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Tigers Close To Signing Octavio Dotel

By Luke Adams 2 | December 7, 2011 at 10:31pm CDT

10:31pm: All that's left for Dotel and the Tigers to work out is the length of the contract, tweets Rosenthal. A one-year deal with a vesting option seems like the most likely outcome, Rosenthal adds.

8:37pm: The Tigers are close to a deal with Dotel, tweets Danny Knobler of CBS Sports.

6:22pm: The Cardinals are the other team Dotel is considering. Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets that Detroit seems to have the edge, but Dotel remains "enamored" with the Cardinals.

5:35pm: The Tigers have made an "aggressive" offer for Dotel, tweets Morosi.

4:44pm: The Tigers are considered the favorite for Dotel, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, adding that the other finalist is a National League team.

4:20pm: Free agent reliever Octavio Dotel has narrowed his decision to two teams and expects to make a decision soon, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.

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  1. BluMule

    10 years ago

    Mets? They seem to LOVE our bullpen

    Reply
    • Blue387

      10 years ago

      The Mets do have J.P. Riccardi in the front office.

      Reply
      • BluMule

        10 years ago

        Would explain that

        Reply
        • altosax29b

          10 years ago

          We love you guys. Want to see a movie at 8? We can make out and stuff. 

  2. Blue387

    10 years ago

    I bet it’s the Marlins.

    Reply
  3. ukJaysfan

    10 years ago

    Oh, Do Tell ?

    Reply
  4. diesel2410

    10 years ago

    Rays? Maybe?

    Reply
  5. Josh Gedert

    10 years ago

    Tigers…hopefully.

    Reply
  6. Chris Schick

    10 years ago

    Angels. 

    Reply
  7. Spencer VonHershman

    10 years ago

    Earlier rumor of the Angels acquiring relief help and this makes me hopeful. I’d love Dotel in the Angels pen on a cheap contract.

    Reply
  8. Jimbo504

    10 years ago

    Cardinals, he wants to play with Albert.

    Reply
    • altosax29b

      10 years ago

      I see what you did there

      Reply
    • altosax29b

      10 years ago

      I see what you did there

      Reply
  9. Dynasty22

    10 years ago

    Cardinals.

    Reply
    • stl_cards16

      10 years ago

      Better be for under $2mil if they’re going to pass up the free draft pick.

      Reply
    • stl_cards16

      10 years ago

      Better be for under $2mil if they’re going to pass up the free draft pick.

      Reply
  10. verlander

    10 years ago

    I hope it’s the Tigers.

    Reply
    • Ale

      10 years ago

      According to Rosenthal it’s between Tigers and NL Club

      Reply
  11. verlander

    10 years ago

    I hope it’s the Tigers.

    Reply
  12. Brett Steinman

    10 years ago

    Marlins! lol jk Blue Jays probably

    Reply
  13. dodgerskingsfan

    10 years ago

    maybe dodgers again…. wouldn’t surprise me one bit….

    Reply
  14. altosax29b

    10 years ago

    Colts! Canucks! Manchester United! Let’s just keep naming random teams!

    Reply
    • Ale

      10 years ago

      Hahhahaa. I say Mets. You can never have too many relievers!

      Reply
      • altosax29b

        10 years ago

        You also can’t have too many losses, that seems to be our case for the next few seasons 🙁

        Reply
    • Ale

      10 years ago

      Hahhahaa. I say Mets. You can never have too many relievers!

      Reply
    • WonderboyRooney10

      10 years ago

      owww the pain :[ 

      Reply
  15. altosax29b

    10 years ago

    Colts! Canucks! Manchester United! Let’s just keep naming random teams!

    Reply
  16. Madman2TX

    10 years ago

    This one may be the Rangers as supposedly they really like Dotel.

    Reply
  17. Alfredo A. Hernandez

    10 years ago

    Dodgers! 3 years 15 million! 1 milion in 2012, 7 million for 2013 and 2014.  Or I may just be a little bit bitter right now. 

    Reply
    • vtadave

      10 years ago

      Rightfully bitter…I feel your pain.

      Reply
  18. Chris

    10 years ago

    Reds?

    Reply
  19. Aaron Kayser

    10 years ago

    Tigers or Dodgers…..heard it hear folks.  Would love to see him in Detroit, but with the news that the Dodgers were close to adding BP help, have to believe it was them….

    Reply
    • Aaron Kayser

      10 years ago

      I realize BP normally stands for batting practice… if they want BP help the Dodgers can sign Brad Penny, if they want bullpen help, they can sign Dotel…

      Reply
    • Josh Gedert

      10 years ago

      I find it hard to believe you’re right when you can’t spell “here” correctly.

      Reply
      • Aaron Kayser

        10 years ago

        Oh, I spelled “hear” correctly, I just spelled the “that’s what I” preceeding it incorrectly…

        Reply
        • Josh Gedert

          10 years ago

          Zing!

  20. WonderboyRooney10

    10 years ago

    I wonder who the favorite is to land him this July

    Reply
  21. Jon Stark

    10 years ago

    Dotel should stay out of the AL. It didn’t treat him so well last season. He looked a lot better in the NL.

    Reply
  22. ctownboy

    10 years ago

    Reds have been linked to Dotel and Toothpick Baker just can’t have enough players near retirement age…..

    Reply
  23. Chris_RG

    10 years ago

    Trying to tie Matt Stairs’ record for most ML clubs played for, eh? 

    Reply
    • Ferrariman

      10 years ago

      long way to go…

      Reply
      • CaseyBlakeDeWitt

        10 years ago

        Actually each of them has played for 12 teams, assuming you count Montreal/Washington as the same team, in which case, Stairs has 13, but if Dotel does sign with the Tigers they would be tied again.

        Reply
  24. JacksTigers

    10 years ago

    Tigers, please.

    Reply
    • Matt Moore

      10 years ago

      Why do you want him again?

      Reply
      • verlander

        10 years ago

        He’s put up good numbers.

        Reply
      • EightMileCats

        10 years ago

        Bc our pen fell apart at the end of the year last season. The only dependable arms we had were Benoit, Cokehead, and large potato..

        Reply
  25. tycobb

    10 years ago

    FML…..

    Reply
  26. DT Flush234

    10 years ago

    Even though Detroit made an aggressive offer. I can still see him resigning with the Cardinals.

    Reply
    • verlander

      10 years ago

      Why? I’m curious.

      Reply
      • jhfdssdaf

        10 years ago

        Because he’s “enamored” of them.

        Reply
      • The_BiRDS

        10 years ago

        “The Cardinals are the other team Dotel is considering. Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch tweets that Detroit seems to have the edge, but Dotel remains “enamored” with the Cardinals.”
        Thats why

        Reply
  27. InLeylandWeTrust

    10 years ago

    I’m not liking the sound of “aggressive offer”…would love to have Dotel, but only on a 1 year deal.

    Reply
    • TheBigNice

      10 years ago

      It’s going to take 2 years to turn him from the Cardinals. 

      Reply
    • The_BiRDS

      10 years ago

      Yeah, I dont blame you.. sound like a 2-3 year deal.. I would only want him for a year…maybe half and trade him

      Reply
      • RationalSportsFan

        10 years ago

        Tried to post this earlier, but it looks like it failed…

        Enrique Rojas says (in Spanish, which is why it may not have been included here) that both offers are 1 year offers.  Apparently Dotel is trying to squeeze a second year out of one of them.

        Reply
  28. roberty

    10 years ago

    The sweepstakes is on to find out which team will be dealing Octavio Dotel at the trade deadline!

    Reply
    • RationalSportsFan

      10 years ago

      Hey, he has only played on 5 teams in the last two years…

      Reply
  29. DT Flush234

    10 years ago

    He should resign with the Cardinals. Then Cardinals trade Kyle McCellen for a utility OF and a low tier prospect.

    Reply
  30. Evan

    10 years ago

    face it, the tigers NEED a bullpen arm in the 6-7th innings who can sit down righties.  Al Al can’t be trusted to be healthy.  Does it need to be Dotel…..no, but it wouldn’t be a bad signing probably.

    Reply
  31. Conebone69

    10 years ago

    Detroit’s bullpen would be looking pretty decent with this move.

    Especially if Alburqurque(?) can ever recover from the line drive off his head. He was never the same after that

    Reply
    • RationalSportsFan

      10 years ago

      Yea it would.  Valverde, Benoit, Coke, Alburquerque, Schlereth, Dotel, and then (personal favorite) Pauley as the long man (former starter who is also surprisingly adept at getting out left handers). 

      Perry, Wilk, Below, Ni, Villareal, Weinhardt, Hoffman, and Stohr as depth.  Hey, that’s a full AAA bullpen!

      Reply
  32. Conebone69

    10 years ago

    Detroit’s bullpen would be looking pretty decent with this move.

    Especially if Alburqurque(?) can ever recover from the line drive off his head. He was never the same after that

    Reply
  33. DT Flush234

    10 years ago

    Oh well the Cardinals get a draft pick now.

    Reply
  34. cards2WS

    10 years ago

    Dang, really liked Dotel.

    Reply
  35. Ferrariman

    10 years ago

    Good bye Doc Oc.  Thanks for the NLCS and eliminating Braun, enjoy the ring.  Very underrated aspect of Cards success in playoffs. Plus a draft pick! hurray. Should be a high one too in the supplemental round as well since he used to be a type A.

    Reply
  36. InLeylandWeTrust

    10 years ago

    Gah, fine. Vesting option. DON’T GO 2 GAURANTEED!

    Reply
  37. JacksTigers

    10 years ago

    Yo estoy contento!

    Reply
  38. thebigdog

    10 years ago

    With a name like Octavio, he must be an eighth inning specialist.

    Reply
  39. Jeff Westcott

    10 years ago

    The Tigers will be his 13th team in 14 seasons. I wonder if that’s some kind of record?

    Reply
  40. chee1rs

    10 years ago

    again …. why ???

    Reply

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