The Tigers dropped a 1-0 spring match-up to the Cardinals yesterday with a base-running gaffe being the difference of extra innings by the Tigers.  Check out today’s action as Justin Verlander makes his 3rd start of the spring matching up against Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals.  Now on to the latest news…

Detroit Tigers

• Joe Mantiply and Luke Putkonen are the first major cuts by the Tigers this spring
• Buck Farmer and Kyle Ryan to join Toledo rotation if unable to make Major League roster
• The Bleacher Report talks about the pressure put on JV with Scherzer now gone
• MLive looks at the Tigers main roster battles at the midway point of spring training
• David Price worked out his kinks yesterday and looked sharp
• The Tigers want reliever Josh Zeid to “rein” in his energy
• Ausmus can see keeping both Andrew Romine and Hernan Perez on the MLB roster
• J.D. Martinez is quickly proving this spring that last season wasn’t a fluke
• The Freep on Nick Castellanos improvement at third base
• Both Miggy and Vmart nearing returns

Around the League

• Pete Rose formally petitions commissioner for reinstatement

Recent Blog Entries

• James McCann gets a bird
• A Spring look at the Tigers starting pitchers