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Quick Hits: Verlander, Hamilton, Rangers, Lincecum

It's not a huge surprise, but Tigers president and General Manager Dave Dombrowski said that he would like to make Justin Verlander a Tiger for life, writes Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.  The right-hander still has two years remaining on his five-year, $80MM deal and extending him won't be cheap.  However, the Tigers made a similar move when they inked Miguel Cabrera to his eight-year, $152.3MM deal two years before he was set to hit the open market.  Here's more from around baseball as the Giants celebrate their Game 2 victory..

• People familiar with the Brewers' thinking told Heyman that the club is seriously considering a run at Josh Hamilton this winter.  Owner Mark Attanasio declined comment on the possibility, but the team is said to believe that Milwaukee is a viable market for the slugger.  The Brewers would obviously have a hard time competing with major market teams for Hamilton, but it helps that the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers likely won't be in the mix.
• Rangers General Manager Jon Daniels said that he sees some similarities between what his club did in 2007 and the Red Sox's blockbuster deal this year, writes Alex Speier of WEEI.com.  Texas traded star first baseman Mark Teixeira to the Braves in the summer of 2007, netting the club Elvis Andrus and freedom to build the roster.  Daniels, who was a guest on WEEI's Red Sox Hot Stove show, also said that he doesn't expect to trade Andrus or Kinsler despite having Jurickson Profar close to being major league-ready.
• Despite his struggles in 2012, General Manager Brian Sabean ruled out the possibility of Tim Lincecum moving to the bullpen next season, tweets Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.  Lincecum is entering his walk year in the 2013 season and will earn $22MM.
• One person connected to the Giants told Heyman that there's no way that Lincecum will be traded, in part because of how the fans in San Francisco respond to him.
• Commissioner Bud Selig told reporters before tonight's game that he has spoken with Blue Jays president Paul Beeston and has yet to hear a complaint from the organization regarding possible tampering with manager John Farrell, tweets Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.

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