The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report continues to strain the definition of the word weekly, but we return nonetheless with an examination of this year’s catcher crop. The typical MLB draft sees about seven catchers drafted in the top 100 picks. Right now the 2021 draft appears to be a bit deeper than usual, but…
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With the Detroit Tigers continuing to struggle on the field, fan attention naturally turns to their highly ranked minor-league system. Here at Motor City Bengals we promise to give you as much 2021 minor-league coverage as we can.
The Detroit Tigers have struggled to put together consistent at-bats across the lineup. Even during a rough stretch of Tigers baseball, Jeimer Candelario struggled at the plate but once again, it seems like he has been getting back into the groove.
Thanks for all the good questions yesterday. We appreciate the response, and this may become a more regular feature of the podcast going forward. Managing editor Brandon Day talks about the sudden outrage burning through Detroit media and the Tigers fanbase over the team’s rough start. While putting GM Al Avila on the hot seat
The Detroit Tigers 2020 draft class was quite well received by the industry at the time of the draft. Though anything can happen now that they are playing games, face value in the moment favors the team. With the 2021 Minor League season underway we are finally getting a look at these players in action.
The long and painful wait is finally over; minor league baseball is back, and the commissioner’s office would have you believe it’s better than ever! Shut down for the whole of 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, minor league action reopened for the 2021 season on Tuesday. It was a breath of fresh air
Toledo Mud Hens The Hens had a rough weekend dealing with the Nashville Sounds. After winning the first two games in the scheduled six game home series, the Sounds swept a double-header on Friday, and then down the Hens by a score of 6-1 on Saturday. They were rained out on Sunday, as was West
Hey Tigers fans, we’ve got us a sudden lull in the schedule. With the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins called for rain on Sunday, the club suddenly has two off days. As a result, so does Bless You Boys, at least on the major league side of things. So it seems like a good time
The Detroit Tigers’ number one overall pick in the 2020 draft Spencer Torkelson broke out of an early-season slump and a veteran pitcher in Toledo makes his case for a bullpen spot on Detroit’s roster.
Detroit Tigers fans finally had something to cheer about on Saturday when their beloved baseball team earned its second win in four tries after a brutal dry spell that we really do not want to talk about anymore. After dropping the first of the weekend series at home against the Minnesota Twins, the Motor City
For the first time in nearly a month, the Detroit Tigers have logged two wins in a single week. The Tigers used a five-run seventh inning to cruise past the Minnesota Twins on Saturday afternoon with a 7-3 victory at Comerica Park. The win was their 10th on the year, making them the last team
Time/Place: 4:10 pm, Comerica ParkSB Nation Site: Twinkie TownMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP José Ureña (1-4, 3.53 ERA) vs. RHP José Berríos (3-2, 3.58 ERA) Game 34 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Ureña 35.2 18.9 10.9 3.24 0.8 Berríos 32.2 33.1
After a night off, the Detroit Tigers Minor League Report is back to not only provide a summary of last night’s action but also to give to you a few storylines as the affiliates wrap up their respected series with evening games tonight and then day games tomorrow.
On Friday, the Detroit Tigers designated reliever Buck Farmer, who has been with the team since 2014, and today, we see another recent roster fixture sent to Toledo. The Detroit Tigers announced that Victor Reyes was sent to Triple-A Toledo to make room for Nomar Mazara.
It has been a brutal three weeks of baseball for the Detroit Tigers since they swept the Houston Astros on the road way back on April 12-14. Subsequently, the Motor City Kitties have only won three of its last 21 games for a .142 winning percentage over that stretch after last night’s loss to the
Perhaps it’s fitting that I re-watched The Sandlot for the first time in about twenty years last night. One of the great lines in the movie (and there are many) sees Benny explain the legacy of Babe Ruth to Smalls. “Smalls, Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player that ever lived. People say he was
Time/Place: 7:10 pm, Comerica Park SB Nation Site: Twinkie TownMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-6, 6.14 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Shoemaker (1-3, 7.83 ERA) Game 33 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% HR/9 FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% HR/9 FIP fWAR Skubal 22.0 17.3 13.5 3.27 8.24
The most paralyzing question among the Detroit Tigers fanbase, Is Miguel Cabrera finished? The greatest hitter in Detroit Tigers history has once again started the season in a funk, he’s done this before, as recently as 2020. What seems uncertain is will Cabrera be able to find his timing and become a contributor to a…
It’s been a wild week in Tiger Town. The entire sports media complex, along with more casual elements of the fanbase, all seemed to have finally popped the red pill. From apathy, if not a total lack of attention, over the past few years, suddenly sports media hosts and social media pundits have fully flipped
Something had to give after a taxing series for the bullpen in Boston. That someone was Buck Farmer. The long-time Tigers right-hander was designated for assignment on Friday, with veteran reliever Erasmo Ramirez promoted from Triple-A Toledo to take Farmer’s spot in the bullpen. The Tigers also placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 10-day injured