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Cabrera set to ink Tigers biggest pact: $153.3 million

Saturday 22 March 2008 @ 11:28 pm

ESPN - Cabrera set to ink Tigers biggest pact: $153.3 million - MLB
Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers reached a preliminary agreement Saturday on an eight-year, $153.3 million contract extension, a source close to Cabrera told ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity.

The All-Star third baseman will undergo a physical on Monday to complete the deal, the source said.

“Miguel just signed a big contract,” said the source. “The contract will be completed when Miguel takes a physical on Monday.”




Ex-factors: Tigers prospects become Marlins building blocks

Sunday 9 March 2008 @ 8:36 am

Ex-factors: Tigers prospects become Marlins building blocks | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Cameron Maybin still wears the gold necklace with his favorite number, 24, on a coin-size charm. He received it as a Christmas gift from his father in 2005 — a sign of the centerfielders connection to idol and mentor Ken Griffey Jr.

For the first two years of Maybins professional career, though, he didnt have the same numerals on his back. At West Michigan, he wore 30. At Lakeland, he wore 11. In Detroit, during his whirlwind call-up, he wore 4.

Then came the blockbuster December trade in which the Tigers acquired stars Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Florida Marlins. Detroit surrendered six players: Maybin, pitcher Andrew Miller, catcher Mike Rabelo, and minor league pitchers Burke Badenhop, Eulogio De La Cruz and Dallas Trahern.