Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Michael Fulmer will avoid arbitration this time, thank you. The veteran right-hander was the first player to take the Tigers to arbitration since 2001 before the 2019 season and he lost his case. This time, he and the Tigers avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year deal worth
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers VP of player development: ‘Feel very good about talent’ in minors Detroit Tigers vice president of player development Dave Littlefield checks in Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, about the team’s minor-league system. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with right-hander
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers VP of player development: ‘Feel very good about talent’ in minors Detroit Tigers vice president of player development Dave Littlefield checks in Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, about the team’s minor-league system. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers don’t have a definitive
New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talked earlier this week about setting up a consistent system of instruction up and down the organization. The Tigers’ Minor League staffing is set up to do just that. “This is something we’ve been working on for a while,” Tigers vice president of player development New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — David Littlefield, Tigers vice president of player development, was asked Tuesday if the potential delay in the start of minor-league camp would impact staffing at big-league camp. “Yes, yes, yes and yes,” he said. Although commissioner Rob Manfred has told teams to prepare to start major-league spring training on
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers announced a flurry of on-field and player-development staff assignments Tuesday, including the hiring of San Diego Padres bullpen coach Doug Bochtler, who pitched for the Tigers in 1998, as their new pitching coach at Triple-A Toledo. The managers at the top four affiliates — Tom Prince
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press One month after finalizing a new farm system structure,
The rich history of the Tigers includes several Hall of Fame hitting careers and countless legendary seasons. But what about great individual games? While the list includes familiar names, some of the best games by Tigers hitters come from players many either have forgotten or never knew in the first The rich history of the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption New Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman: ‘I’m excited for what’s to come’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman talks Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, about joining a new organization and his love for A.J. Hinch. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes was
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Despite a poor record, the Detroit Tigers accomplished something
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Former Tigers ace Justin Verlander is among several major-league pitchers who have been accused of using a grip concoction engineered and widely distributed by a fired Los Angeles Angels staffer. Several Tigers pitchers allegedly began inquiring about the so-called “sticky stuff” as far back as 2005, after being told
Howard Fendrich | Associated Press Washington — Slugging outfielder Kyle Schwarber has agreed in principle to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Washington Nationals, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person confirmed the agreement to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Saturday because a physical exam was still pending
Gabe Lacques | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption Is there a diversity problem in MLB front offices? USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down MLB diversity issues in leadership. USA TODAY Major League Baseball’s desire to bring uniformity to even the darkest corners of its game frequently runs head-on into the unwritten rules and
By Anthony Franco | January 8, 2021 at 2:54pm CDT Free agent right-hander Collin McHugh will throw in front of interested teams on January 16, reports Jake Kaplan of the Athletic (Twitter link). The 33-year-old opted out of the 2020 season after failing to recuperate as hoped from a December 2019 elbow surgery. However, McHugh is
Identifying players who seem primed for future success is a point of pride for our MLB Pipeline team, much like it is for every Major League organization. Looking at last year’s list, nine of the 30 players we identified as breakout candidates now rank among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects, and there are four players
Tony Paul | The Detroit News Alex Avila doesn’t remember how he did that day, or even when exactly that day was, but it remains one of his favorite baseball memories. And he’s been to the World Series. It had to be late 1990s or early 2000s, and Avila, still years away from breaking into
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption New Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman: ‘I’m excited for what’s to come’ Detroit Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman talks Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, about joining a new organization and his love for A.J. Hinch. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press When the 2020 season concluded, Detroit Tigers
Though the Hot Stove has been rather quiet so far (with a few exceptions from the Mets and Padres), there’s no question that eventually something will happen, and the rosters of your favorite team will shuffle and reorganize faster than you realize. That 2015 Royals team, the one that won the World Series? There are
With the third pick in the Draft, do the Tigers pick the best college bat to help the current rebuild timeline or choose the BPA? — @KenWieczorek The Tigers have always been a Best Player Available team in the MLB Draft, at least for the last 20 years or so, With the third pick in
Beth Harris | Associated Press Los Angeles — Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93. The Dodgers said Friday he had