Alex Avila is reporting that Miggy is “20-25″ lbs lighter. Â Can you tell (images)? Tom Gage breaks down the 40 man here. Â They are at 24 signed after yesterday. Kate Upton is moonlighting as a spokesmodel for MLB2K12. See JV getting just a tip or two here. Comerica is getting a face lift. Â Look for [...]
Winding Down 2011
Hello all - hopefully everyone is having a great holiday season and your bowl picks are hitting at better than 55%. Â Not too much today, just a few notes in case you missed them over the past week or so. Â (and thanks to a tip from Billfer I think we got a workaround on the rotator) - Carlos Quentin… [the full story]

2011 Winter Meetings
Your Winter Meetings thread. Â I'll update when I can, but I figure we'll let the comments take care of the breaking news. Here's what we already know - Jose Reyes is taking his talents to South Beach. Â Did you know that they are the "Miami Marlins" now? Â Isn't that Jamie Foxx's team in Any Given… [the full story]

40-Man Roster Cont’d
Sorry for cutting Wednesday’s post short but Turkey day plans were calling. In any event, to continue the discussion on the Tigers recent roster move, here’s some information on the remaining three prospects added to the 40-man roster: Tyler Stohr (RHP) The 25 year-old reliever spent 2011 in… [the full story]

40-Man Roster Prospects
Last week the Tigers set their 40-man rosters in order to protect players from the Rule 5 draft. In addition to the big league club and high-level minor leaguers, the roster includes 5 prospects whose names I mentioned many times throughout last season: Casey Crosby, Matt Hoffman, Tyler Stohr, Avisail… [the full story]

Justin Verlander for (edit: IS) MVP
Vote is coming out today at 2pm, and MLB.tv will have live coverage beginning at 1:30pm eastern. Rob Neyer would vote Jacob Ellsbury #1 and JV 5th. Â (When did Neyer move to SBNation from ESPN.com? Â When did SBNation become a legitimate sports news source?) Buster Olney writes that JV will get… [the full story]

Billfer likes long walks in Comerica Park. Check out the 
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