tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post142252689419482060..comments2023-09-06T07:56:47.820-04:00Comments on Open Book: A Sports Blog: Tigers couldn't have done better than Joe Nathan as closerPat Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05102662407927366439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-85050372154925337682013-12-07T18:28:59.050-05:002013-12-07T18:28:59.050-05:00Really? At his age, within the next two years, th...Really? At his age, within the next two years, that 95 MPH fastball could drop like a rock and then it's bye, bye, over the fence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29764383.post-70277814268186228082013-12-05T23:13:55.567-05:002013-12-05T23:13:55.567-05:00so, a year later, Tigers get Nathan for $10 millio...so, a year later, Tigers get Nathan for $10 million per season. it's a better deal than Nats got last offseason with Soriano, who gets $11 million in 2014 and $14 million option in '15. also cost a draft pick.<br /><br />could Soriano have made a difference in Tigers' post season? that's debatable, but what is clear is that Boras was right, it was folly to count as heavily on woodynoreply@blogger.com