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Tigers 2017 schedule: After opening at Chicago, home opener April 7 vs. Red Sox.

Detroit Tigers 2016-2017 offseason calendar.
Here are the important dates and deadlines to get you through the Major League Baseball offseason.
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Player Awards Announcement Schedule
November 7: BBWAA Awards Finalists Show (MLB Network).

November 8: Rawlings Gold Glove Awards (ESPN).

November 9: Players Choice Awards (MLB Network).

November 10: Louisville Silver Slugger Awards (MLB Network).

November 14: BBWAA Rookies of the Year (MLB Network).

November 15: BBWAA Managers of the Year (MLB Network).

November 16: BBWAA Cy Young Awards (MLB Network).

November 17: BBWAA Most Valuable Player Awards (MLB Network).

November 18: Esurance MLB Awards (MLB Network and MLB.com)
2016 Calendar.

November 7 (5 days after World Series): Last day to exercise contract options for 2017.
Francisco Rodriguez has a $6 million team option for 2017 with a $2 million buyout, and Cameron Maybin has a $9 million offer with a $1 million buyout.

November 7 (5 days after World Series): Deadline for teams to make qualifying offers to their free agent players.
The Tigers will not be making any offers. The only Detroit free agents are Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Erick Aybar, and Casey McGehee.

November 14 (12 days after World Series): Deadline for free agents to accept qualifying offers.

November 7-10: General managers' meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona.

November 16-17: MLB owners meetings in Chicago, Illinois.

November 20: Last day to submit 40-man rosters in advance of the Rule 5 draft.

December 1: Collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between MLB owners and MLB Players' Association expires.

December 2: Last day for teams to offer 2017 contracts to unsigned players on their 40-man rosters. Arbitration-eligible players* are often non-tendered by or before this date.

December 5: Hall of Fame vote announced in National Harbor, Maryland.

December 5-8: MLB Winter Meetings in Washington, D.C.

December 8: Rule 5 draft.

2017 Calendar:
January 12 (est.)*: Salary arbitration filing date for teams and players.
Andrew Romine, Jose Iglesias, Justin Wilson, Alex Wilson, Nick Castellanos, Bruce Rondon are eligible.

January 15 (est.)*: Salary arbitration figures exchanged.

February 1-21*: Salary arbitration hearings.

February 13 (est.)**: Voluntary reporting date to spring training for pitchers, catchers and injured players.

February 18 (est.)**: Voluntary reporting date to spring training for other players.

February 21 (est.)** : Mandatory reporting date to spring trainingfor all players.

February 25 (est.)**: Grapefruit League exhibition games begin.

March 15: Last day to place a player on unconditional release waivers and pay 30 days termination pay.

March 29: Last day to request unconditional release waivers on a player and pay 45 days? salary instead of his full 2017 salary.

April 2: Opening Day, 3 games. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

April 3: The real Opening Day. The Tigers play their first game of the season at the Chicago White Sox.

April 7: Tigers? home opener vs. the Boston Red Sox.
 
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...gers-regular-season-games-televised/98523130/
All Tigers regular-season games to be televised.
Detnews

The Tigers? entire 162-game schedule will be televised, including 152 on FOX Sports Detroit, the team announced Tuesday morning.

The schedule also includes four games on FOX Sports 1, four that will be the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week.

Two others ? May 21 at Texas, and July 9 at Cleveland ? will be on ESPN on Sunday nights, and are preceded by games in which the Tigers are the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week.

The two others Saturday games on FOX are June 10 at Boston and July 1 at home against Cleveland.

Any Tigers game that airs on a FOX network also can be streamed on FOX Sports GO.

The Tigers open the regular season April 3 at the Chicago White Sox. The game will be televised on FOX Sports Detroit.
 
I think whomever is the Tigers' starter needs to go Dock Ellis on the Red Sox. Or at least earhole Pedroia before he gets tossed. Make it a guy like Pelfrey (due to expendability), and he needs to announce his intentions to the press before the game. "That little elf Pedroia is going to get it." Better yet. Something like "Those %#)(**#Y% Red Sox better not dig into the box and get too comfortable or I might let one slip. You never know. Neither do I."

And then Ausmus needs to Tweet: "Sox are gonna get holed, darn it." #KILLPEDROIA #MLB #TIGERS
 
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I think whomever is the Tigers' starter needs to go Dock Ellis on the Red Sox. Or at least earhole Pedroia before he gets tossed. Make it a guy like Pelfrey (due to expendability), and he needs to announce his intentions to the press before the game. "That little elf Pedroia is going to get it." Better yet. Something like "Those %#)(**#Y% Red Sox better not dig into the box and get too comfortable or I might let one slip. You never know. Neither do I."

And then Ausmus needs to Tweet: "Sox are gonna get holed, darn it." #KILLPEDROIA #MLB #TIGERS

First inning bean the first 6 guys, then bring in JV.
 
One reason why I miss Porcello. He had no problem throwing at people.
 
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/03/25/fulmer-home-opener-tigers/99617762/
Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer will pitch home opener on April 7.
Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...er-will-get-ball-tigers-home-opener/99617950/
Fulmer will get the ball for Tigers’ home opener.
Detnews

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/03/25/fulmer-will-start-tigers-home-opener/
Fulmer Will Start Tigers’ Home Opener.
CBSDetroit

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/03/25/fulmer-home-opener-tigers/99617762/
Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer will start home opener on April 7.
Freep
 
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