The Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays worked out a trade as the Winter meetings were coming to a close on Wednesday out in Las Vegas. The Tigers will be sending Matt Joyce down to Tampa in exchange for starting pitcher Edwin Jackson.

Jackson has great velocity on the ball but also lacks some command. The good thing is that Jackson is only 25 years old and has pitched the last couple of seasons in the major leagues so he will being a little bit of experience with him.

Joyce should get a crack at the starting lineup down in Tampa so I think it is a good trade for him as he would have been a fourth outfielder at best in the Tigers lineup.

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The Detoit Tigers signed infielder Adam Everett to a one year contract on Monday. Barring a medical issue, Everett will shore up the left side of the Tigers infield in 2009. The physical will be taking place on Tuesday and everything is expected to check out ok after Everett had surgery last year.

Everett hit .213 with two home runs and 20 RBIs in just 48 games of an injury-plagued 2008 season for the Twins. The one year deal is rumored to be worth $1 million plus some incentives.

Now management will turn their attention to signing a closer for the 09 season. J.J. Putz and Kerry Wood are at the top of their list.

The Detoit Tigers picked up catcher Gerald Laird from the Texas Rangers on Sunday as the two teams agreed on a three player trade. The Tigers are sending pitching prospects Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo to Texas for Laird.

“I’m excited,” Laird told MLB.com. “I get to play every day. Nothing against the Rangers. I love every one of them. I love all those players. I came up with a lot of them. But now I get a change of scenery and do my thing, play every day.”

That is on position that is taken care of as the Winter Meetings are happening this week in Las Vegas. We will keep you posted if anything else happens in Vegas.

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