Tuesday, January 3, 2012

HBT: Tigers willing to deal star prospect for pitching

Detroit is serious about making a big addition.

From ESPN?s Buster Olney comes word that the Tigers have ?made it known to other teams? that they are willing to trade top pitching prospect Jacob Tuner this offseason ?in a deal for the right pitcher.?

Turner, a 20-year-old right-hander, was the ninth overall selection in the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft and has posted impressive numbers at every level of the Tigers? farm system. In 2010, he had a 3.28 ERA and 102/23 K/BB ratio in 115 1/3 innings between Low-A West Michigan and High-A Lakeland. Then in 2011, he registered a 3.44 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 110/35 K/BB ratio in 131 innings between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo.

The Tigers were in talks with the A?s for Gio Gonzalez before the left-hander was traded to the Nationals, and have now been linked to Cubs right-hander Matt Garza. They should also have some other options.

Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/31/tigers-willing-to-trade-pitching-prospect-jacob-turner/related/

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