DETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers have purchased the contracts
of four players including second baseman Scott Sizemore, the
organization's 2009 Minor League Player of the Year.
Sizemore combined to hit .308 with 17 home runs, 66 RBI and 21
stolen bases in 130 games with Class AAA Toledo and Class AA Erie
last season. He played in six games with Peoria of the Arizona Fall
League before undergoing surgery on his fractured left ankle on
Oct. 27.
The Tigers also purchased the contracts of shortstop Audy
Ciriaco, first baseman-outfielder Ryan Strieby and outfielder
Brennan Boesch.
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