Monday was an unusually busy day for former Detroit Tigers players. First Evan Woodbery of MLive reported that Dawel Lugo, the former Tigers infielder who was the centerpiece of the J.D. Martinez trade, will play in the Mexican League this summer:
The Tigers went into the offseason expecting they would be busier late than early. Still, as they gathered in Lakeland, Fla., for the start of Spring Training this week to survey the roster, the scope of their recent influx came into focus. General manager Al Avila and his front office wanted to start turning a
Tigers Executive V.P. of Baseball Operations and General Manager Al Avila offers his thoughts as his ballclub opens Spring Training in Lakeland, FL, including news on Miguel Cabrera as the 2-time MVP approaches the 2021 season. Avila also has high hopes for Jeimer Candelario, Willi Castro, Isaac Paredes and JaCoby Jones among others.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers ‘looking for more pitching,’ Al Avila says Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila talks Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, about his team entering spring training, says they could use more pitching. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — Spring training is here, and
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Lakeland, Fla. — Al Avila walked out onto the field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Tuesday smiling from ear to ear. Usually when he conducts the first big-league staff meeting of the spring with his manager and coaches, it’s a tedious affair, in the stuffy board room inside the administration building,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. Lakeland, Fla. — For an essentially unanswerable question, Tigers manager AJ Hinch has certainly spent a lot of time this offseason trying to answer it. The question is how to handle workloads for pitchers, coming off a 2020 season where no Tigers pitcher
Welcome to the first installment of the Motor City Bengals Top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects. The MCB staff has compiled our prospect lists and we will be releasing our consensus rankings, along with a breakdown of each player, in a series of articles in the coming days. Today, we look at number 3 on our list, Tarik Skubal.
Associated Press New York — Left-hander Justin Wilson returned to the New York Yankees after two seasons with the Mets in Queens, agreeing Monday to a one-year contract that includes player and club options for 2022, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the
By TC Zencka | February 15, 2021 at 9:50am CDT Some minor league moves from around the sport… Former Tigers infielder Dawel Lugo will play 2021 with the expansion Mariachis of Guadalajara of the Mexican League, per Evan Woodbery of the MLive Media Group (via Twitter). The 26-year-old Lugo spent time in each of the
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. Lakeland, Fla. — Epiphany is a just a word, until you have one. Demons are what other people fight. Rock bottom is just a vague concept until you hit it. And redemption? That’s a road you can’t even find until you are
Recently I was a guest on a podcast called “Boxseat Banter” with host Billy Ballas and participated in an interesting idea for any Detroit Tigers or baseball fans, in general, can appreciate. His website can be found here.
It is the middle of February and baseball is in the air despite the frigid temperatures that still grip a great deal of the nation. So while everyone is bundled up inside, what better time is there to put on a nice record while we wait for the temperature to rise? If I may humbly
Welcome to the first installment of the Motor City Bengals Top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects. The MCB staff has compiled our prospect lists and we will be releasing our consensus rankings, along with a breakdown of each player, in a series of articles in the coming days. Today, we look at number 4 on our list, Casey Mize.
In our continuing series of getting to know the 2021 Detroit Tigers 40 man roster, with the last piece featuring Gregory Soto by Rogelio Castillo, here is a brief rundown of Zach Short, a lesser-known player to at least cast an eye towards as a possible late bloomer.
Hey, guys. We did it. It’s baseball week. The pitchers and catchers reporting countdown can now be justifiably framed in hours as opposed to days. The team has made some last-minute moves to further solidify(?) the lineup, and we are most likely looking at the fat slab of clay that Al Avila, A.J. Hinch, and
The Tigers are staking their future on the highly regarded prospects they’ve drafted and developed over the past five years. If the club manages to pull off a turnaround, it wouldn’t mark the first time Detroit has taken the Draft pipeline to success. Here’s a look at the top five homegrown Draft picks in Tigers
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption AJ Hinch: ‘In a perfect world’ Detroit Tigers sign a catcher Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch checks in Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, to discuss the roster and free-agent market as spring training looms. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Despite COVID-19 concerns, the Detroit Tigers are
Gabe Lacques | USA TODAY Show Caption Hide Caption MLB’s new 2021 COVID-19 protocols are stricter USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale breaks down the MLB’s new health and safety protocols. USA TODAY The Detroit Tigers open spring training Thursday in Lakeland, Florida, with the first full-team workout one week out. There’s still far too many unknowns
With the days of winter fading away conjuring up the fabled image of a baseball-starved superstar Rogers Hornsby looking out his window and waiting for Spring…it’s getting to be time for any final moves the Detroit Tigers might wish to contemplate before they open operations in Lakeland.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers ‘confident’ fans can safely return to Comerica Park in 2021 Detroit Tigers vice president of ballpark operations Chris Lawrence checks in Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, to discuss fans at spring training in Lakeland. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers improved their farm system’s offense