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Tigers Won't Pick Up Magglio Ordonez's Option, Plan to Start Phil Coke in '11

By FanHouse StaffOct 3rd 2010 – 3:00PM

Far adrift from the Twins in the AL Central standings, the Tigers have already started making plans for 2011. Among those plans, general manager Dave Dombrowski told reporters Sunday, are intentions to decline outfielder Magglio Ordonez's 2011 option and turn left-handed reliever Phil Coke into a starting pitcher next...

Roto Rush: Bautista and Gonzalez Get No Fantasy Love

By Knox BardeenJul 8th 2010 – 8:00AM

The Toronto Blue Jays are quite used to living in baseball anonymity. It's as if news doesn't travel south of the Canadian border quickly or as frequently. Consider as proof last years emergence of Aaron Hill. With the exception of a decent 2007, Hill was barely a blip on the radar. He started the season batting .365 with...

Winter Meetings Wrap: AL Central

By Matt SnyderDec 10th 2009 – 2:30PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Not sure if you heard, but there was a trade involving an AL Central team at the annual Winter Meetings. The Tigers teamed up with the Yankees and Diamondbacks to form a three-team, seven-player blockbuster trade. It was easily the biggest news of the meetings and the rest of the division was relatively...

Granderson Gives Yankees 'Comfort,' Tigers Not Rebuilding

By Matt SnyderDec 9th 2009 – 5:10PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Though Yankees general manager Brian Cashman wouldn't rule out bringing back either Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui, he did mention that the acquisition of Curtis Granderson via trade gives the Bronx Bombers a level of comfort while they discuss possibly bringing back Damon and/or Matsui. During a press...

Tigers Make Out Best in Expected Swap of Granderson

By Frankie PiliereDec 8th 2009 – 7:40PM

The first big shot has been fired in this Hot Stove season. With Curtis Granderson expected to be on his way to the Yankees, Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy headed to Arizona, and an impressive haul of young talent headed to the Detroit Tigers, everyone wants to know how well each team did. The Yankees got their man and...

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  • 05/19/12 Relay For Life Fundraiser Underway Source: CBS - KMVT 11 - Twin Falls ID Filer, Idaho (KMVT-TV) The annual Relay For Life fundraiser is in full swing.
  • 05/16/12 Dotel's save earns him spot in MLB history Source: MLB If there's one snapshot of Octavio Dotel's well-traveled career, it was in the Tigers' clubhouse Wednesday: Jerseys from all 13 of his Major League stops were hanging in his locker, unpacked from a box by fellow reliever Joaquin Benoit.
  • 05/16/12 Coke sees benefit of throwing side session Source: MLB - Detroit Tigers Phil Coke doesn't throw a side session in the bullpen before a game very often.
  • 05/16/12 Dotel's save earns him spot in MLB history Source: MLB - Detroit Tigers If there's one snapshot of Octavio Dotel's well-traveled career, it was in the Tigers' clubhouse Wednesday: Jerseys from all 13 of his Major League stops were hanging in his locker, unpacked from a box by fellow reliever Joaquin Benoit.
  • 05/16/12 Adjustment helps put the old pop back in Phil Coke's... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Tigers left-handed reliever Phil Coke spent Sunday morning at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum working on his delivery with pitching coach Jeff Jones.

Background on phil coke

Phillip "Phil" Douglas Coke (born July 19, 1982) is an American professional baseball pitcher with the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball.

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