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Posted: **Sat Nov 3, 2007 6:04 pm**

Collateral damage
Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski thought he had filled his biggest need when he made a pre-emptive strike, trading two prospects for Atlanta shortstop Edgar Renteria on Monday that will facilitate Carlos Guillen's move from shortstop to first for Detroit. But then the phone rang and Dombrowski learned his best reliever, Joel Zumaya, would need surgery on his shoulder after boxes fell on him while he was helping his father evacuate his house during the California wildfires.

With closer Todd Jones eligible for free agency and possibly preparing to sign with the Braves, allowing him to move closer to his home in Alabama, the Tigers were looking at Zumaya as one of their three or four most important pitchers.

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Posted: **Mon Nov 5, 2007 8:14 pm**

Oh man, are we moving Soriano to the rotation or banking on Gonzo's health?

Posted: **Tue Nov 6, 2007 6:55 am**

I'm wanting and expecting to see Soriano as the closer.

Posted: **Thu Nov 8, 2007 4:09 am**

If we're signing Jones this means Dotel is gone and Soriano will definitely be the setup man once again. I never really liked Jones can't understand why they would do this.

Posted: **Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:45 pm**

we're not gonna waste money on jones when we have a lot higher priorities to handle with that money....soriano will be the closer next season

Posted: **Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:31 pm**

Tigers re-sign Todd Jones for $7 million

I actually believe Jones would be a Braves if Joel Zumaya didn't hurt himself. I'm glad the Tigers resigned Todd and what a absurd amount of money they gave him.