Jeimer Candelario is ready to take the next step in his career. The 27-year-old evolved into an established MLB player in 2021, continuing his breakthrough from the shortened 2020 season. He has given the Detroit Tigers consistency on offense and defense over the past two years, with a .278 batting average in 201 of a possible 220 games. But Candelario enters
In pregame scrum before tonight’s ALCS game six, Red Sox manager Alex Cora told reporters that reliever Hirokazu Sawamura is dealing with a hamstring injury was potentially going to be removed from the roster. (Twitter links from Chris Cotillo of MassLive and Alex Speier of the Boston Globe.) However, Ian Browne of MLB.com later relayed
Spencer Torkelson’s stint in the 2021 Arizona Fall League is over. Torkelson suffered a sprained ankle in a game Wednesday and will not play again before the AFL season closes next month, a Tigers source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed. Torkelson was the MLB Draft’s first-overall pick in 2020 and had a huge
The Tigers ended their season a few weeks ago hoping to use the Arizona Fall League to give three of their top position-player prospects a head start on 2022. Now, Spencer Torkelson and Ryan Kreidler have joined outfielder Riley Greene in exiting the AFL due to injury. In each case, the motivation to send them
Detroit Tigers prospects Spencer Torkelson and Ryan Kreidler — members of the Salt River Rafters — were removed from the Arizona Fall League roster Friday due to injuries. Torkelson, 22, sprained his right ankle in Wednesday’s game. The injury forced the Tigers to consider shutting down their top prospect for the remainder of the fall season, which
The Detroit Tigers may have only finished in third in the American League Central this season, but they showed massive improvements across the board. The Detroit Tigers are ready to attack the free agent market in a way Tigers fans haven’t seen in quite some time. That being said, fringe players who may have had…
Even fans who offer attention to interviews casually have come to realize that Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch is a fantastic listen. Hinch is frank and often offers insights that many managers do not divulge; particularly, he gives his approach and thought process behind many of the decisions he makes throughout the season.
With fewer than 24 hours remaining in his bust-out 2021 season, Riley Greene’s big baseball year ended. Competitively, anyway. During the fourth inning of the Toledo Mud Hens’ next-to-last game, Oct. 2 at Fifth Third Field, Greene was playing center field. At bat was St. Paul Saints shortstop Drew Stankiewicz. Stankiewicz popped a Logan Shore
Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson sustained an injury in the Arizona Fall League while playing for the Salt River Rafters. He departed from Wednesday’s game with an ankle sprain, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Thursday. While the injury doesn’t seem severe, the Tigers are still deciding if their top prospect needs to
The New York Yankees will need a shortstop. So do the Detroit Tigers. How much of this will affect the potential bidding war? As Carlos Correa continues to have a mega post-season for the Houston Astros, it is safe to say that Detroit Tigers fans are counting down the days until the playoffs are over…
DETROIT — The Tigers have reached the point in their rebuild that their farm system is shaping their big league club, not just in top prospects but in overall talent across the roster. Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and Matt Manning formed the core of Detroit’s rotation by season’s end, and Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene
Casey Mize was the first overall pick in 2018, and this year he joined Justin Verlander as the only rookie pitchers in Detroit Tigers history to make 30 starts, throw at least 150 innings, and finish with an ERA under 3.80. So, what could the Tigers get for Casey Mize if they traded him now?
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Spencer Torkelson, the Tigers’ No. 1 prospect, left Wednesday’s Arizona Fall League game early with an apparent injury. After drawing a one-out walk in the fourth inning for Salt River against Surprise, Torkelson was on third base and slid awkwardly back into the bag as the catcher tried to pick him off.
The Detroit Tigers will have some decisions to make as we take a look at Rule 5 eligible players within the minor league system. As the MLB postseason continues, several teams are working on who they are going to keep on their 40-man roster. On the flip side, for some teams, there is not a…
Miguel Cabrera became the 28th member of Major League Baseball’s 500-homer club with his solo shot off Steven Matz in Toronto on Aug. 22, 2021. He’ll enter the 2022 season just 13 hits shy of becoming the 33rd player to reach 3,000. We already have a compilation of Miggy’s biggest home runs, but here’s a
If you’re like me, the sleigh bells are about to start ringing. As soon as that Thanksgiving dinner is finished, we transition to Christmastime. Or maybe you crank up the ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ as soon as Halloween ends. To each their own.
Associated Press New York — The price of a qualifying offer to Major League Baseball free agents dropped by $500,000 to $18.4 million, a sign of the slide in salaries. The figure is determined by the average of the top 125 major league contracts this year and marks only the second fall. The price fell
Here’s a look at Tuesday’s top performers in the Arizona Fall League from each team’s Top 30 Prospects list. Tigers: Spencer Torkelson, 1B/3B (MLB No. 4), Salt River RaftersTorkelson tallied yet another multihit game in Salt River’s 4-2 loss, roping a double and a 109 mph single in a 2-for-4 performance. The Tigers’ top prospect
With the Arizona Fall League showcasing a few Detroit Tigers prospects you may never heard of outside of the trio of Riley Greene, Ryan Kreidler, and Spencer Torkelson, we look at a few others in the system that may get noticed next season.