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3 hrs ago | BleacherReport

Top 5 Most Overrated Teams in the MLB

Every year around spring training, analysts make their season predictions. There are always a few teams that get too much undeserving love.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Jose Valverde, Brad Lidge, Victor Martinez, Miguel Cabrera

Sun Feb 12, 2012

BleacherReport

MLB Predictions: 2012 Playoff Teams

Many variables with come into play when determining the final group of teams to play in October, but for now, these are the clubs that have the pieces in place to contend this season.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League West, American League, Major League Baseball, C.J. Wilson, Baseball Players, American League Central, American League East, Carl Crawford

ChicagoSports.com

Power rankings: No. 6 Tigers

No. 6 Tigers : 25th in a series counting down to spring training . Next: Diamondbacks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, American League, Major League Baseball, Miguel Cabrera, Kerry Wood

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Detroit News

Bob Wojnowski: Like it or not, Tigers have a fear factor

You're a Tigers fan, and as spring training nears, you're feeling a tad cocky. The Tigers could be scary good and freakishly dangerous.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Miguel Cabrera, Jacque Jones, Victor Martinez, Opinion

Fri Feb 10, 2012

WXYZ

Avila says Cabrera has lost 20-25 pounds

But news that the 240-pound All-Star is 92.5% of the man he was last season? That's news.

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Related Topix: Sports, Alex Avila, Baseball Players

BleacherReport

Fantasy Baseball 2012: 5 Moves That Will Make You Look Like a Genius

Baseball is a sport that is tough to predict, as almost anyone can be a stud one year, while being a complete dud the next.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jose Reyes, Matt Kemp, Matt Moore, James Shields, Matt Garza

Thu Feb 09, 2012

Sporting News

Mound forecast: Each team's projected opening day starter

Sometime in the first half of March, when spring training begins to feel a bit like Groundhog Day, expect Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel to make an announcement that will hold less suspense than an intentional walk.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League East, Philadelphia Phillies, Baseball Players, Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Angels, CC Sabathia

Wed Feb 08, 2012

Major League Baseball

Tigers prospects to compete for rotation job

The closer the Tigers get to Spring Training, the more likely it appears they'll look to their farm system for their fifth starter.

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Related Topix: Sports, Duane Below, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Adam Wilk, Casey Crosby, Major League Baseball

Sporting News

Ubaldo Jimenez could be difference-maker for Indians this season

Consider this before handing the Detroit Tigers the AL Central crown: What happens if the Cleveland Indians' Ubaldo Jimenez pitches like he did in the first half of 2010? Less than two years have passed since Jimenez enjoyed his half-season run as the game's top starter.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Ubaldo Jimenez, Doug Fister, Justin Masterson

MLive.com

Detroit Tigers' roster leaves little reason to worry about farm system

The Tigers may lack depth in their farm system, but they have plenty of talented young players with the big league club such as Brennan Boesch.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Andrew Oliver, Brennan Boesch, Rick Porcello

Detroit News

Justin Verlander 'a ninja riding a cheetah' in video game spot

Tigers ace Justin Verlander is competitive as they come - on the mound, on the golf course, and apparently with video games, too.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players

Tue Feb 07, 2012

Bless You Boys

Yoenis Cespedes, Justin Verlander the Prognosticator, & Andy Dirks: Morning Prowl

Tigers 'most likely set,' but still are pursuing Yoenis Cespedes - The Detroit News, Tom Gage Patrick mentioned this article briefly yesterday, but Dave Dombrowski said that the Tigers are "most likely set" when asked about the roster going into Spring Training.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Andy Dirks, Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Casey Kotchman

Mon Feb 06, 2012

BleacherReport

Super Bowl 2012: Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander's Run of Success Knows No End

First, he schooled opposing hitters in such dominating fashion that he was rewarded with not just with the American League's Cy Young award, but also the MVP.

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

Bless You Boys

Signing Fielder could lead the Tigers to Cespedes

When the Tigers signed Prince Fielder , they surrendered their first round draft pick to the Milwaukee Brewers as compensation.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Prince Fielder, Jose Valverde, Rick Porcello, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

Fri Feb 03, 2012

MLive.com

MLB 2K12 unveils teaser trailer featuring Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander...

The teaser shows Verlander striking out a recently promoted prospect at Comerica Park, followed by a screenshot: "Welcome to the majors, Rook." 2K Sports announced Verlander as its cover athlete around the same time he was honored as AL Cy Young winner, then later MVP.

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

Thu Feb 02, 2012

BleacherReport

MLB: 10 Rotations Destined to Fail to Live Up to Expectations

That theme especially holds true during the playoffs, where the "best of" format focuses more on top of the rotation starters.

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Related Topix: Sports, Doug Fister, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball, Rick Porcello, Max Scherzer

Twinkie Talk

Thursday Links - Groundhog Edition

Happy Groundhog Day! A Pitchers and catchers report to Ft. Myers in just 16 days, no groundhog, or his shadow, can change that.

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Related Topix: Sports, Baseball Players, Drew Butera, Brad Radke, Minnesota Twins, Major League Baseball, Kevin Slowey, Matt Capps

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Michiguide.com

Newsmakers and links: Feb. 1, 2012

ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV has chosen Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander as the station's 2011 Newsmaker of the Year.

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

Twinkie Town

AL Central vs Detroit Tigers, Game 5 Recap: This One's for all the Rubber

The title is basically in reference the the 2011 Fiesta Bowl end game which ended with a field goal.

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Related Topix: Sports, American League, American League Central, Major League Baseball, Andy Dirks, Baseball Players, Detroit Tigers, Francisco Liriano, Joe Mauer

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Detroit Tigers Links: MLB scouts, executives not buying Miguel Cabrera at third base

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Miguel Cabrera, Baseball Players, Jacob Turner, Brandon Inge

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