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Archive for February 8th, 2010

Thames (back) To Yankees

By Blake VandeBunte • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: Marcus Thames, New York 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

By Blake VandeBunte • Feb 8th, 2010 • Category: Justin Verlander

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 [...]