Associated Press Houston — Justin Verlander’s $25 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros has been finalized, nearly a month after it was agreed to. The pitcher and the Astros reached an agreement on Nov. 17 subject to a successful physical. While the deal was reported before the collective bargaining agreement expired Dec. 1 and
It’s never too early to start looking ahead and getting excited about some of baseball’s future stars. Teams stress the importance of strengthening their farm systems through the Draft and fans are about to get a glimpse of some of the biggest names to watch. Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo, Greg Amsinger and Harold Reynolds will
Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes homered in his Dec. 8 debut for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League. Then, the 27-year-old secured player of the week honors for the first time in his career. Reyes hit .421 (8-for-19) with two doubles, one triple, two homers, nine RBIs, three walks and two strikeouts in his first
Andrew Romine remembers counting down the days. Ten days before Opening Day in 2014, Romine was shagging fly balls in the outfield during batting practice in spring training. Then-Los Angeles Angels general manager Jerry DiPoto emerged on the field, pointed to his young shortstop and sent a clear message. “Get off the field,” DiPoto yelled. ROSTER PREDICTION 2.0: Tigers fill
We’re still a long way from spring training, and free agency has been rudely interrupted by the lockout, but as there’s nothing going on, this is as good a time as any to take stock of how the 2022 Detroit Tigers are shaping up. To help us, we have Dan Symborski’s new ZIPS forecast for
Former Tiger all-star Charlie “Paw Paw” Maxwell was recently recognized in the town he helped bring fame during his playing career in Detroit.
One of the most contentious issues in the current round of collective bargaining is the issue of teams “tanking”, or not making an effort to field a competitive team and failing to spend on player salaries. The players’ association has made it clear that there will be no new CBA without addressing this issue. Much
The Detroit Tigers are finally starting to spend money and try and build a contending team. But, many fans are still upset the Tigers didn’t sign more players before the lockout. Though what I think a lot more people have to realize is that it’s not gonna take just one free agency class to be…
Shortly after the calendar turned to 2021, Detroit Tigers general manager, Al Avila, did something he hadn’t done in nearly five years. On January 5th, 2021, he signed outfielder Robbie Grossman to a two-year, $10 million contract. It was the first multi-year contract the Tigers had given to a free agent since they signed Justin
Whenever MLB’s lockout ends, the Detroit Tigers will reconvene in Lakeland, Florida, home of the team’s spring training facility, to embark on a new season. This year, the Tigers have a chance to snap their seven-year postseason dry spell, thanks to three offseason additions: catcher Tucker Barnhart, left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez and shortstop Javier Baez. The Tigers
Second base stands out as the most glaring area of need in the White Sox lineup, yet the idea of moving Yoan Moncada back to the keystone doesn’t seem too likely, NBC Sports Chicago’s Vinnie Duber opines. Moncada began his career with regular second base duty in 2017-18, yet has played exclusively as a third
By TC Zencka | December 11, 2021 at 10:30am CDT Former Pirates right-hander Kyle Keller has signed a deal to join the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan, MLBTR has learned. Keller is expected to compete for closer responsibilities with the Tigers. The 28-year-old Louisiana native spent the 2021 season with the Pirates,
The post included a photo of him doing a postgame interview in a Tigers uniform the night he became the fifth player in MLB history to play all nine positions in a game on Sept. 30, 2017. “I was a boy with a dream. A dream of becoming something great,” Romine posted. “To push harder,
By TC Zencka | December 11, 2021 at 11:35am CDT Andrew Romine has announced his retirement from baseball with a post on Instagram. Romine was a fifth round pick out of Arizona State University by the Angels back in 2007. The 34-year-old infielder played 11 years in the Majors, appearing in 609 big league games
There’s a new No. 1 prospect in the Detroit Tigers‘ farm system. Outfielder Riley Greene, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 MLB draft, has passed first baseman Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, according to Baseball America‘s preseason Tigers top 10 prospects list. Greene is ranked No. 1, with Torkelson
The rest of the world has not stopped playing baseball as the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) is in full swing and several Detroit Tigers including Willi Castro, Ángel De Jesύs, who was just added to the 40-man roster, and Drew Carlton, have all have seen action.
Debate around pitchers tends to center around ERA and FIP, and their component parts. However, there are a few other interesting tools for examining a pitcher’s overall performance in a season. One element that isn’t captured by either statistic is how often a given starting pitcher was, or wasn’t, bailed out of tight situations by
The Detroit Tigers always intended to tender veteran catcher Dustin Garneau a contract for the 2022 season. But Garneau is the definition of a journeyman. He has played 160 games across parts of seven seasons for six teams: Colorado Rockies (2015-17), Oakland Athletics (2017, 2019), Chicago White Sox (2018), Los Angeles Angels (2019), Houston Astros
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will hold a one-car victory parade on Friday, December 10, 2021 to honor the team’s recent award-winning accomplishments. At the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando, FL earlier this week, Team President Greg Coleman was named Minor League Baseball Executive of the The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate
Time is on their side. Yes, it is. And so is a whole lot else. Age may be just a number to the rest of us, but in baseball, it can be an important data point. A 24-year-old hitting .330 at Double-A isn’t quite like a 19-year-old putting up the same number. Those who can