Rick Porcello's inexperience showed. So did his talent. ...more

March 4, 2009

Nate Robertson's final line wasn't impressive. It was how he wiggled out of a bases-loaded jam Tuesday in the Detroit Tigers' 7-5 victory over Venezuela that caught his manager's attention. ...more

March 3, 2009

Justin Verlander staked an early claim to regaining his role as the Detroit Tigers' ace, throwing two shutout innings Wednesday in a 5-4 win over Atlanta in each team's spring training opener. ...more

February 25, 2009

On the weekend of the Daytona 500, new Detroit Tigers pitching coach Rick Knapp used a NASCAR analogy to talk about a pitching staff that was wracked by injuries in 2008. ...more

February 14, 2009

Even if they are keeping quiet about it, there undoubtedly are some people in the Rays organization who aren't too thrilled to be losing Scott Kazmir and J.P. Howell to the World Baseball Classic for a good chunk of spring training. ...more

January 18, 2009

With the division title in hand, Saturday was mostly about Matt Garza getting tuned up for the postseason. ...more

September 28, 2008

After watching yet another wild show on the mound, the Detroit Tigers sent Dontrelle Willis down to Class A on Tuesday in hopes the struggling lefty can find his control. ...more

June 11, 2008

It would have been understandable if Luis Gonzalez had called it a career. He had 18 big-league seasons in his rear-view mirror and there was basically nothing left he hadn't accomplished. He has a World Series ring and a place in the record books. ...more

February 8, 2008

It's a done deal. The Tigers and Marlins completed their blockbuster trade Wednesday, an eight-player swap that sent All-Stars Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from Florida to Detroit. ...more

December 6, 2007

John Maine stopped the Mets' slide with an overpowering performance that pulled them into a first-place tie. He nearly did a whole lot more than that. ...more

September 30, 2007