Torii Hunter agrees to a 2-year deal with the Tigers

[#1swisher]

Mods, please merge with duplicate thread. Thank you.

Ken Rosenthal
Torii to #Tigers. Two-year agreement, pending physical.

[BringBackBlkJack]

Per Ken Rosenthal as stated on MLB Network's Facebook. No details yet.

[#1swisher]

Jon Heyman
hunter gets $26M deal from #tigers for the 2 yrs. goal seemed to be to be in beltran range (same 26/2).

[DonnieDarko]

...oh no. This is not good. *sigh*

[palehozenychicty]

A good deal for the Tigers, actually. If he does underperform, then you only are on the hook for two years.

The Sox need to figure it out.

[Madvora]

Great. A Sox killer back in the division.

[Boondock Saint]

Well, looks like I'm off to go kill myself.

[JB98]

Am I the only Sox fan not bothered by this move?

Go ahead, Detroit. Sign some more old guys.

[Boondock Saint]

Originally Posted by JB98

Am I the only Sox fan not bothered by this move?

Go ahead, Detroit. Sign some more old guys.

This particular old guy hit .313 last year.

[JB98]

Originally Posted by Boondock Saint

This particular old guy hit .313 last year.

I'll bet you anything he doesn't repeat that. That was a career high. The guy is a lifetime .277 hitter. He hit .262 the year before last.

I'm not afraid of Torii Hunter. Huge overpay by the Tigers.

[Boondock Saint]

Originally Posted by JB98

I'll bet you anything he doesn't repeat that. That was a career high. The guy is a lifetime .277 hitter. He hit .262 the year before last.

I'm not afraid of Torii Hunter. Huge overpay by the Tigers.

He doesn't have to hit .313 to be dangerous in that lineup.

[Lip Man 1]

JB:

I suspect Ilitch isn't concerned in any way shape or form that he potentially 'overpaid' for Hunter.

He wants to hold that trophy before he dies.

Hunter is still a good player. Wish the Sox had more of his type even if he 'only' hits .270. I'd take that in a heartbeat over some of the averages in the Sox lineup.

Detroit is simply going to bludgeon teams next year.

Lip

[Soxman219]

Great, another Sox Killer back in the AL Central. Unreal.

[SephClone89]

So he's the Delmon Young replacement. Good for them.

[delben91]

Originally Posted by Lip Man 1

Detroit is simply going to bludgeon teams next year.

Lip

Sounds similar to the Sox teams of the early 2000s. Lets see if the starting pitching beyond Verlander can keep at the high level they showed in the playoffs before we crown anyone.