If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Jon Paul Morosi got in touch with Jurrjens the day after the trade:
Yet when he received the call from Detroit club president/general manager Dave Dombrowski on Monday, Jurrjens felt as if someone had taken his breath away.
“It took me [...]
Harrumph. Jair Jurrjens is now an Atlanta Brave. The Tigers shipped Jurrjens and centerfielder Gorkys Hernandez to Atlanta for shortstop Edgar Renteria. I’m bummed to see Jair go, because quite frankly I don’t see myself blogging about an Atlanta Braves prospect. Selfish I know, but what are ya gonna do?
So welcome [...]
One thing I didn’t think about when I started this blog was what would happen if Jair was traded. I don’t think I’d have the desire to maintain it if he were on another team. He interests me because of his organizational ties. But that’s all putting the cart before the horse.
In [...]
Jair Jurrjens checks in at sixth on Baseball America’s list of top 20 Eastern League prospects.
The scouting report, which is for premium subscribers, is positive about his arsenal and indicates that his slider is now better than his change up. Based on the couple of starts I broke down it appears that the scout’s [...]
In a meeting with the press today Dave Dombrowski dropped in a couple of tidbits germane to Jair Jurrjens.
The Tigers have 3 rotation spots solidified in Verlander, Bonderman, and Robertson. One spot will go to a veteran - either Kenny Rogers or someone acquired via trade or free agency, and one spot will go to [...]
