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<blockquote data-quote="Verlander" data-source="post: 3938009" data-attributes="member: 569562">Sources: Tigers sign Robertson to 3-year dealBy Ken RosenthalKen Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.Updated: January 16, 2008, 12:05 PM ESTThe Tigers have signed left-hander Nate Robertson to a three-year, $21.25 million contract, according to major-league sources.Robertson, 30, will earn $4.25 million next season, $7 million in 2009 and $10 million in &#039;10. The salary in his final year will increase to $11 million if he pitches 400 innings combined in &#039;08 and &#039;09 or 200 innings in &#039;09.The Tigers plan to announce the signing Wednesday afternoon.Robertson was eligible for free agency after the 2009 season; the Tigers bought out his remaining years of salary arbitration and one year of free agency.The Tigers acquired Robertson from the Marlins in a five-player trade that sent lefty Mark Redman to Florida on Jan. 11, 2003.Robertson averaged just over 200 innings per season from 2004 to &#039;06 before dropping to 177 2/3 last season after missing nearly three weeks in June with a tired arm.He is 42-55 lifetime with a 4.60 ERA.<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7683750#" target="_blank">http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7683750#</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Verlander, post: 3938009, member: 569562"] Sources: Tigers sign Robertson to 3-year deal By Ken Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX. Updated: January 16, 2008, 12:05 PM EST The Tigers have signed left-hander Nate Robertson to a three-year, $21.25 million contract, according to major-league sources. Robertson, 30, will earn $4.25 million next season, $7 million in 2009 and $10 million in '10. The salary in his final year will increase to $11 million if he pitches 400 innings combined in '08 and '09 or 200 innings in '09. The Tigers plan to announce the signing Wednesday afternoon. Robertson was eligible for free agency after the 2009 season; the Tigers bought out his remaining years of salary arbitration and one year of free agency. The Tigers acquired Robertson from the Marlins in a five-player trade that sent lefty Mark Redman to Florida on Jan. 11, 2003. Robertson averaged just over 200 innings per season from 2004 to '06 before dropping to 177 2/3 last season after missing nearly three weeks in June with a tired arm. He is 42-55 lifetime with a 4.60 ERA. [URL="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7683750#"]http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7683750#[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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