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INDIANAPOLIS -- A team you might have followed reached the World Series without having a left-hander make one start all season: the 1984 Tigers.

It used to be that left-handed pitching was a scarce commodity. But that was an era of baseball before the Tigers arrived at the 2009 Winter Meetings.

The Tigers will have more young relievers than they'll likely have spots in their bullpen once the agreed-upon trade of Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson becomes official.

The trade announcing center fielder Curtis Grandeson going to the New York Yankees and pitcher Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks still hasn't been announced at baseball's winter meetings But when it becomes official, Detroit must eliminate two current 40-man roster players to make room for the four players added with only two subtracted.

The News' Tony Paul takes a look at six players apparently set to soon join or leave the Tigers: Curtis Granderson, CF To: Yankees Age: 28 Height/weight: 6-1/185 How he fits in : Well, they've been looking for a legit center fielder since Bernie Williams hung 'em up, and Granderson also brings the bonus threat of popping 30 to 40 home runs a ...

There is no need to cry into your Curtis Granderson or Edwin Jackson jerseys just yet.

INDIANAPOLIS -- For the second straight year, the Detroit Tigers have reached across the Pacific Ocean for left-handed relief.

Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker tip their caps to a cheering crowd at Tiger Stadium on Sept.

The Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America isn't the only association in town that hands out annual Tigers awards.

At one time it was the only place to easily find a number of uncommon stats. Sites like Fangraphs and Baseball Reference and the rise of Pitch F/X data make some of these stats easier to come by, but the Handbook is still a trove of baseball stats.

Tigers left-handed reliever Fu-Te Ni holds a baseball in his hand for picture in a tea session with members of the media in Taipei Monday.

The 2009 season ended with disappointment for the Detroit Tigers. This off season the Tigers will have a number of roster decisions.

I hate to blame coaches, but whatever Lloyd McClendon did this season didn't work.

Their roster issues will be multiple during the coming offseason, which will make life interesting, and maybe even sobering, for Dave Dombrowski, president and GM of the Tigers.

Baseball economics suggest the Detroit Tigers won't do anything eye-popping this offseason unless it comes via trade.

After the Tigers ' loss to the Twins Tuesday, Jim Leyland has been on blast from talk radio callers who are disgusted with the fact that he wouldn't pinch hit for Gerald Laird with the bases loaded in extra innings of Tuesday's one-game playoff.

Still aching from Tuesday's epic night of agony at the Metrodome, the Tigers have work to do as they prepare for next season.

Hold tight on those AL Central division parties. The Twins beat up the Tigers, 8-3, today at Comerica Park.

On Thursday night, Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge made the brilliant play that ended the game and quite possibly saved it.

The AL Central has come down to the final day. The Detroit Tigers dropped into a first-place tie with Minnesota, looking listless Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to Freddy Garcia and the Chicago White Sox.