Andrew Miller & His First Big-League Start Vs. Cardinals

Andrew Miller made his first major-league start for the Tigers against the Cardinals, impressed Jim Leyland and Tony La Russa and helped his club achieve a measure of redemption against the defending World Series champions.

RetroSimba

Jaime Garcia To Have Surgery Friday (Audio Now Included)

After the he-said, he-said spectacle of the weekend, GM John Mozeliak made the news official Tuesday: Jaime Garcia will have season-ending surgery Friday to counter thoracic outlet syndrome.
Cardinal Beat

The Cardinals officially announced Tuesday Jaime Garcia will have surgery to deal with thoracic outlet syndrome.
KMOV

It is now official–St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia will undergo season-ending surgery on Friday due to thoracic outlet syndrome. General Manager John Mozeliak announced the news, noting the procedure will be performed in St. Louis and Garcia is expected to be out at least 3-4 months.
STL Baseball Weekly

STL Sports Page

As anticipated, Cardinals left-hander Jaime Garcia will undergo surgery to address symptoms associated with thoracic outlet syndrome. The procedure will be performed on Friday by Dr. Robert Thompson, who confirmed the diagnosis after seeing Garcia on Monday.
St. Louis Official Site

Failure To Extend Max Scherzer Suggests End Of Tigers' Blank-Check Approach

On Jan. 26, 2012, the largesse of Detroit Tigers owner Mike Ilitch seemed limitless. So did the potential of his franchise to win the World Series. That was the day the team announced it had signed Prince Fielder to a nine-year, $214 million contract.

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Octavio Dotel Files For Free Agency

Freddie Diaz Twitter

Jim Leyland Reiterates Displeasure With Callup Practice

On the day the Tigers and Red Sox finalized their September callups, manager Jim Leyland was asked how the expanded roster affects his bullpen matchups. The result was a familiar refrain he has echoed over the years about the inequities of playoff races being decided with expanded rosters in the final month.

Detroit Official Site

Reds Release Zach Duke

Baseball America

Tigers Hopeful A Octavio Dotel Keeps Throwing Off Mound

Octavio Dotel continues to throw off a mound at the Tigers' Spring Training in Lakeland, Florida, and the Tigers continue to believe all is not lost in his chances for pitching again this season.

Detroit Official Site

Jeremy Bonderman Making A Serious Bid In Triple-A Toledo To Rejoin Tigers

Jeremy Bonderman’s 7-year-old daughter, Mailee, was born in Pontiac, back when the right-hander was pitching and starring for the Tigers.

Detroit News

Tigers Sign Jeremy Bonderman To Minors Deal

Detroit Official Twitter

Jeremy Bonderman Declines Outright By Mariners, Becomes Free Agent

Todd Dybas Twitter

Mariners Designate Jeremy Bonderman For An Assignment

Greg Johns Twitter

Brendan Ryan On The Upswing At The Plate

Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan won't ever be known for his bat, but the defensive standout hit .345 over his past 16 games entering Saturday against the Twins to lift his batting average from .122 to .214. In Saturday's 5-4 walk-off loss, Ryan went 1-for-4, and is now hitting .215.

Seattle Official Site

Brendan Ryan Finding Groove At The Plate

It's been so long since Brendan Ryan was in a groove at the plate that he's not going to overanalyze what's been happening the past week, as he put together a five-game hitting streak and laced his first two extra-base hits of the year with a home run and double the first two games against the Indians.

Seattle Official Site

Tyrell Jenkins Named Midwest League Pitcher Of The Week For April 29-May 5

Midwest League
Tyrell Jenkins, Peoria
(1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 G, 1 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 9 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 HR, 0 HBP, 1 BB, 5 K)
Cardinals No. 7 prospect Tyrell Jenkins had neither reached the sixth inning nor allowed fewer than three runs in any of his first four starts. Indeed, the right-hander had never pitched past the sixth inning in his four years as a pro. That changed drastically on Sunday afternoon as the 20-year-old Texan went the distance in a nine-inning three-hit shutout of visiting Fort Wayne. Jenkins fanned five, walked one and at one point set down 16 TinCaps in a row. Though the gem was Jenkins' first win of the season, he felt it was only a precursor of what's to come, telling MiLB.com, "This is just a starting point and I'll try to throw a no-hitter next time out on Friday."
MiLB Official Site

The Peoria Chiefs and the Midwest League have announced that Chiefs pitcher Tyrell Jenkins was named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 29 - May 5. He is the first Chiefs pitcher to win the honor since this season in the return to the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Peoria Official Site

Brendan Ryan Sits With Minor Neck Stiffness

Brendan Ryan was not in the Mariners' lineup Tuesday as he dealt with a stiff neck for a second straight day, but the veteran shortstop worked out normally and said he expects to be fine after the team's off-day on Wednesday.

Seattle Official Site

Octavio Dotel Apologizes To Miguel Cabrera For Critical

Four months after Octavio Dotel first talked about the Tigers possibly needing a team meeting, he was meeting with his teammates before a Spring Training workout. He wished he didn't have to.

Detroit Official Site

Chris Carpenter Doesn't Fault His Quick Return

Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter does not believe the arm problems that could cost him this season are the result of a rapid return to the mound from surgery last fall, a recovery that the surgeon who performed the procedure suggested this week may have been trying “to do too much too soon.”

Post-Dispatch

Jeremy Bonderman May Sit Out Year

Jerry Crasnick Twitter

Tony LaRussa, Cardinals Ready For Challenge

If I didn’t know better, I’d almost think that Tony La Russa was loving this.

He’s not, of course. He would much rather get 30 starts from right-hander Adam Wainwright than none. He aches for Wainwright, personally and professionally, aches for his team.

Fox Sports

Projecting Adam Wainwirght's Potential Replacement

As unfortunate as the Adam Wainwright injury is for the Cardinals, they can hardly afford to wallow in shame. With all the rest of the talent on hand in St. Louis, the Cardinals are still within striking distance of the NL Central title as well as the Wild Card. How close they can come to a playoff appearance without one of the best pitchers in the game will largely depend on his replacement. The Cardinals look to have a few options.

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