Detroit Tigers

DALLAS — The Tigers’ quest to restock their rotation following last year’s “pitching chaos” led president of baseball operations Scott Harris down a familiar path. Detroit has reached an agreement with veteran right-hander Alex Cobb on a one-year contract pending a physical, MLB.com has learned. The Tigers have not yet confirmed the deal, as is

For the 11th overall year, Major League Baseball and its Clubs have organized a charity auction during Baseball’s Annual Winter Meetings to benefit a special cause. As a continuation of the memorable effort of June’s MLB at Rickwood Field experience, the 2024 Winter Meetings Charity Auction will honor the legacy of the great Willie Mays.

DALLAS — The Rule 5 Draft has been the unofficial final act of the annual Winter Meetings. This year’s edition will take place on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET to close things out, and as always, there will be players who will get the chance to make Opening Day rosters in the spring. Any player

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Scott Harris deftly sidestepped the question at last year’s MLB Winter Meetings: With the rest of the American League Central in varying stages of transition, is there an opportunity

Right-hander Wilmer Flores and infielder Eddys Leonard were both Top 30 prospects in the Tigers’ system earlier this year who might have joined the many other prospects to debut in Detroit in 2024 if not for injuries. Both were designated for assignment and became free agents last month to open spots on Detroit’s 40-man roster.

The Winter Meetings begin Sunday in Dallas, and prospects will certainly be on some teams’ shopping lists. Who will get the best holiday-season deal, and which clubs have the juice to make that kind of deal happen? While previewing the upcoming meetings on this week’s Pipeline Podcast, MLB Pipeline insiders Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Until the Tigers’ late-season run to a Wild Card berth and an ALDS battle with Cleveland, their last postseason experience was a three-game sweep to the Orioles in the

A year ago, we provided one Rookie of the Year candidate for every team. How’d we do? We nailed the NL top rookie (Paul Skenes) and also picked out two others who received votes (Jackson Chourio and Mason Miller). That’s a good enough success rate to try the whole exercise again. We discussed who we

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Let’s dive into some questions to go with the leftovers … This actually happened in 2024, with Kristian Campbell going from not making our Top 100 Prospects or Red Sox Top 30 lists at the start of the year to ending it at No. 10. We don’t see

· Tigers Holiday 3-Pack on sale Friday morning, includes Detroit Opening Day 2025, presented by Rocket Mortgage; fans can purchase single-game tickets in November for the first time ever, starting Friday · Select Red Wings tickets discounted as much as 20 percent starting today, with flash sales starting Friday morning, running throughout the weekend The

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. In a year when Tarik Skubal became one of the biggest faces of the Tigers on the field, dominating opponents on his way to the American League Cy Young

With Paul Skenes and Luis Gil taking home their leagues’ respective 2024 Rookie of the Year Awards, it’s time to turn our attention to 2025. On the latest edition of the MLB Pipeline Podcast, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo filled out their hypothetical ballots for the year ahead, selecting the players they believe could take

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch earned American League Manager of the Year consideration in part with his ability to play matchups and platoons to his advantage time after time. He’ll go into 2025 with two of his key matchup infielders back in the fold. The Tigers’ only player non-tendered leading into Friday night’s deadline was a

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Josue Briceno was staring at something close to a lost season when he arrived in Arizona for the Fall League a month and a half ago. A rundown on

DETROIT, Mich. — Alison Vaughn wanted to help more women in her community get jobs. But for those women to attend interviews they needed proper clothes, and to buy those clothes, they needed a job. There didn’t seem to be a solution for the cycle. So Vaughn created one. Twenty-four years ago, Vaughn founded Jackets

Spring Breakout has arrived as the inaugural event kicks off with a pair of highly anticipated games tonight. The four-day prospect extravaganza features the best prospects from each farm system facing off. In all, 72 of MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects will be performing, along with nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Tigers starter Jack Flaherty was dealing here against the Phillies. He struck out five and allowed only one hit over four innings in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss. “He was great,” Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. “He did everything from show his power and strength to his ability to pitch, and change speeds with

LAKELAND, Fla. — Jackson Jobe knew for a while that he’d be pitching for the Tigers on Tuesday. Detroit’s No. 3 prospect — and MLB Pipeline’s No. 25 prospect — had been counting down the days in anticipation like a kid around the holidays. As he jogged in from the bullpen for the ninth inning

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Talk to most Tigers pitching prospects who have come through the system over the past couple of years, and they’ll likely rave about working with catcher Dillon Dingler. “I

LAKELAND, Fla. — For a split second, it was as if Miguel Cabrera never left. There was the future Hall of Famer and the Tigers’ newest special assistant, in baseball gear, cap and hoodie, taking throws at first base Tuesday morning. He looked in playing shape, even with a couple extra gray whiskers on his