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Saturday afternoon, Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his portion of the $8 million mutual option in his contract, making him part of the the free agency class for the 2024-25 offseason. I’ll cut right to the chase — the Tigers should be keeping a close eye on Kim’s market in the coming months. He’s a

There were no real surprises this afternoon as the Tigers reinstated Javier Báez, RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long, RHP Alex Faedo, and RHP Brendan White to the 40-man roster. All four ended the season on the 60-day injured list and had to be activated to the roster today or released. The Tigers also declined their 2025 option

As the offseason gets underway, there’s rightly a lot of talk about building up the pitching staff, as well as the crucial mission of finding some right-handed thump for the lineup. The catcher situation isn’t foremost in anyone’s mind, but the Detroit Tigers options at that key position are probably getting plenty of thought from

Welcome to the 2024-25 offseason, friends! While baseball (at least MLB baseball) is over for the next few months, that doesn’t mean there’s not baseball news. So this offseason, we’ll be doing a weekly recap of the major bits of baseball news and notes that you might have missed. This way you can stay up

Today we’re going to play a little thought experiment in the Friday Open Thread, and we’re going to fantasy cast the Tigers’ 2024 season. Now this gives a pretty broad allowance to cast whoever you want for players, managers, team owners, whoever you want. If you’re feeling bold, you can even decided to cast a

This offseason the deadline for major league clubs to finalize their 40-man rosters in advance of the Rule 5 draft appears set for November 19. Scott Harris, Jeff Greenberg, and their staff have a few tough decisions ahead of them. With an active roster that just made their first playoff run, and a strong farm

Detroit Tigers’ slugger Kerry Carpenter had a good, but certainly also a very mixed season in 2024. His performance in the club’s first postseason run in a decade was a perfect microcosm as enormous success was undercut by injuries. When last seen on the field, the 27-year-old outfielder was busy establishing himself as a postseason

If you’re still wondering how the Detroit Tigers made an incredible, improbable run to the playoffs in 2024, the answer can be summarized for the most part in one word: Pitching. The Tigers’ pitching, both from the rotation and the bullpen, was among the major league leaders in just about every important metric that you

Baseball is a lingo-heavy game. There are roughly 100 different phrases an announcer might pull out to describe a home run, and even more to colorfully contextualize a catch (ice cream cone, anyone?) or a throw (frozen rope!). With so many options to choose from, everyone is bound to have a favorite. Something that just

Riley Greene had an excellent 2024 season at the plate, taking the next step toward being a true star hitter in the league. He mashed 24 home runs and posted a fine.348 on-base percentage while making his first All-Star Game. He stood out even more on the defensive side of the game. The 24-year-old outfielder

The midweek doldrums have arrived ahead of the 2024 World Series, which starts at 8:08 p.m. ET on Friday night in Los Angeles. This year, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face the New York Yankees for all the marbles in what should be an epic battle between two high-priced franchises. But the Fall Classic is

The Major League Baseball postseason has reached its climax as the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to face the New York Yankees in the 2024 World Series. The two cross-country titans give the fans a marquee matchup they will not likely forget anytime soon, including a battle between the presumptive league MVPs on the sport’s

In the final analysis, the 2024 season will go down as a major success for the Detroit Tigers. Not only did they make the playoffs after an improbable late season run that saw them post a 31-13 record over their final 44 games, they went on to win the wild card round against eh Houston

Another game for the Scottsdale Scorpions, another big-time set of performances from the Tigers dynamic duo of Josue Briceño and Thayron Liranzo. The pair each collected three more hits against the Surprise Saguaros in Arizona Fall League action on Friday evening. Peyton Graham, now playing a bunch of left field in the Fall League, had

The Detroit Tigers front office made a significant new hire on Saturday as Bob Elliott of the Canadian Baseball Network broke the news that they are finalizing terms to hire Shane Farrell as their new farm director. Farrell has spent the last five years as the Toronto Blue Jays scouting director, so this is a

Welcome back to the Friday Open Threads, we’ll be bringing you questions and prompts all through the offseason. While baseball is still ongoing, the Tigers’ journey has come to an unfortunate end (though wow, what a wild ride it was!) For our first Open Thread back, it seems like a good time to ask: which

After a few days to process the Tigers’ Game 5 loss to the Guardians in the ALDS, it’s time to get back to work on our end. That run from early August to the ALDS was as fun a time as we’ve had with the Detroit Tigers in many a year, and the shocking stretch

Major League Baseball’s playoffs will fill the calendar during the month of October, with the World Series set to end no later than November 3, 2024. Here are the key dates to remember as teams negotiate their way through the off season calendar once the 2024 World Series champions are decided. Free agency begins immediately

Detroit Tigers’ President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris, and manager A.J. Hinch held their end of the season press conference on Monday. As you’d expect, there was a lot of talk about the Tigers thrilling run to the ALDS as confirmation of the organization’s work to develop their homegrown talent over the past two years.

The Detroit Tigers head into the 2024-25 off season without a single player scheduled to depart via free agency, no third or fourth time arbitration eligible players, and a payroll around $75 million for the major league roster. In short, they have plenty of youth and room to add players both on the field and