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When former Detroit Tigers’ general manager, Al Avila, hired A.J. Hinch in November of 2020, the move felt like the real beginning of a new era. Somehow we’re now entering year five of his tenure as manager and Hinch is on his way to becoming a Detroit institution. Over four seasons, Hinch has been the

It won’t be long before we start seeing games played in Spring Training, and while the age-old phrase “Spring Training games don’t count” may be true in terms of standings and stats, it’s not entirely unimportant. Spring Training is a time for managers to try out new techniques, like more aggressive baserunning, stealing drills, testing

We discussed Javier Báez recently, but he isn’t the only the long-term Detroit Tigers player in real need of a reversal of fortune. Matt Manning will mark his ninth year in the organization this July. Things haven’t been trending in the right direction for him, and the club has a lot of talented young pitchers

The hopes and dreams for the future of the Detroit Tigers are built around a core group of young players who have worked their way up through the ranks and have landed, or will soon land in Detroit. At the center of that core group are two players who stand out more than any others;

Spring Training has arrived and the full squad of 2025 Detroit Tigers are in camp this week preparing for their first Grapefruit League matchup of the season. On Saturday, the Tigers will welcome in the Philadelphia Phillies with Kenta Maeda getting the start at 1:05 p.m. ET. The offseason didn’t go quite as hoped, but

The big names playing with the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2024 were Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle, and Josue Briceño, but quite a lot of other talented players started to make a name for themselves as well. Two of our favorite young rising pitching prospects were on hand, and while we’ve covered Rayner Castillo already, southpaw

One player we didn’t talk a lot about this offseason was Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez. Another woeful offensive season battling injuries progressed to the point that even his defense suffered in 2024. His year ended quietly with arthroscopic hip surgery that he’s only now fully rehabbed. The Tigers went to the postseason with Báez

In Part 1 of this two-part series we reviewed the setup to a September stretch run that ultimately ended up with the Tigers back in the playoffs for the first time in a dog’s age. We also looked at the games in the first half of the month which, for the most part, went pretty

Most of the top national sites for prospect scouting have already published their top 100 rankings, and the Tigers have been well represented on all of them. Fangraphs released their new top 100 on Monday, and the same is true as the Tigers place six prospects on the list. However, there is one new face

The Detroit Tigers are finally starting to see some improvements in their international pipeline. Catcher Enrique Jimenez may be the next to follow Keider Montero, Wenceel Pérez, and Josue Briceño to the major leagues or high into the national rankings. The Venezuelan born catcher was ranked the 32nd best prospect in the 2023 signing period

Baseball is back! Perhaps that’s a slight overstatement, but pitchers and catchers reported for all clubs last week, full squads will report soon, and it has been truly delightful to start seeing photos pour in out of both Florida and Arizona. We’re seeing players sporting new jerseys, formerly injured players showing how well-healed they are

Alex Bregman has been signed with the Boston Red Sox for almost a week now, and yet no one seems ready to move on. Agent Scott Boras reached out by letter to the Detroit Free Press on Monday, claiming that the Detroit Tigers were indeed one of Bregman’s top choices and that Scott Harris had

Way back in July 2021, former Detroit Tigers general manager made the best trade of his seven-year tenure running the club. The Milwaukee Brewers were in the hunt and looking for left-handed help in their bullpen. Somehow, Avila was able to convince them to hand over pitching prospect Reese Olson in exchange for a half

Beyond two quite well received drafts for the Detroit Tigers under Scott Harris, the front office has also done an outstanding job juicing the farm system even further with trades. We’ve already covered fourth ranked Thayron Liranzo, eighth ranked Hao-Yu Lee, and 12th ranked Trey Sweeney. Now we come to the 20th ranked prospect in

For the first time in many a year, the Detroit Tigers found themselves in a playoff run in 2024, playing meaningful games into September. While they ultimately lost to Cleveland in the American League Division Series, the run they went on was one heck of a fun roller-coaster. It provided weary fans a welcome respite

Way back in July of 2019, former Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila signed 16-year-old Cuban outfielder Roberto Campos to a $2.85 million bonus. At the time, this was the largest payout to an international free agent in the team’s history. Only the $3.2 million they just paid Dominican teenage outfielder Cris Rodriguez this past January

A new year of major league baseball is underway, and hope springs eternal. For Detroit Tigers first baseman, Spencer Torkelson, that hope revolves around finding some solid footing at the major league level and becoming something like the slugger the club hoped they had drafted back in 2020. The problem is that hope may be

Expectations for Parker Meadows were high coming into 2024. After years of struggles in the minor leagues, 2023 saw Meadows finally get it to together and rocket to the majors. A league average slash line, improved K rates, and premium centerfield defense in Toledo led to a call-up and more of the same came during

Well it didn’t work out in the Detroit Tigers favor, but at least the Alex Bregman drama is resolved. On Wednesday night, the long-time Astros star agreed to a three-year deal worth $120 million with the Boston Red Sox. Instead of former manager A.J. HInch, the soon-to-be 31-year-old Bregman will reunite with former bench coach

On the first day of Spring Training 2025, the Detroit Tigers front office was particularly busy. First they worked out a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Mason Englert, who was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for the Jack Flaherty signing. Late on Wednesday evening, as Alex Bregman chose the