Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 11:14 PM EDT Sep 1, 2020 Detroit Tigers center fielder JaCoby Jones left Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a fractured left hand, according to the Tigers. The timetable for his return is unknown. In the eighth inning, Jones was hit by a 90.3 mph fastball from Phil
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Typically, our midsesason look at farm systems is a really exciting and dynamic exercise. We do it after the Trade Deadline and take all deals, Draft picks and four months’ worth of performances into consideration when we re-rank. We at MLB Pipeline were also particularly excited because we just expanded to ranking all 30 farm
Zack Short spent most of his summer at home in New York state watching Major League games on television, eyes fixed on the pitcher. It was the closest the Cubs’ prospect seemed like he would get to baseball this season. “It’s funny, I found myself watching games on TV trying Zack Short spent most of
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 6:30 PM EDT Sep 1, 2020 Milwaukee — Last week Cameron Maybin mentioned that his agent heard a rumor that the Cubs were interested in acquiring him at the trade deadline, but a couple of days passed and JaCoby Jones put it out of his mind. So when the trade
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:37 PM EDT Sep 1, 2020 Manager Ron Gardenhire was surprised Monday when the Detroit Tigers traded outfielder Cameron Maybin to the Chicago Cubs. Typically, he meets with general manager Al Avila to discuss trades before leaving the final decision in the hands of his boss. But this was a last-minute
By Steve Adams | August 31, 2020 at 1:32pm CDT The Tigers announced Monday that they’ve claimed righty Dereck Rodriguez from the Giants, who’d designated him for assignment over the weekend. He’s been optioned to the team’s alternate training site. Rodriguez, the son of Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez, will get a new opportunity with
Omari Sankofa II Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 1, 2020 At times this summer, incoming Detroit Tigers infielder Zack Short found himself watching live baseball with a bat in his hands, attempting to get the pitcher’s timing down. Short, who spent last season with the Chicago Cubs’ Triple-A affiliate, wasn’t invited to
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 1, 2020 The Detroit Tigers stuck to simplicity as Monday’s 4 p.m. MLB trade deadline passed. Their approach was expected, but it’s a bold move for a team that entered the 60-game season with little odds of making any noise. The perspective: win and rebuild. Typically, that’s an impossible task.
Marlowe Alter Detroit Free Press Published 6:00 AM EDT Sep 1, 2020 Detroit Tigers (16-16) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (16-18) When: 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer (0-0, 8.79 ERA) vs. Brewers RHP Adrian Houser (1-3, 4.36). • Box score [ The Free Press has started a
By Anthony Franco | August 31, 2020 at 10:40pm CDT With the deadline in the rearview mirror, we’ll look back at each AL Central team’s trade activity over the past month. Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
The Tigers claimed the son of an MLB legend off waivers Pudge Rodriguez signed with the Detroit Tigers in the winter if 2004, marking the first big-name free agent addition for a struggling franchise in quite some time. Just a year prior, the Tigers nearly made MLB history as the worst team in the history
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 9:26 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The Detroit Tigers decided to make a late move, even amid the most uncertain trade deadline in MLB history. Outfielder Cameron Maybin was traded to the Chicago Cubs just as the 4 p.m. trade deadline ceased Monday, a person with knowledge of the trade
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 8:51 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit — Cameron Maybin’s third stint with the Tigers ends just like his first two — by being traded away. The Tigers traded Maybin, 33, to the Cubs, just ahead of the 4 p.m. Monday trade deadline, for minor-league utility infielder Zack Short. Short
By Tom Withers Associated Press Published 8:44 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The San Diego Padres acquired Mike Clevinger in a multiplayer deal with the Cleveland Indians on Monday, bolstering their rotation with another bold move ahead of baseball’s trade deadline. San Diego got Clevinger, outfielder Greg Allen and a player to be named from
The Cubs have acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin from the Tigers, tweets ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Cubs will send infielder Zack Short to the Tigers in return, according to Chris McCosky of The Detroit News. Maybin, 33, has been about league average in his brief 45 plate appearances for the Tigers this year after signing as
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 7:56 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit — Tigers general manager Al Avila didn’t mess around with peripheral scouting reports when he was doing his homework on San Francisco Giants right-hander Dereck Rodriguez. He went straight to the source. “I called Pudge today and he gave me some good
Tyler J. Davis Detroit Free Press Published 6:38 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 The Detroit Tigers made a trade! In a shortened season where it was hard to tell if the Tigers (16-16, two games back of the final American League playoff spot) were buyers or sellers, they made completed a small move for the future.
DETROIT — Cameron Maybin’s third stint with the Tigers is over. Detroit traded him to the Cubs in what was otherwise a quiet Trade Deadline on Monday at Comerica Park, a source confirmed to MLB.com. The Tigers have not yet officially announced the deal. TRADE DETAILS Tigers get: INF prospect DETROIT — Cameron Maybin’s third
Chris McCosky The Detroit News Published 5:04 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Detroit – Cameron Maybin’s third stint with the Tigers ends just like his first two – by being traded away. The Tigers traded Maybin, 33, to the Cubs, just ahead of the 4 p.m. Monday trade deadline, for minor-league utility infielder Zack Short, 25.
Evan Petzold Detroit Free Press Published 5:54 PM EDT Aug 31, 2020 Miguel Cabrera bumped knuckles with manager Ron Gardenhire as he emerged from the Detroit Tigers’ dugout for a curtain call. He turned toward the seats, albeit with no fans because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and celebrated his 2,000th hit with the ballclub. He gave