Jackson Jobe stayed atop the prospect rankings in 2024, and Jaden Hamm was the breakout pitcher of the year in the system, but don’t forget about right-hander Troy Melton. After a major breakout season in 2023, Melton had a quieter year tackling the Double-A level, but there is still plenty to like in his game.
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The Tigers finalized a one-year deal to add Tommy Kahnle to the back of their bullpen this afternoon. President of baseball operations Scott Harris spoke with reporters shortly after that signing was announced. Asked about next steps, Harris pointed to both the position player group and the relief corps as continued target areas. “We’re going
The Tigers have designated right-hander Alex Faedo for assignment, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. His spot on the 40-man roster will go to newly signed reliever Tommy Kahnle, whose one-year deal has been made official. Faedo, 29, was the 18th overall pick back in 2017. The former Florida Gators standout has pitched
Behind-the-scenes look at the Tigers celebration of Hall of Fame Manager Jim Leyland during the 2024 season at Comerica Park. Leyland commented on the makeup of the team at that point in the season saying “I think this team is going to get healthy and they’re going to have a great September.” From Opening Day
Producer note: This podcast has been updated with comments from president of baseball operations Scott Harris. The Detroit Tigers signed right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle to a 1-year, $7.75 million contract. Evan and Mark break down the signing, discuss the current state of the Tigers’ bullpen and explain how the Kahnle signing impacts the Alex Bregman
The Tigers are adding to a one of their primary strengths from the 2024 season, reportedly agreeing to terms on a one-year, $7.75MM deal with veteran right-handed reliever Tommy Kahnle. The Ballengee Group client’s contract is still pending the completion of a physical. Kahnle, 35, has been oft-injured in recent years but when healthy has
Per a report from John Heyman on Wednesday, and confirmed by Ken Rosenthal, the Detroit Tigers and former New York Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle are nearing a free agent contract. The 35-year-old right-hander has had some issues with walks in recent years and is coming off a down year. He would make a good project
Since taking over the Detroit Tigers from Al Avila, Scott Harris has done an outstanding job building up the farm system. While he hasn’t done much to address the active roster, the acquisition of shortstop Trey Sweeney was one trade that bridged the gap between those two goals. He’s technically still a prospect per Baseball
The Detroit Tigers haven’t done a whole to improve the team this offseason. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about and waiting on an Alex Bregman signing announcement with one of his suitors. Maybe they’ll surprise us, but in the meantime, other opportunities to improve could slip away if they aren’t careful. Staring us
The Tigers rearranged their infield when they signed Gleyber Torres last month. He’ll play second base, a move that pushes Colt Keith to first base. The trickle-down effect is to block the clearest path to at-bats for 2020 first overall pick Spencer Torkelson. As one would expect, Detroit’s baseball operations president Scott Harris pushed back against the idea
Behind-the-scenes look at Tarik Skubal and Riley Greene’s first All-Star appearance in Arlington. From Opening Day to the hot streak that resulted in the Tigers first postseason appearance since 2014, relive all of the memorable moments from the 2024 season. Watch the full documentary here: http://youtu.be/J7epVW0bhMY Follow us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tigers/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tigers TikTok:
Despite a flurry of different Houston Astros related rumors, the last weekend in January passed without any movement on the Alex Bregman front. Speculation that the Houston Astros were trading reliever Ryan Pressly turned out to be true, and the right-hander is now a Cub. However, this didn’t end up saving the Astros all that
Welcome to the final week of January! Hard to believe we’re already here and that baseball will be back (in some capacity) next month! The past week has been a bustling one, with the biggest story of the week being the Hall of Fame announcements, and we’ll get into the three new Hall of Famers
Much was made of the Detroit Tigers’ starting pitching depth entering the 2024 season, but as is so often the case, they needed all of it and then some. In the process, one of their less heralded pitching prospects, left-hander Brant Hurter, stood out above the rest. Hurter was outstanding in a relief role. The