Well, through the first three innings, it’s been a fun opener for the Detroit Tigers. Eduardo Rodriguez looked in good command and threw three strong innings. Willi Castro made an error. Things were going as expected. More importantly, a team that lacked for home run power in 2021 gave us a little taste of the
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As I write this, there is Detroit Tigers baseball on my TV. The Bally broadcast team is interviewing A.J. Hinch, and the score is tied 0-0. But more than anything: there is Tigers baseball on my TV. A few weeks ago this felt like it was an impossibility more than an expectation, and when the
We don’t typically do game previews for Grapefruit League action, but after the miserable saga of the CBA negotiations, we’re going to treat ourselves to a brief one. Detroit Tigers baseball is back on the airwaves on Friday as they open their spring training schedule against the Philadelphia Phillies. The first look at the 2022
After years and years of eating mud in the league’s cellar, it’s beyond refreshing for Tigers fans to see light at the end of the tunnel. Detroit’s high draft positioning and gradual buy-in to modern techniques of coaching and developing players has taken longer to yield results than it could have if better decisions had
In 2022 the Detroit Tigers have the 12th selection in the draft. This is the lowest they’ve selected since taking Alex Faedo in 2017. In between that draft and now, they’ve been right up at the top of drafts, which has helped to bring in plenty of high-end talent. Thanks to a fun year in
Tigers pitcher Gregory Soto throws live batting practice during Detroit Tigers spring training on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. Tigers3 Detroit Tigers 40-man Preview: Are we finished with Joe Jimenez yet? by Danielle Obal
A.J. Hinch on the Detroit Tigers closer situation: “When I say Gregory Soto’s our closer — which I’ll say it officially on camera — it doesn’t mean he’s not going to pitch the 6th inning.”
The Detroit Tigers, while trying to build a playoff team, have been linked to Zack Grienke and Michael Pineda. Greinke decided to return home to Kansas City shortly after the report came out–and we may have just gotten some insight as to why.
It was reported Wednesday night that the Tigers have had trade discussions with the Oakland Athletics regarding starting pitchers Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea. Detroit had been making waves in free agency before MLB’s lockout, but even rumored involvement in the trade market for big targets has been nonexistent. Now, with a new CBA in
Relief pitcher Andrew Chafin sits in the dugout. Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports AJ Hinch says Detroit Tigers actively looking to add to roster by Roger Castillo With big-name additions to their lineup and rotation already signed, the Detroit Tigers finally addressed their bullpen by adding left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free…
The Detroit Tigers needed more pitching help, and with little available on the free agent market in terms of starters, building up the bullpen was the best option. On Wednesday, the Tigers signed veteran left-handed reliever, Andrew Chafin to a two-year contract worth $13 million. The deal features a player opt-out after year one. The
Tigers manager AJ Hinch watches live bating practice during Detroit Tigers spring training on Monday, March 14, 2022, at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. Tigers1 Detroit Tigers add more veterans to spring training roster by Chris Brown
Way back in May of 2014, something magical began to unfold in Detroit. After trading Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler that offseason, and pausing for an unfortunate detour into a disastrous bullpen makeover, the Tigers picked up a journeyman outfielder named J.D. Martinez in the spring after he was released by the Houston Astros. For
Earlier today we wrote about the Detroit Tigers adding three veteran non-roster invitees to spring training camp. Shortly afterward the club quietly brought two more vets to Lakeland in the form of pitcher Chase Anderson and catcher Ryan Lavarnway.
During yesterday’s meeting with the media, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said the team’s goal is always the postseason, it has never changed. More A.J. Hinch: “I am not *declaring* this a playoff team. I have no idea. But I’ve always told every team I’ve ever managed, ‘We need to win our division and we…
Over the course of the past few seasons, one of the most consistently fun and positive aspects of being a Detroit Tigers fan has been watching the performance put out by their social media team. Even during years with borderline historically bad win percentages, the folks running Tigers social media have managed to be funny,
While Detroit Tigers fans eagerly await news of the next BIG move, the club has been working to fill in some of its depth issues on the mound. We first heard about a signing on Saturday night, and Rogelio mentioned it in his notes piece yesterday, but this morning the Detroit Tigers PR Twitter account…
Is this column, ostensibly, a news column? Yes. But dear readers, I think we can all agree that on this fine Monday there is only one story any of us are interested in, and that is the return of players to Lakeland, where we can determine who is in the Best Shape of Their Lives,
The cancellation and un-cancellation of games at the start of the baseball season has thrown the 2022 regular season schedule into a quagmire. For the Detroit Tigers, who were scheduled to open the season with a west coast swing through Seattle and Oakland, the schedule gets even messier. The good news is that all 162
For the last few years the Detroit Tigers have been patiently awaiting the arrival of top pitching prospects like Casey Mize, Matt Manning, and Tarik Skubal. That time has arrived and now the farm system is top heavy with hitters. That will soon change with the graduation of Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson to the