The other day Jeremy Bonderman talked about wanting to get back in the game in 2013 and that all he wanted was a minor league deal to prove himself. His wish is the Tigers’ command:
#Tigers have offered a contract to Jeremy Bonderman, sources tell FOXSports.com. @mlbonfox
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) November 9, 2012
Unless they did something silly like offer him guaranteed money, there is no risk here and no downside.
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- historiophiliac - Nov 9, 2012 at 12:31 PM
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Yea!
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- dawgpoundmember - Nov 9, 2012 at 2:29 PM
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might as well bring back the big chew nate robertson as well
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- albertmn - Nov 9, 2012 at 3:55 PM
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I can understand that he might be familiar with the Tigers, and may not get a lot of offers. But, if he truly wants to try to get back to the majors, wouldn’t he be better off trying to get any sort of deal with a team that has more need for starters? The odds of him cracking the rotation in Detroit are pretty slim. But, there have to be at least half a dozen teams with 3-4 rotation spots not yet claimed (such as the Twins). Don’t know if those teams are interested, but they would give him a more likely chance to land a spot in the majors if he can pitch well in Spring Training.
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- dsticks11 - Nov 9, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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Sanchez will not be back next year because he is asking for 90 million. Porcello will probably be traded for a corner outfielder. Which leaves: Verlander, Fister, Max, Smyly, and ?
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- historiophiliac - Nov 9, 2012 at 4:41 PM
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Well, Sanchez may not get the $90mil he wants, so he may stay. Also, Bonderman is 30 now. He may have to settle for being a reliever, in which case, there could be room for him.
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- philliesblow - Nov 9, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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Forget the rotation, Bonderman is best suited to fill a relief role. He was always a fastball/slider pitcher. The running spring training story line for years was that he finally mastered something off speed, which he never did.
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- sawxalicious - Nov 10, 2012 at 1:02 AM
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If Bonderman has a good start in the minors, but there’s no room on the Major League squad for him, I’d bet the Tigers would do him a solid and allow his release to sign with another club…
