Like Mike Tyson in his prime, I have pulled no punches when it comes to bringing some honest opinions and analysis when looking at the current direction of the Detroit Tigers. What may get lost in the shuffle amongst the necessary negative tone recently is that I have been a huge supporter of Chris Ilitch and the…
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On Tuesday Britt Ghiroli of the Athletic reported the Washington Nationals were open to trading their highly touted young infielder Carter Kieboom. Hearing the Nationals are definitely open to trading Carter Kieboom. As previously reported, young pitchers Cade Cavalli & Jackson Rutledge (their last two top draft picks) are not.
20-year-old Tigers outfielder Al Kaline batted .340 in 1955 to become the youngest player ever to win a batting title. (Photo credit: BaseballHall.org) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1950-1959 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 In each decade, I
The process of rebuilding a baseball club has its tough times and bouts of ugliness. This is something we expect. The Detroit Tigers truly launched their current “process” when it became patently clear the halcyon days of contention for the club built around Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera had run its natural course. Maybe we…
News broke early Wednesday evening that José Ureña was signing a deal to pitch for the Detroit Tigers in 2021. Sources: Jose Urena agrees to Tigers deal — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 23, 2020
The Texas Rangers have had a busy off-season so far with being one of the few teams who have been making trades. One that perked up the interest of Detroit Tigers fans (well, maybe a few) was the trade for first baseman Nate Lowe. This was a player I hope the Tigers would perhaps even…
So far it has been extremely quiet for the Detroit Tigers in free agency and unfortunately, this is something Tigers’ fans have grown far too accustomed to under the ownership of Chris Ilitch. Since February 2017, when Chris took over for his father Mike Ilitch, the Tigers’ payroll has plummeted from $200 million in 2017…
Whether filling the position is a current priority for Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila or not, we do know the Tigers are kinda/sorta required to have a catcher behind the plate next year whether the season is 162 games, 142, or 100. With no great options at hand, could the aging Yadier Molina need a…
When the 2019 West Michigan Whitecaps season ended, fans got to enjoy the final month of the season watching Detroit Tigers’ top prospect Riley Greene patrol the spacious outfield of Fifth Third Ballpark. While the 19-year-old impressed defensively, the prevailing thought was that his bat needed a little more experience against Class-A pitching, and a…
Christmas is once again upon us and last year on this date, December 21, Detroit Tigers fans were “gifted” to Jonathan Schoop and CJ Cron signing on the same day. After the year that most people have had, I think Detroit Tigers fans would love the sight of an impact bat or a starting pitcher…
Earlier this week FanGraphs released their ZiPS projections for the 2021 Detroit Tigers, and as you may surmise, the team looks like it’s going to be quite bad. If you’re unfamiliar with ZiPS, it’s a computer projection system created by Dan Szymborski that went live in 2004, and each year it offers estimates of MLB…
The Detroit Tigers suffered a huge blow in 2021 as Alex Faedo will have Tommy John surgery this month and will be out for the 2021 season. The team made the announcement this morning. Fadeo missed summer camp due to COVID-19 then forearm tightness sidelined him for the year back in August.
Ed Farmer debuted with the Indians in 1971. His first big league start was against Detroit in the second game of a doubleheader in Cleveland on June 20. In the top of first, Gates Brown doubled with one out. During Al Kaline’s at-bat, one of Farmer’s pitches got away from catcher Chuck Hinton. Brown moved…
Detroit’s 2020 Ebenezer Scrooge, aka Chris Ilitch, has had his trusty minions, Al Avila, and the mainstream local media, dutifully pushing the narrative that patience is required. If teams were ranked on the performance of their PR department, the Detroit Tigers would be World Series contenders.
Earlier this week the good folks at MLB.com published a piece about the most spectacular Statcast plays for each team in 2020. We thought we’d piggyback on that idea and give Detroit Tigers fans a deeper look at performances by their team.
The Detroit Tigers are in dire need of a catcher this offseason. Starting backstop Austin Romine is a free agent and neither of Eric Haase or Grayson Greiner appeared to have cemented even a back-up status from what we saw in 2020. Then there is Jake Rogers–who has the tools defensively to be a plus…
Today, on Tigers.com, Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch spoke to the media about the bullpen, the rotation, player versatility, and what type of players Detroit seeks in free agency. Hinch spoke about stretching out Daniel Norris and Tyler Alexander in spring training for a spot in the rotation. Alexander, who came up as a starter…
This week, the already shaky morale of the Detroit Tigers fanbase frustrated by the continuous lack of roster improvement has been driven further into the ground after GM Al Avila declared the team will not be big spenders in free agency this offseason. Jon Erkilla took a shot at interpreting Avila’s comments, which really boil…
Yesterday, Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was a guest on XM Radio’s MLB Network show “Power Alley” and discussed the priorities for the Tigers in the off-season including player development and the number one priority, pitching. Here’s one quote that stands out.
After the winter meetings and the comments made by Al Avila last week, we have a general idea of what the Detroit Tigers lineup may look like on Opening Day. While the corner outfield, catcher, and first base (or third) are yet to be determined, with this whole concept that we will be doing throughout…