It’s been two months since major league baseball owners locked out the players and commissioner Rob Manfred called a halt to all player transactions, bringing what was a free agent signing frenzy to a screeching halt on December 2, 2021. After 43 days of silence, the two sides finally sat down on January 13 with
The Detroit Tigers scouted the Dominican Winter League, featuring MLB players such as Robinson Cano, Marcell Ozuna and Jose Siri, in the Dominican Republic this offseason in search of underrated talent with upside. One player emerged as the top priority to sign: 26-year-old right-handed reliever Luis Castillo (unrelated to Cincinnati Reds starter Luis Castillo, a 29-year-old on the trade block).
Ronald Blum | Associated Press New York — Major League Baseball asked a federal mediator to intervene in stalled labor negotiations that likely will put off the start of spring training. On the 64th day of a lockout, MLB Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem asked Thursday for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to enter the dispute. The
We’re in a well-documented renaissance of Major League fathers and sons. Fernando Tatis Jr. Ke’Bryan Hayes. Cody Bellinger. Heck, the Blue Jays boast three alone in Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio. It’s a sign of how multi-generational the game is and how well this current batch of stars is carrying the baton
The Week: September 21-27, 1992 My high school baseball coach hated Rob Deer. I bet a lot of high school baseball coaches in 1992 hated Rob Deer. Rob Deer represented exactly what high school baseball coaches in 1992, at least the ones I knew in Central Illinois, were trying to fight against. Because Rob Deer
The finale of a 3-part series profiling the Tigers top prospects includes an update on a pair of generational talents who may find themselves in Detroit this season, outfielder Riley Greene and first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Plus, catcher Dillon Dingler continues to make his case that he’s not far behind, while high school phenom Jackson
Detroit — Try as it might, baseball has not defeated Logan Shore or killed his dream. Not even close. You could rightly argue that all the potholes, hurdles and trap doors the game has put in his path have emboldened and strengthened him. “I feel like the last couple of years have been just crappy situation
One area of weakness during Detroit Tigers general manager, Al Avila’s tenure has been the lack of good trades. Other than the 2015 deal that sent reliever Justin Wilson and catcher Alex Avila to the Chicago Cubs for Jeimer Candelario and Isaac Paredes, the deals have either gone against the Tigers or were basically a
Our top 20 countdown of best Detroit Tigers prospects right now continues with number 10 Izaac Pacheco. These rankings were determined collaboratively by the Motor City Bengals staff, and I strongly recommend you check out some of the other Detroit Tigers prospect posts as well, so that you can sound really smart with your buddies…
Hello BYB family! You’re going to find a slightly new format to Links going forward, at least for the time being, with new Links posts coming 1-2 times a week. We hope you like this new set-up, and we’ll be fine-tuning it as the season gets going (uh, when the season gets going… eventually), but
Kody Clemens was counting down the days. Throughout the 2021 season, Clemens’ teammates in Triple-A Toledo did their best to convince him the Detroit Tigers would surely add the multi-positional prospect to the 40-man roster, but nothing became official until Nov. 19, the deadline to protect minor leaguers from the Rule 5 draft. The Tigers prioritized keeping Clemens in the organization. “I
Yesterday we looked at some of the worst drafts in Detroit Tigers history. But today marks the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, so let’s focus on some good Detroit Tigers history. The previous article was inspired in part by the troubling outlook for Detroit’s 2017 draft haul, but things are looking much…
Ronald Blum | AP Baseball Writer New York — Whatever little chance there was of an on-time start to spring training all but vanished Tuesday during a contentious 90-minute negotiating session between locked out players and Major League Baseball. Players made two slight moves during the first meeting in a week. The union lowered its proposed
Major league baseball players and owners met on Tuesday to discuss core economics, with players making small tweaks to their earlier proposals. The session lasted 90 minutes and discussions were said to be “heated” according to Evan Drellich of The Athletic. After owners made small adjustments to their previous proposals in the last meeting, players
A heated 90-minute negotiating session Tuesday between Major League Baseball and the players union produced little progress, leaving the two sides barely any closer than they were two months ago – before the lockout – making it almost a certainty that spring training will be delayed. This was only their fourth negotiating session since Dec. 1
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers are proud to begin the second year of the Game Changers series, presented by Comerica Bank, beginning with a celebration of Black History Month. The first Game Changers honoree for Black History Month is lifelong Detroit resident Jason McCrimmon, who is the founder of Detroit Ice
NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 1, 2022 — Minor League Baseball® (MiLB™) today announced the launch of “The Nine,” a new, Black-community focused outreach platform specifically designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact numerous Black baseball pioneers made on the sport, provide new opportunities for youth baseball and softball participation, NEW YORK, NY, Feb. 1,
The Tigers had themselves one heck of a year in 1907. Not only did they establish a rowdy, fun core of players who were engaging for fans; in Hughie Jennings they finally found a manager who could deal with owner Frank Navin and stick around for the long haul. Jennings was about to usher in
Detroit —- Question: If you were the Tigers, if you were, more specifically, general manager Al Avila, would you consider trading a big-league ready prospect (say right-handed pitcher Matt Manning) for a more proven right-handed starting pitcher (say either Frankie Montas or Luis Castillo)? With baseball shuttered and awaiting tangible movement in the labor talks
The Detroit Tigers won’t make their next MLB draft selection for another six months, but draft season is already upon us. Junior college baseball has begun, high school showcases like the Super 60 are around the corner, and college baseball starts in fewer than three weeks. We’ll begin offering weekly draft updates soon, but today…