The Cubs made it official, and have tendered a contract to Kris Bryant. But do they still intend to trade him? Having Bryant under contract for at least the next season will help matters as they shop him on the trading block for the rest of the offseason. Part of Jed Hoyer’s hesitation to trade…
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Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. The non-tender deadline tossed 59 new players into free agency Wednesday, including a handful of pitchers and corner outfielders the Detroit Tigers could be
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Willi Castro: ‘Really cool’ to finish top 5 in AL Rookie of Year Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro talks Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, about finishing tied for fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. Despite tying for fourth place in
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – SEPTEMBER 16: Kyle Schwarber #12 of the Chicago Cubs bats against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field on September 16, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Associated Press | Associated Press Anaheim, Calif. – The Los Angeles Angels have acquired veteran shortstop José Iglesias from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade for minor league right-handers Garrett Stallings and Jean Pinto. The clubs announced the deal Wednesday. Iglesias batted .373 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 39 games with the Orioles
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – While teams across Major League Baseball unburdened themselves of significant lumps of salary Wednesday — albeit at the expense of significant talent — the Tigers offered contracts to all nine of their arbitration-eligible players. What could end up costing them in excess of $20 million for the
DETROIT – Niko Goodrum will get another chance with the Tigers. So will Joe Jiménez, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Norris and the rest of the Tigers’ arbitration-eligible players. If there was any sign so far this offseason that the Tigers are on the way back up in their rebuild, their decision DETROIT – Niko Goodrum will
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. The Detroit Tigers tendered contracts to all nine arbitration-eligible players before Wednesday’s 8 p.m. deadline: Matthew Boyd, Jeimer Candelario, Jose
Willi Castro called it “really, really cool” to finish fourth in American League Rookie of the Year Award voting last month, considering the Tigers shortstop began the season with Triple-A Toledo. Now comes the challenge of following it up and becoming a full-season regular at short. The slick-swinging switch-hitter is Willi Castro called it “really,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Shortstop Willi Castro is the wrong guy to make snap judgements on. You see him come up and struggle mightily in the field and at the plate in 30 games in September of 2019 and you figure he can’t play at the big-league level. Then he comes back
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News In a 50-year timeline of Tigers managers personally covered, four rank as bombshell hires: 1. Billy Martin, 1970 2. Sparky Anderson, 1979 3. Jim Leyland, 2005 4. AJ Hinch, 2020 Only because Martin was Martin — a hired gun, a short-term choice, effective for immediate needs but poison for the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers pitchers work out in Lakeland: Matt Manning, Joey Wentz, more A look at Detroit Tigers pitchers Beau Burrows, Daniel Norris, Matt Manning and Joey Wentz throwing during spring training on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Lakeland, Florida. Detroit Tigers left-handed prospect Joey Wentz remembers
Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Bryan Garcia knows manager AJ Hinch carries baggage because of his role in the 2017 Houston Astros sign-stealing plot. Still, Hinch is a champion. “I was pumped,” Garcia said Monday, explaining his reaction to Hinch’s hiring in late October. “I mean, the guy has won a World Series. I’ve only heard good things
Associated Press | The Detroit News The Cleveland Indians sold side-arm reliever Adam Cimber to the Marlins for $100,000, and Miami designated right-hander José Ureña for assignment. Ureña, the Marlins’ opening day starter in 2018 and 2019, spent six seasons with the Marlins and had been with them longer than any other active player. He went
Bryan Garcia ended his rookie season in the role he had dreamed about since turning pro: a Major League closer getting big outs. The Tigers right-hander also had a better record stranding inherited baserunners than any other MLB reliever — a perfect 11-for-11, including bases-loaded jams on back-to-back nights in Bryan Garcia ended his rookie
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – Guess how many relievers in the major leagues last season inherited at least 11 runners and stranded them all? That would be one. And he pitched for the Tigers. It was quite a rookie season for right-hander Bryan Garcia. He posted a 1.66 ERA (four earned runs
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – In the recent past, Tigers general manager Al Avila has made good use of the non-tender deadline to trim payroll. Catcher James McCann and reliever Alex Wilson are just two examples of that. And yet, in a year where teams are expected to non-tender and send more
The Tigers have a rich history as one of the American League’s charter franchises, including four World Series titles, 11 Fall Classic appearances and five 100-win seasons. But Detroit boasts just as much individual success: 12 AL Most Valuable Players, five AL Cy Young Award winners and five AL Rookie The Tigers have a rich
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes continues to carry his team in the Mexican Pacific Winter League. His success is
Jeff Seidel | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter ready to develop rotation Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Fetter is introduced Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, as an addition to new manager AJ Hinch’s coaching staff. Alex Mooney was bored out of his mind last spring when the coronavirus