"One national bird dog last weekend had the Tigers ready to sign Johnny Damon and Juan Pierre as their replacement parts for knee-shelved designated hitter Victor Martinez.

Another outlet reported Monday the Tigers had made a bid for Roy Oswalt, which included a recruiting call from Justin Verlander, all to no avail as Oswalt said no to Detroit.

Dave Dombrowski's response to the Hot Stove rumor mill was succinct:

"Read 'em all," Dombrowski said of the reports. "And none of 'em are credible.""