As the Arizona Fall League enters the final two weeks of the 2021 season, an experiment is taking place that could be a game-changer for pitchers. As Baseball America reported on Saturday, the second half of the AFL schedule will be conducted using balls constructed with a naturally tackier cover that the typical MLB ball
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This evening, the Rockies did not give right-hander Jon Gray a qualifying offer. The third pick over in the 2013 MLB Draft out of the University of Oklahoma was one of the best homegrown starters Colorado has had so this came as a huge surprise. So the question is, can he fit into the Detroit…
MLB teams had until Sunday night to make a “qualifying offer” of $18.4 million to their own free agent players if they hope to receive compensation should the player sign with another team. 14 free agents who received qualifying offers now have ten days to accept the offers and stay with their current team for
This winter’s free agent market features a number of quite talented starting pitchers, including a few who would immediately step in as the presumptive ace of the Tigers. Naturally, they are drawing eyes from Detroit’s fans, as this team needs an anchor for the rotation. However, the Tigers also need to pick up some pitching
The Detroit Tigers could use two Mets difference makers in Marcus Stroman or Javier Báez to strengthen the roster. Let’s take a look at the talented infielder. Welcome to Contender November, a full month of articles about the free agents, prospects, and trade pieces who could turn the 2022 Detroit Tigers into legitimate contenders. Our first week…
As the Detroit Lions enter the bye week tomorrow, there will be some much-needed excitement and hopefully some fulfillment as the Detroit Tigers enter the waters of MLB free agency. “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the quiet mind”-Albert Einstein. How does this quote from the brilliant scientist Albert Einstein have to…
San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey unexpectedly retired this week, so we thought it might be nice to look back on his limited run-ins with the Detroit Tigers. Now, Detroit Tigers fans can be excused if they don’t have any particularly strong memories of Buster Posey. He spent the entirety of his career playing for…
The major league baseball players’ association (MLBPA) made a second proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) to club owners on October 29, according to Evin Drellich and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. With the current agreement set to expire on December 1st, and looming threats of a possible lockout of players, and a
At the beginning of the 2021 season, Isaac Paredes was the Detroit Tigers’ number 6 prospect. Though Isaac has technically graduated “prospect” status, though he has only played 57 games in two years in the bigs. He is still considered a prospect in many eyes, and he has shown some good potential in those games.…
Last week we kicked off a short series looking at what the rest of the teams in the AL Central might do to improve for 2022, and how that might affect the Detroit Tigers. Then Detroit fired the first shot of the offseason.
My, oh my–what a difference a year can make for Detroit Tigers fans. We asked our Twitter followers on April 1st who they wanted the Detroit Tigers to sign to play shortstop next year: Which shortstop do you want the Detroit Tigers to sign next year?
As the Detroit Tigers 2021 season came to an end, general manager Al Avila made it plain that the club was going to try and contend for a playoff spot next season. Wednesday’s trade for catcher Cincinnati Reds’ catcher Tucker Barnhart was a quick strike that signaled to any lingering doubters that this isn’t going
The Detroit Tigers are coming off a 77 win season which may not be a forest fire level of excitement but it was at least a bonfire for its fans to keep warm around in the cool of autumn as we await the Hot Stove season.
The Detroit Tigers announced via social media on Wednesday that they have made a trade with the Cincinnati Reds for catcher Tucker Barnhart in exchange for third-base prospect Nick Quintana. Barnhart, who will be entering his age-31 season, has spent his entire eight-year career with the Reds and will be entering the final year of…
There is a quote out there that applies to all walks of life. “The hardest part about moving forward is not looking back.” For any Detroit Tigers fan in 2021, that quote rang true as manager A.J. Hinch made it easy not to look back at the past several seasons as the Tigers are brimming…
It should be an exciting offseason of news and rumors for the Detroit Tigers, but as we enter the 2021-22 MLB offseason there are still many questions marks surrounding the Tigers’ true intentions that it seems sensible to temper joy just a bit.
Last season, the Detroit Tigers were quick to hire manager A.J. Hinch right after the World Series ended. Al Avila wasted no time once again being quick on the trigger as the Tigers made the first move of the off-season, acquiring Tucker Barnhart from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for infielder prospect Nick Quintana.
The Detroit Tigers made their first move of the 2021 offseason less than 24 hours after the final out of the World Series, acquiring catcher Tucker Banhart from the Cincinnati Reds, as first reported by Jon Heyman on Wednesday afternoon. Jason Beck confirmed the news and added that prospect third baseman Nick Quintana is heading
The Detroit Tigers farm system has been getting a lot of attention over the last 6 years. With names like Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, Spencer Torkelson, and Riley Greene. But, you already know about all of them. There are a lot of great minor leaguers besides those five players, and I am here…
Carlos Correa is the prize of this year’s free agent class, and the Detroit Tigers need a shortstop. They look like an ideal match, but let’s dig a little deeper. Welcome to Contender November, a full month of articles about the free agents, prospects, and trade pieces who could turn the 2022 Detroit Tigers into…