"Slugging first baseman Prince Fielder has agreed to a nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, the Free Press learned today from an industry source familiar with the deal.

The deal is expected to be worth around $214 million, an average of $23.8 million per year, according to the source.

Fielder still must pass his physical for the deal to be complete.

The Tigers, coming off an AL championship series loss to Texas, apparently have filled the void left by this month's ACL injury suffered by designated hitter Victor Martinez.

Regular first baseman Miguel Cabrera said today that he will move to third base."