Detroit Tigers

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Tigers still have a logjam in their rotation as they head into the home stretch of Spring Training. Three off-days in the first two weeks of the regular season, rendering a six-man rotation out of the question. Zero starters pitching their way out of consideration at this point. If anything, they

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark — a role that remains, for all intents and purposes, up for grabs, leaving

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Riley Greene is itching to get going. It’s been a slow start for the center fielder, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last September. The hits have come in clusters, and though he’s batting .333 so far this spring, there’s still one aspect of the game that

On Saturday, March 16, the Tigers will host the Phillies in Spring Breakout, a first of its kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about that game and this exciting new event. MLB Spring Breakout is a four-day event showcasing baseball’s future: the current stars of Minor League

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it’s a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections, we have a breakdown of

LAKELAND, Fla. — The long, slow trudge from the mound back to the dugout seemed like an inevitable ending to Joey Wentz’s outings by the end of last season. It was a microcosm of the slog that the year became for the lanky left-hander, who struggled to recapture the sneaky good arsenal he showed near

SARASOTA, Fla. — After nearly two years away from the game, it makes sense to think that Casey Mize’s spring might involve a bit of a crash course on the finer points of his game. “Even for somebody as talented as Casey,” manager A.J. Hinch noted, “two years is a long time.” That being said,

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. LAKELAND, Fla. — Rosters were announced on Thursday for the Tigers’ first Spring Breakout prospect showcase game, pitting a squad of Tigers prospects against their Phillies counterparts on March

MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list and our team Top 30 lists are ever-changing rankings. We update them several times a year, including replacing players once they graduate. That seems like it’s happening more and more quickly these days and the 2024 season shouldn’t be much different considering eight of the top 10 on the

Watch Jackson Jobe spin a slider that sends an opposing hitter flailing, and it’s not hard to squint and see the young right-hander in a Tigers uniform. Once Spring Training opens for pitchers and catchers next week in Lakeland, Fla., he’ll get his chance. The Tigers’ 18 non-roster invites to their Major League camp include

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. The Tigers’ 88th Spring Training in Lakeland, Fla., is right around the corner. The anticipation for it — and for what the Tigers could accomplish this season — is

When Gunnar Henderson and Corbin Carroll won their league’s 2023 Rookie of the Year awards, they didn’t just pick up some hardware for themselves. They also earned the Orioles and D-backs an extra compensation pick apiece in the 2024 Draft, courtesy of the Prospect Promotion Incentive (PPI). Ratified into the latest collective bargaining agreement, the

DETROIT – Kenneth Donaldson is a lifelong Detroit resident who has dedicated more than 40 years to philanthropy, mentorship and community organizing, and he currently serves as the president and CEO of Black United Fund of Michigan (BUF). The Western Michigan University alum studied engineering but realized sitting at a drafting board wasn’t what he

Spring Training is almost upon us — the Dodgers and Padres will be in camp by the end of this week. And the new year means new gear. MLB unveiled the Spring Training caps for each club on Monday. These caps, designed by New Era and bursting with color, will be worn only during Spring

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. Twenty years ago this week, Ivan Rodriguez walked into Comerica Park and introduced himself as a Detroit Tiger. To some, he might as well have announced he was landing

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben’s Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter *HERE**.* Rise and Shines: Last Friday, at 9:03 a.m., the Indianapolis Indians announced that they will retire Razor Shines’ No. 3

DETROIT — The Tigers hadn’t held a press conference at Comerica Park for a player signing since Eduardo Rodriguez two offseasons ago, a free-agent deal for a former World Series champion who was expected to help lift Detroit back into contention. Colt Keith was just 65 games into professional baseball at that point. He has

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline’s newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. There isn’t much time for us at MLB Pipeline to sit back, take a breath and enjoy our work. As soon as the Top 100 comes out, we really have to

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. Nick Castellanos was sitting in the Tiger Club at Comerica Park before the 2018 season, basking in a positive fan reception at TigerFest, when he waxed romantically about wanting

Who do you think was the most valuable player in the NL Central last season? Paul Goldschmidt? No. Nolan Arenado? No. Cody Bellinger or Dansby Swanson or Christian Yelich or Corbin Burnes? No. The answer is actually William Contreras, who led the division with 5.4 Wins Above Replacement, per FanGraphs. The point is: The top