The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report gets back into the groove as the top of the draft continues to take shape. Last week we saw more dominant pitching, including one no-hitter and another near no-hitter, while many of the presumed top bats continue to slide down the ranks.
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When we talked about players who absolutely clobber the Detroit Tigers, you can think of a few names that we brought up last August. Players like Whit Merrifield and Jose Ramirez came to mind. Thankfully in 2020, the shortened season allowed us to only see a few of these players limit their damage against Tigers…
Hi, my name is Mark Gorosh. Most of you know me as sportz5176 on Twitter. I’ve been hanging around discussing the Detroit Tigers for close to 20 years. My column will typically be 8-10 things I think we should talk about. Sometimes they will be data based, other times they will be pure opinions or…
With only three games remaining on their Grapefruit League calendar, the Detroit Tigers entered their contest with the New York Yankees on Monday just looking to get those last reps in. Pitchers and hitters should be dialed in and conditioned for the season by now, so it’s more about the finer points. However, in the
Ah for the days when we had league MVP candidates wearing the Olde English D. A run at the big prize seems highly unlikely for any of the 2021 Detroit Tigers roster, but then again, stranger things have happened. In fact, they seem to be happening constantly these days. A ship getting stuck in the
Having closed out the last weekend of spring training baseball, we are a few short days away from the start of the season. The roster has been set and the team has two more warm ups before heading north. Let’s take a look at what folks are talking about. The first bit of news emerged
With Opening Day for your Detroit Tigers drawing close, the players and coaching staff are making their final preparations to begin the 2021 season. Unfortunately, they’ll have to do so without the presence of one of their key coaches. New Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter has been sidelined by a positive COVID test, and will
What are Las Vegas oddsmakers saying about the Detroit Tigers for 2021? Since online betting became legal in Michigan back in mid-January, the ads for the various online betting apps have come across social media and on TV and hitting consumers at all angles. Whether you are scrolling on a social media channel or watching…
Hope is eternal as the roster competitions are now complete and the long practice routine known as Spring Training comes to an end. The birds are chirping, the bunny rabbits have become visible in the backyard, and the weather is warming up except for the Opening Day forecast as is tradition. The 6 months 162 game…
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The Detroit Tigers are in the midst of a lengthy drought in the international free agent market. Since dealing away shortstop prospect Willy Adames in 2014, and third baseman Eugenio Suarez that offseason, the club has struggled to land any high end talent. Outfielder Jose de la Cruz is one of those with a chance
The Detroit Tigers used an eight-run eighth inning to cap off a wild comeback victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. We would normally use a word like “thrilling” to describe what happened, but the Tigers’ big inning featured seven (!) walks and a hit batter, with only three hits. In the middle of all
BRADENTON, FLORIDA – Akil Baddoo hits an rbi double. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) Detroit Tigers: The 2021 Opening Day roster is set by Roger Castillo Akil Baddoo has been the talk of Tiger Town this Spring. After coming to the Detroit Tigers from the Twins via the rule 5 draft, expectations were low…
The Detroit Tigers made their final decisions on the 2021 Opening Day roster on Saturday, and there was a surprise or two in store. First baseman Renato Nuñéz has been informed that he did not make the cut. Former closer Joe Jiménez was also left off the starting 26-man roster, and was optioned to Triple-A
The Detroit Tigers have set up their final roster this morning with a series of moves as we head towards the end of spring training. First, former All-Star closer Joe Jimenez was optioned down to Toledo. As Jake covered earlier this morning, this may have come as a surprise to some Tigers fans but the…
We won’t pretend the Detroit Tigers have your undivided attention right now. Spring training doesn’t matter, and not everyone cares about exit velocity. It’s getting warmer outside, and there’s still that whole pandemic thing happening, though thankfully COVID-19 shots are becoming more available.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA – MARCH 17: Joe Jiménez #77 of the Detroit Tigers throws a pitch during the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies during a spring training game at BayCare Ballpark on March 17, 2021 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)
We’re less than a week from Opening Day, and A.J. Hinch and the Detroit Tigers have announced more roster pieces as the 26-man roster begins to coalesce. Two days after naming Tarik Skubal and Julio Teheran to the rotation, Hinch has informed Casey Mize he will be joining them in the starting rotation as well.
Right now, the weak side of the Detroit Tigers’ development system is a lack of bats. That will likely look different a year from now as the club’s top three pitching prospects graduate to the majors. Meanwhile, the team selected hitters with all six picks in the 2021 draft and generally drew good grades for
During the offseason, it is commonplace to develop wants for one’s team to improve and the different ways in which to do it. Of course, I had sights set on the likes of JT Realmuto for the Detroit Tigers. But it is one thing to reference what the club should do and another to keep in mind…