While the Detroit Tigers season ended, the season was not over for a handful of prospects who were sent out to Arizona to participate in the Arizona Fall League. The Tigers have sent seven prospects out to Arizona, all of them joining the Salt River Rafters’ squad.
The Detroit Tigers believe they can do a better job of syncing philosophies, routines and specific messaging across the organization, spanning from the lowest level of the minor leagues to the major leagues. The bridge isn’t strong enough yet. The next step toward fortification is building a hitting department, something new president of baseball operations
It’s playoff time once again. While some other fanbases are focused on keeping their heart rate down as their team plays in the biggest games of the year, the Detroit Tigers faithful look on, hoping for a better future, and reflecting on the season that just played out. From any statistical viewpoint, from the eye
What do you do when you get a new boss? You start asking questions, right? You want to find out if you will be working with a know-it-all jerk or somebody cool. So Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch called friends and colleagues in professional baseball to find out about Scott Harris, his new boss. The
Though the Detroit Tigers season was not one that they should be super thrilled about, there were still some good things that came out of the summer. For the Tigers, it’s a new era, as the road ahead is much different than where they have been.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s top performers in the Arizona Fall League from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list. Cardinals: Jordan Walker, OF (MLB No. 6), Salt River RaftersOne of the most exciting prospects in the Fall League circuit, the Cardinals’ top prospect crushed his first AFL home run to open up the scoring in
New Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has wasted little time making changes to the organization’s front office, firing amateur scouting director Scott Pleis according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Pleis has been with the Tigers for the past 15 years, after being hired following scouting roles with the Chicago Cubs
DETROIT — The Scott Harris administration with the Tigers will include a new man in charge of their Draft efforts. The team has parted ways with amateur scouting director Scott Pleis, sources told MLB.com. The Tigers have not announced the move, which was first reported by the Detroit Free Press. Pleis had been in the
Detroit – The restructuring of the Tigers front office under president Scott Harris has begun. Sources confirmed that Scott Pleis, the club’s director of amateur scouting, was fired on Friday. Pleis, hired by the Tigers in 2007, has been the in charge of the amateur draft for 12 years. The Tigers recent draft history has
According to a report from Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Tigers are parting ways with amateur scouting director Scott Pleis in the latest of what is likely to be a wave of moves in the front office.
Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office. Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. An email was sent to members of the scouting department Friday morning. The Tigers would
Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office. Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. An email was sent to members of the scouting department Friday morning. The Tigers would
The Detroit Tigers made some end-of-the-season moves on Friday, which included relieving some of the hitting coach staff of their duties. The announcement came after the offense struggled mightily under the watch of Scott Coolbaugh.
Coaches from the Detroit Tigers hugged the players and said their goodbyes after Wednesday’s regular-season finale in Seattle. Some players traveled home instead of taking the team plane back to Detroit. Miguel Cabrera couldn’t wait to catch his flight to Miami. Spencer Torkelson, who came back for a meet-and-greet at MGM Grand Casino, was ready
Detroit — AJ Hinch already feels comfortable enough with his new boss to joke around with him. Scott Harris, the Tigers’ new president of baseball operations, was hired away from the San Francisco Giants less than three weeks ago. But his first official day on the job was Thursday, and that led to a little
The Detroit Tigers are coming off a season in which they had high expectations for the first time in half a decade and ended up finishing with a record of 66-96. That rightfully got Al Avila fired, and Scott Harris hired to try to right the ship.
The Wild Card round of the 2022 postseason begins today, but for the majority of teams and players, the offseason is now underway. With that will come plenty of roster formalities, including veteran players who’ve been outrighted off their respective teams’ rosters reaching minor league free agency. This week, there have been 34 such instances
Hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and quality control coach Josh Paul will not return, manager A.J. Hinch announced in a Friday morning meeting with beat writers and columnists. Third-base coach Ramon Santiago and assistant hitting coach Mike Hessman have been reassigned and offered positions on the Minor League side. The rest of the coaching staff is
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced a series of changes to his coaching staff this morning (Twitter link via Jason Beck of MLB.com). Most notably, hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh and quality control coach Josh Paul will not return to the organization in 2023. Meanwhile, assistant hitting coach Mike Hessman and third base coach Ramon Santiago will
Here we are once again on the outside looking in at the postseason. It’s been a rough season for Detroit Tigers fans, but as baseball fans, now we get to enjoy postseason baseball without the joy and/or pain of having a stake in the matter. The new format is also going to play out pretty