Covering prospects is a predictive business. Ranking players and talking to the folks whose job it is to project what they’ll become, namely scouts and player development staff, is really all about prognostication. So we’re not really going too far out of our comfort zone this week by providing a prospect-specific prediction for each team.
Boston — Well, on the plus side for the Tigers, the offense awakened in Boston. They scored 22 runs in the three games at Fenway, that after scoring 10 in the first six games on this trip, through Chicago and New York. The downside, though, is the pitching and defense faltered, and after losing the finale to
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch addresses the media following another roller coaster game for the Tigers at Fenway that sadly ends up in a loss. #Leinenkugels
Today’s rubber match in the Tigers-Red Sox series proved to be a boxing match. Drunken boxing, to be specific Unfortunately, while Detroit had a strong offense all day, they took more punches than they dealt as the two teams combined for six errors only by the mercies of the official scorer. Red Sox win, 12-9,
If the Tigers needed a reminder of the value of putting the ball in play, this series at Fenway Park was it. Their 12-9 loss to the Red Sox in Thursday’s rubber match ended up becoming an example of Murphy’s Law. Four of their eight runs either scored or reached base on infield hits. Three
The Minor League season is off and running, giving teams a wide pool of prospects who are vying for an opportunity at the Major League level at some point. Some are knocking on the door already, while others could use this season to force their way onto big league rosters with their performances. Here is
When the Detroit Tigers win games, it usually won’t be pretty. The worst team in baseball made that clear Wednesday night as mist attacked Fenway Park. Right-hander Michael Fulmer — Tuesday night’s starter — entered in the bottom of the 10th inning to record his first career save. And manager AJ Hinch issued his first intentional
The Detroit Tigers have sent left-handed reliever Derek Holland to the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Monday, with a left shoulder strain, the team announced Thursday. To replace Holland in the bullpen, right-hander Kyle Funkhouser was recalled from the taxi squad. He is on the Triple-A Toledo roster but has traveled with the Tigers during
Boston — So much happened Wednesday night in the Tigers’ 6-5, 10-inning win over the Red Sox, we need to look back at it one more time before moving forward. Hinch did what? The last time manager AJ Hinch issued an intentional pass was late in the 2019 playoffs when he waved red-hot Nationals slugger Juan Soto on
Detroit Tigers (9-22) at Boston Red Sox (18-13) Time/Place: 1:10 p.m., Fenway ParkSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Spencer Turnbull (1-2, 4.50 ERA) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 3.63 ERA) Game 32 Pitching Matchup Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR Pitcher IP K% BB% FIP fWAR
Riley Greene had been hitting the ball hard in his first two games for Double-A Erie; he just hadn’t hit it far. That changed in his final at-bat Wednesday, when the Tigers’ No. 2 prospect hit his first Double-A home run in grand style. Greene, the No. 17 prospect on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 list,
Boston — Rain was pouring down and the tarp was on the field Wednesday, but out of the Tigers dugout trudged lefty Derek Holland, bullpen catcher Jeremy Carroll and head athletic trainer Doug Teter. Holland threw a handful of pitches off flat ground, conversed with Teter and walked back in. Now we know what that was
What Major League organizations boast the top Minor League farm systems? It’s time to answer that familiar question in a new way. Instead of considering the quality of the players in each team’s system, MLB.com’s Josh Jackson and Ben Hill utilized a different approach. Jackson and Hill, veteran Minor League scribes and enthusiastic ballpark travelers,
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Thursday afternoon the Tigers will try and win their first series for the first time since — checks notes — sweeping Houston three weeks ago. In their final game of their series from Fenway Park against the Red Sox, the Tigers will send the Red Bull, Spencer Turnbull to the mound to face off against
Toledo Mud Hens 9, Nashville Sounds 6 (box) The Hens have come out mashing. After scoring eight runs in the opener, they went one better on Wednesday night to make it 2-0 on the year. Veteran right-hander Drew Hutchison got the start, and he quickly took a little damage, giving up a two run double
TOLEDO, Ohio — Between Sections 122 and 101 at Fifth Third Field is “Mike Hessman Home Run Alley,” a homage to the man who hit an all-time minor-league record 433 home runs in his 19-year career. The sign sits atop the left-field wall, in front of a brick wall supporting the scoreboard. Toledo Mud Hens
Sep 24, 2020; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes (19) throws to first base against the Kansas City Royals during the fifth inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Dillon Dingler, the Detroit Tigers outstanding catcher prospect, crouched behind home plate, acting nonchalant. Setting the trap. Kelvin Melean, the Fort Wayne TinCaps second baseman, was the unsuspecting prey. Melean took a big lead and started to drift off second base on Tuesday night. “He did get a little bit far,”
FORT WAYNE, IN – The West Michigan Whitecaps scored their first run in nearly two years, but Luis Almanzar’s go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning led to a 4-2 loss to the Fort Wayne TinCaps in front of 1,368 fans on Wednesday night at Parkview Field. Dillon Dingler provided an exciting moment to get