Wilkin Ramirez News

To answer the question up front: No, I don't understand it, either. Let's see what we can figure out: It looks like a salary dump, and as Clay Davenport pointed out yesterday internally, it's exactly the kind of move you don't make, swapping out assets with value to subsidize the assets that do not have value.

The Tigers continue to look for ideal trades for RHP Edwin Jackson and CF Curtis Granderson, the Tribune reported, adding, "The Cubs are serious about Granderson but have made it known they won't give up Carlos Marmol or Starlin Castro." Marmol has been told he's the Cubs' closer in 2010, and Castro probably is the top talent in their farm system.

Five-Star Prospects 1. Jacob Turner, RHP 2. Casey Crosby, LHP Four-Star Prospects 3. Scott Sizemore , 2B Three-Star Prospects 4. Daniel Fields, SS 5. Andy Oliver, LHP 6. Alex Avila , C 7. Cody Satterwhite, RHP 8. Wilkin Ramirez Ryan Strieby , 1B 10.

Yesterday's stats: 4-for-5, 2B, , 2 RBI Marcus Lemon isn't going to make anyone's prospect list, nor should he, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a future.

As mentioned a time or two before, the Tigers should get a surprise from one of their young outfielders during 2010 spring training.

Tigers outfield prospect Casper Wells is picking up where he left off in the Arizona Fall League last year.

Carlos Guillen has changed positions three times in the past two years. Now, he wants to know where he fits with the Tigers for next year.

Denard Span not only read it well and got a good jump on Ramon Santiago's liner to right with two outs in the ninth inning, he had speed to get to the ball.

September callups Wilkin Ramirez, Don Kelly and Brent Dlugach made appearances Thursday in a pivotal series finale against the last-placed Kansas City Royals.

It would be hard to tell from watching Curtis Granderson that he's batting .178 against left-handed pitchers.

WHAT HAPPENED: The Royals, who are last in the American League Central, completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers, who kept their 5 1/2 -game lead on the Twins, who lost at Toronto.

The Tigers came to town on a roll that seemed to be taking them closer towards an American League Central crown.

Kansas City, Mo. -- Best part of Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals? Jarrod Washburn's sore knee didn't feel worse -- still not great, but not worse -- and he pitched well enough to leave after five innings with a 4-3 lead.

It looked as if Wilkin Ramirez's offensive electricity might be enough for the Detroit Tigers to avoid a three-game sweep.

For someone who has little use for Sept. 1 roster additions, Jim Leyland certainly uses them.

Most of the Tigers' full season clubs end their season today, but the Flying Tigers' season ended on Sunday.

The education of Wilkin Ramirez began during a brief call-up from Triple-A Toledo this season.

Monday 31 Aug 2009 Monday, August 31, 2009 at 11:55PM MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com- The Indianapolis Indians scored four times off Tigers' lefty Dontrelle Willis in the first en route to a 6-2 win over the Mud Hens.

Detroit -- With the home stretch in baseball coming into sight, Tigers, and other teams around the majors, are preparing to expand their rosters.

Indianapolis continued to bully Ruddy Lugo, and no one on Toledo's roster came to the defense of their starting pitcher.