Comments on: Detroit find a closer; Front office continues to baffle fans. http://www.tigergeist.com/2010/01/14/detroit-find-a-closer-front-office-continues-to-baffle-fans/ A Detroit Tigers Blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:31:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Garrett http://www.tigergeist.com/2010/01/14/detroit-find-a-closer-front-office-continues-to-baffle-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 Garrett Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:49:40 +0000 http://www.tigergeist.com/?p=738#comment-1088 Really great information, I really enjoyed it! Really great information, I really enjoyed it!

]]> By: Dad http://www.tigergeist.com/2010/01/14/detroit-find-a-closer-front-office-continues-to-baffle-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Dad Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:17:36 +0000 http://www.tigergeist.com/?p=738#comment-1022 I don't see them going to arbitration with Verlander and being almost $3 mill difference between the two. Signing relief picher for 9 mill and offering 6 to Justin. I do understand not going into a long term deal but why the desparity? I don’t see them going to arbitration with Verlander and being almost $3 mill difference between the two. Signing relief picher for 9 mill and offering 6 to Justin. I do understand not going into a long term deal but why the desparity?

]]> By: Keith http://www.tigergeist.com/2010/01/14/detroit-find-a-closer-front-office-continues-to-baffle-fans/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Keith Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:50:56 +0000 http://www.tigergeist.com/?p=738#comment-1020 I don't get this deal at all. I thought Detroit was freeing up money now to rebuild this team. The 19th pick should be valuable to this organization, which has a farm system void of any talented hitters and needs more talented pitchers, like Turner. Also, if your going to throw 15 million out for a so-so pitcher why not bid on Chapman (same cost per year) or Ben Sheets? Sheets is only 31, he's a solid ace when healthy and he would have jumped at a 4 year 20 million dollar deal. He'd be the other solid pitcher this front staff needs and in 4 years when his contract would end he could be just be swapped with Turner. This deal bugs me. What happened to giving Perry or Ni a chance? Also, I don't care about a closer when this team will finish 20 games out of first. I'd rather be 25 games behind, give a young closer a chance, and invest this money into draft picks, high risk/high reward FA, or young international FA. I don’t get this deal at all. I thought Detroit was freeing up money now to rebuild this team. The 19th pick should be valuable to this organization, which has a farm system void of any talented hitters and needs more talented pitchers, like Turner. Also, if your going to throw 15 million out for a so-so pitcher why not bid on Chapman (same cost per year) or Ben Sheets? Sheets is only 31, he’s a solid ace when healthy and he would have jumped at a 4 year 20 million dollar deal. He’d be the other solid pitcher this front staff needs and in 4 years when his contract would end he could be just be swapped with Turner. This deal bugs me. What happened to giving Perry or Ni a chance?

Also, I don’t care about a closer when this team will finish 20 games out of first. I’d rather be 25 games behind, give a young closer a chance, and invest this money into draft picks, high risk/high reward FA, or young international FA.

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