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Year: 1970 Record: 79-83 Win Percentage: .488 Win Percentage Change: -68 Run Differential: -65 Pythagorean Record: 74-88 AL Finish: 7th of 12 Manager: Mayo Smith Best Transaction: Traded Denny McLain, Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae and Don Wert to San Diego for Aurelio Rodriguez, Ed Brinkman, Joe Coleman, and Jim Hannan.á This was a blockbuster that sent some long time Tigers out of town.á McLain and Wert spent a lot of time in Detroit, but didnÆt have a lot ...

Placido Polanco didnÆt receive an arbitration offer from the Tigers, making him all the more valuable on the open market.á He didnÆt last long on that open market and is reportedly heading to the Philadelphia Phillies. It is being reported that Polanco is getting a 3-year deal worth $18M.á There is a mutual option for the fourth year.á The Phillies obviously donÆt have room for Polanco at second base since they ...

Year: 1954 Record: 68-86 Win Percentage: .442 Win Percentage Change: .052 Run Differential: -80 Pythagorean Record: 68-86 AL Finish: Fifth of eight Manager: Fred Hutchinson á Best Transaction Nothing to speak of. á Worst Transaction Again, nothing. IÆm not kidding. IÆve never seen a collection of trades, free agent signings, and draft picks that resulted in almost no consequences either way. Check it out for yourself. á Upper Ray BooneÆs play at third base. Boone, in his prime at the age of 30, put together one ...

Year: 1960 Record: 71-83 Win Percentage: .461 Win Percentage Change: -33 Run Differential: -11 Pythagorean Record: 76-78 AL Finish: 6th of 8 Manager: Jimmie Dykes, Billy Hitchcock and Joe Gordon Best Transaction: Traded Steve Demeter to the Indians for Norm Cash.  Demeter never did a thing in the big leagues, I mean nothing.  Cash on the other hand was a staple in ...

Year: 1976 Record: 74-87 Win Percentage: .460 Win Percent Change: +102 Run Differential: -100 Pythagorean Record: 69-92 AL Finish: 10th of 12 Manager: Ralph Houk Best Transaction: Drafted Alan Trammell, Dan Petry, and Jack Morris.á The Tigers didnÆt make a lot of moves in 1976, so this stellar draft will have to do.á While Trammell and Morris were both Tigers for over a decade, led them to a World Series and won numerous awards, the Tigers also let ...

Year: 2008 Record: 74-88 Win %: .457 Win % Change: -86 Run Differential: -36 Pythagorean Record: 78-84 AL Finish: 12th of 14 Manager: Jim Leyland Best Transaction: Trading for Miguel Cabrera.á Jury is probably still out on this one a bit, but Cabrera sure is good.á The Tigers gave up six prospects to bring Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit.á You have to wonder: If this reverse trade were offered to the Tigers RIGHT NOW, would they take ...

Year: 1928 Record: 68-86 Win %: .442 Win % Change: -94 Run Differential: -60 Pythagorean Record: 72-82 AL Finish: 6th of 8 Manager: George Moriarty Best Transaction: Traded for Vic Sorrell.á Sorrell was never an All-Star, but the righty put together about a decade of solid starting pitching for the Tigers.á Sorrell won 92 games while with the Tigers and spent his entire big league career with the Tigers.á He retired with an ERA+102.á There have been worse ...

Year: 2005 Record: 71-91 Win %: .438 Win % Change: -6 Run Differential: -64 Pythagorean Record: 75-87 AL Finish: 11th of 14 Manager: Alan Trammell Best Transaction: Signing Magglio Ordonez as a free agent.á The Tigers made their second major free-agent splash in two seasons with the signing of Magglio.á IÆm ignoring his semi-bad contract here and focusing solely on the Tigers signing a guy that would be a major presence in the middle of the Tigers lineup ...

Year: 1918 Record: 55-71 Win %: .437 Win % Change: -73 Run Differential: -81 Pythagorean Record: 54-72 AL Finish: 7th of 8 Manager: Hughie Jennings Best Transaction: Purchased Marty Kavanagh.á This is a stretch, but Kavanagh is the only player the Tigers brought on bored prior or to or during the 1918 season.á Kavanagh was a former Tiger that was brought back for the stretch run.á Kavanagh hit .273 in 13 games (OPS+ 133) during this period before ...

Year: 1974 Record: 72-90 Win Percentage: .444 Win Percentage Change: minus-81 Run Differential: minus-148 Pythagorean Record: 65-97 AL Finish: 11th of 12 Manager: Ralph Houk Best Transaction: Drafting Mark Fidrych and Lance Parrish. Fidrych is good because of his amazing rookie season, but his performance doesnÆt exactly stand the test of time as he he was hurt for the rest of his career. The Tigers hit a home run with Parrish, though. Lance would be the main target ...