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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iceteebone" data-source="post: 3462033" data-attributes="member: 549344">Texas wasn't a big spender when they signed A-rod //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif  The Tigers have pursued numerous free agents in the past, but the team was so bad they didn't want to sign here.  The team's payroll in 2006 was 80 million.  It's already gone up 25 million in a year.  Before 06 it was down near 50 million so in the span of 5 years, the team has doubeled it's payroll.Verlander and Granderson are under team control until 2010 at least.  By then Sheffield, Renteria, Polanco and Pudge will be off the books, Magglio will have one more year if his clause kicks in and most likely will, Guillen will only have two years left so the Tigers will have flexibility to sign their young players.</blockquote>

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