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The Best and Worst Trade of the Decade for the Texas Rangers

Mar 30, 2020

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

The 2010s was the most successful decade in the history of the Texas Rangers franchise. A club record 96 wins in 2011 was one of five 90-win campaigns in the decade, which featured two American League pennants,...

Angels Acquire Ian Kinsler from Tigers

Ryan Waterman

Dec 13, 2017

American League, American League Central, American League West, Breaking News, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Transactions

The Hot Stove continues its' raging inferno, with another major move from the surprisingly impressive offseason for the Los Angeles Angels continues. Just days after securing an agreement from arguably the hott...

Report: Ian Kinsler Trade Talks Heating Up

Brent Maguire

Dec 12, 2017

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Rumors

The Detroit Tigers are in a full-swing rebuild, which began in the summer when the team shipped out Justin Verlander, Justin Upton and J.D. Martinez. One of the next obvious pieces on the move is second baseman...

Detroit Tigers Wish List for 2018

Griffin Fabits

Nov 28, 2017

American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason

There are many things the Detroit Tigers could use as the inaugural season of the rebuild begins in April. With the exception of Miguel Cabrera, this roster was stripped of stars and a good chunk of payroll in ...

Report: Angels, Mets interested in acquiring Ian Kinsler from the Tigers

Joe Jacquez

Nov 21, 2017

Headlines, Major League Baseball, Offseason, Rumors

The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Angels have had initial discussions with the Detroit Tigers about acquiring Ian Kinsler, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The 35-year-old Kinsler just wrapped up ...

Sim Game: If You’re the Rangers, Would You Reverse the Fielder-Kinsler Trade?

Tom Dorsa

Apr 25, 2017

Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers

On November 20, 2013, the Texas Rangers sent second baseman and three-time American League All-Star Ian Kinsler to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for former MVP finalist first baseman/designated hitter Prince F...

Detroit Tigers Lineup: Fitting in Justin Upton

John Czech

Jan 19, 2016

American League, American League Central, Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball

The remnants of the 87 loss, 2015 Detroit Tigers team have been all but washed away this offseason. New Tigers General Manager Al Avila caped off an already impressive on-the-fly rebuild by signing 28-year-...

Starlin Castro’s Developing New Role

Nick Schaeflein

Aug 20, 2015

Chicago Cubs, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, National League Central

Starlin Castro has been the Chicago Cubs' Opening Day shortstop for the last five seasons. However, over the last two weeks it appears that the torch has been passed to Addison Russell as Chicago's new man up t...

What’s Up With The Tigers?

Niklas Jarvinen

Jun 1, 2015

Detroit Tigers, Features, Opinions & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers started off the 2015 season with an 11-2 record. Since that start, they are 17-22. There’s plenty of reason not to panic though. Many fans in Detroit believe that the run is over, but I’m goi...

Return of the… Prince?! Fielder Resurgent for Texas Rangers

Scott Stone

May 17, 2015

American League, American League West, Headlines, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Texas Rangers

When Prince Fielder signed his 9-year, $214-million deal with the Detroit Tigers, fans of the game immediately crowned him as the best power hitter in baseball. At that time, fans thought that Miguel Cabrera wo...

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