Tigers Release Ryan Raburn, Other Roster Moves Made

Brian Britten has reported several roster moves for the Detroit Tigers today. First, Right handed pitchers Melvin Mercedes & Bruce Rondon have been added to the 40-man roster, and infield Dixon Machado has been added to the 40-man as well. Britten also reports that right handed pitcher Tyler Stohr has been outrighted to Triple-A Toledo (meaning he has been taken off the 40-man roster) and utility player Ryan Raburn has been released.

Of note, Rondon has a chance to make the Tigers opening day roster out of Spring Training, and GM Dave Dombrowski has stated he will compete to be the teams closer.

Ryan Raburn being released is great news for Tigers fans everywhere. Raburn had a terrible season in 2012 with only 1 home run, while hitting .171/.226/.254 in 205 ABs.

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Miguel Cabrera Wins the AL MVP Award

Miguel Cabrera has been named MVP for the first time in his career, winning the AL MVP award tonight.

Mike Trout of the Angels finished 2nd and Adrian Beltre of the Rangers finished 3rd. Cabrera ended up getting 22 of the 28 first place votes.

Cabrera as most know by now won the Triple Crown this past season by hitting .330 with 44 Home Runs and 139 RBI. He also ranked 2nd in runs scored (109), 1st in slugging percentage (.606), and 1st in OPS (.999).

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Tigers & Torii Hunter Agree to a 2 Year Deal

According to Ken Rosenthal the Tigers and Torii Hunter have agreed on a 2 year contract. Bob Nightengale reports Hunter will get $26 million.

Torii Hunter had one of the best seasons in his career last year hitting .313 with 16 Home Runs and 92 RBI. He had a .362 on-base percentage, .451 slugging percentage and still plays very good defense in right field.

Hunter is likely to bat 2nd for the Tigers, behind Austin Jackson and in front of Miguel Cabrera.

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Miguel Cabrera & Prince Fielder Named Silver Slugger Winners

Tonight, MLB Network announced that Miguel Cabrera won the Silver Slugger award for AL 3rd basemen and Prince Fielder won the Silver Slugger award for AL 1st basemen.

Cabrera hit .330 this season, hitting 44 Home Runs and had 139 RBI. He had a .606 slugging percentage and .999 OPS. It's his 4th career Silver Slugger award.

Fielder hit .313, hitting 30 Home Runs and had 108 RBI. He had a .528 slugging percentage and .940 OPS. It's his 3rd career Silver Slugger award.

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Miguel Cabrera Wins Multiple Players Choice Awards

Miguel Cabrera won the players choice award for the American League's most outstanding player and MLB's player of the year.

Cabrera won the Triple Crown this season after hitting .330 with 44 Home Runs and 139 RBI. He also led the AL in slugging percentage (.606) and OPS (.999), and he also finished 2nd in runs scored (109).

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