Our annual look at the best tools on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list serves as a preview of coming attractions to the big leagues. In the last five years alone, we’ve spotlighted Corey Seager’s bat, Cody Bellinger’s power (as well as that of Joey Gallo and Luis Robert), Byron Buxton’s defense and Josh Hader’s
Wilson Ramos said he never discussed the possibility of signing with the Tigers with good friend Miguel Cabrera while they worked out together this offseason in South Florida. But when the team called with interest last week, their friendship played a role in drawing the veteran catcher to Detroit. Ramos Wilson Ramos said he never
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers C Wilson Ramos: ‘I know how to handle’ young pitchers Detroit Tigers catcher Wilson Ramos talks Monday, Feb. 1, 2021, about joining a new team and working with young pitchers. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press For Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize, it takes
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Tony Paul | The Detroit News The 2020 season was tough on so many levels, for so many players, Wilson Ramos included. His playing time was cut, to his surprise, and he slogged through one of the worst offensive seasons of his career. The two were not at all unrelated, he believes. And, oh, there
Welcome to the first-ever 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 #16 on our list,…
Jimmy Golen | Associated Press Boston — Dustin Pedroia, the undersized and over-achieving second baseman who spurred the Boston Red Sox to a pair of World Series victories with his grit and another, after a knee injury effective ended his career, with his mouth, has retired. Pedroia, 37, was the AL Rookie of the Year in 2007
The Tigers have enjoyed their share of first-season sensations, sometimes from rookie phenoms, other times from big-name acquisitions. Sometimes, like with Ivan Rodriguez and Miguel Cabrera, stardom is expected upon arrival. Other times, like with Mark Fidrych, it comes seemingly out of nowhere, making the fandom even greater. With that The Tigers have enjoyed their
The number one overall pick of the 2020 draft, Spencer Torkelson, is also the top-rated prospect in the Tigers farm system according to MLB Pipeline. We hear from Torkelson about his adjustment to playing 3rd base, as well as the Pipeline expert who rates him as possibly the best hitting prospect of the last 20
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris: ‘I want to be a starter’ Detroit Tigers left-hander Daniel Norris speaks Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, about his health and what he wants his role to be this season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris is
Dave Campbell | Associated Press Minneapolis — Andrelton Simmons picked the Minnesota Twins, eager to play for a balanced team that’s on track to be a contender again in the American League. Adding a seasoned, slick-fielding shortstop like Simmons made the Twins even more well-rounded. The Twins finalized a one-year, $10.5 million contract Sunday with
After two weeks of rolling out our lists for the Top 10 prospects at each position, MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list for 2021 has finally arrived. We have already begun dissecting this year’s loaded Top 100 group in different ways, whether it be a team-by-team breakdown of who made After two weeks of rolling
You notice it often these days. An odor for those who follow the Detroit Tigers and MLB. It’s a smell that isn’t teen spirit. It’s a funk that smells like trouble. Trouble can take lots of forms…but for MLB it’s a double-dip of disorder. COVID-19 and all its possibly catastrophic economic losses on the game…
Welcome to the first-ever 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. In this article, we look at #17 on…
Jeff Seidel | 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 I find Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch
Dave Birkett, Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez break down the Detroit Lions’ trade, sending Matthew Stafford to the Rams for Jared Goff and draft picks. Facebook – https://bit.ly/2T7zuV9 Twitter – https://bit.ly/2JeixbW Instagram – https://bit.ly/2Chb7hR Online – https://www.freep.com #lions #larams #stafford #jaredgoff #nfldraft
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson ‘obsessed with winning’ for Detroit Tigers, even in minors Detroit Tigers third baseman Spencer Torkelson chats Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, about getting ready for his first real professional season. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers third baseman Isaac Paredes was nearly the hometown
Welcome to the first-ever 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. We continue the list at #18 with Colt…
Fans floated the idea moments after the Detroit Tigers traded Justin Verlander. He’ll come back one day. Verlander will go win a World Series or two somewhere else, but then he’ll be back to usher in the next era of competitive Tigers baseball.
Last year, I wrote up Gregory Soto for our 2020 roster preview for the 40-man Detroit Tigers roster preview and as I am typing this sentence, I feel that I am writing up a completely different pitcher.