In preparation for the 2021 season, MLB.com will go around the horn and compare where each team in the AL Central stands at each position in advance of what could be the closest division race in years. It’s a tight-enough race that the club with the most production out of the middle infield could determine
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 the Detroit Tigers’ second-ranked prospect and 2020’s…
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press It all happened so fast. The Detroit Tigers were in the middle of a March 12 spring training game in Lakeland, Florida, when some players began to pack their bags. This wasn’t unusual. Spring training allows for added relaxation, unlike the regular season. The locker room culture is loose. Games don’t matter much unless
By Steve Adams and Connor Byrne | February 16, 2021 at 9:45pm CDT Jake Odorizzi is the top name left from MLBTR’s Top 50 free agent rankings, and it’s still not clear which (if any) team will meet the right-hander’s reported multi-year asking price. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes in his latest
The executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager of the Tigers addresses the media as pitcher and catchers report in Lakeland.
Bob Wojnowski | The Detroit News Can’t see the whole story? Sign in or subscribe. You probably won’t see everything you crave from the Tigers this season. You won’t get a look at all the prized prospects. You won’t get a taste of playoff contention. You might not even get to sit in the stands, although
Ranked among the Tigers top 25 prospects by MLB Pipeline.com, Jose De La Cruz showed off the pop in his bat with this home run in the Tigers 2020 fall Instructional League. The 19-year-old outfielder was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2018.
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.