PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers acquired infielder Eddys Leonard from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations before Tuesday’s trade deadline, after the failed Eduardo Rodriguez trade. The 22-year-old, who turns 23 in November, will report to Triple-A Toledo. “He’s performed really well at the lower levels and does a lot of the things under
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COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps used dominant pitching and timely hitting to beat the Lake County Captains 5-1 in front of 5,504 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. WATCH: WHITECAPS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT West Michigan starting pitcher Wilkel Hernandez tossed six scoreless innings with five strikeouts as COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
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Pittsburgh — The Tigers ended up not trading Eduardo Rodriguez before the deadline expired Tuesday and the reasons for it are complicated and a little mysterious. The Tigers had a deal in place with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but in the final hour, Rodriguez nixed it, exercising a no-trade provision in his contract. The Dodgers
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PITTSBURGH — The Detroit Tigers thought Eduardo Rodriguez would accept a trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, Rodriguez nixed the agreed upon trade. And the Tigers ended up with nothing. “I’m not going to share exactly the conversations revealed to me,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said Tuesday. “I’m not going to
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The Tigers and Dodgers swung a minor deal just before the deadline, as J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group tweets that Detroit acquired infielder Eddys Leonard for cash considerations.  The Dodgers designated Leonard for assignment earlier this week as a way to open a roster spot for new acquisitions. Leonard, 22, has a
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The first trade deadline for Tigers’ President of Baseball Ops Scott Harris went over like the proverbial lead balloon on Tuesday. After making a solid, if uninspiring deal to send Michael Lorenzen to Philadelphia for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee, Harris and the Los Angeles Dodgers had apparently negotiated a trade for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez in
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