If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!In Jurrjens last start of the year he surrendered 4 first inning runs to the Minnesota Twins as he struggled to find the strike zone.
He walked 3, allowed 3 hits, and tossed a very wild pitch in a tumultuous [...]
Jair Jurrjens was originally slated to pitch in the Arizona Fall League. His additional work with the Tigers in September means that he’s pitched plenty already this season so the Tigers will send Macay McBride instead.
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Jair Jurrjens was knocked out in the 3rd inning of tonight’s game against the Kansas City Royals. He was tagged for one run in the first when he allowed a double and a single with 2 outs.
Things didn’t get better in the 2nd inning when he allowed a single followed by a home run. The [...]
Jim Hawkins details how Jair Jurrjens came to be a Detroit Tigers farmhand:
They had never even heard of Jurrjens when an ambitious agent, based in Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles (not exactly a baseball hotbed) contacted the Tigers in May 2003 and offered to fly four young prospects, including Jurrjens, from the Caribbean to Lakeland, [...]
The outings just keep getting better for Jair Jurrjens. This time he carried a no hitter through 5 1/3 innings with the only baserunner coming on a 3rd inning walk. Delving into Enhanced Gameday data, this is how he did it:
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Jurrjens threw 90 innings in his 5 plus innings of work. [...]
Tremendous start for Jair Jurrjens against the Minnesota Twins today. He didn’t allow his first hit until there was one out in the 6th inning. His final line includes 5 1/3 innings of work, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, and a career high 6 strike outs on 90 pitches.
A full enhanced game [...]
Using Enhanced Gameday, here is a break down of Jair Jurrjens September 11th start against the Texas Rangers. This was Jurrjens first start since coming off the disabled list. In his last start he left the game in the second inning with soreness in the back or his shoulder and neck.
Jurrjens lasted 5 innings picking [...]
With no apparent side effects from his start on Tuesday night, Jair Jurrjens will remain in the rotation for the rest of the season. He’s set to make 3 more starts with his next coming on Sunday in the Metrodome. He’ll also start the opening game of the Kansas City series and his [...]
It’s official now, Jair Jurrjens will start the second half of the Detroit Tigers doubleheader on Tuesday. This isn’t a return to the rotation, as Chad Durbin will remain in the slot that Jurrjens was occupying.
Jurrjens threw a bullpen session on Friday and had all his pitches available - pain free.
JURRJENS TO RETURN: Young [...]
This is a little bit older, as it was done during spring training. But Jair sat down with Baseball America for an interview and answered questions related to his pitching style, repertoire, and his ability to speak 4 languages.:
JJ: I have a four-seamer, a two-seamer, a slurve, and a change. My slurve is still [...]
