There are baseball purists who will try to tell you that all change is bad. But those who have spent most of their lives watching baseball recognize that while the basic concept has remained the same for over 100 years, baseball itself is a sport that evolves over time. Change is a constant, and sometimes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tigers filed out of the Winter Meetings without any major deals, though they still stole the headlines when Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday night. President of baseball operations Scott Harris and general manager Jeff Greenberg both noted how unusually quiet the Meetings had gone. “There’s
Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo will have a fourth option year in 2024, according to MLive’s Evan Woodbery. Typically, players have three option seasons with one used each season during which the player spends at least 20 days on optional assignment in the minor leagues. A player is considered to be on optional assignment when on
The hot corner was a clear problem area for the Tigers in 2023. The club’s third basemen slashed a collective .211/.294/.323 last season, good for a 72 wRC+ that was better than only that tied with the A’s for the second-worst offensive production from the position in the majors, beating out only the Mets. In
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris was asked Tuesday about the clubhouse mix with Miguel Cabrera retired, he offered an observation: Yes, they’re young with Miggy gone, but they have a chance to turn that into a strength. “I’ve been around a lot of teams in my career. Sometimes the
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris announced today that the club has signed manager A.J. Hinch to a long-term extension. Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic was among those to relay the news, adding that the deal was completed the week after the season ended. The details of the new contract were not disclosed but
The sample size was small, and of course pre-selected for the wisest and most knowledgeable fans of the Detroit Tigers fans by virtue of it being a Bless You Boys poll, but by and large opinions of manager AJ Hinch proved very positive in our recent polling. That’s good, because he’s here for the long
The Detroit Tigers aren’t likely to see much national attention as MLB’s Winter Meetings take place this week in Nashville. The annual tradeshow and meet and greet hasn’t had quite the same intensity the past few years, as the biggest deals have tended to come later in the offseason. That will be different this year,
Former Pirates, Marlins, Rockies, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the only person elected out of the eight nominees under consideration by the 16-person Contemporary Baseball Era Committee. Leyland received 15 of 16 votes, surpassing the 12-vote threshold with room to space. Of the other seven nominees, Lou
Good news emerged on the first day of MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday night. Long-time Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee. He becomes the first manager added to the Hall since 2013 when Tony La Russa, Joe Torre, and
AJ Hinch arrived in Detroit on October 30, 2020. In a little over three years as manager of the Detroit Tigers, he’s undoubtedly been the key driver in the effort to remake themselves into a cutting edge organization. However, on the field things have proceeded in fits and starts, leading to a 221-265 record over
Catching up on some coaching staff moves from around baseball… The Tigers will name Anthony Iapoce as their new first base coach, Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports (X link). Tim Federowicz is leaving his position as the big league catching coach to take over as the manager at Triple-A Toledo, which was Iapoce’s
Veteran hitting coach Anthony Iapoce made a good impression with the Detroit Tigers organization in his first year as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens. Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports that the veteran hitting coach, formerly major league hitting coach for both the Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs, will join AJ Hinch’s
It’s probably safe to say none of us are billionaires who own baseball teams, and therefore do not have the means or ability to buy up free agent contracts whenever and wherever we choose, but for the sake of today’s open thread, let’s pretend we are! It’s hot stove season, winter meetings start on Sunday,
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes of
The Tigers finalized their two-year contract with Kenta Maeda this afternoon. The right-hander adds a veteran presence to the middle of the staff behind Tarik Skubal. He joins younger hurlers Reese Olson, Casey Mize, Sawyer Gipson-Long and Matt Manning in the season-opening mix. That’s a talented group, but Detroit doesn’t seem prepared to sit on its laurels. President of baseball operations
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The Toledo Mud Hens are pleased to announce Head Turf Manager Kyle Leppelmeier was named Head Groundskeeper of the Year for the International League and all of Triple-A by Minor League Baseball™ (MiLB™).
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The Tigers have signed infielder/outfielder Ryan Vilade to a minor league contract, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. He will receive an invitation to major league Spring Training, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Vilade, 25 in February, spent 2023 with the Pirates mostly in a non-roster capacity. He was claimed off
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