The Tigers have added right-hander Aneurys Zabala on a minor league deal, according to his MLB transaction log. Zabala was designated for assignment by the Marlins in September last year, and became a free agent at the end of the season. Zabala, 26, had a very brief stint in the majors last year for Miami,
Detroit — One minute you are basking in the still-warm glow of a National League pennant, reliving the thrilling run to the World Series. The next minute, well, you’re traded to a team that’s lost 526 games over the last six years and hasn’t sniffed the postseason since 2014. Shock is unavoidable. “I would say
Detroit – I reached out to Kody Clemens on Friday, completely unaware, as was he, that in less than 24 hours he was going to be an ex-Tiger, traded quite suddenly to the Phillies on Saturday along with Gregory Soto. He’d been on my mind for a bunch of reasons. Mainly, I was pegging him
The Detroit Tigers could have kept Gregory Soto. Hard-throwing left-handed relievers with multiple years of team control are some of the most valuable pitchers to any organization. Soto fit the profile for the Tigers: He won’t become a free agent until after the 2025 season, and his fastball often reaches triple digits. As the Tigers’
The Detroit Tigers didn’t insert a big-name bat into their lineup. But they added three important role players. The Tigers traded left-handed reliever Gregory Soto — a two-time All-Star — and utility player Kody Clemens to the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday for three position players: Matt Vierling, Nick Maton and Donny Sands. At the beginning
The Tigers swung a trade with the Phillies earlier today, landing outfielder Matt Vierling, utilityman Nick Maton, and catcher Donny Sands in exchange for one of Detroit’s biggest trade chips. Gregory Soto’s emergence as the Tigers’ closer resulted in two All-Star appearances in as many seasons, but the left-hander and the versatile Kody Clemens are
Jean Segura is the Marlins’ biggest addition of the offseason, even though Miami is known to have looked into several other options before inking Segura to a two-year, $17MM contract. Some of those other free agent and trade targets are already off the board, and it appears as though signing Segura ends any chance of
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – SEPTEMBER 14: Gregory Soto #65 of the Detroit Tigers plays against the Houston Astros at Comerica Park on September 14, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Detroit — President Scott Harris told anyone who’d listen that he would not be risk averse. He wasn’t going to be afraid to take calculated risks. And sure enough, in his first major trade with the Tigers, he traded lefty closer and two-time All-Star Gregory Soto and second-year utility man Kody Clemens to the National
11:59am: Morosi adds that the deal is agreed upon pending medical reviews. 11:55am: Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports the Tigers are close to acquiring Nick Maton, Matt Vierling and Donny Sands from the Phillies in exchange for Soto and Kody Clemens. 11:34am: The Phillies are “working on a trade” to acquire left-handed reliever Gregory Soto from
The Detroit Tigers have parted ways with their closer. Left-hander Gregory Soto, who has served as the Tigers’ closer for the past two seasons, and utility player Kody Clemens have been traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. In exchange, the Tigers received three position players: Nick Maton, Matt Vierling and Donny Sands. All three players have MLB
One of the Tigers’ top trade candidates in Gregory Soto is on the move in a five-player trade Detroit swung with Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. Tigers get: INF Nick Maton, OF Matt Vierling, C Donny Sands (Phillies’ No. 21 prospect) Phillies get: LHP Gregory Soto, UTIL Kody Clemens The Tigers are filling several of their
The Detroit Tigers have made another trade. Saturday afternoon, Jon Morosi of FOX Sports reported that the Tigers and Dave Dombrowski’s Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a deal that sends left-handed reliever Gregory Soto to Philly along with utilityman Kody Clemens for a package of three position players. The finalization of the deal is pending
Tyler Nevin planned for an uneventful New Year’s Eve celebration. His life has been consumed by a new puppy, so being low on energy recently, he invited a couple friends to his home in California for a quiet evening. The get-together ended by 10:30 p.m. on the West Coast. Before his friends arrived, though, the
The Tigers announced that four of their players have cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. They are left-hander Zach Logue, right-hander Ángel De Jesus, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Andy Ibáñez. Logue and De Jesus were designated for assignment last month. The Tigers had not previously announced that either Feliciano or Ibanez had
The Detroit Tigers now have two openings on the 40-man roster. Four players cleared waivers Friday and were outrighted to Triple-A Toledo: left-hander Zach Logue, right-handed reliever Ángel De Jesus, catcher Mario Feliciano and infielder Andy Ibáñez. There are 38 players on the 40-man roster. NEW SKIPPER: Tigers hire former Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce
Detroit — The Tigers are putting individual game tickets for spring training games at Joker Marchant Stadium on sale beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. If you are in Florida, you can buy tickets at stadium ticket office beginning at 7 a.m. Tickets can also be ordered over the phone — (863) 686-8075 — or at www.tigers.com/spring.
Detroit Tigers infielder Jermaine Palacios, claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twins in October, went to the Venezuelan Winter League this offseason with a personal assignment. The 26-year-old wanted to put lessons learned into practice. “I was trying to do some things that I learned in the big leagues,” Palacios said. “The success was coming
The MLB Pipeline crew likes to start each new year by projecting prospects poised to break out in the upcoming season. Among the candidates from each organization whom we highlighted last January, Michael Harris II stood out the most. After getting off to a strong start in Double-A, Harris made the jump to Atlanta in
The Detroit Tigers appear to have finished sorting out their managerial staff for the club’s minor league affiliates. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported on Thursday that they’ve hired long-time MLB hitting coach, Anthony Iapoce to replace Lloyd McClendon and helm the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens for the 2023 season. The move has