Signings and key returns 2012 Detroit Tigers season

the tigers signed free agent first baseman prince fielder on january 24.



on october 28, tigers picked option on closer josé valverde.
on november 18, tigers signed catcher gerald laird one-year contract. laird had been tigers primary catcher 2009 , 2010 seasons.
also on november 18, club purchased minor league contracts of pitching prospects casey crosby, tyler stohr , matt hoffman; outfielder avisail garcía , infielder hernan perez.
on november 30, tigers re-signed second baseman ramón santiago two-year deal.
on december 9, tigers announced one-year deal relief pitcher octavio dotel. there option 2013 season.
on january 16, tigers avoided arbitration starting pitcher rick porcello , reliever phil coke, signing both one-year deals. following day, team agreed on one-year deals starting pitcher max scherzer, outfielder delmon young , utilityman don kelly. helps team avoid arbitration hearing 10th year in row.
on january 24, tigers signed first baseman prince fielder nine-year, $214 million deal. result, miguel cabrera moved third base.
on april 20, tigers re-acquired pitcher zach miner kansas city royals in exchange cash. miner report aa erie seawolves.




^ tigers exercise 2012 team option on valverde mlb.com october 28, 2011
^ tigers, catcher gerald laird reunite one-year contract mlb.com november 18, 2011
^ tigers add 5 prospects 40-man roster mlb.com november 18, 2011
^ tigers re-sign santiago two-year contract mlb.com november 30, 2011
^ tigers sign veteran reliever dotel 1 year mlb.com december 9, 2011
^ tigers agree terms porcello, coke mlb.com january 16, 2012
^ tigers sign remaining arbitration-eligible trio mlb.com january 17, 2012
^ prince, tigers reportedly reach nine-year deal mlb.com january 24, 2012
^ cabrera, prince anchor corners tigers foxsportsdetroit.com january 26, 2012
^ tigers re-acquire zach miner royals mlb.com april 20, 2012