Detroit Tigers

Meanwhile, another wave of aspiring big league stars is on its way, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to step into the spotlight. As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2024, here is one prospect to watch for each MLB team in the year ahead. Blue Jays: LHP Ricky TiedemannTiedemann will be one of the biggest

The Tigers’ holiday shopping for pitching continued Friday with a last-minute deal. The team signed veteran right-hander Shelby Miller to a one-year, $3 million contract with a $4.25 million club option for 2025.  The contract includes up to $1,175,000 in performance bonuses for 2024 and 2025: $100,000 each for 50, 55 and 60 games pitched, $150,000

While there is still a lot to be determined with respect to the hot stove season, the calendar will soon flip to a new year, and with it, Spring Training will be in sight. As rosters take shape and the MLB landscape becomes clearer, what questions does each team face before heading to Arizona or

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. One of the first calls Derek Shelton received after accepting the Pirates’ managerial job was from someone who recognized the challenge. Shelton just didn’t recognize the phone number when

While the winter holiday season is about bringing people together, the same could be said for next year’s inaugural Spring Breakout. And by “people,” we mean some of the game’s most talented prospects and the future stars of Major League Baseball. The four-day exhibition series — to be held March 14-17 in Arizona and Florida

The Tigers continued to put offseason roster improvements on the board while looking forward to next year. Come Opening Day at Comerica Park, one of the most noticeable improvements will be the board itself. As the Tigers continue to make upgrades at Comerica Park, the team on Friday unveiled designs on an expanded and upgraded

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. Andrew Chafin could’ve delved into pitching reasons why his 2023 season ended poorly, from a career-high walk rate to fastballs getting pounded to a slight drop in effectiveness for his slider. But as

Even after inking Kenta Maeda to a two-year deal, the Tigers were clear that they were still hunting for starting pitching. Detroit made another addition on Thursday, agreeing to a one-year, $14 million deal with right-hander Jack Flaherty, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed the deal. The 28-year-old joins Maeda

It’s not just the holiday season right now; it’s also sort of Draft season at MLB Pipeline, after we just unveiled our 2024 Draft Top 100 on Wednesday evening. The Guardians won’t actually exercise the No. 1 overall selection for another seven months, but that doesn’t prevent us from having a full-blown case of Draft

Teams looking for high-end talent in the 2024 Draft are going to have to go back to college. That’s especially true of those teams picking at the top of the first round. MLB Pipeline’s new 2024 Draft Top 100 is extremely college-heavy at the top, with only one high schooler cracking the top 10. There

For those looking to check in on prospects each spring, you’re typically best served heading to the backfields of the Spring Training facilities across Arizona and Florida or sticking around for the latter innings of Cactus and Grapefruit League games for a few stray pitches or at-bats. But what if the next generation got the

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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. One by one on Friday evening, the kids and their parents walked up to the small crowd at the Meijer store on Grand River Avenue in Detroit and were

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. Jeff Greenberg has largely been behind the scenes since becoming the Tigers’ general manager a few months ago. President of baseball operations Scott Harris remains the face and the voice of Detroit’s

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tigers filed out of the Winter Meetings without any major deals, though they still stole the headlines when Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday night. President of baseball operations Scott Harris and general manager Jeff Greenberg both noted how unusually quiet the Meetings had gone. “There’s

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris was asked Tuesday about the clubhouse mix with Miguel Cabrera retired, he offered an observation: Yes, they’re young with Miggy gone, but they have a chance to turn that into a strength. “I’ve been around a lot of teams in my career. Sometimes the

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum today announced the eight-person ballot that will be considered by its Contemporary Baseball Era Committee for Managers/Executives/Umpires for Hall of Fame election for the Class of 2024. The Contemporary Era Committee will meet on Dec. 3 at baseball’s Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn. Four managers, two executives

Stats help tell the story of baseball. Those are all iconic numbers tied to the best of the best in the game, and the pursuits of them give us storylines to follow as the seasons roll along. That’s no less true in the Minors than it is in the Majors. There may be significantly fewer

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. DETROIT — The first prospect Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris mentioned in his end-of-season remarks two weeks ago wasn’t sweet-swinging Colt Keith or Jace Jung, both of

The 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists are being announced on X (the social media platform formerly known as Twitter), with winners to be unveiled on ESPN’s “Baseball Tonight” on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET. All of the finalists will be listed below as they are announced by Rawlings. There are three finalists