The Detroit Tigers are talking with Curtis Granderson about a long-term contract extension. Curtis Granderson is not set to became a free agent until the end of the 2011 season, however. Last year Granderson made $410,000 and was thinking that maybe the team could sign him a likeminded contract for the 2008 season. The club now has more of a reason to sign Curtis to a long-term contract over the next few months after he was almost selected for his first All-Star game. The Detroit Tigers would prefer the contract to stretch a minimum of one season. At this point contract length or salary have not been discussed.
January 28th, 2008
It is very difficult, not to say impossible, to get back to the World Series for a team that keeps most of the roster together in the era of the 3-tiered playoff. A team must perform up to a similar level for a 2nd consecutive year, and moreover, it must stay healthy and enter the postseason with the roster at full strength. The Tigers came out of 2006 as a popular pick that were supposed to at least win their division. However, despite adding a major piece in Sheffield, the team’s young pitching was not able to build on its success of the previous year, and so the team missed the playoffs with a respectable 88-win season. While Detroit will remain contenders for the next few seasons, their task has only become harder with the rise of the Indians and the arrival of some impact bats in Kansas.
October 31st, 2007
