Tigers Trade Lefty Starter Nate Robertson To Marlins

The cash will go towards paying a significant chunk of Robertson’s salary, as he’s due to make $10m this season. The lefty Robertson fell out of favor in Detroit by posting consecutive high ERAs after signing a lucrative extension. His fastball/slider/changeup repertoire is the same as it’s ever been, but he’s battled his command and an inability to miss a lot of bats. While he can still work well against left-handed bats, he doesn’t see a whole lot of them, and can be taken advantage of by righties.

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