Sunday marked the return of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, as leadership of all 30 teams, plus agents, journalists, the attendant trade show, and a host of luminaries converge on San Diego for four days. This is the first time the annual talks have been held in person since 2019. Last year’s edition, including the
Almost two weeks ago, the Detroit Tigers made the decision not to tender a contract to long-time third baseman, Jeimer Candelario. New President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, attempted to negotiate a one-year deal for less than the presumed $7 million Candelario would’ve received in his final year of arbitration, but it was no surprise
SAN DIEGO — Aaron Judge? Carlos Correa? Justin Verlander? Not happening. Don’t expect lengthy contract commitments from the Detroit Tigers this offseason, but that doesn’t mean the organization won’t be active in free agency and trades. President of baseball operations Scott Harris has spent more than a month gauging the market on every player — internally and
Associated Press Washington — Infielder Jeimer Candelario is guaranteed $5 million under his one-year contract with the Washington Nationals. He can earn an additional $1 million in performance bonuses for plate appearances as part of the deal announced Tuesday: $200,000 for 200 and each additional 100 through 600. The 29-year-old switch-hitter hit .217 for the
The Detroit Tigers have several players, including four with experience in the major leagues, competing for teams in Latin America this offseason. The Mexican Pacific League began Oct. 11, followed by the Dominican Professional Baseball League on Oct. 15, the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League on Oct. 22, the Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente (Puerto
Scott Harris heads for San Diego this weekend for his first Winter Meetings experience as Tigers commander. And, as Detroit News cohort Chris McCosky explained, Harris has some heavy browsing in mind. Of deeper intrigue is not what Harris does next week at San Diego as much as what he likely can and will do
Chance Kirby and Ben Malgeri emerged in 2022 as Tigers prospects to keep an eye on in 2023.
The SeaWolves today announced a ‘Shop with Santa Wolf’ event on Saturday, December 10 in the UPMC Park Team Store. Erie’s favorite mascot C. Wolf will be transformed into Santa Wolf in the Team Store to take photos and enjoy holiday shopping with fans young and old from 12 p.m. The SeaWolves today announced a
The Detroit Tigers selected Josh Crouch with the No. 315 overall pick in the 2021 draft. Less than two years later, the rising catcher is a prospect to watch entering the 2023 season. Crouch, who turns 24 in early December, won’t compete for a spot on the Opening Day roster, but he should begin the
Detroit — If you tuned your attention away from the Tigers back in October — and who’d blame you after yet another disappointing season — well, there’s been some changes. There is new leadership in the scouting department. The medical department — athletic training, strength and conditioning, rehabilitation — has been revamped both in Lakeland
The Tigers and left-hander Matt Boyd are in agreement on a deal to bring him back to Detroit. Boyd will make a $10MM salary with $1MM in performance bonuses available to him. The deal is pending a physical. Boyd, 32 in February, was drafted by the Blue Jays and made his MLB debut with them,
Detroit — The likelihood of a Matthew Boyd reunion in Detroit grew infinitely stronger the day Scott Harris was hired as the Tigers president of baseball operations. It was Harris, then with the Giants, who signed Boyd last offseason for $5.5 million, even though Boyd was coming off flexor tendon surgery and wasn’t going to
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Detroit Tigers have reunited with left-hander Matthew Boyd on a one-year deal. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports that the deal is for one-year, $10 million with potential performance bonuses available. The club seemed set on adding another piece of depth to the starting rotation with
Left-handed pitcher Matthew Boyd has agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, a source told MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi. The deal is worth $10 million, according to MLB Network insider Jon Heyman, and it includes $1 million in incentives. The club has not confirmed the move, which is pending a physical.
Matthew Boyd is returning to the Detroit Tigers. Boyd, a left-handed pitcher, agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with the Tigers on Thursday, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. His deal, pending a physical, includes $1 million in performance bonuses. The club has not confirmed the signing. MORE TIGERS:How Tigers prospect Parker
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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. General managers don’t get do-overs. Dave Dombrowski can’t go back a decade and do anything different about the Tigers’ handling of Max Scherzer’s contract situation before he became a
For the first time, Parker Meadows was early on fastballs. He planned to be ready for fastballs throughout the 2022 season, no matter the pitcher, the count or the velocity. The strategy helped him recognize fastballs earlier, and in doing so, he started pulling the ball. It was his main goal for the year. The
Associated Press Washington — Former Detroit Tigers infielder Jeimer Candelario agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, giving the club someone to compete for the starting job at third base. The 29-year-old Candelario is a switch-hitter who is coming off a down year for the Tigers, hitting just .217 with a