Tigers/Phillies

[Phillies GM (Matt)]

Phillies Trade:
Dom Brown 13: $0.5M 14: $0.5M(maybe ARB)
Jon Pettibone 13: $0.5M 14: $0.5M 15: ARB?

for

Tigers Trade:
Justin Verlander 13: $20.0M 14: $20.0M 15: $28.0M 16: $28.0M 17: $28.0M 18: $28.0M 19: $28.0M 20: $22.0M vesting option
Bruce Rondon 13: $0.5M 14: $0.5M 15: ARB?
2013 FYPD 2nd Round Pick (DET)

Salary Changes:
+/- 19.5M

Assignments:
Verlander to active 25man
Rondon to inactive 40-man

Accept.  Wanted to trade Brown for an ace and to get a future closer and a 2nd makes the deal all the much sweeter. Thanks Tigers!

[Tigers GM (Dan)]

Accepted, major salary savings. Improves offense, Pettibone might give me better stats rest of this year than Verlander.

[Tigers GM (Dan)]

Assignment:

Brown and Pettibone replace Rondon and Verlander on 25man active.