Edwin Jackson News

The cash-strapped Detroit Tigers have sold the "T" in their name and will henceforth be known as the "igers".A In order to maximize profits from the sale, the team has decided not to capitalize the "i" in igers as it would've cost $125K of the $900K cleared from the transaction.

The trade rumors continue to swirl around the Tigers organization. Foxsports.com reports the Angels are more interested in Tigers centerfielder Curtis Granderson than pitcher Edwin Jackson.

Opening bids for Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson have plainly been underwhelming, or Dave Dombrowski, the Tigers president and general manager known for a fast trigger-finger, would by now have dealt at least one of two star players on the block during what could be a volatile offseason for the Tigers.

It's tough to know how serious trade talks are in any scenario during the Hot Stove League, but ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick is reporting that discussions between the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers regarding pitcher Edwin Jackson and outfielder Curtis Granderson have slowed considerably.

The Tigers did the right thing cutting ticket prices for 2010. They're responding to the challenges of their respective market.

It has been rumored that Tigers mainstays Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson and Gerald Laird are on the trading block.

Amid rumors that the Tigers and Mariners are talking trade, The Detroit News opined the teams are a good fit.

All-Star pitcher Edwin Jackson could be involved in a three-way trade with Seattle and a "mystery team," according to reports.

If they make trades for Curtis Granderson, Edwin Jackson, and maybe others, the Tigers will get pitching in the exchange.

All those who believe payroll is driving the Tigers' steadily hotter trade talks are bang-on with their logic.

Baseball's hot-stove stewards are waiting for the Tigers to make their day. They figure it's a matter of time before a supposedly cost-cutting franchise announces the trades of center fielder Curtis Granderson and starting pitcher Edwin Jackson, either or both of which could be deals in the works.

Tigers pitcher Edwin Jackson returned to the Fort Benning Military Base in Columbus, Ga., earlier this month to conduct a youth baseball clinic.

Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, who used to work for the P-I and still takes a special interest in Mariner doings, writes today that the M's are interested in pitcher Edwin Jackson and outfielder Curtis Granderson.

Are the Tigers trying to purge payroll? Team president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said they're not having a fire sale.

The Detroit Tigers might be looking to shed some of their key players, if rumors coming out of the general mangers' meetings in Chicago are true.

It usually isna t worth the effort, but there were some fairy significant reports regarding subjects of Edwin Jackson and Curtis Granderson.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

I understand the economics around here, and I understand the nature of baseball.

Rumors have surfaced in recent days that Milwaukee Brewers' GM Doug Melvin has talked with Tigers' GM Dave Dombrowski over the possibility of acquiring starting pitcher Edwin Jackson.

What the Tigers might get for two players now available to the right off-season bidder is worth exploring.