Welcome back to The Week That Was. Even tough we’re in the offseason it was still a busy week. Aaron Boone got to keep his job, the Marlins found a manager, Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery, and a bunch of New Yorkers are flying to California to make pitches to Juan Soto. So let’s just jump
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In a fairly shocking turn of event, the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) announced late on Friday night that they would post star pitcher Roki Sasaki to MLB teams this offseason. The recently turned 23-year-old right-hander immediately becomes one of the top prizes of the offseason and the game’s top prospect. Not
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The Tigers signed first baseman/outfielder Bligh Madris to a new minor league contract, according to Madris’ MLB.com profile page.  Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports that the deal includes an invitation to the Tigers’ big league Spring Training camp, and Madris will earn $800K in guaranteed salary if he makes Detroit’s active roster
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The Phillies announced they acquired reliever Devin Sweet from the Tigers and added him to the 40-man roster. Philadelphia also claimed reliever John McMillon off waivers from the Marlins and selected righty Alan Rangel onto the 40-man. The Phils dropped Kolby Allard, Yunior Marté, Freddy Tarnok, Luis Ortiz and Rodolfo Castro from the roster by running them through outright waivers. Sweet had
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The Tigers declined their $3.1MM option on Casey Mize. That’s a procedural transaction, as Mize does not have the requisite six years of service to become a free agent. He remains under arbitration control and is projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz for a $2MM salary. Detroit also outrighted Bligh Madris, Ryan Vilade and Bryan Sammons off the 40-man
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A star-studded episode begins with Dan Dickerson — the radio voice of the Detroit Tigers — joining Evan Petzold and Mark Gorosh to break down the 2024 season. Dickerson discusses A.J. Hinch’s genius, Tarik Skubal’s Cy Young campaign, Spencer Torkelson’s continued struggles and many more topics about the Tigers. He also shares insight into his broadcasting
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