The Spot Starters

Covering the ups and downs of the Detroit Tigers.
Thames and ISO Power

From Buster Olney’s blog regarding Thames going to the Bronx:
Marcus Thames signed a minor league deal with the Yankees. Mark Simon of ESPN Stats & Information dug out this note on Thames: “He’s a good fit for Yankee Stadium, given his slugging capabilities. ‘Isolated power’ as defined by Bill James measures extra bases per at-bat [...]

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Thames (back) To Yankees»

Marcus Thames is gone.  It was one hell of a ride.  Word has it that the former Tigers slugger has signed a one-year deal with the Yankees and will likely form a leftfield platoon with Randy Winn.
The Tigers picked up Thames back in December of 2003 as a free agent.  For his first few years, [...]

JV Locked Up»

Justin Verlander will be a Tiger for the next five years…or will he?  Verlander signed a five year deal worth $80M last week.  This was a big step forward for the club after shipping Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson out of town.  It shows that club is trying to win, if not now, later.
However, I [...]

Fans of Mediocrity»

I’ll be honest.  It’s hard to keep this site up and running.  I work too much and frankly, it’s much harded to follow the Tigers in Connecticut than it is in Michigan.  I don’t know what the future of this site is, but I’ll hang in there as long as I can.
That being said, I’ve [...]

You Gotta Lock That Down»

I’m a huge fan of the television show, Arrested Development.  There is an episode of the show where this kind of nerdy looking pastor is married to a fairly attractive woman.  When told that the coule married very young, the shows main character Michael says, “Who can blame you, you gotta lock that down.”  This [...]

Expect Big Things From Robbie Weinhardt»

2010 will be a big year for Robbie Weinhardt. The young reliever has quietly dominated his way through the Detroit Tigers farm system. The soon-to-be 25-year-old, right handed, 6-foot-2 reliever, is ready to become a house hold name.

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What’s not to love about a reliever that is able to miss bats and generate a solid amount of ground outs? [...]

Dontrelle Willis: Super Utility Man»

I think the Tigers should make Dontrelle Willis a super utility player.  Tigers fans will remember that the immortal Shane Halter played this role a while back to rave reviews (not really).  Willis is clearly not a starting big league pitcher.  I would like to suggest that Willis make the team as a reliever/outfielder.
The Tigers [...]