LittleHurt05 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Tigers signed Brandon Lyon, 1 year, 4.25 million. There goes another guy that been talked about as a potential target for KW. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3857234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Lyon's with the Tigers, I can't bear it, oh my! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Tigers have nowhere to go but up from last season. They're my pick to win the division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 01:50 PM) Tigers have nowhere to go but up from last season. They're my pick to win the division. with that amazing pitching staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) with that amazing pitching staff ^^^^^^ i wonder if verlander will ever figure it out Edited January 24, 2009 by Melissa1334 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Lyon's signing made me think about Linebrink. He got 4 years, 19 mill last year. He got his contract at the right time. No way he'd get that now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:36 PM) ^^^^^^ i wonder if verlander will ever figure it out You mean Bonderman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:48 PM) Lyon's signing made me think about Linebrink. He got 4 years, 19 mill last year. He got his contract at the right time. No way he'd get that now. Linebrink has better stuff then Lyon. Lyon relies on being crafty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 While this isn't as questionable as Farnsworth and he's only Type B, the Tigers are going to end up more like the Detoothed Lions with LYON as closer. They're still unsure about Rodney, Zumaya's really a huge mental/physical question mark coming into this season and Dolsi's too young and raw/inexperienced for the role. This sort of reminds me of the Indians' experiment with Borowski as closer. We all know how well that went. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Sometimes, my jokes just get wasted around here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxrd5 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 25, 2009 -> 01:23 PM) Sometimes, my jokes just get wasted around here... Happy now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigruss Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 06:05 PM) You mean Bonderman? Both really. Bonderman of course, but Verlander has all the stuff to be the #1 guy but he still struggles, just look at last year. He had no arm issues last year, he was healthy and throwing fine. But all of a sudden guys started to pound him. His stuff isnt missing bats as much as it was before. Guys are getting used to it, so he needs to make adjustments or he'll be a mid rotation guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 QUOTE (Chisoxrd5 @ Jan 25, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) Happy now? No, your avatar is raining. It makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:05 PM) You mean Bonderman? him too but i was refering to verlander bcuz he looked awful the times i saw him last year. but im sure he probly will bcuz i remember watching a few games in which he ended giving up like 5 or 6 runs and a lot of them coming in the later innings. leyland had to keep him in there bcuz their pen was horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fren. Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 This might be the Tigers biggest move this offseason, that Cabrera deal put them in a big hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 QUOTE (fren. @ Jan 27, 2009 -> 03:34 AM) This might be the Tigers biggest move this offseason, that Cabrera deal put them in a big hole. How so? Miller has a very disappointing 2008, and they have no use for Maybin with the 2nd best young CF in the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) The Tigers' big hole isn't Cabrera-related. Miller has been a bust, the odds are 50/50 that Maybin, as much as he has been hyped, could ever equal Granderson at the major league level. It's a combination of bad contracts (Sheffield, Willis, etc.) and the bad Detroit economy and horrific unemployment numbers that hamstring the Tigers right now. If they think Lyon's going to be a great AL closer, well, good luck with that thought. Maybe they catch lightning in a bottle like we did for awhile with Takatsu and Hermanson, but Joe Borowski or Keith Foulke (recent vintage) results are more probable. The Jurr-Jurr trade to the Braves wasn't such a wise move, either. Edited January 27, 2009 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.