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
The Detroit Tigers social media team couldn’t help but throw some shade towards fans of the New York Yankees. When it comes to fanbases, none is more virtually hated on than the New York Yankees. They do have some tough competition in the form of the Houston Astros due to the 2017 sign-stealing scandal, but…
Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft marks the end of this year’s rather uneventful Winter Meetings, which means it’s likely the last chance for the Detroit Tigers to find middle infield help any time soon. The organization hasn’t been terribly forthcoming about which positions, if any, they are targeting this off-season, but we can assume they’ll want…
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Once again, it’s time for that (somewhat) blind gift-package grab known in MLB Land as the Rule 5 Draft. It happens at noon Thursday and the Tigers, as has been their annual habit, figure to be involved in the 2020 roster gamble, which enables big-league teams to select —
Cameron Maybin is a three-time former Tiger, most recently before being traded to the Cubs at the end of August, but the free-agent outfielder still has a place in his heart for Michigan. So when The Players Alliance brings its Pull-Up Neighbor Tour to Detroit and Flint on Friday, Maybin Cameron Maybin is a three-time
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Art Regner covers a lot of ground in a wide-ranging interview with the Tigers new manager, A.J. Hinch. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball’s Internet operations into
Tigers V.P. of Player Development Dave Littlefield discusses the change in designation for 2 of the franchise’s minor league affiliates. The West Michigan Whitecaps are now classified as Single A Advanced, and the Lakeland Flying Tigers have been moved to Single A. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H.
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 avoided major changes in their farm system, as expected. On Wednesday, the Tigers announced the four teams receiving invitations to
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers’ player development ladder has maintained essentially the same rungs, but they will in a different order under Major League Baseball’s new agreement with minor league baseball. The Tigers, as The Detroit News reported on Nov. 12, have invited four familiar affiliates to be part of their developmental system.
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Tigers fans are mad. And no one blames them. Chris Ilitch, who represents a family’s ownership, is sick about red ink that has spilled in such steady flow it could fill an Olympic-size natatorium. And, in fairness to a person whose money is happily spent by others, he has
Minor-league baseball affiliations have always been somewhat strange. MLB teams like the Detroit Tigers would sign minor-league clubs to player development contracts lasting two or four years, and every so often teams switched affiliates.
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. Cameron Maybin is coming back to the town where his 14-year MLB career
Comstock Park, Michigan – – Wednesday, December 9, 2020- – The Detroit Tigers announced today the West Michigan Whitecaps are in line for a promotion of sorts, becoming the big-league club’s Advanced A affiliate beginning in 2021, after spending 24 seasons as their Low A designee. The move comes as part of Major League Baseball’s
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News “To create an inclusive culture within baseball and the community, where differences are leveraged to elevate racial equality and provide greater opportunity for the black community, both in our game and the places we live in and care about the most.” — Mission statement of the Players Alliance Detroit