BREAKING : Fielder to Detroit Almost Done Deal

[chazmaniandevil]

The Tigers are "very close" to a nine-year deal with Prince Fielder, Yahoo's Tim Brown tweets. Fielder will join Miguel Cabrera in the middle of the Tigers' order to create more than enough offense to make up for the loss of Victor Martinez.

[chazmaniandevil]

9 year deal? may god have mercy on the detroit's soul

[mgoblue2290]

Nine years? Fuck it. Lets try and win a title now and then we'll deal with shit contracts later.

[Sharkweather]

Wooo! /NL East minus the Nats

[chazmaniandevil]

apparently done deal, 214 million. more details incoming

[Warner2BruceTD]

$214M WOW

Martinez gets hurt, Tigers profit.

Who will DH?

[mgoblue2290]

Fielder and Miggy will probably split time DHing and at First would be my guess.

[Warner2BruceTD]

Looks like Fielder will play 1B, as he probably should.

Prince Fielder, who hit baseballs out of Tiger Stadium as a 12-year-old, is on his way back to Detroit, where his father, Cecil Fielder, starred for seven years. The Tigers have agreed to sign the free agent first baseman to a nine-year, $214MM contract, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports on Twitter. Fielder will play first base and Miguel Cabrera will change roles, Heyman adds.

The agreement will keep Fielder in the Motor City through his age 36 season for an average annual value of $23.78MM. The 27-year-old first baseman will join Cabrera in the middle of the Tigers' order and create more than enough offense to make up for the loss of Victor Martinez.

Though the market for Fielder seemed far from robust at times this offseason agent Scott Boras has found an unexpected suitor once again. Yahoo's Tim Brown first reported that the sides were close to a deal.

[mgoblue2290]

By change roles they better mean Cabrera is DHing.

[NAHSTE]

I guess the Nationals won't be making the playoffs after all.


But seriously, their defensive alignment is going to be unworkable in 2013 and beyond.

[Slateman]

Scott Boras needs to be my agent. Not only would he get me a job, but I'd get one at a salary of way more than I would ask for.

[mgoblue2290]

I guess the Nationals won't be making the playoffs after all.


But seriously, their defensive alignment is going to be unworkable in 2013 and beyond.

Martinez is gone when he gets back. Unless he agrees to some wacky part time alignment.

[BigHouseUSA]

There was always the subtle hope this deal would end up happening. Should be another fun season.

[mgoblue2290]

On Sunday I was saying we should go after Prince. You have to try and win championships when you can and deal with the rest later.

[Goober]

I love mystery teams. Good for Prince, I would have preferred he signed with the Nationals, but at least we get a first round pick.