Brandon Inge News

The bad news? It's Monday. The good news? We're now only 6 days away from pitchers and catchers.

Several years ago, Bill James fostered the concept of the defensive spectrum. James' basic premise was that the spectrum went from left to right, thus: 1B - LF - RF - 3B - CF - 2B - SS James wrote in the 1988 edition of "The Baseball Abstract" that "the positions at the right end of the spectrum are more difficult than the positions at the left end ... (more)

The Prince Fielder signing means that Miguel Cabrera will be moving to third base this season.

September 16, 2011; Oakland, CA, USA; Detroit Tigers assistant athletic trainer Steve Carter and third baseman Brandon Inge celebrate in the locker room after the game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum.

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland has openly made the statement that Austin Jackson is one of, if not the most, important keys to the Tigers' offense in 2012.

When Barry Bonds was convicted and sentenced for obstruction of justice he, like any other criminal, was told that he couldn't possess anyA "firearm, ammunition, destructive device, or other dangerous weapon." A Apparently a baseball bat is considered a "dangerous weapon" for this purpose.

But in the depths of his den at home, even after the signing of Prince Fielder, it would be no surprise if crumpled-up lineups litter Leyland's floor.

As with any topic that involves Inge, I suspect a lot of people snapped right to a judgment on that question.

Let's start with what remains the most pressing question other than Why is Brandon Inge still a Tiger? and that is, who will be pitching on April 15th in the D against the Pale Hose? Due to a silly opening weekend where the Tigers play 3 games in 5 days, I'm guessing that April 15th will be the first day for the 5th spot in the rotation.

Much attention has been given to the Tigers ' decision to begin the 2012 season with Miguel Cabrera returning to his former position at third base to make room for Prince Fielder at first base.

Danny Worth can play third base as well as shortstop and second base, so the Tigers will have plenty to chew over in spring training.

Tigers pitcher Denny McLain got some laughs over the weekend when he showed a photograph of the Tigers' Brandon Inge to a Madonna University fundraiser crowd of several hundred and said, 'This was Brandon Inge's last photo before he began whining about his playing time.' If you read Terry Foster's column on Monday, you know former Tigers pitcher ... (more)

Jayson Stark has all kinds of Detroit Tigers tidbits in his recent Rumblings and Grumblings column.

Jamie Samuelsen, co-host of the 'Jamie and Wojo' show at 6 p.m. weekdays on WXYT-FM , blogs for freep.com. His opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Detroit Free Press nor its writers.

Just so anybody with concerns about the 2012 MLB season knows, that extra playoff team thing that everyone hates is actually really awesome, reports MLB's official web site.

In 1968, McLain's career peaked when he won 31 games - something that's not likely to happen in today's modern game.

Brandon Inge just posted the following on his Facebook status: "DONE". You can interpret for yourself what that means, but he's either been released, asked to be traded or decided to retire.

Miguel Cabrera, a first baseman and one of baseball's best hitters, is under contract to the Tigers for four more seasons.

Prince Fielder is was named the newest Detroit Tiger yesterday, signing a 9 year deal for $214 million.

Konerko was supposed to regress in 2011, but that did not happen. At age 36 you have to start worrying about age, but most underlying skills still are strong.