Eddie Bonine - Pitcher

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Tigers option Bonine to Toledo
BECK'S BLOG
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 3:32 PM

The Tigers decided to go a pitcher short in the bullpen for a little while to make room for Aubrey Huff. Detroit optioned Eddie Bonine to Triple-A Toledo. We'll see how they cope.

Good. 12 pitchers is too many.

Now if only they can go back to 4-man rotations...

Every time I'm flipping through the threads and see this the H in RHP looks like an I. Glad to see Bonine isn't dead

catbox_9 wrote:

Every time I'm flipping through the threads and see this the H in RHP looks like an I. Glad to see Bonine isn't dead

I thought I was the only one who had to look at that twice.....I thought he was dead, too!

As for him being optioned...I didn't even know he was in the bullpen! Everytime I see the boxscore or watch the game, its always Seay and Perry or Rodney pitching. Oh....and the occasional Miner outtings where he gives up 4 ER in .2 innings....lol

Poor Eddie...if he ever does die (and most people do) nobody will even believe it.

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Every time I'm flipping through the threads and see this the H in RHP looks like an I. Glad to see Bonine isn't dead

I thought I was the only one who had to look at that twice.....I thought he was dead, too!

As for him being optioned...I didn't even know he was in the bullpen! Everytime I see the boxscore or watch the game, its always Seay and Perry or Rodney pitching. Oh....and the occasional Miner outtings where he gives up 4 ER in .2 innings....lol

Now it is "Eddie Bonine - Pitcher"

GoGetEmTigers wrote:

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:

Every time I'm flipping through the threads and see this the H in RHP looks like an I. Glad to see Bonine isn't dead

I thought I was the only one who had to look at that twice.....I thought he was dead, too!

As for him being optioned...I didn't even know he was in the bullpen! Everytime I see the boxscore or watch the game, its always Seay and Perry or Rodney pitching. Oh....and the occasional Miner outtings where he gives up 4 ER in .2 innings....lol

Now it is "Eddie Bonine - Pitcher"

I see that :haha:

Good thing it's clarified.

Bonine as Mr. Reliable
BECK'S BLOG
Posted on March 6, 2010 at 1:27 AM

Eddie Bonine said he's fine if Jim Leyland says he knows what to expect from him. In fact, he's kind of flattered. If he's Mr. Reliable in the race for rotation spots, that's cool with him. He hasn't really been that kind of guy before.

He has been the overlooked guy before, but he has had a habit of defying expectations.

"It sounds like a compliment," Bonine said of Leyland's remarks after his two innings Friday against the Astros. "I think I've kind of been that kind of pitcher the last few years. Just being in that discussion as far as a guy that could possibly start for them, that's where I want to be. There's definitely a business side of it, but I know that when it comes to on the field, Dave [Dombrowski] and Jim [Leyland], they want to go out there and win ballgames. The rest of that stuff is going to take care of itself."

Right now, Bonine is trying to take care of his pitches, The knuckleball, that unpredictable pitch that the Tigers like and want to see him throw, is the last pitch in the package, and it was the pitch that gave him some trouble Friday.

Bonine gave his three doubles in his two innings of work, and two of them came off knuckleballs that didn't knuckle. It sounds like the pitch isn't coming along, but it's a pitch that he can only really hone in games. It isn't a practice pitch for him.

"It's one of those pitches that when I throw it, it's full arm speed," Bonine said. "It's not just a different grip. It's a different type of pitch. It seems like that's the last pitch that comes for me, that good release point on that pitch. It's definitely a feel pitch, and last year I got to the point where I could take some off it and kind of pitch off of it at different speeds. That's one of those things that just comes from being out there and throwing it and getting a better feel for it. That's where I'd like to be. I'm going to get back to that, how I finished last year as far as being able to add and subtract from that pitch. But it's just a feel pitch."

Once he gets that pitch down, you're probably going to see more swings and misses from him. But it takes time, which is a tough situation for someone fighting for a roster spot. For now, once he got into trouble, he said he "had to go to work." In other words, he had to get away from the knuckler for a little bit.

That goes back to the difference between Bonine and a knuckleballer like Tim Wakefield. Bonine throws a knuckleball -- throws two, if you count the different speeds -- but he isn't a knuckleball pitcher. In other words, he doesn't live and die on that pitch. He'll throw not only fastballs, but a breaking ball that some confuse with the knuckler.

With all those variables, it's new for him to be considered Mr. Reliable. But he'll take it.

"I'm just still that guy who's trying to get up there and continuing to prove myself," Bonine said. "It's a tremendous compliment, obviously, what Skip was saying, that he knows what he's getting with me."

Bonine makes use of knuckler
Reliever tosses four shutout innings relying heavily on pitch

By Jason Beck / MLB.com

04/01/10 6:36 PM ET

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LAKELAND, Fla. -- Eddie Bonine throws a knuckleball, but he isn't really a knuckleball pitcher. He doesn't really throw it enough to consider himself that. On Thursday, however, he was a little bit closer to that.

For the final starting assignment of Spring Training, Tigers coaches sent Bonine to the mound with instructions to throw more knucklers and see what sort of reactions he got. The results were four scoreless innings, three strikeouts and more than a few tentative swings from a Braves team that had several Major League hitters in their starting lineup.

If he can take that into the regular season, both he and the Tigers would be pretty happy.

"He really had the knuckleball going today," manager Jim Leyland said. "That's the best I've ever seen it."

Bonine was throwing a knuckleball in high school, before he even became a pitcher, but it isn't the anchor of his arsenal. He also has a traditional repertoire that includes a four-seam fastball that topped out in the low 90s on Thursday, plus a changeup and sinker. The knuckleball complements it and makes the changeup and fastball more effective pitches.

He has worked this spring on not only honing the knuckleball, but throwing more than one version of it. While his slow version has more movement, he has a hard knuckleball that throws hitters off. Instead of throwing the knuckler once in a while as a two-strike pitch, Bonine mixed in a little bit of everything Thursday in different counts.

"You don't want to throw it too often early in the count, but for myself, that's something that gets in their heads," Bonine said. "That's something they have to worry about later on in the at-bat or it just kind of affects. It's something they don't normally see, so if I can command that and throw it in the strike zone, that's going to help me out a lot."

Bonine OK after cramp under rib cage
Reliever exited victory in ninth inning after losing his breath

By Jason Beck / MLB.com

04/11/10 7:39 PM ET

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DETROIT -- Tigers reliever Eddie Bonine is expected to be fine after he left Sunday's win in the ninth inning. Bonine said he suffered a cramp underneath his rib cage on his next-to-last pitch to Lou Marson leading off the ninth inning.

Bonine tried throwing one more pitch and found himself catching his breath. That's when head athletic trainer Kevin Rand and manager Jim Leyland went to the mound.

"I threw a pitch and it kind of knotted up on me," Bonine said. "I've never cramped up underneath my rib before, so I don't really know what that was. I just cramped up and I just needed to take a big breath, and I was fine. I tried to catch my breath and they came out."

Tests conducted after he left the mound showed nothing worse. Bonine will likely rest for a day or two, but that would've been expected anyway after throwing three-plus innings and 49 pitches of relief.

Bonine's relief prevented what could have been a procession of relievers once Justin Verlander left with nobody out in the sixth. Bonine gave up a two-run homer to Jhonny Peralta upon arrival and a solo homer to Shin-Soo Choo, but then recorded five straight groundouts.

Phil Coke replaced Bonine with a full count and gave up a single to Marson, but got a lunging catch by Brandon Inge on Asdrubal Cabrera's sharp liner before induced an inning-ending double play from Michael Brantley.

Bonine did a great job against Cleveland. I'm really liking how everyone has looked thus far.

Except Verlander, but we're clearly making up for it everywhere else. We need him though!

Bonine keeps coming up big for Detroit

By Alex DiFilippo / MLB.com

06/19/10 6:50 PM ET

DETROIT -- Tigers reliever Eddie Bonine entered a tie game with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth inning on Friday. But it took only four pitches for him to retire two batters and get out of the jam in Detroit's 7-5 win over the D-backs.

Bonine struck out Justin Upton with three straight pitches then forced Miguel Montero into a light grounder back to the mound on the first pitch.

He was so effective that Tigers manager Jim Leyland called Bonine the "unsung hero" of the game -- as much of the credit on the night went to third baseman Brandon Inge, who recorded a triple in the eighth inning to give Detroit the lead.

"[Bonine] got some huge, huge outs when we needed it," Leyland said. "He didn't let it get out of hand. No question about it, he was probably the most valuable pitcher [Friday]. He's done a whale of a job."

Bonine threw a shutout seventh inning and retired a batter in the eighth, paving the way for Phil Coke to enter before closer Jose Valverde shut the door in the ninth.

Leyland said he wouldn't use Bonine again on Saturday. The right-hander is 3-0 with a 2.10 ERA in 24 appearances and 34 1/3 innings pitched this season. Left-handers are batting .192 against him this season, while right-handers are hitting .200.

"He's done a great job for us," Leyland said. "He takes the ball and throws strikes. He's a real valuable guy."

Alex DiFilippo is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

Tigers trade Dlugach, outright Bonine, three others
BECK'S BLOG
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 2:19 PM

Brent Dlugach began the year as a potential Tigers infield prospect in the upper ranks of their farm system, and went into the season as somebody to watch after an impressive Spring Training. Now, he's part of the Red Sox ranks, having been traded Thursday as part of the Tigers' moves take four Minor League free agents off their 40-man roster.

Also removed from the roster were right-handers Eddie Bonine and Jay Sborz, catcher Max St. Pierre and outfielder Jeff Frazier. All of them were outrighted to Triple-A Toledo, making them eligible to become six-year minor league free agents. Bonine elected to become a free agent immediately, while the others will become free agents on Nov. 6.

Of the group, Bonine had by far the most time in the big leagues this year, having spent the entire season in Detroit's bullpen. The 29-year-old knuckleballer went 4-1 with a 4.63 ERA in 47 appearances, all but one of them in relief.

Bonine went into the All-Star break with a 4-0 record and a 2.81 ERA before struggling down the stretch, allowing 22 earned runs on 47 hits over 26 1/3 innings. Opponents batted .395 against him after the break. He was inconsistent with his knuckleball, especially late in the season, and hitters began to simply sit on his fastball.

Dlugach was briefly seen as a potential shortstop option, but a slow start at Triple-A Toledo and a high strikeout total left him looking up at the big leagues. He batted .258 for the year with the Mud Hens with six home runs, 41 RBIs, 12 stolen bases and 149 strikeouts over 117 games.

The Red Sox will send over a player to be named later or cash as part of the trade.

St. Pierre finally made it to the big leagues after 14 years in the Minor Leagues, all but one of them in the Tigers organization. He'll most likely have a spot back in the system if he wants it, but it remains to be seen what he wants to do.

Last Updated: November 12. 2010 9:27PM
Tigers trade Eddie Bonine; Marlins deal former Tiger Andrew Miller
Detroit News staff and wires / Detroit News staff and wires

Detroit— Eddie Bonine is officially an ex-Tiger.

Fox Sports reported Friday afternoon that the right-hander had agreed to terms with the Phillies on a minor league deal. MLB.com followed up by reporting the Tigers made a "last-minute push" to bring him back, but couldn't match the other offer.

Bonine, 29, was 4-3 with a 4.63 ERA this past season. All but one of his 47 appearances was out of the bullpen.

For his major league career, all in the past three seasons with Detroit, he is 7-3 with a 4.74 ERA. The Tigers acquired him from the Padres in the 2005 Rule 5 draft.

The Tigers announced last week Bonine was being outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. He chose to become a free agent.

With the Phillies, he has a good shot of getting plenty of work in the bullpen — especially if they don't re-sign Jose Contreras, Chad Durbin and J.C. Romero, all free agents and major contributors in 2010. Durbin also is a former Tiger. He left the club after the 2007 season, signed with the Phillies and has made 194 appearances over the last three years.

Miller traded to Red Sox

Andrew Miller has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins for Dustin Richardson in a trade of left-handed pitchers.

Miller, 25, taken by Detroit with the sixth overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft, was 1-5 with an 8.54 ERA in seven starts and two relief appearances for Florida over the final 11/2 months of the season. He was a combined 2-9 with a 5.35 ERA at Double-A Jacksonville and Class A Jupiter.

Miller was a teammate of Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard at North Carolina. He is 15-26 with a 5.84 ERA in five major league seasons.

Richardson, 26, had a 4.15 ERA in 26 relief appearances with the Red Sox last season.


From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20101112/SPORTS0104/11120438/Tigers-trade-Eddie-Bonine--Marlins-deal-former-Tiger-Andrew-Miller#ixzz158ExRPjZ