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By Jerry Green |  Special to The Detroit News Detroit — It was almost midnight when the swindle occurred, a sorry half decade ago. But the pain and the mirth remain. Pain if you’re from Detroit.  Mirth and joyous mockery if you’re from Houston. This was the Great Verlander Swindle  baseball’s worst player deal in 98 years.
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Detroit — On Thursday, the day Major League rosters expand to 28 players, the Tigers will welcome No. 7-ranked prospect Ryan Kreidler to the big leagues and welcome back first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Also, veteran right-handed starting pitcher Michael Pineda will be activated off the injured list. Manager AJ Hinch said Kreidler, who will play
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Arlington, Texas — What’s frustrating — if anything can be truly frustrating after a road series-winning 9-8 victory against the Texas Rangers, except maybe the last two innings — is that the Tigers haven’t been able to produce this type of offensive performance more frequently this season. The same team that has been shut out a league-most 17 times and
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Arlington, Texas – Veteran lefty Dallas Keuchel, pitching for his third team this season, has certainly had his moments against Detroit teams over the years. But not too many lately. Maybe the Tigers weren’t exactly licking their chops in anticipation of Keuchel’s debut start with the Rangers Saturday – but they weren’t stressing it, either.
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Arlington, Texas — Before Friday’s game, a reporter from The Associated Press wanted to get Miguel Cabrera’s thoughts on Cardinals slugger Paul Goldschmidt, who is making a bid win the Triple Crown. “Why ask me?” Cabrera said. “Because you were the last person to win it (in 2012),” the reporter said. “I already did it,” Cabrera said.
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