With expectations the Tigers will prefer a college bat from a 2022 draft crop studded with hitters, here are 10 first-round possibilities for Detroit when next year’s MLB Draft convenes: ► 1. Robert Moore, 2B/3B, University of Arkansas: He happens to be the son of Dayton Moore, the Royals general manager, so make what you might
Next year’s Tigers draft will be different, and all because the Tigers no longer are one of MLB’s most stressed teams. They will pick 12th overall, which is the deepest they’ve drafted in five years, during which Casey Mize, Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, and Jackson Jobe were added with top-five turns the Tigers got as
In 1995, Bernd Solbach received an opportunity from his employer. Ford Motor Company wanted Solbach — from Pulheim near Cologne, Germany — to move to Detroit for two years. He had been with the company for quite some time, and his promotion offered him a taste of its headquarters in the Motor City from 1995-96. “He worked with
There are certain players who, when you think of a team, you can’t help but think of that player wearing that uniform. There’s something about putting on that uniform every day that sticks in people’s minds. You’ll always be in that uniform … even if someday you wear somebody else’s. With that in mind, we
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Not so many moons ago you would look at the Tigers farm and wonder if it should, in agricultural terms, be plowed up and re-seeded. There wasn’t a lot growing there. Times and conditions changed as bad seasons during a long rebuild led to better drafts. And, soon enough, Detroit’s farm system began to revive
Here at Bless You Boys, we strive to provide you with insightful, well-written, and informative coverage and analysis of the Detroit Tigers baseball team. I can assure you, I put my best effort into my sentences to make sure this is well-written. As for the other stuff, look, we’re going on a month of a
Detroit — Too soon. Too sudden. Kimera Bartee, 49, died at his father’s home in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday. The death came less than two months after he had been essentially re-hired as the Tigers’ first base coach by manager AJ Hinch. “Like many across baseball, I was devastated by the news of Kimera’s passing,” Hinch
With major league baseball still on lockdown through the holidays, there still isn’t much to report from around the league. Negotiators from league owners and the players association met briefly last week, but mainly to hash out some technical details as opposed to core economic issues. And so, we wait. Unfortunately, the most notable news
It’s difficult to believe that Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, is 21 years old. Perhaps even more difficult to fathom is that it is now tied as the 14th oldest ballpark in the league with Houston’s Minute Maid Park and San Fransisco’s Oracle Park. This new age of stadium assembly via taxpayer dollars…
Ronald Blum | AP Baseball Writer New York — Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league’s last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015. Falling payrolls have sparked the labor unrest that led to the sport’s first work stoppage in more
DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 01: First base coach Kimera Bartee #18 of the Detroit Tigers looks on from the dugout during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park on August 1, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Orioles 6-2. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Tigers organization is in mourning today, as they announced the tragic passing of first base coach Kimera Bartee at just 49 years of age. “All of us in the Tigers baseball family were shocked and saddened to learn that first base coach Kimera Bartee suddenly passed away on Monday at the age of 49,”
Detroit Tigers first base coach Kimera Bartee, who played six years in the major leagues and four seasons with the Tigers, died on Monday. He was 49 years old. Bartee’s cause of death is unknown, but the Tigers were not aware of any illness. Tigers general manager Al Avila and manager AJ Hinch have spoken to
Detroit — Too soon. Too sudden. Kimera Bartee, 49, died at his father’s home in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday. The death came less than two months after he had been essentially re-hired as the Tigers’ first base coach by manager AJ Hinch. “Like many across baseball, I was devastated by the news of Kimera’s passing,” Hinch
Tigers first-base coach Kimera Bartee, who played six seasons in the Majors before embarking on a successful coaching career, has passed away at age 49. Bartee had just been brought back on manager A.J. Hinch’s coaching staff after joining as first-base coach at midseason. He had previously coached with the Pirates and Phillies before joining
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! That being said with baseball in a dormant state, I wanted to give you my holiday wish list for the Detroit Tigers heading into 2022. We’ve already seen the team make some major moves like bringing in Javier Baez and Eduardo Rodriguez. In the spirit of the…
The Detroit Tigers picked Beau Brieske in the 27th round of the 2019 draft. The right-handed pitcher went from Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona, to Glendale (Arizona) Community College and then to Division II Colorado State-Pueblo, with each stop providing hurdles along his journey to becoming a professional baseball player. “There was a chance I
Detroit Tigers right-hander Rony Garcia, fully recovered from a left knee injury, pitched competitively for the first time since early June. He took the mound Friday as the starter for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League, tossing two scoreless innings with no walks and three strikeouts. He threw 21 of 28 pitches for strikes.
Nick Kuzia didn’t know he was eligible for the 2021 Rule 5 draft. The minor-league portion, at least. “I knew the draft was going on,” Kuzia, a right-handed reliever, said Tuesday morning. “I didn’t know. I wasn’t told anything. I just assumed I wasn’t eligible. I was driving home from my workout, and my college coach (Ken