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Torii Hunter Hits 300th Home RunTorii Hunter hit the 300th home run of his Major League career as the Tigers defeated the Twins on Sunday afternoon. The former Twins outfielder hit 192 of his homers during his nine seasons with Minnesota. Hunter is hitting .292/.341/.407 for Detroit this season. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tigers Sign First-Round Pick CrawfordThe Tigers have signed Jonathan Crawford, their first-round pick in last week's Major League Draft. Crawford, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of Florida, was the 20th overall pick. The 6-foot-2 righty went 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in six outings with Team USA. Detroit Tigers, Draft Misc, Signing Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Detroit's Hitters To Blame In Extra Innings As WellThere has been a lot of talk about how bad Detroit's bullpen has been this season, but the Tigers haven't excelled at the plate either. The Tigers have lost four games in which they led in the ninth inning. Detroit is 2-7 in extra-inning games. The bullpen hasn't been great in extra innings, allowing 11 runs in 21 innings for a 4.71 ERA, but the hitters have been even worse -- they've scored just five runs while hitting .198.
Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tigers Still Searching For CloserThe Tigers continue to search hard for help in the bullpen, specifically at closer. Jose Valverde blew a save in an eventual loss to the Royals on Wednesday. Via Danny Knobler/CBS Sports (via Twitter) Detroit Tigers, Free Agent Rumor, Trade Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Rival Agent: Miguel Cabrera Should Renegotiate NowMiguel Cabrera, who turned 30 in April, won't become a free agent until after the 2015 season. Cabrera is widely regarded as the best hitter in baseball, but in two years his value might change given his age and the recent track record of mid-30s free agents. "If I represented him," said one veteran agent, "I'd try to negotiate something right now. He's got better leverage at 30 than he'd have if he was trying to go someplace else at 32. I'd be shooting not so much for the years, but for the highest AAV [average annual value] in the game. And I think he could get that." Some executives have speculated something along the lines of three years, $90 million, with a vesting option or two, tacked onto the $44 million he has coming in 2014-15. Detroit Tigers, Free Agent Rumor Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Tigers Jun 2013 Archive
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