lead once again.  The...
• 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 5 | Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees | Monday, April 4, 2011: At 7:05 on YES, the Yankees will look to continue their good play to begin the season by extending their run of dominance against...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Five: A Lefty!: The Yankees will get their first look at a left-handed starter this season tonight, as Brian Duensing takes the mound for...
• 4/5 Cut Four: 2011 Projections: Minnesota Twins and AL Central Standings: The 2010 season was a fantastic year for the Minnesota Twins, but it ended in familiar fashion. They posted a 94-68 regular season...
• 4/5 Through The Fence Baseball: AL Central impact position players: Here I have highlighted one potential impact player from each team in the AL Central. These guys aren’t yet household names,...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 4: Twins 3, Yankees 4: The Twins made their way to the Bronx on Monday, looking to change their bad luck against the Yankees.  Ivan Nova made his...
• 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova goes six as Yankees top Twins 4-3: Ivan Nova came to play in his first start of the season, throwing six innings of three-run ball (and while that’s a fine...
• 4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Four: The Twinkies Come to Town: After suffering their first set back of the season in yesterday's slugfest, the Yankees will look to bounce back against the...
• 4/4 The Process Report: A Brief History of the Rays’ Steals of Home: Hi, my name is Chris and I’m a baseball-oholic. I love major league baseball. I love minor league baseball. I love baseball...
• 4/4 MLBTradeRumors: Major Arbitration Paydays For 2012: Last month we looked at the best players who will be arbitration eligible for the first time in 2012, including Andrew McCutchen,...

• 3/30 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: AL Central: The American League Central has been the personal stomping grounds of the Minnesota Twins for the last couple years, and BDD’s...
• 3/26 Subjective Baseball: 2011 Predictions: AL Central: 1. Chicago White SoxMaybe I’m being blinded by the Adam Dunn acquisition, but I really like this team’s chances.  Dunn...
• 3/24 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League Central: PhillyPhanatics.com's Major League Baseball previews continue with the American League CentralIn 2010, the Minnesota Twins repeated...
• 3/22 MLBTradeRumors: Best Arb Eligible Position Players Without Extensions: These days, most of the best arbitration eligible players are signed to multiyear deals.  So far this offseason 25 players signed...
• 3/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Minnesota Twins: Note: For previous Yankee Analyst 2011 team previews, click here. The 2010 Minnesota Twins opened their beautiful new stadium...
• 3/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Book Review—The Extra 2% By Jonah Keri: There are easy and convenient explanations from both side of the spectrum in baseball analysis as to how the Tampa Bay Rays were...
• 3/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young doesn't play Friday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (arm) did not play Friday, March 18, a day after leaving a game after being hit by pitch on the...[+] left arm. The move was precautionary and his injury does not sound serious.
• 3/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young leaves game Thursday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (arm) left the game early Thursday, March 17, after being hit in the left arm by a pitch, according...[+] to MLB.com's Jason Beck. However, the move appeared to be precautionary.
• 3/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 American League Preview: Minnesota Twins: (Sorry for neglecting this series for a while, it's been a little busy around here. You can catch up with the series so far...
• 3/13 Mastersball.com: Grapefruit League Notes (3/12): One to Forget: I attended the Minnesota Twins at St. Louis Cardinals game on Saturday, March 12 at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla. I would...
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young back in outfield: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) was back in action in left field in the team's spring game Friday, March 11, and went 1-for-2...[+] with a single, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier.
• 3/10 MLB Fantasy Recon: 2011 Recon: Sleepers in the Outfield - Top Outfield Value Picks: Expect a quicker start for Pence this year.Just because power has become scarce, doesn't mean you need to overpay for outfielders....
• 3/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young to debut: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) will make his Grapefruit League debut Thursday, March 10, the Minneapolis Star Tribune's...[+] Joe Christensen reports.
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young injury update: Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) had a swollen joint capsule, not a case of turf toe, as the...[+] injury was not ligament-related, reports Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 'Everything was intact structurally,' said Young. 'No turf toe, no ligament damage, no tendinitis or anything like that. When the MRI came back as just a swollen joint capsule, and everything was intact, I was cleared for activities.'
• 3/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young feels good: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe), who served as the team's designated hitter Wednesday, March 9, says he's feeling good...[+] and is eager to return to his usual role, reports Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star Tribune. 'It's good to be able to run without thinking (about the injury),' said Young. 'It was great to get out there and see some pitches and play with the guys.'
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young to DH today: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) will serve as the designated hitter in the 'B' game Tuesday,...[+] March 8, the Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III reports.
• 3/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young might play in minor-league game: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said OF Delmon Young (toe) might play in a minor-league 'B' game Tuesday, March 8, reports...[+] Tom Pelissero, of 1500ESPN.com.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young could play Tuesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) could return to action Tuesday, March 8, reports Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star...[+] Tribune.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Two to take BP: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer (knee) and OF Delmon Young (toe) will only take batting practice Monday,...[+] March 7, the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen reports.
• 3/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young's turf toe has not improved: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said Sunday, March 6, that the turf toe injury for OF Delmon Young (toe) has not improved,...[+] reports Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com. Young is battling a little bit of tendinitis in his left big toe and Gardenhire said it is something the outfielder will have to work through.
• 3/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young likely out a few more days: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) will not make his spring debut Saturday, March 5, and he might be sidelined a few more days...[+] after his turf toe 'acted up,' reports Kelly Thesier, of MLB.com.
• 3/3 Fantasy Sports Information: Fantasy Baseball Mock Draft: 11th Round: Delmon Young had his issues as a youngster but in 2010, he finally developed into the type of hitter we came to expect. Only...
• 3/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young might make spring debut this weekend: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (toe) might make his Grapefruit League debut Saturday, March 5, against the Tampa Bay Rays, reports...[+] La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Young has been dealing with a turf toe injury.

• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Antony On Nishioka, Hardy, Pavano, Liriano, More: Twins Assistant GM Rob Antony recently sat down for a chat with Jesse Lund from Twinkie Town to discuss a variety of topics. Let's...
• 2/23 The Process Report: Reid Brignac Transforms Like Optimus Prime: Prospect analysts have considered Reid Brignac a star in the making since the Tampa Bay Rays drafted him in the second round of...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young arrivesMinnesota Twins OF Delmon Young arrived to camp Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith reports....[+] Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young arrived to camp Tuesday, Feb. 22, the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith reports.
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Denard Span arrives: Minnesota Twins OF Denard Span arrived in camp Monday, Feb. 21, which means the only two regulars absent are 1B Justin Morneau...[+] and OF Delmon Young, 1500ESPN.com's Tom Pelissero reports.
• 2/20 The Biz of Baseball: With Ruling, Hunter Pence Sets Record for Second-Time Salary Arbitration Position Player: Another year of salary arbitration in MLB has come and gone with the ruling from Hunter Pence beating the Houston Astros in a...
• 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/13/11 - 2/19/11: We saw some big news this week, most notably that Albert Pujols and the Cardinals did not reach an extension prior to his Feb....
• 2/16 The Biz of Baseball: Arbitration Watch: Rickie Weeks Lands 4-yr, $38.5M Deal, Delmon Young Avoids Arb with Twins: The Milwaukee Brewers today signed second baseman Rickie Weeks to a four-year contract through the 2014 season with an option...
• 2/16 MLBTradeRumors: Twins, Delmon Young Avoid Arbitration: The Twins avoided arbitration with Delmon Young, agreeing to a one-year, $5.375MM year, according to La Velle E. Neal III of...
• 2/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young avoids arbitration: The Minnesota Twins avoided arbitration with OF Delmon Young by signing him to a one-year, $5.375 million deal, the Minneapolis...[+] Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III reports.
• 2/15 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs, Kelly Johnson Avoid Arbitration: The Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with Kelly Johnson and agreed to a one-year deal, the team announced. As our Arb Tracker...
• 2/14 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs, Marmol Agree To Three-Year Deal: The Cubs agreed to a three-year extension with closer Carlos Marmol, avoiding arbitration, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX...
• 2/11 The Biz of Baseball: Stuck in the Middle with You: 2011 MLB Mid-Point Salary Arb Deals: We’re not quite there yet. No, it could be as late as next Friday for that. But, salary arbitration hearings are underway, and...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, Ohlendorf Go To Arbitration: The Pirates and pitcher Ross Ohlendorf had their arbitration hearing Tuesday, tweets Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,...
• 2/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: Sleeper or Stinker: Vladimir Guerrero in Baltimore: Another aging slugger heads to the AL East. Fantasy owners will see less of Luke Scott's freak hot streaks as Vladimir Guerrero...
• 2/7 The Sporting Hippeaux: Bargain Basement: There were some interesting late-Hot Stove signings this past week.  Most notably, Vlad Guerrero finally landed in Baltimore,...
• 2/7 MLBTradeRumors: Remaining Unsigned Arbitration Eligible Players: Only 13 arbitration eligible players are still unsigned for 2011 and that number figures to keep on shrinking this week. As our...
• 2/1 Baseball Press: 2011 Fact or Fiction: Delmon Young: Delmon Young is not a figment of your imagination.  (Getty) Fact or Fiction examines the 2010 performance of a player,...

• 1/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Francisco Liriano, Delmon Young remain unsigned: The Minnesota Twins have not signed SP Francisco Liriano or OF Delmon Young yet, making them the final two arbitration cases yet...[+] to settle, according to Phil Mackey, of 1500ESPN.com. The Twins have only had four cases go before the arbitration judge in the past 10 seasons, so it's likely a one-year contract will be agreed upon shortly. However, the report adds that the team does not traditionally hammer out contract extensions until February or March.
• 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: The Connection Between Pence, Scott And Young: Hunter Pence and his representatives at Beverly Hills Sports Council likely took notice when Mike Napoli and the Rangers agreed...
• 1/31 PaulLebowitz.com: The Seattle Zoo: Despite his arrest on charges of threatening a woman, Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley will be brought to camp this spring—Seattle...
• 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Rumors: Marcum, Weeks, Liriano, Young: 17 arbitration eligible players remain unsigned, according to MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker, and only four teams have more than...
• 1/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young, Francisco Liriano working out new contracts: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young and SP Francisco Liriano are working out one-year contracts that would help them avoid arbitration,...[+] according to John Shipley of The St. Paul Pioneer Press. The Twins offered Young a one-year deal at $4.65 million; he asked for $6.25 million. Liriano wants $5 million; the club has offered $3.6 million.
• 1/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: I’m Not Dead…: But my internet connection is, so posting has been – and may be – spotty for a few days, as I do my best to gank the...
• 1/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Exchange arbitration figures with two: The Minnesota Twins exchanged arbitration figures with SP Francisco Liriano and OF Delmon Young, according to the Minneapolis...[+] Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III. Liriano is asking for $5 million while the team filed for $3.6 million. Young filed for $6.25 million and the team countered with $4.65 million.
• 1/25 MLBTradeRumors: Twins, Slowey Avoid Arbitration: The Twins avoided arbitration with Kevin Slowey, agreeing to a one-year, $2.7MM deal, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier (on...
• 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Ten Arbitration Cases To Watch: There aren't many unsigned arbitration eligible players remaining at this point in the winter, but many of the most high-profile...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Figures: Tuesday: Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. Let's keep track of those figures here, with the latest...
• 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Pavano, Liriano, Crain, Punto: Let's take a look at some Twins tidbits.. The Twins and Carl Pavano are still close to a deal but appear to be in a temporary...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Avoid Arbitration With Alexi Casilla: The Twins and Alexi Casilla have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $865K, tweets SI.com's Jon Heyman....
• 1/15 The Process Report: Quantifying The Rays Draft Pick Surplus: With the Rays owning a near monopoly on the top 90 picks, a lot of people are left wondering what exactly it means. In an attempt...
• 1/7 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: Garza Goatee To Wrigley in 8 Player Swap? | Baseball Digest: BD Hot Stove: Garza Goatee To Wrigley in 8 Player Swap? | Baseball DigestMatt Garza has been the subject of trade rumors all...
• 1/6 COSFBA: Finding Keepers: Minnesota Twins: Question: Who was the top-rated fantasy player on the 2010 Minnesota Twins? Mauer? Morneau? Liriano? Capps? Cuddyer? Span? Pavano?...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Six still eligible for arbitration: The Minnesota Twins are working with six players to avoid the arbitration process, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. Eligible...[+] for the process are RP Matt Capps, SP Francisco Liriano, RP Glen Perkins, RP Kevin Slowey, OF Delmon Young and IF Alexi Casilla.
• 1/1 The Process Report: The Endowment Effect Strikes Matt Garza: A common perception about people is how they value what is theirs higher than they do items that are not. In economics, this is...

• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Free Agent Bats For 2012-13 Offseason: Last week we looked at starting pitchers who could reach free agency after the 2012 season.  Today, let's see which bats might...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: What's In Store For January: Here's what to expect as we prepare to enter 2011... Boras Clients Will Find Homes Last January, Matt Holliday, Adrian Beltre,...
• 12/27 PaulLebowitz.com: He Who Hesitates Can Win: The current plight of the Yankees makes it easy for fans, media and members of the organization to panic and do something stupid....
• 12/23 Baseball Reality Tour: Popping Your 20 HR Cherry: In the past week, I had the pleasure of meeting Lorraine Bracco and Greg Kelly at separate occasions.  They were both very...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Padres Acquire Jason Bartlett: The Padres have acquired Jason Bartlett from the Rays for relievers Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos.  The Padres drafted Bartlett...
• 12/7 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: In his latest column, the great Jim Salisbury of CSN Philly mentions the plethora of right-handed bats the Phillies could target...

• 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 28th: Not one, but two trades involving big name starting pitchers have taken place on November 28th in the not-too-distant past. Let's...
• 11/27 Baseball Daily Digest: For A Few Dollars More: AL Central: After last week’s tour through the AL West, the journey continues to the Junior Circuit Central, a division where off-season...
• 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: How The Top AL MVP Finishers Were Acquired: Every club is looking for MVP-caliber production, but it's not easy to find. Here's a look at how teams around the American League...
• 11/23 B-R Blog: Overall Number One Picks From H.S.: In honor of Mr. Hamilton winning the A.L. MVP Award this season,, here's a list of players to be chosen #1 overall in the draft...
• 11/23 SOX & Dawgs: Josh Hamilton Wins 2010 AL MVP: Josh Hamilton started out his career as the No. 1 pick in the 1999 MLB Draft by then Tampa Bay Devil Rays. During his minor...
• 11/23 MLBTradeRumors: Josh Hamilton Wins AL MVP Award: The Rangers' Josh Hamilton won the American League MVP award today, the BBWAA announced.  Miguel Cabrera, Robinson Cano, Jose...
• 11/17 Jason's Baseball Blog: Fantasy Rankings in Review – Outfielders: Back in February, I took my first shot at attempting to rank players for fantasy purposes. After a full season, I thought it wise...
• 11/9 The Process Report: What To Expect From Desmond Jennings in 2011: Player Name Age PA BA OBP SLG Cameron Maybin 23 322 0.234 0.302 0.361 Jason Heyward 20 623 0.277 0.393 0.456 Colby Rasmus 22 520...

• 10/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Hitter of the Year Ballot: Today we unveil the last Baseball Bloggers Alliance ballot, this time it is the Stan Musial Award given to the best hitter...
• 10/21 Jason's Baseball Blog: The AL Stan Musial Award: Over at the Baseball Bloggers’ Alliance, we have been voting on our award winners for the regular season. Previously I have...
• 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: V-Mart, Rockies, Garza, Lee: As the Giants take a 2-1 lead in the NLCS, let's look at some news from around the baseball world... Detroit "will make [a]...
• 10/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview, Part 4: Advantages for the Rangers and Advantages for the Yankees: Welcome to the fourth and final installment of Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Series Preview, in which we'll be taking a look at a few...
• 10/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Joba’s Absence In ALDS Because of Matchups, Not Confidence: The Yankees made quick work of the Twins in the ALDS. In fact they were so quick in dispatching the Twins that they didn’t...
• 10/9 Baseball Musings: Hughes Done: Kerry Wood comes out to pitch the eighth inning with a 6-0 Yankees lead. Phil Hughes threw 99 pitches, 67 for strikes. He allowed...
• 10/7 My Pinstripes: Vintage Pettitte Gives Yankees 2-0 Edge: Andy Pettitte was concerned about his back and a lack of sharpness in his last two regular season outings. But his performance...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: Joe Mauer leads off against Mariano Rivera, the Twins down 5-2 to the Yankees. Update: Mauer starts the inning off right, fighting...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Twins Threaten: Delmon Young and Jim Thome single to start the bottom of the second inning, putting Andy Pettitte in a hole to start the inning....
• 10/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Win in Typical Fashion: It wouldn’t be a Yankees-Twins playoff game if the Yankees didn’t fall behind early only to victimize the Twinkies...
• 10/7 NY Baseball Digest: Imagine if that Blown Call Led to a Yanks Loss?: Imagine this scenario. After right field umpire Chris Guccione blew the call on Greg Golson‘s catch of Delmon Young‘s...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: The Twins send up Orlando Hudson, Joe Mauer and Delmon Young against Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Twins...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Yankees Twins Underway: Francisco Liriano strikes out Derek Jeter swinging to begin the second ALDS series, the Yankees against the Twins. Update: Liriano...
• 10/6 My Pinstripes: Twins Got A Loss Before They Started: Pitching is the key to winning in the playoffs - just look at the 2009 New York Yankees for a surefire example - but in this year's...
• 10/5 Baseball Moves: Playoff Profiles: Minnesota Twins: Summary: After a 2009 season ripe with injuries, the Twins were hoping for an injury free inaugural season. This was not to be...
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at who's gotten it done for the Minnesota Twins: Larry will be providing a comprehensive ALDS preview tomorrow, which I look forward to with bated breath. However, if you're like...

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young homers, drives in two Wednesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young hit his 20th homer of the season and had two RBIs Wednesday, Sept. 29, in a 4-2 win over the Kansas...[+] City Royals, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/22 The Sporting Hippeaux: "Narrative Likability Factor: A Metric For Humanities Majors" & The Minnesota Twins: Any of you who have read this blog before are well aware that I have no problem being conversive in sabermetrics.  This is...
• 9/21 Pirates Property: Around the AL Central: White Sox collapse: After an horrendous series with the Minnesota Twins, the Chicago White Sox can start planning for 2011. After being tied with...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young reaches 100 RBIsMinnesota Twins OF Delmon Young reached 100 RBIs, a new career high, Wednesday, Sept. 15, MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports. ...[+] Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young reached 100 RBIs, a new career high, Wednesday, Sept. 15, MLB.com's Kelly Thesier reports.
• 9/11 The Sporting Hippeaux: Fantastic Thoughts: Bossman Jr.'s Got His Groove Back?: There are perhaps no more tantalizing talents in major-league baseball than the Upton brothers.  They've got it all: the...
• 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: Minnesota Twins: A look at the Twins players who will be eligible for arbitration after the season... First time: Kevin Slowey, Alexi Casilla, Glen...
• 9/1 Baseball Musings: The Art of Scoring without Hitting: The Detroit Tigers blew a 3-2 lead over the Twins in the bottom of the seventh, with the following sequence of events; walk, sacrifice,...

• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Jason Kubel's 2011 Option: The Twins have Delmon Young, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer under team control for 2011, so they could get by without Jason...
• 8/27 B-R Blog: Who is the worst .300 hitter this year?: Every year, a few regulars hit .300 but don't actually contribute all that much to their team's success. This was especially true...
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: O’Day in the Eighth: Darren O’Day comes out to pitch the eighth inning for Texas against the Twins. The Rangers have a no-hitter intact, with...
• 8/19 Baseball Press: The 606 - August 19, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 8/18 Baseball Musings: Walk Off Thome Run: After the former Nationals pair of Matt Capps and Jon Rauch turned a 5-4 Twins lead in the ninth to a 6-5 White Sox lead in the...
• 8/17 PaulLebowitz.com: Crisis Meets Opportunity: Talk is no substitute for action: Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez tore ligaments in his thumb while punching his father-in-law...
• 8/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young gets rare day off: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young received the day off Sunday, Aug. 15, The Associated Press reports....[+] It was just the second time that he was out of the lineup since May 27.
• 8/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young given Sunday's game off: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young was given the day off against the Oakland Athletics Sunday, Aug. 15, according to Joe Christensen...[+] of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• 8/11 El Maquino: EMR: Best Players in the Majors: A lot of people like these, so here are some more.  Major League player rankings based on EM Ratings (P.S.: Check out where...
• 8/10 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Non-Tenders: On October 5th and November 20th of last year I named my non-tender candidates.  On December 12th, many players were actually...
• 8/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 8.8.2010: Propriety: Is it appropriate for team beat writers to provide running commentary on the teams they're assigned to cover during...
• 8/6 The UpperCard Network: Will Greinke Be A Royal After Next Year’s Deadline?: Some things never change leading up to the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. The Royals being sellers is one: Alberto Callaspo,...
• 8/5 El Maquino: Zack Wants to Be A Yankee: Zack Greinke made comments about the Royals’ Operation: 2012*.  The highlights: “The biggest problem is I have two more...
• 8/5 Baseball Musings: Lucky Thirteen: The Twins get a win against the Rays as singles by Joe Mauer and Delmon Young move Alexi Casilla around the bases to score in...
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young named Co-Player of the Month: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young was named the American League Co-Player of the Month for the month of July, according to The Sports...[+] Network. Young hit .434 with 12 doubles, six home runs and 30 RBIs in the month.
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young extends to 11Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young extended his hitting streak to 11 games Sunday, Aug. 1, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young extended his hitting streak to 11 games Sunday, Aug. 1, The Associated Press reports.
• 8/1 B-R Blog: 2010 RE24/boLI Leaders: Via Play Index, through games of July 31st, here are the major league leaders in RE24/boLI. What's RE24/boLI? It's Situational...

• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young, Jason Repko go deep Wednesday: Minnesota Twins OFs Delmon Young and Jason Repko both hit home runs in a winning effort Wednesday, July 28, according to The Associated...[+] Press. Young has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games and is batting .439 in July with six home runs and 28 RBIs. His 63 RBIs since May 21 are the most in the majors. Repko has two homers this year.
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Two with four hitsMinnesota Twins OF Delmon Young and IF Danny Valencia each had four hits Monday, July 26, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young and IF Danny Valencia each had four hits Monday, July 26, The Associated Press reports.
• 7/27 Baseball Press: Roto Renaissance Men (Week 16): Podsednik showed speed and power this week (AP) Renaissance Man [ren' i-sans' man] n - a man who knows a lot about...
• 7/26 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 26, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young, Jim Thome homer back-to-back: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young and DH Jim Thome hit back-to-back homers Sunday, July 25, in a 10-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young collects four hits Saturday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs against the Baltimore Orioles Saturday, July 24, according...[+] to The Associated Press. He is batting .429 with four homers and 22 RBIs during the month of July.
• 7/21 Baseball Musings: Streak Over: Francisco Liriano makes it two good starts in a row as he pitches seven shutout innings against Cleveland as the Twins end the...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young carries team Wednesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young had three hits and three RBIs in a winning effort Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated...[+] Press. He is second in the majors with 51 RBIs since May 21.
• 7/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young coming through in clutch: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young is hitting .402 with runners in scoring position, which is first in the American League and third...[+] in the majors, MLB.com's Jocelyn Syrstad reports. He has 48 RBIs with runners in scoring position this season.
• 7/18 Baseball Musings: Twins Coming Back: Down 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the first six Twins reach with three walks and three hits, and Minnesota gets their first...
• 7/16 Baseball Press: Mid-Season Mailbag: Can rookie Brennan Boesch last all season? (AP) The Baseball Press crew is always down to answer baseball related questions....
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young plays Thursday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (wrist) played Thursday, July 8, despite straining his left wrist during a collision Wednesday,...[+] July 7, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen. 'He came in here, got his treatment, took some swings and said he's fine,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. 'But he said he probably won't feel great Friday, when we face (Tigers ace Justin) Verlander.'
• 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young sprains wrist: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young (wrist) sprained his left wrist during a collision with OF Denard Span Wednesday, July 7, according...[+] to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. However, Young stayed in the game. He will be re-evaluated Thursday, July 8.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young homers Wednesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young hit a solo home run Wednesday, July 7, to give him 10 on the season, reports The Associated Press....[+] The home run was his only hit in four at-bats.
• 7/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young perfect at plate Tuesday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young went 3-for-3 with one RBI Tuesday, July 6, reports according to The Associated Press. Young is...[+] hitting .363 since June 3.
• 7/5 MLBlogs: The 26th Man: Vote for Youkilis!: MLB is continuing the tradition of allowing the fans to choose between five players to take the All-Star team's final roster spot....
• 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Five players vying for final spot on AL All-Star roster: Boston Red Sox 1B Kevin Youkilis, Chicago White Sox 1B Paul Konerko, Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young, New York Yankees OF Nick...[+] Swisher and Texas Rangers 3B Michael Young are vying for the 34th spot on the American League All-Star roster, according to MLB.com's Mark Newman. Fans have until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 8 to cast their votes at MLB.com.
• 7/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young homers, drives in two runs: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young homered and had two RBIs Thursday, July 1, in a 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, according to The...[+] Associated Press.

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Joe Mauer resting Wednesday: Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer is taking the day off Wednesday, June 30, and OF Delmon Young hit in the third spot in Mauer's absence,...[+] according to MLB.com's Jocelyn Syrstad.
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Zumaya Disabled: The Tigers placed Joel Zumaya on the disabled list: The right-handed Zumaya squirmed and winced in obvious pain Monday night after...
• 6/28 My Pinstripes: And You Wanted To Be My Latex Salesman: My pre-season pick for the AL MVP was none other than the Rays' B.J. Upton. I had a hunch this would be a bust out year for...
• 6/27 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Mixed (Week 13): Morrow is a K machine with 2 starts this week.(AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy...
• 6/19 Crashburn Alley: Enter Offense; Exeunt Bullpen: Great timing, guys. I don’t think I could have timed it better myself. Wait three weeks for the offense to re-emerge while...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Fearing Morneau: With one out and Joe Mauer on first in the top of the 11th inning, the pitcher’s spot due up next, Charlie Manuel elects...
• 6/19 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 19: The starting pitcher picks were pretty solid yesterday, with Cueto allowing only 1 run, and Carmona picking up a sloppy-but-not-awful...
• 6/16 WasWatching: Top 25 OF In The A.L.: You know…a case could be made that…both Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner should be on the All-Star team this year. It...
• 6/10 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – June 10: Position Players: Angel Pagan – Jon Garland and Mat Latos are both doing well this season, and aren’t easy pitchers,...
• 6/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young continues hot streak: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young has hit safely in 11 of his past 12 games with three home runs and 14 RBIs during that stretch,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 6/10 Baseball Daily Digest: Grading the MLB Draft’s First Round…: …throughout the past decade. Since it can take years to find out how teams fared in making their draft selections, it doesn’t...
• 6/3 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 10): Alex Gordon's return is imminent. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the Radar fantasy players...

• 5/25 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Santos, Machado, Wimmers: Links for Tuesday, as catcher Chris Iannetta rejoins the Rockies after a torrid Triple A stint... Click here to listen to...
• 5/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young drives in three runs Saturday: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young went 1-for-5 with a double and three RBIs Saturday, May 22, against the Milwaukee Brewers, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young on hot streak: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young has 13 hits in his last 31 at-bats (.433), according to MLB.com's Doug Miller and Spencer Fordin....[+]
• 5/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Delmon Young Day 2010: What Can We Reasonably Expect?: Reading through Delmon Young’s player comments from the Baseball Prospectus Annual is like a tour of lowered expectations. They...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins face a pair of contractual options after the season: Designated hitter Jason Kubel has a $5.25MM club option...
• 5/8 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 8: For people who are looking for a catcher, Alex Avila seems like he may have backed his way into the big side of a platoon arrangement,...
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young has good dayMinnesota Twins OF Delmon Young had four hits, including a home run, Sunday, May 2, The Associated Press reports. ...[+] Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young had four hits, including a home run, Sunday, May 2, The Associated Press reports.
• 5/1 B-R Blog: Austin Jackson’s Hot Start: Via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Game Finder - players since 1952 with 11+ games of 2+ hits within the first 25...

• 4/30 B-R Blog: The Twins’ Luke Hughes and homering in the first career plate appearance: Most fans won't have heard of Luke Hughes. He made his major league debut two days ago for the Twins and homered in his first...