Rondon and Valverde back in the Tigers' den

Newcastle and Lazio bow out Chelsea's John Terry (right) tries to close the way for Jose Rondon in Moscow. Chelsea reached the Europa League semi-finals despite losing 3-2 at Rubin Kazan yesterday as they progressed 5-4 on aggregate following a ...

In seven innings since returning to the Tigers, Jose Valverde has allowed just one hit. Problem solved? Not necessarily. The Tigers remain concerned enough about their late-inning relief that they're still "looking hard" for help on the trade ...

No matter what his radar gun readings say, Jose Valverde fulfills two requirements that managers commonly value in closers: He always says yes when asked if he's available to pitch, and he is quick to recover from poor outings. He has been a serial ...

DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers have put reliever Octavio Dotel on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation, paving the way for Bruce Rondon to be called up from Triple-A Toledo. DETROIT - The Detroit Tigers have put reliever Octavio ...

The Tigers held the closer job open for Bruce Rondon. It's still open. Rondon, a rookie right-hander who can throw 100 mph but can't always throw strikes or get hitters out, was optioned to Triple-A Toledo Thursday morning, leaving one of baseball's ...

The imminent return of Stephen Drew to the Red Sox means that shortstop Jose Iglesias will head back to the minor leagues, at Triple-A Pawtucket. It feels as though this the moment to point out that the Red Sox have not had such depth and quality of ...

The Detroit Tigers have made no promises to Jose Valverde. The right-hander they call Papa Grande, who led the American League with 49 saves just two years ago, must prove he can still pitch well enough to warrant a spot in the back of their ...

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Concerned about a relief corps thought to be their biggest weakness, the Detroit Tigers have signed a familiar face in Jose Valverde.The veteran closer agreed to a minor league contract Thursday with the organization that opted not to re-sign him in ...