From what I've read last year he played through an injury which didn't work to his benefit in the second half of 2007, he's 1-2 so far after trying to develop a change-up during march.wikipedia wrote:
He debuted in the major leagues when he was 20 years old. Jeremy’s major league debut came against the Minnesota Twins, who battered him for six runs in four innings. While many felt this was a bad move by the Tigers, Bonderman seemed ready and the Tigers didn't have much to look forward to as they were in a rebuilding stage. Considering how well he worked out in the end, many feel the Tigers should have delayed his arbitration clock, thereby getting more of his prime years at a low price.
In his first season he had a 6-19 record. He was benched for the final week of Detroit's famously awful 2003 season to avoid becoming the first pitcher in 23 years to lose 20 or more games in a single season. However, the feat was accomplished by his teammate Mike Maroth. Appropriately, it was a season in which the Tigers themselves missed the modern record for losses in a season by one.
He did better in 2004 by going 11-13 with a 4.89 ERA. Bonderman had a season of contrasts due to injury in 2005, as evidenced by his season splits, but on the year showed improvement with a 14-13 Won-Loss record and a 4.57 ERA and a 4.10 xFIP.
Bonderman was the Tigers' Opening Day starter for the 2005 season. At 22 years old, he was the youngest pitcher to start on Opening Day since Dwight Gooden started for the New York Mets at the age of 20 in the 1986 season.
In 2006 he posted a career best 14-8 4.08 ERA record. He started Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Yankees. He pitched five perfect innings before giving up a hit. He then pitched 3.1 more innings, surrendering only one run. Bonderman was the winning pitcher in the game that gave the Tigers the series. He pitched again in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, pitching six innings and giving up three runs before being pulled. The Tigers would go on to win the game and series for the American League Pennant. In the World Series, he pitched six innings giving up only two runs. He left the game with the Tigers in the lead. However, the Tigers would ultimately lose the game, as well as the series the following day.
Bonderman finished second in the 2007 All-Star Game Final vote.
Is he ever going to be the Ace Detriot projected, or is he going to be their Anthony Reyes? Is he worth giving up a bench player if you can get him for quite low right now?
