The Pirates are coming off a season that saw the club take some steps forward as young players like Jack Suwinski and Johan Oviedo took steps forward while prospects like Henry Davis and Endy Rodriguez rose to the majors for the first time. Unfortunately, those young players didn’t help Pittsburgh much in the standings as
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The Tigers’ offense in 2022 was offensive, and their offense this past season was only marginally less unpleasant to watch. In the two seasons, they scored 557 and 661 runs, which were good for 30th and 27th in MLB respectively. If you take into account the average runs scored per team increase of 54 from
They’re the exceptions, however. Most prospects face adversity at some point before reaching the big leagues. As 2023 comes to a close, we want to celebrate a dozen prospects who struggled mightily in 2022 but rebounded in fine fashion last season to get their careers on track: Mason Albright, LHP, Rockies (No. 23)Albright set a
Standing out in the Minor Leagues requires talent, commitment and persistence. If you’ve got none of those things, a ridiculous costume might do. The world of the Minors is filled with all kinds of characters — from prospects making pro debuts to rehabbing Major League veterans — but perhaps none do as much to shape
Meanwhile, another wave of aspiring big league stars is on its way, eagerly awaiting the opportunity to step into the spotlight. As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2024, here is one prospect to watch for each MLB team in the year ahead. Blue Jays: LHP Ricky TiedemannTiedemann will be one of the biggest
The Tigers announced Friday that catcher Donny Sands has been designated for assignment. His spot on the 40-man roster goes to right-hander Shelby Miller, whose previously reported one-year contract has now been formally announced by the club. Sands, 27, came to the Tigers from the Phillies alongside Matt Vierling and Nick Maton in the trade
The Tigers’ holiday shopping for pitching continued Friday with a last-minute deal. The team signed veteran right-hander Shelby Miller to a one-year, $3 million contract with a $4.25 million club option for 2025. The contract includes up to $1,175,000 in performance bonuses for 2024 and 2025: $100,000 each for 50, 55 and 60 games pitched, $150,000
On Friday morning, the Tigers picked up another stocking stuffer, as it were. Kiley McDaniel of ESPN first reported that the club was in agreement with veteran right-hander Shelby Miller on a one-year contract with a club option for 2025. The Tigers will pay him $3M in 2023, with a club option worth $4.25M for
8:39am: It’s a one-year contract with a 2025 option, reports Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Miller is in Detroit for his physical today, Petzold adds, so the contract should become official soon. 8:26am: The Tigers have agreed to a deal with free agent right-hander Shelby Miller, reports Kiley McDaniel of ESPN. The contract
Hanukkah is just behind us and Christmas is right around the corner, so it seems like the perfect seasonal time to think about some ideal wishes we would put on the Tigers’ letters to Santa Claus this year. The team has been making some fairly fun moves and they do seem open to making more,
While there is still a lot to be determined with respect to the hot stove season, the calendar will soon flip to a new year, and with it, Spring Training will be in sight. As rosters take shape and the MLB landscape becomes clearer, what questions does each team face before heading to Arizona or
The Tigers added a pair of right-handers to the middle of the rotation early in the offseason. Detroit signed Kenta Maeda to a two-year pact and took a one-year rebound flier on Jack Flaherty. That duo helps compensate for the loss of Eduardo Rodriguez, who opted out and signed a four-year pact with the Diamondbacks. Detroit president
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. One of the first calls Derek Shelton received after accepting the Pirates’ managerial job was from someone who recognized the challenge. Shelton just didn’t recognize the phone number when
We’re closing in on Christmas, but a somewhat slow moving offseason that was dominated for several weeks by the Shohei Ohtani pursuit means there are still a lot of top free agents left on the board. So it follows that there are a lot of teams out there whose rosters are far from finalized. The