Rogers will make a little more than the Tigers had originally offered him last month, but not that much. The bigger money in the deal will come if he stays healthy and reaches incentive clauses.

As for parting ways with Scott Boras, Rogers basically backed up what Boras said, that they departed on good terms. Once Rogers knew he was coming back to the Tigers and nowhere else, essentially, he didn’t need Boras marketing him around.

"It had nothing to do with Scott as an agent or an attorney," Rogers said. He’s as good or better than anyone else out there. But my position was with Detroit. If I felt like being a true free agent, Scott would still be my representative … but in m yheart of hearts, I felt like I didn’t want to pitch anywhere else."

Cruceta might actually be the more interesting news here, because the Tigers strongly believe he’ll be part of their bullpen next season. Dave, in fact, made it sound like Cruceta addresses their bullpen need and that while they’ll look at what’s out there, they don’t have to add anyone else.

"We look at any opportunity where we think we can get better," Dombrowski said, "but I don’t think we have a gaping situation we have to address. We’ll talk to people. We’ll explore. We see what makes sense, but I don’t feel there’s a pressing need at this time."

He received a two-year deal and is expected to close for the Rays. Ironically, Tampa Bay was where he made his final appearance as a Tiger back in 2005, when Johnny Gomes’ walkoff homer just before the all-star break helped convince Percival it wasn’t working out well for him. For what it’s worth, the Tigers were never really in on him.

You probably already know the Kenny part by now. It’s a one-year deal. Here’s the info on Cruceta, who has been impressive in winter ball. Chris Shelton and Timo Perez were designated for assignment.