The Detroit Tigers continue to search for their new manager. Here’s why it doesn’t matter who they pick. At Motor City Bengals we have you covered when it comes to the Detroit Tigers manager search. So far Rogelio has written profiles on Mike Rabelo, Marcus Thames, and Phil Nevin, among others. Jacob took on Mike
The Tigers received unwelcome news in late August when they had to shut down right-handed pitching prospect Matt Manning for the season because of a forearm strain. Fortunately, though, it looks as if Manning dodged a serious injury. Manning said Tuesday (via Jason Beck of MLB.com) that he suffered a mild injury and added that
The Tigers have outrighted outfielder Jorge Bonifacio and right-handers Dario Agrazal and Dereck Rodriguez to Triple-A after the trio cleared waivers, the team announced (Twitter link). Left-hander Nick Ramirez also cleared waivers and elected to become a free agent. Bonifacio saw the most MLB action in 2020, making 94 plate appearances over 30 games with
The Detroit News The Tigers announced Tuesday four players were placed on waivers, with left-handed reliever Nick Ramirez electing for free agency. Right-handers Dario Agrazal and Dereck Rodriguez and outfielder Jorge Bonifacio also cleared waivers, and were outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. Ramirez, 31, spent two seasons in Detroit. In 2019, he pitched 79.2 innings — all
Tigers pitching prospect Matt Manning said Tuesday that the right forearm strain that led to his shutdown this summer was a minor injury that likely would have cost him just a few weeks in a regular Minor League season. “It would’ve been a quicker recovery,” Manning said in a video Tigers pitching prospect Matt Manning
Tigers pitching prospect Matt Manning has returned to full health and is in a routine at the team’s instructional-league camp in Lakeland.
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan, Jon Merrill to Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan & Jon Merrill. Oct. 9, 2020. Editor’s note: An arbitration decision has been rendered: Tyler Bertuzzi will make $3.5 million from the Red Wings this season.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers prospects square off: Matt Manning vs. Riley Greene Detroit Tigers top prospects Matt Manning and Riley Greene face off during the intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, July 10, 2020, at Comerica Park. Detroit Tigers‘ right-hander Matt Manning has been one of the headliners in the
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. The Detroit Tigers announced Tuesday that four players were waived by the organization: right-hander
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News A heavy question, really two questions, frame the Tigers’ managerial hunt as well as the candidacy of celebrity skipper A.J. Hinch: ► 1. Do the Tigers want, or need, Hinch when he is perhaps hours from coming off a year in exile dating to the Astros’ sign-stealing flap? ►
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News Not much to report from the Matt Manning Camp, which unofficially has been set up within the contours of Tigers Instructional Camp at Lakeland, Florida. Then again, updates from a prized Tigers prospect pitcher are always bulletin-board stuff. Manning sat in on a Zoom session Tuesday with media and
Get ready to hear the number “one” for the Detroit Tigers come free agency. The free-agent signing period is almost upon us. I am as ready as anybody for the 2021 Detroit Tigers to return this once-proud organization to competitive baseball. However, I am not going big this offseason if I am Chris Ilitch and
Tony Paul | The Detroit News The Tigers have no shortage of old friends who’ve made their list of managerial candidates to replace Ron Gardenhire. Phil Nevin, a former Tigers slugger who also managed at Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, interviewed with the front office recently, according to a source close to the situation who
Hank Greenberg made it to the World Series four times with the Detroit Tigers and homered in each of his trips to the Fall Classic. “Hammerin’ Hank” holds the franchise record for most World Series home runs. Greenberg finished with five longballs, a perfect number for the Hall of Famer whose no. 5 was retired
Budgeting appears to be the agenda to sign free agents. Does Joc Pederson fit into the Detroit Tigers’ plans? The old saying of “champagne tastes on a beer budget” might take on real meaning in baseball this off-season as we see how baseball’s “Great COVID Depression” affects the spending levels around baseball. It could mean
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila explains manager search, offseason expectations Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks with reporters Friday, October 2, 2020, following his team’s season to share offseason expectations. With the World Series concluding this week, Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila is preparing
The Tigers have interviewed Yankees third base coach Phil Nevin for their managerial vacancy, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports (via Twitter). He’s the third member of the Yankees’ staff to be interviewed by the Tigers, joining bench coach Carlos Mendoza and hitting coach Marcus Thames. Nevin, 49, is no stranger to the Tigers organization. The former
The Detroit Tigers have reportedly interviewed Braves catching coach Sal Fasano in their search for a manager to replace Ron Gardenhire Ron Gardenhire’s sudden retirement just before the end of the 2020 MLB season sent the Detroit Tigers on an unexpected search for a new manager. That search appears to have taken them to Atlanta’s
We are witnessing the Detroit Tigers emphasis their resources to build their rotation with draft picks. The nucleus of the 1984 rotation started their journey in 1979 in a similar fashion. As we watch the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays duke it out in the World Series, I was reminded of how
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Spencer Torkelson smashes home run in Tigers instructional league game Detroit Tigers infield prospect Spencer Torkelson, the No. 1 overall pick in 2020 MLB draft, smashes a home run to LF in instructional league game in Lakeland, Fla., Oct. 19, 2020. The Detroit Tigers managerial