Prince and Cecil: It’s all in the Tigers family

Posted by John Sharp on January 26th, 2012

A Fielder is back at first base for the Detroit Tigers.

Prince Fielder, son of former Tigers first baseman/DH Cecil Fielder, is back in the city where he grew up, donning his brand new Olde English “D” #28 Tigers jersey for the press and fans at Comerica Park.

Fielder signed a nine year, $214 million dollar contract with the Tigers this week, giving Detroit one of the most powerful left handed bats in baseball.

Fielder brings 228 career home runs and 646 RBI with him to Motown, making Miguel Cabrera, with 277 HRS, 984 RBI, and Fielder the most dominant slugging corner infielders in baseball.

Prince’s father, “Big Daddy” Cecil Fielder, played in Detroit from 1990-1996.

The American League RBI leader in 1990-91-92, Fielder came out of nowhere to slug his way into the hearts of Tigers fans with his prodigious home runs over the left field roof at old Tiger Stadium.

Cecil was the only Tigers player do ever homer on that left field roof, and just one of only four big league baseball players to accomplish the feat.

Cecil Fielder is one of my favorite Tigers ball players, and I have always wondered what, as a fan, it would be like, if Prince cane to play for his Father’s team one day.

Fielder brought excitement to Detroit from the beginning, and Tigers games were a must see his first few years, as his every at bat could produce another monster home run even bigger and better than the last blast.

50 HRS in 1990, 44 in ’91, 35 more in ’92, and a total of 245 long balls with Detroit.

Prince is only 27, and with the protection of the Tigers lineup it’s not to outlandish to see the Tigers have two 40+ HR hitters with Prince and Cabrera.

Mike Illitch, the Tigers owner, always wanted young Prince to play for his team, and 10 years after the Milwaukee Brewers drafted Prince just one pick ahead of the Tigers in the draft, Illitch has his man.

The Tigers had to do something after Victor Martinez, last years big free agent signing, tore his ACL and is probably out for the entire 2012 baseball season.

Imagine, if you will, the starting lineup for the Tigers in…2013…Cabrera hitting 3rd, Fielder 4th, and Martinez, a .320 hitter who drove in 100+ runs last year, hitting 5th.

Pretty cool, right?

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A Homecoming Fit For a Prince: Tigers Land Slugger, Fielder, With Mega Deal

Posted by Austin Drake on January 24th, 2012
Prince Fielder Detroit Tigers Scorecard

"My new contract is THIS big". Take a good look at the new clean-up hitter, Tigers fans. Welcome home, Prince! (Photo/Jonathan Daniel)

The term ‘earthquake’, doesn’t give this news justice.

Seemingly out of nowhere, the Tigers jumped into the Prince Fielder sweepstakes, and came away with the jackpot. Just last week, Detroit General Manager, Dave Dombrowski, said that Fielder and the Motor City “isn’t a good fit”. By 3:00pm EST today, that was all but forgotten about.

The Tigers boldly went where no other team was willing to go. Owner Mike Ilitch, Dombrowski and the Tigers reeled themselves in another slugger, reportedly agreeing to a nine-year, $214 million deal with Fielder.

Props to Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports, who originally broke the story via his twitter account. Also, props to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, who confirmed the deal, via his twitter account.

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Matsui and Ibanez Latest Options for Tigers Designated-Hitter Position

Posted by John Manzo on January 24th, 2012

Two players have surfaced as options as a designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers.

According to multiple reports via mlive.com, Hideki Matsui and Raul Ibanez are on the list of possible replacements for the position after Tigers catcher and designated hitter Victor Martinez tore his ACL in of-fseason workouts.

Matsui, 37, is most commonly known for his seven seasons with the New York Yankees, has bounced around the American League West since his days in New York.

He had a career-low .251 batting average last season, hitting 12 home runs and 72 RBI’s in 141 games with the Oakland Athletics last season.

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Morosi: Tigers Showing Interest in Free Agents; Roy Oswalt and Johnny Damon

Posted by Austin Drake on January 22nd, 2012

It’s nice having a national baseball beat writer from Michigan. Fox Sports’ Jon Morosi was born and raised in this great state, and often gives updates about his hometown club, the Tigers.

Yesterday, Morosi tweeted that the Tigers were “on the fringe” on talks with free agent RHP Roy Oswalt. He continued by saying that Detroit was not as involved as the Boston Red Sox, but got the point accross that the team was potentially interested in adding the 34-year-old.

Today, he tweeted that Detroit was interested in free agent OF/DH Johnny Damon, and that he’s currently a more likely choice than 1B/DH Derrek Lee.

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“A Sock in the Gut”: Tigers Likely Lose Victor Martinez for Season with ACL Injury

Posted by Austin Drake on January 18th, 2012
Victor Martinez Detroit Tigers Scorecard ACL Injury Hurt

Victor Martinez will be doing a lot of this in 2012, looking on, as he will likely be sidelined the entire season due to a torn ACL.

“It’s kind of like a sock in the gut. You have to be resilient. After you feel sorry for yourself for a day or two, you move on,” said Tigers’ GM Dave Dombrowski.

Moving on will be tough, extremely tough, as the Tigers will look to replace a big bat in the lineup and big leader on-and-off the field.

Victor Martinez has reportedly suffered a torn left ACL during an off-season workout in Orlando, Florida. Martinez, 33, is expected to get a second opinion, but is in probable need of surgery. This according to team head trainer, Kevin Rand.

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Avoiding Arbitration: Tigers Ink Max Scherzer and Delmon Young to One-Year Deals

Posted by Austin Drake on January 18th, 2012
Max Scherzer Detroit Tigers Scorecard Arbitration

Max Scherzer and Delmon Young received raises, as the Tigers finish off their arbitration-eligible players. (Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

The streak is still intact.

Dave Dombrowski continued his streak of avoiding an arbitration hearing on every player that has ever been eligible under his watch at the helm of the Tigers organization. This year, he did it by inking five players to one-year deals, with the last of those coming yesterday.

Detroit agreed to terms with right-hander starter, Max Scherzer, and outfielder/DH, Delmon Young.

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Young will make $6.75MM in 2012, and Scherzer will bring in $3.75MM.

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