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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
A question that pops up now and then (or perhaps more frequently) with the Detroit Tigers' need for a shortstop is whether or not Brandon Inge and that slick glove of his could move over to the left from third base. (Zappatista brought it up in a comment last week, in fact.) That question also found its way into Jason Beck 's shortstop-themed mailbag at tigers.com this week. Here's his...
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Baseball America (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... PROSPECTSOF THE DECADEYearPlayer, Position20081999Gabe Kapler, ofBrewers2000Eric Munson 1b/cBrewers2001Brandon Inge, cTigers2002Nate Cornejo, rhpOut of baseball2003Jeremy Bonderman, rhpTigers2004Kyle Sleeth, rhpOut of baseball2005Curtis Granderson, ofTigers2006Justin Verlander, rhpTigers2007Cameron Maybin, ofMarlins2008Rick Porcello, rhpTigersTOP DRAFT PICKSOF THE DECADEYearPlayer,...
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The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
The Tigers are in the hunt for a catcher. Brandon Inge has been moved to third base and Dusty Ryan may be ready to contribute at the big league level, but I don’t think anybody is comfortable with him being handed the full load at this point. With this need has come speculation [...]
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
DANA POINT, Calif. -- The question is inevitable, given the circumstances. The Tigers have moved Brandon Inge to third base but are not convinced Dusty Ryan is ready to become their No. 1 catcher in 2009.
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The Detroit Tiger Weblog (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... of the biggest losses occurred at third base where there aren’t many who can adequately replace Brandon Inge’s glove, despite the fact the system rated Carlos Guillen very well. Magglio Ordonez was near average in 07 but poor in 08 in right field. The biggest hit defensively though, and it accounted for two-thirds of the decline in team defense by this measure, was in centerfield....
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Jon Paul Morosi / Detroit Free Press : Jason Varitek available, but there's a catch — Bringing back Pudge called ‘longshot’ — DANA POINT, Calif. — The question is inevitable, given the circumstances. — The Tigers have moved Brandon Inge to third base but are not convinced Dusty Ryan is ready to become their No. 1 catcher in 2009.
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Sports2Debate (Free subscription) | 12/11/2008
... bargaining chip would probably be Jeremy Bonderman and Magglio Ordonez. They could also dangle Brandon Inge in the market and he might have some value being a third baseman and potential catcher for another team. With the '08 issues in the bullpen and starting pitching, I'm sure they wish to get a trade to work in their favor for that department. A lot of teams would be out for Ordonez,...
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Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
... Ordonez5610.7027Gary Sheffield4180.7028Curtis Granderson5530.6442Edgar Renteria5030.5857Brandon Inge3470.4685Miguel Cabrera6160.4489Marcus Thames3160.25119Thanks to the play by play database and researchers at , there are now better ways to measure plate discipline which address the problems of BB/K discussed above. The statistic ZSWING shown in Table 2 below is the percentage of...
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Open Book: A Sports Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
... the Jaguars seem to be divided and confused.- I still don’t understand why the Tigers don’t make Brandon Inge their catcher. It is so much easier to find a third baseman than a catcher. As for Inge, his value is so much greater as a catcher. Just look at the list of free agent catchers for proof.Note: I will be writing my column for Monday’s paper from the Pistons-Celtics game,...
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MLB (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The Tigers traded Ivan Rodriguez in July looking to move on with Brandon Inge as their catcher. Four months and two catchers later, they're searching again for help behind the plate, but Pudge is a longshot to return to Detroit.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
... Can they find a decent second baseman to pair with shortstop Mike Aviles'Detroit TigersWith Brandon Inge back at third, who are the Tigers going to go with at catcher? And now that they've bought out Edgar Renteria, where are they going to find a shortstop?AMERICAN LEGUE WESTLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimThey won't be able to afford both Mark TeixeiraFrancisco Rodriguez so ... which...
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Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog (Free subscription) | 26/10/2008
... Guillen.286Curtis Granderson.280Edgar Renteria.270Marcus Thames.241Gary Sheffield.225Brandon Inge.205The problem with batting average is that what happens after the batter hits the ball is largely out of his control. He can hit line drives that are caught or soft bloopers that escape the grasp of infielders. Often times, these fortunes and misfortunes even out throughout the course...
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Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Say what? Rany Jazayerli says the Tampa Bay Rays owe Brandon Inge a playoff share . (It has to do with the Rays being able to draft David Price , who saved last night's ALCS clincher.) At Fangraphs , Dave Cameron says Nate Robertson could be an excellent buy-low candidate in a world where Kyle Lohse can get $41 million. From your fingers to Dave Dombrowski 's ears, sir. Have at that...
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Ballbug (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
Rany Jazayerli / Unfiltered : The Unsung Hero of Tampa Bay — The Rays owe Brandon Inge a playoff share. — At the end of the 2006 season, the Kansas City Royals (you knew they'd be involved in this post somehow) were trying to complete an improbable sweep in Detroit, a sweep which would not only knock the Tigers out of first place …
