Detroit Tigers principal owner Chris Ilitch is ultimately the guy who decides where the team vehicle is going. Al Avila and AJ Hinch will be doing the daily driving…but Ilitch picks the lane they drive in. Some are concerned the trip hasn’t started yet with no moves by Detroit at the MLB Winter Meetings. Let’s…
Tigers pitchers Hal Newhouser (right) and Dizzy Trout finished one two in the 1944 AL MVP voting. (Photo credit: Detroit Tigers Twitter) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1940-1949 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 In each decade, I select nine
There has been a craze on Twitter over the last week. Following the #BauertoAnaheim hashtag deployed by Angels fans across the country, Detroit Tigers fans have made their own ploy to try and lure the recently-released outfielder David Dahl to the Motor City.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB top free agents going into 2021 season include Trevor Bauer Trevor Bauer, J.T. Realmuto, George Springer and multiple Gold Glove winners headline a solid free agency class heading into the 2021 MLB season. Who makes sense for the Detroit Tigers? Three weeks into the
Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Philadelphia — Whether rebuilding or reloading, small market or large, Dave Dombrowski has been a big success at every major league stop. His next challenging project: a Philadelphia Phillies team that’s gone nine years without a winning record. Dombrowski is set to join the Phillies as president of baseball operations, according
The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is now in the books, and there’s no doubt the 18 players taken in the Major League phase on Thursday, not to mention the 14 teams acquiring players, hope they stick in the big leagues for all of 2021 and beyond. History tells us that’s unlikely to happen. While a
Associated Press Philadelphia — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team hadn’t announced the move. An official announcement is expected Friday, according to
By TC Zencka,Steve Adams and Connor Byrne | December 10, 2020 at 2:39pm CDT The Tigers have added former outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. to their major league coaching staff, the team announced. He’ll “focus on hitting instruction,” according to the Tigers. While the Tigers didn’t name an exact role for Cruz, it appears he will
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News ‘Tis the season for buying – and the Tigers hope they found a bargain Thursday when they grabbed Twins outfielder Akil Baddoo with the third pick in MLB’s Rule 5 Draft. Baddoo, 22, has a lyrical name destined for significant Tigers jersey sales should he find a season-long 2021
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Ex-Detroit Tiger: AJ Hinch ‘one of the smartest’ in baseball Former Detroit Tigers outfielder Cameron Maybin checks in Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, to discuss the Players Alliance, AJ Hinch and free agency. The Detroit Tigers are taking a chance on outfielder Akil Baddoo. The 22-year-old
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Casey Mize no-hitter: Final outs from his Double-A Erie masterpiece No-hitter highlights from Casey Mize’s Double-A debut April 29, 2019. His pitching line: 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 1 HBP, 7 Ks, 98 pitches. Three words salvaged minor league baseball in Erie,
Akil Baddoo hasn’t played in a game in nearly two years thanks to Tommy John surgery in 2019 and the coronavirus pandemic in ’20. He has yet to play above Class A ball. If all goes to plan, his next game will be in a Tigers uniform, roaming the vast Akil Baddoo hasn’t played in
The Detroit Tigers, after selecting Akil Baddoo in the major league portion of the 2020 Rule 5 Draft, selected former Cubs right-handed pitcher Yunior Perez to add to their minor league system. Perez, who will be 22 on December 19th, pitched in Short-Season A for the Chicago Cubs organization in 2019.
CINCINNATI, OH – JULY 22: Anthony Castro #38 of the Detroit Tigers pitches during an exhibition game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 22, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Reds defeated the Tigers 2-1. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
After plenty of speculation, Major League Baseball finally confirmed their list of the 120 teams to comprise the new look of the minor leagues. MCB’s Chris Brown also gave us a comprehensive rundown which can be found here. After initially being left on the list of the 42 teams projected to lose its affiliation to…
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News With their outfield in need of any and all help, the Tigers added a low-cost candidate Thursday when they plucked Akil Baddoo from the Minnesota Twins as the third overall pick in the 2020 MLB Rule 5 Draft. Baddoo, who is from Conyers, Georgia, is a 22-year-old, left-handed hitter who
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Detroit Tigers introduce AJ Hinch as manager Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch and GM Al Avila introduce new manager AJ Hinch, Oct. 30, 2020. With the No. 3 pick in Thursday’s Rule 5 draft, the Detroit Tigers selected outfielder Akil Baddoo from the Minnesota
The Rule 5 Draft starts at noon ET, and the picks will be updated below as they’re made. In order to make a selection, a team must have space on its 40-man roster. Here’s a look at the Draft order and the number of players each team currently has on The Rule 5 Draft starts
Dave Littlefield, Tigers vice president of player development, answers questions on Wednesday’s announcement about the team’s minor-league affiliate invitations.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Willi Castro: ‘Really cool’ to finish top 5 in AL Rookie of Year Detroit Tigers shortstop Willi Castro talks Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, about finishing tied for fourth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting. The Detroit Tigers are watching from