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Headlines
Yankees' spring plans for Joba, Hughes
Peter Gammons | ESPN.com (17 minutes ago)
The Yankees have a spring plan for Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes, the Tigers aren't going to have a fire sale anytime soon and Mets lefty Oliver Perez learned a valuable lesson last season.
The market for Miguel Cabrera
Buster Olney | ESPN.com (2 days ago)
If the market for Miguel Cabrera involved just the money owed him and the trajectory of his regularly outstanding performance as a hitter, things would be a lot easier. But, as Buster writes, with Cabrera, other significant factors are in play.
Closing the market
Keith Law | ESPN.com (4 days ago)
There's a deep closer market in free agency, but that might also reflect shifting philosophies across the MLB landscape. Every team values a great closer, but more and more, teams are convinced the solution isn't of the market variety. Keith Law explores.
- Minor league 3B Bourquin banned for 50 games (4 days ago)
- Those who favored King Felix and Verlander (5 days ago)
- The market for those coming off injuries (6 days ago)
- Rangers' Andrus second in AL Rookie balloting (7 days ago)
- Will Elvis Andrus win AL Rookie of the Year? (8 days ago)
- It's award time for MLB (9 days ago)
- My 2009 awards picks (10 days ago)
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2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Magglio Ordonez | 18,971,596 |
| 2 | Miguel Cabrera | 14,383,049 |
| 3 | Jeremy Bonderman | 12,500,000 |
| 4 | Dontrelle Willis | 10,000,000 |
| Team Total | 119,160,145 | |
| Team Rank | 5th | |
| Tigers Salaries | ||
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2009 AL Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 87 | 76 | - | 817 | 765 | |
| 86 | 77 | 1 | 743 | 745 | |
| 79 | 83 | 7.5 | 724 | 732 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 686 | 842 | |
| 65 | 97 | 21.5 | 773 | 865 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| WINS LEADER » J. VERLANDER | ||
 | WINS | 19 |
| ERA | 3.45 | |
| SO | 269 | |
| IP | 240 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| BA | M. Cabrera | .324 |
| HR | M. Cabrera | 34 |
| RBI | M. Cabrera | 103 |
| R | M. Cabrera | 96 |
| OPS | M. Cabrera | .942 |
| ERA | J. Verlander | 3.45 |
| SO | J. Verlander | 269 |
| Complete Team Stats | ||
2009 American League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .260 | 743 | .331 | .416 | .747 | 72 |
| 10th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 14th |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.29 | .263 | .758 | 42 | 1.41 | 73 |
| 5th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 10th | 10th |
Photo Wire
FILE - This is a Sept. 14, 2009, file photo showing Detroit Tigers starter Justin Verlander pitching against the... (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)Team Injuries
| PLAYER | POS | DATE | STATUS |
| D. Willis | SP | 11/20 | DTD |
| J. Washburn | SP | 11/18 | DTD |
| Complete Injury Report | |||
Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 86 | 77 | 743 | 745 |
| 2008 | 74 | 88 | 821 | 857 |
| 2007 | 88 | 74 | 887 | 797 |
| 2006 | 95 | 67 | 822 | 675 |
| 2005 | 71 | 91 | 723 | 787 |
| 2004 | 72 | 90 | 827 | 844 |
| 2003 | 43 | 119 | 591 | 928 |
| 2002 | 55 | 106 | 575 | 864 |
| Expanded Team History | ||||