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Birth Date	9-3-1977
Height	6' 2"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	35 years, 9 months, 16 days
Bats	R
Throws	L

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
2002	FLO	24	6	1	8.3	4.7	3.7	0	1	0	1	0	0	46	15	11	11	3	26	4	3	2	3	11.88	9.00	9.85	-4.1	-0.4
2003	DET	25	8	8	44.7	44.7	0.0	1	2	0	0	4	0	203	55	27	27	6	81	23	21	0	33	5.44	4.91	5.12	2.1	0.2
2004	DET	26	34	32	196.7	190.7	6.0	12	10	1	0	17	1	852	210	116	107	30	341	66	65	4	155	4.90	4.63	5.63	6.8	0.6
2005	DET	27	32	32	196.7	196.7	0.0	7	16	0	0	16	1	846	202	113	98	28	334	65	63	7	122	4.48	4.76	5.60	0.5	-0.0
2006	DET	28	32	32	208.7	208.7	0.0	13	13	0	0	20	3	881	206	98	89	29	337	67	65	8	137	3.84	4.76	5.44	9.1	0.7
2007	DET	29	30	30	177.7	177.7	0.0	9	13	0	0	13	2	781	199	98	94	22	313	63	61	3	119	4.76	4.70	5.46	10.0	1.0
2008	DET	30	32	28	168.7	161.0	7.7	7	11	0	0	9	2	761	218	124	119	26	359	62	55	2	108	6.35	5.02	5.55	1.6	0.0
2009	DET	31	28	6	49.7	28.0	21.7	2	3	0	2	2	0	234	59	33	30	4	79	28	25	2	35	5.44	4.59	5.59	1.0	0.1
2010	FLO	32	19	18	100.3	94.7	5.7	6	8	0	0	5	1	450	110	70	61	11	176	40	39	6	61	5.47	4.69	5.39	3.6	0.1
2010	PHI	32	2	0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	6	6	1	9	2	2	0	2	54.00	18.11	15.71	-1.9	-0.2
Career			223	187	1152.3	1106.7	45.7	57	77	1	3	86	10	5064	1279	696	642	160	2055	420	399	34	775	5.01	4.80	5.56	28.8	2.1

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
2002	FLO	MLB	6	1	8.3	9.85	-19	.374	.270	.346	.430	.273	.353	100	-3.9	-0.4	-4.1	-0.4
2003	DET	MLB	8	8	44.7	5.12	89	.293	.274	.339	.446	.270	.348	94	2.1	0.2	2.1	0.2
2004	DET	MLB	34	32	196.7	5.63	84	.270	.276	.340	.445	.269	.302	97	5.7	0.6	6.8	0.6
2005	DET	MLB	32	32	196.7	5.60	82	.270	.275	.338	.442	.272	.279	101	0.7	0.1	0.5	-0.0
2006	DET	MLB	32	32	208.7	5.44	89	.254	.282	.347	.451	.272	.277	99	8.7	0.8	9.1	0.7
2007	DET	MLB	30	30	177.7	5.46	91	.268	.275	.345	.432	.271	.309	103	10.0	1.0	10.0	1.0
2008	DET	MLB	32	28	168.7	5.55	82	.297	.273	.340	.431	.271	.341	100	2.1	0.2	1.6	0.0
2009	DET	MLB	28	6	49.7	5.59	82	.283	.275	.345	.442	.273	.333	98	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.1
2010	FLO	MLB	19	18	100.3	5.39	78	.290	.265	.337	.425	.273	.298	100	1.7	0.2	3.6	0.1
2010	PHI	MLB	2	0	1.0	15.71	-164	.592	.251	.335	.427	.276	.800	98	-1.9	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2
2011	TAC	AAA	18	18	93.3	6.89	75	.303	.303	.365	.482	.276	.360	97	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	IOW	AAA	14	0	20.0	7.73	50	.271	.281	.344	.441	.278	.353	87	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	LVG	AAA	9	2	9.0	7.31	73	.281	.292	.367	.455	.278	.355	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2013	ROU	AAA	25	0	27.7	4.15	112	.267	.274	.346	.432	.268	.329	92	3.4	0.3	3.4	0.3
Career		MLB		187	1152.3	5.56	83	.276	.275	.342	.440	.271	.305	99	26.2	2.6	28.8	2.1

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
2002	FLO	MLB	0	1	0	6	1	8.3	15	4	3	3	65%	.353	16.2	4.3	3.2	3.2	2.28	11.88	-4.1	-0.4
2003	DET	MLB	1	2	0	8	8	44.7	55	23	33	6	54%	.348	11.1	4.6	1.2	6.6	1.75	5.44	2.1	0.2
2004	DET	MLB	12	10	1	34	32	196.7	210	66	155	30	51%	.302	9.6	3.0	1.4	7.1	1.40	4.90	6.8	0.6
2005	DET	MLB	7	16	0	32	32	196.7	202	65	122	28	52%	.279	9.2	3.0	1.3	5.6	1.36	4.48	0.5	-0.0
2006	DET	MLB	13	13	0	32	32	208.7	206	67	137	29	48%	.277	8.9	2.9	1.3	5.9	1.31	3.84	9.1	0.7
2007	DET	MLB	9	13	0	30	30	177.7	199	63	119	22	46%	.309	10.1	3.2	1.1	6.0	1.47	4.76	10.0	1.0
2008	DET	MLB	7	11	0	32	28	168.7	218	62	108	26	47%	.341	11.6	3.3	1.4	5.8	1.66	6.35	1.6	0.0
2009	DET	MLB	2	3	0	28	6	49.7	59	28	35	4	43%	.333	10.7	5.1	0.7	6.3	1.75	5.44	1.0	0.1
2010	FLO	MLB	6	8	0	19	18	100.3	110	40	61	11	44%	.298	9.9	3.6	1.0	5.5	1.50	5.47	3.6	0.1
2010	PHI	MLB	0	0	0	2	0	1.0	5	2	2	1	33%	.800	45.0	18.0	9.0	18.0	7.00	54.00	-1.9	-0.2
2011	TAC	AAA	6	7	0	18	18	93.3	135	38	55	14	42%	.360	13.0	3.7	1.4	5.3	1.85	7.14	0.0	0.0
2012	IOW	AAA	0	2	0	14	0	20.0	30	4	15	6	46%	.353	13.5	1.8	2.7	6.8	1.70	8.10	0.0	0.0
2012	LVG	AAA	0	1	0	9	2	9.0	13	4	5	2	42%	.355	13.0	4.0	2.0	5.0	1.89	8.00	0.0	0.0
2013	ROU	AAA	1	2	0	25	0	27.7	27	14	23	0	51%	.329	8.8	4.6	0.0	7.5	1.48	2.60	3.4	0.3

Injury History beta

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2011-03-07	2011-03-31	Camp	24	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Loose Bodies	2011-03-16
2009-11-15	2009-11-15	Off	0	0	Left	Groin	Surgery	Torn Muscle	2009-11-15
2009-09-12	2009-09-20	DTD	8	8	Left		Inflammation		-
2009-06-27	2009-08-26	15-DL	60	52	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Mass Removal	2009-06-30
2009-05-06	2009-05-21	15-DL	15	12		Low Back	Strain		-
2009-03-25	2009-03-31	Camp	6	0	Left	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2008-04-15	2008-04-15	DTD	0	0		Low Back	Soreness		-
2007-06-07	2007-06-26	15-DL	19	17	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue		-
2004-09-22	2004-09-22	DTD	0	0	Left	Fingers	Contusion	Batted Ball Ring Finger	-
2004-06-18	2004-06-18	DTD	0	0	Right	Lower Leg	Contusion	Calf	-
1998-01-01	1998-01-01	Coll	0	0	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Tommy John Surgery - Date Is Approximate	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2010	DET	$9,600,000
2009	DET	$7,000,000
2008	DET	$4,250,000
2007	DET	$3,260,000
2006	DET	$402,500
2005	DET	$355,000
2004	DET	$305,000

Years	Description	Salary
7 yr	Previous	$25,172,500
7 yr	Total	$25,172,500

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
7 y 12 d	Steve Canter	1 year (2013)

Details

1 year (2013). Signed by Texas as a free agent 1/21/13 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2012). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/19/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Chicago Cubs 5/29/12. Signed by Toronto as a free agent 7/16/12 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2011). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/20/11 (minor-league contract).
3 years/$21.25M (2008-10). Signed extension with Detroit 1/16/08 (avoided arbitration). 08:$4.25M, 09:$7M, 10:$10M. 2010 salary increases to $11M with 200 IP in 2009 or 400 IP 2008-09. Award bonus: $0.5M for Cy Young ($0.2M for 2nd in vote, $0.1M for 3rd). Acquired by Florida in trade from Detroit 3/30/10 (Tigers to pay $9.6M of 2010 salary, with Marlins paying $0.4M). DFA by Florida 7/21/10, released 7/27/10. Signed by St. Louis as a free agent 8/2/10 (minor-league contract). Signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 8/25/10 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Philadelphia 9/6/10. Released by Philadelphia 9/10/10.
1 year/$3.26M (2007). Re-signed by Detroit 1/07 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.4025M (2006). Re-signed by Detroit 3/06.
1 year/$0.355M (2005). Re-signed by Detroit 3/05.
1 year/$0.305M (2004). Re-signed by Detroit 2/04.
Acquired by Detroit in trade from Florida 1/03.
Drafted by Florida 1999 (5-146) (Wichita State).

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BP Articles

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Title	Author	Date
Rumor Roundup: Patching Pitching Staffs	Daniel Rathman	2013-03-04
Overthinking It: The Moves Alex Anthopoulos Made Before the Blockbuster	Ben Lindbergh	2012-11-14
Painting the Black: Pitching Backward	R.J. Anderson	2011-04-26
Team Injury Projection: Seattle Mariners	Corey Dawkins	2011-03-28
Team Injury Projection: Seattle Mariners	Marc Normandin	2011-03-28
On the Beat: Donnie Manager	John Perrotto	2011-03-21
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2011-03-16
Overthinking It: Small Samplings of Spring, AL Edition	Ben Lindbergh	2011-03-15
The Payoff Pitch: Two, Three, Many Wild Cards!	Neil deMause	2011-02-22
Prospectus Hit List: Winning the Winter, AL Edition	Jay Jaffe	2011-02-14
Spinning Yarn: Pitcher Release Points	Mike Fast	2010-11-11
Checking the Numbers: Minor-league Contract Candidates: Pitchers	Eric Seidman	2010-11-04
Prospectus Hit and Run: Disasterpiece Theater	Jay Jaffe	2010-09-29
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	ESPN Insider	2010-09-24
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Cleveland Indians	Kevin Goldstein	2010-09-24
Transaction Action: Phillies, Nationals, Cubs	Christina Kahrl	2010-09-22
Prospectus Perspective: A Wrigley Rebuild?	Christina Kahrl	2010-08-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Time for Tigers to Look to 2011	Jay Jaffe	2010-08-04
Transaction Action: Utterly McLouthless in the Pursuit of Excellence	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-27
On the Beat: A Second Second City Revival?	John Perrotto	2010-07-16
Transaction Action: Shuffling Seniors	Christina Kahrl	2010-07-12
Prospectus Hit List: NL: Zero to Nine and Beyond	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-08
Transaction Action: Double Dealing	Christina Kahrl	2010-06-02
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #9	Craig Brown	2010-05-28
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail of May 27	John Perrotto	2010-05-27
One-Hoppers: Guess Who "Owns" Dan Haren	John Perrotto	2010-05-18
Fantasy Beat: Weekly Planner #6	Craig Brown	2010-05-07
Contractual Matters: Payroll Puzzle	Jeff Euston	2010-04-22
Transaction Action: Turn of the Screw, NL	Christina Kahrl	2010-04-04
Prospectus Hit List: AL Pre-season Edition	Jay Jaffe	2010-04-02
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-04-02
BP Unfiltered: UPDATED NL Projected Opening Day Rosters	John Perrotto	2010-04-01
Fantasy Beat: Shuffling The Roster: Wednesday	Craig Brown	2010-03-31
Transaction Action: Return to Sender	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-31
Expanded Horizons: AL Central Battle Royale	Tommy Bennett	2010-03-30
Transaction Action: Any Frandsen of Yours Is...	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-28
Fantasy Beat: Hot Spots: Starting Pitchers	Bill Baer	2010-03-26
Transaction Action: American League	Christina Kahrl	2010-03-19
Fantasy Beat: Depth Chart/PFM Update	Clay Davenport	2010-03-17
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2010-03-09
Prospectus Hit and Run: AL Central Competitive Ecology	Jay Jaffe	2010-02-23
Division Preview: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-19
Camp Battles: AL Central	Christina Kahrl	2010-02-17
Future Shock: Dodgers Top 11 Prospects	Kevin Goldstein	2010-02-08
Contractual Matters: AL Central Payroll Projections	Jeff Euston	2010-01-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Replacement-Level Killers	Jay Jaffe	2010-01-15
Prospectus Today: AL Shopping Lists	Joe Sheehan	2009-12-07
On the Beat: Pre-Winter Meetings Shopping Lists	John Perrotto	2009-12-06
Kiss'Em Goodbye: Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2009-10-08
On the Beat: Weekend Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-27
Fab Fours: Picking the Best Playoff Rotations	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-24
On the Beat: Midweek Update	John Perrotto	2009-09-23
Prospectus Today: Twins versus Tigers	Joe Sheehan	2009-09-18
Kiss'Em Goodbye: New York Mets	Baseball Prospectus	2009-09-16
Transaction Action: Assorted Central Moves	Christina Kahrl	2009-09-06
Transaction Action: Friday Frenzy	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-28
Transaction Action: Weekend Transaction Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-08-16
Transaction Analysis: Deadline Day Action	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-31
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Will Carroll	2009-07-13
Under The Knife: Midseason THR Updates	Michael R. Lewis	2009-07-13
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-04
Transaction Analysis: Moves and Grooves	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-23
Transaction Analysis: AL East and Central Updates	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-12
Transaction Analysis: AL Central, Plus	Christina Kahrl	2009-06-02
Transaction Analysis: AL Roster Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-04-10
Prospectus Hit List: Opening Day Edition	Jay Jaffe	2009-04-06
Prospectus Today: The Motor City Money Pit	Joe Sheehan	2009-03-17
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Brad Wochomurka	2009-02-23
On the Beat: Getting Warmer	John Perrotto	2009-02-15
Transaction Analysis: AL Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2008-12-14
On the Beat: Mega-Dealing	John Perrotto	2008-12-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: Big Gains, Big Losers	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-07
Every Given Sunday: A Red Menace	John Perrotto	2008-08-24
Prospectus Hit List: Cramped Quarters	Jay Jaffe	2008-08-22
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-05
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-30
Prospectus Preview: Friday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-07-25
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Moves and Issues	Christina Kahrl	2008-07-15
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Marc Normandin	2008-06-26
Fantasy Beat: More on QuikERA	Marc Normandin	2008-06-12
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-06-10
Prospectus Hit List: Slinking, Streaking, and Slump-Busting	Jay Jaffe	2008-06-06
Prospectus Preview: Saturday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-17
Prospectus Preview: Thursday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-05-01
Prospectus Today: Value Judgments	Joe Sheehan	2008-04-05
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2008-03-17
Pressure in Motown: The 2007 Tigers	John Perrotto	2008-03-12
Every Given Sunday: Gearing Up For Pitchers and Catchers	John Perrotto	2008-02-03
Schrodinger's Bat: Defense and Alphabet Soup	Dan Fox	2007-12-06
Prospectus Matchups: Rookie Spoilers	Jim Baker	2007-11-16
Motown Blues: An Unsuccessful Defense	John Perrotto	2007-09-19
Prospectus Hit List: Post-Swaptasm Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: Trade Deadline Edition	Jay Jaffe	2007-07-31
Transaction Analysis: American League Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2007-07-26
Under The Knife: Unorthodox Solutions	Will Carroll	2007-06-27
Prospectus Hit List: Padres Riding High	Jay Jaffe	2007-06-08
Schrodinger's Bat: Batter Versus Pitcher, Gameday Style	Dan Fox	2007-05-24
Transaction of the Day: Six Reshuffled Decks	Christina Kahrl	2007-05-18
Transaction Analysis: AL Central Catchup	Christina Kahrl	2007-02-01
World Series Prospectus: Game Three	Nate Silver	2006-10-25
World Series Prospectus: Off Day	Nate Silver	2006-10-24
The Week In Quotes: October 16-23	Alex Carnevale	2006-10-23
World Series Prospectus: Detroit Tigers versus St. Louis Cardinals	Nate Silver	2006-10-21
Future Shock: Where Did the Tigers and the Athletics Come From?	Kevin Goldstein	2006-10-14
Prospectus Today: LCS, Day One	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-11
Playoff Prospectus: ALCS Preview	Christina Kahrl	2006-10-10
Completely Random Statistical Trivia: 2006 in Review	Keith Woolner	2006-10-09
Prospectus Today: Division Series, Day Three	Joe Sheehan	2006-10-06
Playoff Prospectus: Tigers versus Yankees	Rany Jazayerli	2006-10-02
Prospectus Hit List: Week of September 26	Jay Jaffe	2006-09-26
Under The Knife: Not Letting Them Win	Will Carroll	2006-09-11
Prospectus Matchups: The Quest to Turn Everybody Into Rob Deer	Jim Baker	2006-09-06
Prospectus Hit List: Week of August 28	Marc Normandin	2006-08-29
Transaction Analysis: August 25-27	Christina Kahrl	2006-08-28
Doctoring The Numbers: Building the Best in Motor City	Rany Jazayerli	2006-08-07
Prospectus Matchups: Second Half	Jim Baker	2006-07-14
Prospectus Notebook: Cubs, Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-23
Prospectus Notebook: Royals, Twins	Baseball Prospectus	2006-06-16
Prospectus Q&A: Dave Dombrowski	Jonah Keri	2006-06-13
AL-Kings May Update: Fast Starts and Early Struggles	Jonah Keri	2006-05-10
Prospectus Today: Growling Again	Joe Sheehan	2006-05-06
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2006-03-15
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Brad Wochomurka	2006-03-15
Team Health Report Review: Evaluating the Results	Marc Normandin	2006-02-22
Prospectus Notebook: Tigers, Mets, Pirates	Baseball Prospectus	2006-02-03
Prospectus Notebook: Braves, Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2005-10-21
Transaction Analysis: September 29-October 7	Christina Kahrl	2005-10-09
Fantasy Focus: Weekend Notes	Jeff Erickson	2005-06-11
Prospectus Hit List: Week of May 15, 2005	Ben Murphy	2005-05-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Caleb Peiffer	2005-03-25
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2005-02-22
Prospectus Today: A Baseball Fix	Joe Sheehan	2004-11-22
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-07-28
Prospectus Triple Play: Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals	Baseball Prospectus	2004-06-02
Prospectus Today: The L Word	Joe Sheehan	2004-04-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays	Baseball Prospectus	2004-04-02
Team Health Reports: Detroit Tigers	Will Carroll	2004-03-31
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2004-03-18
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-10-28
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-28
Transaction Analysis: August 15-18	Christina Kahrl	2003-08-20
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-08-14
Prospectus Triple Play: Anaheim Angels, Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers	Baseball Prospectus	2003-07-31
Transaction Analysis: March 11-16, 2003	Christina Kahrl	2003-03-18
Transaction Analysis: The Centrals	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-30
Transaction Analysis: The Easts	Christina Kahrl	2003-01-25

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2011-08-04 13:00:00	Do you care to expand on your worries over the Tigers' future....weak farm? Iffy everyday lineup? The rotation is locked up for a long while. Thank you. (lemppi from Iowa)	Weak farm; Kevin had them 27th in the organizational rankings this spring. They'll have some financial flexibility after this season, and while Mike Ilich isn't afraid to spend, they absolutely have to avoid the entanglements that produced so much dead salary over the past few years. Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez, Dontrelle Willis, Nate Robertson, Jeremy Bonderman - I can't think of a team that had so many contracts of $10 million per year blow up on them all at once. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-08-04 13:00:00	Thanks for the answer. Bad contracts for Dombrowski? Dontrelle Willis 3-yr/$29M. Nate Robertson 3-yr/$21M. Jeremy Bonderman 4-yr/$38M (I did favor that deal though at the time). Pudge R a $13M option picked up for no apparent reason. Guillen as you noted. He had some real clunkers. I like the guy on the whole...but he created some of the problems they face currently...it wasn't all bad luck. (lemppi from Ankeny, IA)	Yes, those were questionable, except for Bonderman. I would still argue that overall he deserves a solid grade. I'll say something else in his favor: he hasn't blown any money on Chan-Ho Park, or players like Chan Ho. He signed Brandon Lyon for one year, then let Ed Wade sign him for three. Now, the bullpen has been a weakness for the Tigers at times, so you can argue about this, but I would say it's better to stay cheap than to take blind shots in the dark. (Steven Goldman)
2010-03-30 13:00:00	So it appears DET will be paying Dontrell and Nate Robinson about $20m to fill the #5 spots in two rotations. Which one will perform better? (Cris E from St Paul, MN)	You kinda have to pick Robertson, don't you? (I'm assuming you did mean Nate Robertson, and not former Knickerbocker Nate Robinson.) If we're thinking purely in terms of probability, there's very little shot of Robertson putting up a 0.6 K/BB rate. With Dontrelle, that would be an improvement over the last two years. (Shawn Hoffman)
2009-08-28 13:00:00	Should the Tigers sign Brad Penny, or can they put some faith in Nate Robertson/Armando Galaraga not sucking down the stretch? (David from Winston Salem)	I'd just as soon stick with Robertston/Galarraga. (John Perrotto)
2008-01-17 14:00:00	any thoughts on Nate Robertson's deal? Any idea what it's gonna take to lock up Cabrera? (DetroitDale from Florida)	I touched on this a bit in today's TA, but basically, that was a solid investment. Cabrera should be gunning for nine figures. (Christina Kahrl)

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