Minors, Roster Management

Tigers Finalize 40 Man Roster

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The Detroit Tigers have finalized their 40 man roster with the following transactions:

Purchased Contracts of:
Don Kelly
Joel Zumaya
Kyle Sleeth
Humberto Sanchez
Eulogio De La Cruz
Jordan Tata
Brent Clevlen
Kody Kirkland

Outrighted to Toledo contracts of:
Adam Peterson
Colby Lewis

The roster now stands at 40 players. The biggest omission is probably David Espinosa who the Tigers stand a decent chance of losing in the Rule 5 draft. Speaking of the Rule 5 draft, with the Tigers roster full, I believe that excludes them from participating.

To the best of my knowledge, this represents the Tigers current 40 man roster:



Player           2006 Contract Status Options

================ ==================== =======  

Kenny Baugh      Indentured Servant     Yes

Roman Colon      Indentured Servant     Yes

Craig Dingman    Indentured Servant      No

Franklyn German  Indentured Servant      No

Jason Grilli     Indentured Servant      No

Preston Larrison Indentured Servant     Yes

Wilfredo Ledezma Indentured Servant     Yes

Nate Robertson   Indentured Servant     Yes

Fernando Rodney  Indentured Servant     Yes

Chris Spurling   Indentured Servant     Yes

Mark Woodyard    Indentured Servant     Yes

Tony Giarratano  Indentured Servant     Yes

Omar Infante     Indentured Servant     Yes

Ryan Raburn      Indentured Servant     Yes

Chris Shelton    Indentured Servant     Yes

C. Granderson    Indentured Servant     Yes

Nook Logan       Indentured Servant     Yes

Marcus Thames    Indentured Servant      No

Don Kelly        Indentured Servant     Yes

Joel Zumaya      Indentured Servant     Yes

Kyle Sleeth      Indentured Servant     Yes

Humberto Sanchez Indentured Servant     Yes

E. De La Cruz    Indentured Servant     Yes

Jordan Tata      Indentured Servant     Yes

Brent Clevlen    Indentured Servant     Yes

Kody Kirkland    Indentured Servant     Yes
  


Jeremy Bonderman Arbitration Eligible   Yes

Mike Maroth      Arbitration Eligible   Yes

Vance Wilson     Arbitration Eligible    No

Brandon Inge     Arbitration Eligible    No

Carlos Pena      Arbitration Eligible    No

Craig Monroe     Arbitration Eligible   Yes
  


Troy Percival             Signed         No

Justin Verlander          Signed        Yes

Jamie Walker              Signed         No

Ivan Rodriguez            Signed         No

Carlos Guillen            Signed         No

Placido Polanco           Signed         No

Magglio Ordonez           Signed         No

Dmitri Young              Signed         No

12 thoughts on “Tigers Finalize 40 Man Roster”

  1. So can we finally render a verdict on the Brian Moehler-for-David Espinosa (and others) trade? If he’s left for the Rule V draft and lost to another team, is this a deal that Dombrowski flopped on?

  2. Ian,

    Ultimately, it didn’t work out in our benefit, but that doesn’t necessarily make it a bad trade. You always take that chance when you deal for a prospect. Besides, we’ll get $50k if he’s taken in the draft.

  3. Also, what sort of career has Moehler had since the trade, especially with Reds? 9-16 with a 5.34 ERA in 50 games with 37 starts overall 2-4 and a 6.02 ERA in 10 games with the Reds.

    At worst, the deal is a wash. At best, the Tigers lost little and gained a solid farm hand that filled a minor league outfield slot.

  6. I don’t think it was a bad trade. Espinosa had, and still has potential. Moheler’s renaissance this year in Florida was probably the most unexpected outcome.

    As for Noochie Varner, I haven’t researched this but I thought he was part of the Alex Sanchez trade.

  8. I think we could aford to lose Espinosa. We have Nook and Granderson in center, Maggs in right, and Thames and Monroe in left. Plus Leyland sees Omar playing in the outfield as well. There really isn’t a lot of room for Espinosa at the moment.

    Of course, a really big trade could change that (Could the Yankees really give up Pavano for Craig Monroe?)

  10. Dead-on as per usual, billfer…

    “May 27, 2003: Alex Sanchez traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Detroit Tigers for Chad Petty (minors) and Noochie Varner (minors).”

  11. But wait, there’s more:

    “July 23, 2002: Brian Moehler traded by the Detroit Tigers with Matt Boone (minors) and cash to the Cincinnati Reds for players to be named later and David Espinosa (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Noochie Varner (minors) (August 30, 2002) and Jorge Cordova (minors) (September 24, 2002) to the Detroit Tigers to complete the trade.”

    Umm… Who the hell is Jorge Cordova?

  12. Jorge Cordova flopped out after some injuries. I don’t see how anybody can say that is a bad deal because of Moehler’s success this year. Was it a bad move not to sign him to a Minor League deal last year? Yeah, trading him? No.

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