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1 hr ago | The Detroit News

Tigers' top pick Jonathon Crawford will fit right in

One look at that fastball velocity and the heft of his slider, and it was clear Jonathon Crawford fit the typical draft-day profile for the Tigers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner

10 hrs ago | CBS Local

Leyland On Closer Situation "This Is Days Of Our Lives Boys,...

Jim Leyland has made it clear; he's not talking about his closer and I guess I don't blame him.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Alex Avila, Max Scherzer, Alex Cobb, Joaquin Benoit

16 hrs ago | Chicago Cubs

10-0: Scherzer matches 104-year-old mark

He can't have Rocket, either, but he can start being mentioned with his best start to a season, too.

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Related Topix: Chris Davis, Sports, Baseball Players, Jake Arrieta, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Detroit Tigers

Tigers sign 39th overall Draft pick Knebel

The Tigers added to their Draft signings by agreeing to terms with Corey Knebel, the 39th overall selection in the First-Year Player Draft two weeks ago.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Avila, Baseball Players, Bryan Holaday, Avisail Garcia, Austin Jackson, Joaquin Benoit

Bless You Boys

Keeping Score: Austin Jackson can make the engine roar

The Tigers will be hoping that the return of Austin Jackson to the top of the lineup will have a positive cascading effect down the order by opening up more chances for Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera, and Prince Fielder.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Austin Jackson, Andy Dirks, Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

Detroit News

Detroit Tigers' closer problems easy to see, hard to fix

Replacing Jose Valverde as the Tigers' closer isn't as easy for a manager as it is for a fantasy team owner.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke, Drew Smyly

Detroit Free Press

Feedback: Tigers need to close the door on closer Valverde

What does he not see that is painfully obvious to the rest of the viewing public? W. Lisowski Clarkston Jose Valverde should never have been brought back, and he should be released before he pitches the Tigers right out of the post-season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Bless You Boys

Detroit Tigers Links: The maturation of Rick Porcello & Anibal Sanchez's shoulder

The maturation of Rick Porcello, Jim Leyland is concerned about Anibal Sanchez's shoulder, and questions still remain about Jose Valverde and the closer role.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rick Porcello, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, American League

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Sports Media 101

Evan Reed Called up by the Detroit Tigers

Tigers 101 provides 24/7 obsessive sports coverage of the Detroit Tigers as a part of Sports Media 101 .

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Tigers, Evan Reed, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Luke Putkonen, Anibal Sanchez

WTOL-TV Toledo

Cain HR, Hosmer single lead Royals over Tigers 3-2

Lorenzo Cain hit a tying, two-run homer off Jose Valverde with two outs in the ninth inning and Eric Hosmer had a winning single in the 10th, helping the Kansas City Royals overcome Justin Verlander's seven scoreless innings Wednesday in a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

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Related Topix: Sports, Lorenzo Cain, Baseball Players, Eric Hosmer, Justin Verlander, Major League Baseball, Kansas City Royals, Drew Smyly

Boston Herald

Fister, Hunter lead Tigers over Twins 5-2

Torii Hunter's first career home run came with the Minnesota Twins, against Detroit at Tiger Stadium.

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Related Topix: Sports, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Brian Dozier, Baseball Players, Pedro Florimon, Joe Mauer, Clete Thomas

Motor City Bengals

Jose Valverde's Cost Growing

The Tigers recently signed their 2013 first-round pick Jonathan Crawford. There isn't much that is remarkable about it: he was ranked 17th according to one agency, 24th according to another, and went with the 20th pick.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Francisco Martinez, Chance Ruffin

Sat Jun 15, 2013

Bless You Boys

Podcast 77: Listener questions

All Detroit Tigers, all the time! Every week the editorial staff of Bless You Boys, SBNation's Detroit Tigers blog, discuss the week in Tigers baseball and answer questions from the Bless You Boys community.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

MLive.com

Jim Leyland: Jose Valverde 'wasn't shy' about his...

After Valverde surrendered a game-changing two-run home run Wednesday in a 3-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals , he was eager to get back in a game.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Rick Porcello, Drew Smyly, Joaquin Benoit, Clete Thomas, Brian Dozier

Bless You Boys

Octavio Dotel could be done for the season

Octavio Dotel was the Tigers' most effective reliever in 2012, but issues with his pitching elbow may sideline him for the remainder of the 2013 season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers

Motor City Bengals

AL Central Weekly Review

It was tempting to elevate the Royals into the first slot this weeka until I considered that the TIGERS were one strike away from taking the rubber game on Wednesday at Kansas City and reversing their recordsa We have been begging Jose Valverde to throw his splitter more, I guess maybe he knew better than we did after all, eh?..

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Glen Perkins, Rick Porcello, Lorenzo Cain, Brian Duensing

Fri Jun 14, 2013

Boston.com

Fielder fuels Porcello, Tigers to 4-0 win at Twins

Prince Fielder came through with another clutch hit, and Jose Valverde even had a stress-free appearance to try to get back on track.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Scott Diamond, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer, Victor Martinez

Bless You Boys

World Series champions and their closers: it doesn't take big money to win big

The Tigers have closer issues, but that doesn't necessarily mean that they need to go out and get a "proven closer" to have a shot at a title.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Brian Wilson, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

MLive.com

Jonathan Papelbon a possible pricey trade target of Detroit Tigers? ESPN's Buster Olney ponders it

Because there could be a break-the-bank option out there to replace closer Jose Valverde, who blew his third save of the season Wednesday and has given up five home runs in his past 5 1/3 innings pitched.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jonathan Papelbon, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies

Bless You Boys

Martinez For Papelbon: Bring On The Pitchforks

By now, you've heard of the Tigers' fit with Jonathan Papelbon. Jose Valverde is a dumpster fire and all that, the Tigers need a closer, and the Phillies are sick of paying a Michael Bourn-type contract to someone who faces less than 300 batters a season.

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Related Topix: Sports, Al Alburquerque, Baseball Players, Victor Martinez, Joaquin Benoit, Drew Smyly, Ryan Howard