Armando Galarraga, Tigers to Part Ways

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Mr. Almost Perfect will almost certainly be with another major league team in 2011. The Tigers designated for assignment pitcher Armando Galarraga Tuesday, hours after avoiding arbitration and agreeing to a $2.3 million deal with the right-hander.

Galarraga, who gained national notoriety last June when he had a perfect game taken away by umpire Jim Joyce's blown call in the ninth inning, was a roster casualty as Detroit finalized a separate one-year deal with veteran starter Brad Penny.

Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told reporters he is planning to trade Galarraga, and he doesn't expect he'll have too much trouble finding a taker.

"There are clubs looking for starters right now," Dombrowski said. "If we can find him a home in a rotation somewhere, that's what we'll be trying to do."

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