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Kyle Schwarber is a flawed baseball player. He hits for a low batting average, he strikes out too much, and he’s a below-average defender in left field. So why should the Detroit Tigers trade for him? Because he’d still be a massive upgrade.

The Detroit Pistons made waves along the Detroit sports landscape for their flurry of moves during the NBA draft and subsequent free agency; now the Detroit Tigers and GM Al Avila hope to do some of the same during the winter meetings and leading up to the 2021 season. Although the club fell out of…

There are a lot of unknowns around baseball at the moment when it comes to teams spending money to upgrade their rosters. There a few stories that have come out like the Phillies lost $186 million without fans in 2020 and the Rays moving Blake Snell to free up money.  The one known fact is…

DETROIT, MI – JULY 1: Catcher Alex Avila #31 of the Detroit Tigers during game two of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Comerica Park on July 1, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)

Rogelio kicked off our Rule 5 Draft coverage last week with a post on Rangers right-handed pitching prospect Alex Speas, and Dan Hasty followed up with a post of five interesting options. This post will serve as a kind of home base for our coverage. Right now it’s little more than a list of available…

As major league teams face the deadline of Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. to offer their arbitration-eligible players contracts, the Detroit Tigers face decisions on two key players from 2020 in infielder Niko Goodrum and pitcher Joe Jimenez.

As we continue to wait on the non-tender deadline to approach on Wednesday, December 2nd, right-handed starter Trevor Williams elected free agency after the Pirates designated him for assignment. The Detroit Tigers, who are looking for pitching, maybe a fit for a few reasons, but before we go into why, let’s take a look at…

It can be about realism or fantasy for each of us…there are no rules. If some scribe notes an idea of an unlikely deal now is the time to consider it. Today let’s explore the idea of a hot three-way blockbuster involving the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, and the Tampa Bay Rays which boasts…

Late last month the St. Louis Cardinals announced they would decline their $12.5 million option for second baseman Kolten Wong. It was a mild surprise, as Wong’s fundamentally sound style of play seems to fit the so-called Cardinals Way.

If you are familiar with the term “reading the tea leaves”,  for this trade situation, let me start by saying with all these ideas we have been posting the last month (Nolan Arnando, Carlos Correra), these are players that would make the most sense for the Detroit Tigers to make offers to and no way…

Back prior to the 2004 season, as the Detroit Tigers were coming off a 119-loss campaign, the team signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent. A lot of people thought both sides were crazy. Why would Pudge, coming off a World Series victory with the Marlins, sign in Detroit? And why would the Tigers do…

It remains to be seen what the Detroit Tigers plan to do this offseason. Thus far, they made waves by hiring former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch. In his presser, Hinch alluded to an ownership commitment to winning, something the team has done little of over the past four seasons. If the intent is indeed…

For all the criticism he had to take after being the Detroit Tigers pick in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft, Victor Reyes has been an example of a realistic best-case scenario when choosing amongst the players left off 40-man rosters around Major League Baseball. Reyes has been serviceable each of the past few seasons and

As we sit down for Thanksgiving this year, due to continuing COVID worries,  we may not be surrounded by family and friends like in years past. There might be a little less food to snack on over the weekend. The Detroit Lions have a “meh” looking matchup in the early game. The Macy’s parade is…

The Detroit Tigers by adding Kevin Pillar would give the outfield a much needed veteran presence. For me, when I think of Kevin Pillar, I think of the web gems he has made throughout his career and I’m sure Detroit Tigers may feel the same way. Highlight and highlight, Pillar has made some amazing catches

If you want to know a team’s intentions sometimes it’s just best to take a statement seriously. Recently, new Detroit Tigers skipper AJ Hinch said. “I know that in the early talks with (Tigers general manager Al Avila), he’s been very forward with me about the fact that we’re not going into camp with the same

The Detroit Tigers need help up the middle. George Springer could be the answer. Several weeks ago, we asked whether $105 million would be enough to get free-agent center fielder George Springer on the Detroit Tigers‘ roster. Looking at the market today,  the answer is almost certainly not. A few weeks ago, with teams crying poor

The NBA Draft is tonight, so what better time for a story that makes tenuous basketball connections to the Detroit Tigers? Earlier today the Detroit Tigers tweeted out one of their jersey swaps, this time with the Detroit Pistons: That blue Tigers jersey looks sharp, if a bit too Cubbish, but once again the Tigers’

For some Detroit Tigers fans, a change in the front office to Epstein would be ideal.  But in reality, there is a lot more than Theo Epstein can do that fans can appreciate. Detroit Tigers fans, myself included, have complained in some way shape, or form about the state of the front office or how

Jeimer Candelario #42 of the Detroit Tigers celebrates after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of game two of a doubleheader at Comerica Park on August 29, 2020, in Detroit, Michigan. All players are wearing #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. The day honoring Jackie Robinson, traditionally