"Dave Dombrowski is taking his time. Perhaps it's because time is the Tigers' best friend as they ponder making their 2012 season better than a 2011 campaign that ended two victories shy of this year's World Series. Dombrowski, who next week marks 10 years as Tigers' front-office chief, declined after Game 6 of the American League Championship Series against Texas, the Tigers' last game of 2011, to speak about any areas of address that might be in place ahead of 2012. "It's too early," Dombrowski said.

It was still too early last week when Dombrowski was asked if any overviews, strategies, or hard personnel decisions had been made. The Tigers president and general manager will instead meet Tuesday at Comerica Park with media members to talk about the team's direction as it gets busy with 2012."