Aubrey Huff's A Detroit Tiger

The Detroit Tigers have acquired Aubrey Huff from the Baltimore Orioles. In return they gave up Relief Pitching prospect Brett Jacobson.

What did the Tigers really give away in the trade?

- Jacobson is a 6-6 205 Righty that attended Vanderbilt. He was selected by Detroit in the 2008 Draft in the 4th Round. He was previously selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 11th round of 2005 draft.

- Brett Jacobson has a nice fastball that reaches the middle 90's (91-95) and makes it look very easy. He also has a change piece and slider in his pitch arsenal.

I have personally saw Jacobson throw when he played for the West Michigan Whitecaps of The Midwest League & The Single A Affiliate the Tigers. Located just outside of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He only threw around 30 innings but posted a 1.52 ERA with 31 K's. He did however give up 26 hits. Yet always worked out of it. As we are sort of use to in Detroit with Todd Jones and even Rodney.

In Return the Tigers get Huff who can be when on be a middle of the line up hitter. He can play 1st and 3rd, Left Field and DH. He can really help out Inge and get his some rest for his bad legs.

Overall this is a nice move by Detroit and it might really pay off if he gets hot. It's another Left handed bat which they could use. Huff really wanted out of Baltimore. Let's hope Detroit is the right fit.

Detroit Tigers Links 8-8-2009

In case your curious on what any Detroit Tigers player makes head over to the Detroit Tigers Weblog. There, they have a complete list of what every current Tiger gets paid.

Over at Bless You Boys they have are recapping Friday nights game. It was another close one yet the Tigers came out on top. Fernando Rodney gets shaken but gets the job done.

I laughed when I read the SeayLyon blog post at Roar of the Tigers. You will have to check it out for yourself. Not to mention Brandon Inge's new mustache? I'm not sure I haven't noticed but let me know and I will also be on the look out.

There is good news for Tigers fans that are Comcast subscribers. You now can watch the Tigers last game anytime. Comcast will feature the Tigers most recent game on demand. It will be available to watch 2 hours after the game ends. Not a bad deal for you busy Tigers fans out there. However I'm not much of a Comcast fan either. Head over to the Detroit Free Press for the full story on Comcast's deal with the Tigers and Major League Baseball.

In other news one of my favorite Podcasts was the Detroit Tigers Podcasts. Mike McClary I believe is the one behind the podcast. He now just focuses on his Daily Fungo Blog on the Tigers and baseball. He will no longer be doing his regular podcasts. I'm not sure how he did it because its not easy to produce a podcast with a busy life. Anyways check out his blog, The Daily Fungo.

Also what about Alex Avila. Seems to be good news for the Tigers. He hit his first Home Run today. I'm not sure who was more excited him or his father. It's great to see the kid succeed. He could be exactly what the Tigers and just about every other Major League Baseball team is looking for...A Good Young Catcher.

Clete's Walk Off & Washburn's Tigers Debut & Daily Updates

Well Clete Thomas was called down to shorten up his swing. He must have been working on the long ball as well. Clete Thomas hit a walk off Home Run last night to give the Tigers a 6-5 victory over the Orioles. Last night when watching the game I just thought the Tigers would have to go into extras and try to pull out a win yet good Ol' Clete Thomas came through. It's great to pull out the win. It may just seem like only one win now but the games are starting to dwindle down and every game matters in the Central. If you didn't get a chance to see the walk off home run by Clete, head over to the Tigers MLB Website for the video.

On to other Tigers new today they will continue their series with the Orioles tonight at 7:05 pm EST and it will be on Fox Sports HD. Tonight the Tigers will send out newly acquired starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn. I always get excited to see how trades work out and this is no exception. I really hope Washburn can continue where he left off with the Mariners this season. Washburn will face the Orioles Brian Matusz.

I ran across a quote in the Detroit Free Press by Jarrod Washburn on how he has made changes this season and how its worked.

"It’s a little tiny thing, taking my hips forward, making it so I couldn’t collapse on my backside and staying taller got me through the ball and got the release point out farther," Washburn said.

"From there, it’s taken off, everything has become more sharp. I now have a sinker that sinks, my fastball goes in both directions, the changeup’s a little better and the breaking is a little sharper. That mechanical adjustment made everything that much better." (Thanks to Mark Snyder and the Detroit Free Press)

Also in other news Carlos Guillen is starting to throw the ball well and he could be playing if the Outfield as soon as next week for the Tigers. (Thanks to Jason Beck, Check out Beck's Blog on the Tigers)


Thats it for today, Remember to watch the Tigers tonight at 7:05 EST where Jarrod Washburn will be on the slab for the 1st time as a Tiger.