Joaquin Benoit

The bullpen has been the biggest problem for the Tigers this far. Arms like Daniel Schlereth, Al Alburquerque and Luis Marte, who were originally in the rotation’s plans, either have underperformed, or gotten hurt. Since then, Luke Putonken and Col...

Valverde doesn't expect his strained lower back to keep him out of action for long. "I'll take a couple days and be ready." AP FIle PhotoDetroit Tigers pitcher Jose Valverde is day-to-day with a strai...

When I first saw the lineup the A’s were trotting out at the Coliseum today against the Detroit Tigers my immediate thought was, “Verlander is gonna throw a no-hitter.”  I truly believed it too, everything seemed to be lining up fo...

Leyland: "We've got to do a better job of getting through innings late with fewer pitches. That's as simple as it gets." AP File PhotoJose Valverde is not available out of the bullpen tonight for the...

Jose Valverde hasn’t looked very sharp this year… and after seeing him come … [visit site to read more]Worrying About The Big Potato - Motor City Bengals - Motor City Bengals - A Detroit Tigers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and Mo...

New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 6 The New York Yankees were able to defeat the Detroit Tigers 7-6 and hand them their fifth straight loss.MLB Game Recaps: Detroit Tigers lose five straight - Call to the Pen - Call to the Pen - A Major League Baseb...

Coke pitched well out of the bullpen last season, but his numbers were skewed by a 1-7 record as a starter. AP File PhotoPhil Coke should benefit from pitching out of the bullpen for the entire season in 2012. LAKELAND,...

If you think that the Detroit Tigers’ new seventh inning right-hander Octavio … [visit site to read more]Tigers’ Archaic Bullpen: Cause For Concern? - Motor City Bengals - Motor City Bengals - A Detroit Tigers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Op...

Benoit missed out on a throwing session Sunday due to neck stiffness. Joaquin BenoitLAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit felt better Monday morning than he did Sunday, when he missed out on a th...

Benoit: "It got to a point where I couldn't turn my head to the right." Joaquin BenoitLAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit missed out on throwing live batting practice Sunday morn...

We certainly haven’t been shy about covering all the bases when it comes to free agency options for the Tigers here at Motor City Bengals. In fact, MCB writer Jordan Gorosh even covered the idea of re-signing Edwin Jackson at the end of Decembe...

A lot of the focus on here when it comes to a Cubs player is on Matt Garza, and rightfully so, Garza is a big time pitcher. To this point however, it has kind of been under the radar that Cubs reliever Kerry Wood is actually on the market. I think a...