Detroit Tigers Dilemma: Jose Valverde Edition

The-Detroit Tigers are one of the most talented teams in baseball and are expected by many to represent the American League in the World Series and many are picking them to go on to win the World Seri... Read More

Tigers sticking with Jose Valverde as closer

credit: getty images-JoseJim Leyland did not give Jose Valverde a strong vote of confidence but said that the 35-year-old will continue to act as the Tigers closer."We're going to use Jose Valverde... Read More

Detroit Tigers: It's a Closer Situation

Tigers fans are getting restless with their closer Jose Valverde. It's time that Detroit looks into a new direction for their closer situation.We all know it's not about how you start, but it's how y... Read More

Leyland says people are focused on the wrong things and the team will use Valverde until it's determined he can't get the job done

Coming on the heels of a Jose Valverde blown save the other night in Kansas City, Tigers manager Jim Leyland was apparently very animated in the pregame talk with the media Friday afternoon in Minneso... Read More

Detroit Tigers Activate Austin Jackson, Option Avisail Garcia to Triple-A Toledo

The Detroit Tigers announced they will activate center fielder Austin Jackson from the disabled list in time for the series opener against the Minnesota Twins tonight. Jackson has been on a rehab assi... Read More

Game 2013.65: Tigers at Twins

Detroit Tigers: 36-28, 1st Place (4.5 ahead of Cleveland).Well the Tigers had a much-needed day off to shake off their latest one-run loss (their 11th), a 2nd consecutive Valverde home run derby whic... Read More

Time for Tigers to stop kidding themselves about Jose Valverde

A quick glance at the MLB standings might lead you to believe that everything is fine with the Detroit Tigers. As of June 13, Detroit has a 4.5-game lead over the Cleveland Indians, the largest first-... Read More

Jose Valverde, No Team Wants a Closer Who Blows Saves

Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander did what he always does. Verlander-has a 15-2 record with a 2.56 ERA in 25 starts against the Kansas City Royals and he dominated again, with seven shutout innings,... Read More

Dombrowski must address closer issue

For nine months it has been apparent that the Detroit Tigers need a closer.Yet, during this period, Detroit GM Dave Dombrowski has unsuccessfully tried to reassure us that the Tigers lack of a proven... Read More

The Evolution of Max Scherzer

Remember 2009? The Tigers were in first almost the-entirety of the 2009 campaign, until the epic collapse in the month of September that led to a Tigers faultier-and--Carlos Gomez crossing the plate i... Read More