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. The Detroit Tigers are gearing up to make decisions — some easier than others — regarding nine arbitration-eligible players: Matthew Boyd,
It can be about realism or fantasy for each of us…there are no rules. If some scribe notes an idea of an unlikely deal now is the time to consider it. Today let’s explore the idea of a hot three-way blockbuster involving the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, and the Tampa Bay Rays which boasts…
Hall of Fame outfielder Harry Heilmann appears to be throwing a ball off a stadium roof. Who was the lucky fan? (Photo credit: BaseballHall.org) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1920-1929 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 In each decade, I select nine
Late last month the St. Louis Cardinals announced they would decline their $12.5 million option for second baseman Kolten Wong. It was a mild surprise, as Wong’s fundamentally sound style of play seems to fit the so-called Cardinals Way.
If you are familiar with the term “reading the tea leaves”, for this trade situation, let me start by saying with all these ideas we have been posting the last month (Nolan Arnando, Carlos Correra), these are players that would make the most sense for the Detroit Tigers to make offers to and no way…
Watch Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez throw out base runners with his rocket of an arm. Pudge is one of the best defensive catchers of all-time, taking home an outstanding 13(!) Gold Glove awards. Don’t forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/MLBClassics Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mlb/ & https://www.instagram.com/mlbvault/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/share/user/656… Visit our site for
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Maybe this worked out, after all. In a year when we were advised to keep Thanksgiving on the light side, minus the usual stream of friends and family who otherwise arrived at noon for drinks, more drinks, and at some point dinner, all the privacy a pandemic imposed in
Teams had until last Friday at 6 p.m. ET to decide which of their prospects would be added to the 40-man roster and protected from being taken by another team in the Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 10. When it was all said and done, 86 players who rank among their team’s Top 30 prospects
We had Major League Baseball in 2020, and that’s something we can all be thankful for in a year that was awful on so many levels. There were times it felt like we wouldn’t even have baseball to provide a bit of distraction from the pain and fear. Maybe that’s why we appreciated games, highlights,
Back prior to the 2004 season, as the Detroit Tigers were coming off a 119-loss campaign, the team signed Ivan Rodriguez as a free agent. A lot of people thought both sides were crazy. Why would Pudge, coming off a World Series victory with the Marlins, sign in Detroit? And why would the Tigers do…
Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’ Opening Day starter four months ago after spending part of the coronavirus shutdown keeping his arm fresh throwing long-toss in local parks. He was the team’s player representative for the MLB Players Association in the clubhouse this season, helping guide them through negotiations to play Matthew Boyd was the Tigers’
New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch continues reaching out to Tigers fans and partners. Hear how he’s approaching the challenge ahead in this select cut from an exclusive Zoom call with Tigers partners
It remains to be seen what the Detroit Tigers plan to do this offseason. Thus far, they made waves by hiring former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch. In his presser, Hinch alluded to an ownership commitment to winning, something the team has done little of over the past four seasons. If the intent is indeed…
As we sit down for Thanksgiving this year, due to continuing COVID worries, we may not be surrounded by family and friends like in years past. There might be a little less food to snack on over the weekend. The Detroit Lions have a “meh” looking matchup in the early game. The Macy’s parade is…
For all the criticism he had to take after being the Detroit Tigers pick in the 2017 Rule 5 Draft, Victor Reyes has been an example of a realistic best-case scenario when choosing amongst the players left off 40-man rosters around Major League Baseball. Reyes has been serviceable each of the past few seasons and
The Houston Astros are debating the unthinkable, and might trade away Carlos Correa. Per Ken Rosenthal’s reporting, Astros owner Jim Crane is reluctant to pay Correa the huge sum he’ll rightfully be asking for by next summer, when he becomes a free agent. But trading Correa would hinge on the ability of the Astros to
The Hot Stove season has been rather cool so far aside from new manager A.J. Hinch’s hire and a somewhat new coaching staff. But there are still some things for the Tigers and fans to think about as Thanksgiving nears and the non-tender date looms next week: 1) Why did The Hot Stove season has
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. Of the 19 Detroit Tigers participating in winter leagues this offseason, four are currently playing: third baseman Isaac Paredes and right-handers
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit – When Drew VerHagen said goodbye to his family and girlfriend in January, he figured he’d see them again in a couple of months. He had signed to pitch for the Nippon Ham-Fighters of the Japan Pacific League. He would send them plane tickets to Sapporo when he
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