According to reports, former Detroit Tigers‘ closer Francisco Rodriguez has a signed a deal with Los Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League where he will be reunited with Al Alburquerque. K-Rod has signed a deal with Los Acereros de Monclova in the Mexican League. He'll be reunited with Al Alburquerque in the bullpen. https://t.co/3AdD9YtPb0 … Read more
It’s no secret that the Detroit Tigers have had some issues when it comes to the 9th inning and closing out games in recent years. From Joaquin Benoit to Joe Nathan, to Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriquez and Justin Wilson, the team has been searching for consistency in the back-end of the bullpen. After the Tigers traded Wilson … Read more
According to a report from Evan Woodberry of MLive (via Venezuelan journalist, Andriw Sanchez Ruiz), a former Detroit Tigers prospect has been shot while in Venezuela. Javier Betancourt, who signed with the Tigers as a free agent in 2011 before being traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Francisco Rodriquez in 2015, was shot in the left elbow … Read more
NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. The Detroit Tigers have had a less than stellar year. However, one of the … Read more
Being released by both the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals this season appears to be the least of Francisco Rodriguez’s worries these days. Akram Namou, a landlord in Bloomfield Township, is reportedly suing Rodriguez for $80,000 for damages to a rental home, kept furnishings, and a missing piece of artwork. Namou filed a lawsuit earlier this … Read more
In what took Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila 28 appearances to realize, the Washington Nationals noticed in just five minor league games. That’s right folks, former Tiger closer Francisco Rodriguez has been released for a second time this season, this time by the Nationals. Source: Veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez has been released by the … Read more
It’s only been a few days since the Detroit Tigers (finally) announced they were cutting ties with their former closer, Francisco Rodriguez. After giving the aging relief pitcher every chance to show he still had what it takes to pitch in the Big Leagues, Tigers GM Al Avila finally made the decision to release Rodriquez. … Read more
The Francisco Rodriguez era is over in Detroit. The team announced multiple roster changes, most notably the release of the veteran closer. The Tigers have released RHP Francisco Rodriguez and placed OF Alex Presley on the 7-day concussion DL (1 of 2)… — Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) June 23, 2017 (2 of 2) Additionally, DET recalled … Read more
Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus is the captain of the “I’m Not Wrong” team right now. The Tigers lost another game last night and are in the midst of a terrible stretch of baseball. Tigers lose 5th straight, fall to seven games under .500 for the first time since Aug. 27, 2015. (Randy Wolf started that … Read more
Section 313 – Seat No. 11 Welcome to Section 313, Seat No. 11 — I’m glad you’re here this week. As the weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays has already kicked off, the Tigers find themselves four games back of the division and only two games back of a Wild Card spot. Which leads … Read more
Veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez has had just about enough of being in a reduced role in the bullpen for the Detroit Tigers. K-Rod was approached by a reporter for The Detroit News on Tuesday prior to the Tigers’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Rodriguez was simply asked how content he was with his current role, … Read more
It’s June and the Detroit Tigers are off to a 25-28 start, three games behind the Minnesota Twins for first place in the American League Central. The hitting has left much to be desired while the pitching staff has not been what we were hoping it would be at this point in the season. Players … Read more
Wednesday marked the end of the second month of the Major League Baseball season and the Detroit Tigers are not faring as well as we’d projected here at Detroit Sports Nation. The Tigers own a record of 25-28 and are 3 games back of the American Central Division-leading Minnesota Twins (?!). The Twins share that lead with the Cleveland … Read more
When the Detroit Tigers decided to pick up the $6 million option on Francisco Rodriguez prior to the 2017 season, they did so with the hopes he could hold down the closer duties for at least one more season. Unfortunately, things have not worked out and Rodriguez was relieved of his closing duties after getting … Read more
No matter how good you are, you’re going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you’re going to win one-third of your games. It’s the other third that makes the difference. -Tommy Lasorda Last week was your typical early season west coast trip that saw the tigers finish 4-5. Add … Read more
Welcome to Section 313, seat no. 7 — I’m glad you’re here this week. Last night the Tigers took their 16-16 record into Angels Stadium to take on a team that has had their number since 2000. It’s been a week of turmoil, of sorts, for the Tigers as they left Oakland with a series … Read more
