Roster moves 2012 Detroit Tigers season

1 roster moves

1.1 releases
1.2 key injuries
1.3 signings , key returns
1.4 trades

roster moves
releases

on october 29, tigers released relief pitcher joel zumaya free agency.
on november 1, tigers released outfielder magglio ordóñez, infielder carlos guillén, , starting pitcher brad penny free agency.
on december 12, tigers released utility infielder rhymes free agency.
on march 12, tigers released relief pitcher david pauley. on march 15, pauley cleared waivers , became free agent.
on april 26, tigers released veteran infielder brandon inge after 12 seasons.

key injuries

on december 16, team announced relief pitcher al alburquerque had surgery on pitching elbow, replace stress fracture.
on january 17, reported designated hitter/catcher/infielder víctor martínez tore acl , needs surgery repair it. on march 12, team placed martinez on 60-day disabled list , declared him out season.

signings , key returns

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.

trades

on december 9, tigers traded relief pitcher ryan perry washington nationals fellow reliever collin balester.
on july 23, tigers traded pitcher jacob turner , 2 minor league prospects (catcher rob brantly , pitcher brian flynn) miami marlins starting pitcher aníbal sánchez , infielder omar infante.
on august 6, tigers acquired utilityman jeff baker chicago cubs 2 minor league players named later. traded atlanta braves on august 31 player named later.




^ tuesday joel zumaya s swan song? despite surgery, wants stay tiger vince ellis, detroit free press, october 12, 2011
^ magglio, guillen not expected in detroit mlb.com november 1, 2011
^ tigers not tender rhymes contract 2012 season mlb.com december 12, 2011
^ tigers part ways struggling righty pauley mlb.com march 12, 2012
^ detroit tigers sever ties brandon inge, heart in detroit mlive.com, april 26, 2012
^ tigers al alburquerque undergoes elbow surgery fix stress fracture mlb.com december 16, 2011
^ v-mart miss season because of acl tear mlb.com january 17, 2012
^ tigers injury report mlb.com
^ 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
^ tigers swing deal right-hander balester mlb.com december 9, 2011
^ rosecrans, c. trent. cbs sports, july 23, 2012. tigers land aníbal sánchez, omar infante marlins.
^ tigers acquire utilityman baker cubs mlb.com, august 6, 2012
^ braves acquire jeff baker tigers cbssports.com retrieved on august 31, 2012