The Gun Of Bavaria Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Tigers, Maroth nearing two-year, $5.25M deal Associated Press DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers and pitcher Mike Maroth are nearing an agreement on a two-year contract worth about $5.25 million. Maroth was 14-14 with a 4.74 ERA last season, two years after being the first pitcher since 1980 to lose 20 games in one season. The Tigers are counting on the left-hander to be in their rotation, perhaps behind Kenny Rogers and Jeremy Bonderman and ahead of Nate Robertson and one of their prospects. If the team and Maroth complete the deal -- which would pay him about $2.3 million this season and $2.95 million in 2007 -- they would avoid arbitration. "We've had conversations, but I can't say more at this point," Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday night. Maroth, and his agent, Lonnie Cooper, did not return telephone messages Tuesday. The 28-year-old Maroth has improved his total number of victories in each season -- from six to nine to 11 to 14. Last year, he had 115 strikeouts and 51 walks over 209 innings. "We've got guys who show more flashes of brilliance, but nobody is as steady and consistent as Mike," former Tigers pitching coach Bob Cluck said last season. "He showed that he's not a loser. I think eventually, he'll be a 20-game winner and an All-Star. "He reminds me of Doug Drabek, who won the Cy Young when I was with him in Houston." Maroth gained a measure of notoriety with a 9-21 record in 2003, when the Tigers lost an AL-record 119 games. He handled the scrutiny well during that miserable season and bounced back the next year with an 11-13 record and a 4.31 ERA. "The 21-loss thing is probably always going to be mentioned next to my name, but I'm glad the focus is off of that," Maroth said last year. Boston selected Maroth in the third round of the 1998 amateur draft, and traded him one year later to Detroit for Bryce Florie. Solid resign by Detroit. Maroth has been getting better and better with each season and showed some good stuff last year, only to be killed by a horrendus offense behind him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 He had 14 wins last year? Bloody hell... that I didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Your Tigers also signed yestaday Matt Mantei the reliever- he was real good back in 2002 or so Todd Jones is your closer and who else in that bullpen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormshadow19 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Your Tigers also signed yestaday Matt Mantei the reliever- he was real good back in 2002 or so Todd Jones is your closer and who else in that bullpen? Jamie Walker, gas cans, and matches. It's going to be a very long year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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