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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.

Nolasco will be an ex-Marlin and pitching for a playoff contender in the near future.

MLB Team Report - Arizona Diamondbacks - INSIDE PITCH The Diamondbacks were stunned by the severity of the suspensions handed down Friday as a result of their brawl with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

The 23-year-old lefty has a chance to be the first 10-0 pitcher in the Majors -- and the first Arizona has ever had -- as he takes the mound Monday as the D-backs begin a three-game series with the Marlins Settling into his sophomore season, Corbin is 9-0 with a 2.28 ERA and 1.07 WHIP while opponents are hitting .224 off him.

As the sun peaked through the clouds on another London like day in metro Detroit, most baseball fans awoke to the continued reality of having Jos Valverde as a closer, only taking solace in the fact that there is no way he could blow a save today as the Tigers don't play.

The Milwaukee Brewers are showing signs of breaking out of a near two-month slump, even without a healthy Ryan Braun .

The Marlins took a major step in addressing their need for an impact bat by selecting highly touted Colin Moran with the No.

Corey Knebel wasn't on the Draft radar out of high school. In fact, he wasn't even on the radar for the University of Texas until a scholarship opened up three summers ago, just days before he was heading to junior college.

Constant rain throughout the day saturated the outfield and foul territory at Jerry Uht Park and the threat of more rain at night forced officials to postpone the game around 4 p.m. The Portland Sea Dogs do not return to Erie this season, which means Thursday's game will have to be made up in Portland next week when the SeaWolves hit the road.

Crawford, the 20th overall pick, reportedly has a fastball in the mid-90s and was viewed as a potential top-10 pick prior to having an up-and-down junior season for Florida.

It's been a few years since the Detroit Tigers owned a first-round pick in the MLB draft .

Julio Teheran held Pittsburgh hitless for 723 innings before settling for a combined one-hitter, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Pirates, 5-0, on Wednesday.

Fresh off John Mayberry Jr. a s walk-off grand slam, the Philadelphia Phillies will look to complete a three-game home sweep of the Miami Marlins on Wednesday.

Ryan Fowler has spent the past eight years covering and talking sports on TV and radio, in newspapers and on the Web.

It's the Tigers, and if they have their way this week, they'll be making up for lost time.

Francisco Martinez, arguably the key prospect of the package the Tigers sent to Seattle to get Doug Fister, is headed back to the Detroit organization.

When: Thursday , Friday , Saturday . First round starts at 7 p.m. Thursday. TV: MLB Network.

The Miami Marlins promoted Jacob Turner last night to make a start against the New York Mets, but he has struggled in Triple-A this season, especially with his strikeouts.

Now, Miami could be without its biggest offensive player longer than anticipated.

Let's hop into Doc Brown's DeLorean and take a small trip back to the spring of 2012.