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Throughout the 2024 regular season, the Detroit Tigers seemed to get more than their fair share of clutch relief-pitching performances. But, which ones stood out as being particularly “gutsy?” What had the best balance of facing high-leverage at-bat situations and giving the Tigers a chance to win the game? And, most importantly, which ones made

Happy Friday BYB friends! Unbelievably it’s the last Open Thread before Christmas (woah, that snuck up), so it seemed fitting that we bust out our Christmas lists and write our own letters to Santa Paws. The Tigers have had a pretty quiet offseason, with one a few signings and none of them that could be

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball released the results of a year long study on pitcher injuries. The report on injuries included a survey of 200 experts in pitching and pitching mechanics from all levels of the game. The conclusions weren’t terribly surprising, and the likely solutions run counter to all the incentives in the game.

Detroit Tigers lefthanded ace starter Tarik Skubal was crowned as the 2024 Cy Young Award winner for the American League following a fantastic campaign that saw him simply dominate Major League Baseball. It was the sixth time ever that a member of the Motor City Kitties earned the honor and the first since Max Scherzer

One area the Detroit Tigers badly need to improve this offseason is in their catcher and their infield depth. With Dillon Dingler promoted to Jake Rogers understudy at the major league level, and catching prospect Liam Hicks selected by the Miami Marlins in the Rule 5 draft, the situation was pretty bleak in terms of

Hello friends! It’s actually been a fairly light news week in baseball all around, but obviously with me writing these posts the night before, we missed a major baseball breaking story that hit late last Sunday, and that’s the signing of Juan Soto. The news of Soto heading to the Mets has been all that

Last week I asked you to think a little outside the usual broadcast box and share your favorite non-Tigers baseball moments of 2024. (I didn’t contribute, but mine was Shohei Ohtani’s dog Decoy getting the opening pitch during a game) This week, we’re thinking a little closer to home, so I hope your memories aren’t

Baseball awards season wasn’t quite over for the Detroit Tigers. After Tarik Skubal won the American League Cy Young award, and manager A.J. Hinch was a runner up to Stephen Vogt for Manager of the Year, that could have been it, but Baseball America announced on Wednesday that Chris Fetter was their 2024 MLB Coach

While there wasn’t any major news out from the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday at the Winter Meetings, there were plenty of small items to report as Scott Harris, GM Jeff Greenberg, and manager A.J. Hinch all made the rounds with the baseball media assembled in Dallas. The only move that actually affects the roster was

The first full week of December was a busy one on the free agency signing end of things. The A’s made a big signing, but also made big moves toward finalizing their move to Las Vegas, so that’s exciting for them. Meanwhile, things are continuing to be both dramatic and confusing in Tampa Bay. The

Well, stick with what you know, is sometimes good advice. Detroit Tigers’ President of Baseball Ops, Scott Harris, inked right-hander Alex Cobb to a multi-year deal back in 2022 when he was GM of the San Francisco Giants. Now they’ll reunite on a one-year pact in Detroit. It wasn’t too long ago that the 37-year-old

While the baseball world waits for Juan Soto to hear from his most persistent suitors one more time, with no Odysseus and Telemachus to help him, the pace of free agent signings is starting to pick up as the Winter Meetings begin. There is also some buzz on Sunday evening that the Soto camp is

The Detroit Tigers could really use a regular third baseman and a quality right-handed hitter. The Philadelphia Phillies are widely reported to be shopping 28-year-old third baseman, Alec Bohm. The asking price appears quite high, but it always does in the land of rumors and negotiation through the baseball media. A realistic proposal could certainly

We’re still almost four months out from Opening Day 2025, and the Detroit Tigers haven’t even begun their offseason moves in earnest, yet prospect list season has arrived. Baseball America released their new top 10 list of prospects for the farm system on Thursday. There are some interesting choices this time around, but one thing

We all love to recall the most epic moments of our chosen team’s season. It can be easy to recall an incredible robbed home run, a pinch-hit home run, or those incredibly clutch moments that you’re only going to remember if you watch most games during a season. But what about other teams? Sometimes we

The offseason has been underway for five weeks already, and there has been near radio silence from the Detroit Tigers. This is the way Scott Harris likes it, and with good reason. On the other hand, the lack of rumors and signs of interest in the free agent market means that the few which have

On Sunday, MLB Pipeline named shortstop Kevin McGonigle and starting pitcher Jaden Hamm as the Detroit Tigers’ Prospects of the Year. Both had outstanding breakout campaigns in their first full seasons of pro ball. They’re very worthy selections. Even better from the Tigers’ perspective, there are very good arguments for a whole handful of other

Welcome to December everyone! Last week was a lighter week with Thanksgiving, so a lot of sites were taking time off reporting for a few days, but we’ve still got a few items to catch up on, so we’ll touch on all the highlights. Ohtani Demands Return of Cards Shohei Ohtani hasn’t spoken out much

The Detroit Tigers need reinforcements for their starting rotation. Long-time Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler is looking for a team to help him get back to form and earn the big free agent deal he was denied by injury. While Buehler has had more success in his career to date, it’s not a dissimilar

There’s nothing quite like hot stove season, where the rumors are running wild and it’s very up in the air what teams will look like next year. While the Tigers seem to be heavily focused on building up young talent rather than signing expensive veterans, there are certainly places that the team could help themselves