The latest news from Scout.com. The Scout.com Network covers college, NFL, MLB, high school, recruiting, and much more http://www.scout.com/ http://media.scout.com/media/rss/scout.gif http://www.scout.com/ en-us Copyright © 2013 Scout.com and Scout.com. All rights reserved. This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Sat, 25 May 2013 23:24:11 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > MLB > Detroit Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:SCOUTWEB6) 60 Ready to talk Tigers? Want to hear the opinion of the TigsTown staff? Welcome to the TigsTown Roundtable! This week's question: Who will be the next Tigers prospect to make their big league debut? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1292827.html 2047 The TigsTown Staff http://tigers.scout.com/2/1292827.html Sun, 19 May 2013 18:41:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. After struggling and drawing criticism from manager Jim Leyland, the Tigers optioned Al Alburquerque to Toledo and recalled right-hander Evan Reed. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1292107.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1292107.html Thu, 16 May 2013 11:58:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. Austin Jackson hit the disabled list with a pulled hamstring, and the Tigers recalled Avisail Garcia from Toledo to take the roster spot and share time in center and left. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1291566.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1291566.html Tue, 14 May 2013 13:05:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Despite the loss on Saturday, Justin Verlander is off to arguably the best start of his career, with an ERA under two, an FIP just barely over two, while striking out ten batters per nine innings. Despite those results, much has been made about Justin Verlander’s velocity dip so far this season. As a potential leading indicator of injury or declined performance, should Tigers fans be worried? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1291151.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1291151.html Sun, 12 May 2013 22:20:00 GMT 1 273 Detroit tigers Ready to talk Tigers? Want to hear the opinion of the TigsTown staff? Welcome to the TigsTown Roundtable! This week's question: Would you swap Drew Smyly into the rotation for Rick Porcello? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1290771.html 2047 The TigsTown Staff http://tigers.scout.com/2/1290771.html Fri, 10 May 2013 16:36:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers While some Tigers have had hot starts, and some slow starts, arguably no start to the season has been more scrutinized than the production of Alex Avila at the plate, and his continued struggles after his All-Star 2011 season. Just what should we make of Avila’s start, and is this an ominous sign of future production? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1289057.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1289057.html Fri, 03 May 2013 15:34:00 GMT 1 273 Detroit tigers Mark Anderson provides insight into why Bruce Rondon failing needs to happen, and in Detroit. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1288547.html 2047 Mark Anderson http://tigers.scout.com/2/1288547.html Wed, 01 May 2013 19:31:00 GMT 1 273 Detroit tigers Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. The Tigers moved Avisail Garcia up to Toledo after his rehab stint in Lakeland, and also placed Phil Coke on the disabled list, replacing him with Toledo right hander Jose Ortega. Plus, the Lakeland club has been bit by the injury bug, big time. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1288506.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1288506.html Wed, 01 May 2013 17:16:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Ready to talk Tigers? Want to hear the opinion of the TigsTown staff? Welcome to the TigsTown Roundtable! This week's question: Would you make any roster moves among position players on the big league club? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1287423.html 2047 The TigsTown Staff http://tigers.scout.com/2/1287423.html Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:06:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers After a tumultuous six months, Jose Valverde returned to the mound at Comerica Park in the ninth inning for the Tigers, and set down the Kansas City Royals for a 1-2-3 ninth inning. Despite the successful results, the actual performance did little to address the concerns that have lingered with Valverde for a while now. The breakdown of why inside! http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286840.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286840.html Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:50:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. The Tigers have purchased the contract of Jose Valverde and he'll be the latest to be tried in Detroit as the team's closer. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286516.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286516.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:15:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Stay current with all the roster movement and personnel decisions with the TigsTown Transaction Blog. The Tigers placed Octavio Dotel on the disabled list and called up flame throwing right-hander Bruce Rondon. http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286160.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1286160.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:09:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers LAKELAND, FL -- For the second time in as many days, former Tigers' closer Jose Valverde took the mound for the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Pitching on consecutive days for the first time since signing his minor league contract, Valverde tossed a scoreless, hitless inning of relief Saturday evening. (BONUS FEATURE: PHOTO GALLERY OF VALVERDE IN ACTION) http://tigers.scout.com/2/1285539.html 2047 James Chipman http://tigers.scout.com/2/1285539.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:50:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers LAKELAND, FL -- Friday evening, former Detroit Tigers' closer Jose Valverde toed the slab for the Lakeland Flying Tigers. Signed to a minor-league contract on April 4th, the right-hander they call Papa Grande tossed a scoreless inning of relief, dialing his fastball up to the mid-90’s. What else did Valverde show? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1285212.html 2047 James Chipman http://tigers.scout.com/2/1285212.html Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:53:00 GMT 1 273 Detroit tigers Ready to talk Tigers? Want to hear the opinion of the TigsTown staff? Welcome to the TigsTown Roundtable! This week's question: What has been the key to the Tigers hot start this season at the plate? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1284808.html 2047 The TigsTown Staff http://tigers.scout.com/2/1284808.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:14:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Kiley welcomes Baseball Prospectus editor Ben Lindbergh and interviews Rockies 2012 first round pick CF David Dahl. After Kiley sets the tone by blindsiding Ben with a pair of gotcha! questions, they talk Mark Appel's financial future, shoehorning Carlos Marmol jokes into conversation and how their subsconsciouses can't scout their way out of a paper bag. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1284335.html 2047 Kiley McDaniel http://sbb.scout.com/2/1284335.html Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:54:00 GMT 0 381 Scouting Baseball sbb The Detroit Tigers have been an offensive machine over the first two weeks of the season, but while Miguel Cabrera had a nice few days, another Motor City masher was really the cat's meow in Week 2. http://mlb.scout.com/2/1283962.html 2047 Ryan Gorcey http://mlb.scout.com/2/1283962.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:44:00 GMT 0 243 MLB mlb After four games, the Tigers bullpen has displayed an array of troubles, but none more so than the struggles of Brayan Villarreal. Taking a close look, it becomes readily apparent why Villarreal is struggling (it’s not just bad luck), and why he needs time in the minors to address his issues. FREE PREVIEW OF PREMIUM CONTENT http://tigers.scout.com/2/1283481.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1283481.html Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:28:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers Ready to talk Tigers? Want to hear the opinion of the TigsTown staff? Welcome to the TigsTown Roundtable! This week's question: What's your prediction for the Tigers record and place in the AL Central in 2013? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1280987.html 2047 The TigsTown Staff http://tigers.scout.com/2/1280987.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:16:00 GMT 0 273 Detroit tigers It came as a surprise to quite a few people that Bruce Rondon didn't make the Tigers roster out of spring camp, especially after six months of being hyped as the team's future closer. Why did things go this way, and what's next? http://tigers.scout.com/2/1279524.html 2047 Paul Wezner http://tigers.scout.com/2/1279524.html Sun, 31 Mar 2013 14:53:00 GMT 1 273 Detroit tigers