Second baseman Gleyber Torres saw his first foray into free agency come to a close yesterday when he landed a one-year, $15MM contract with the Tigers. According to a report from Chris McCosky of The Detroit News, however, Torres had multi-year offers on the table that he turned down in favor of signing with Detroit.
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Two-time All-Star Charlie Maxwell has passed away, the Tigers announced today. The longtime Detroit outfielder was 97 years old. A lifelong Michigan resident, Maxwell played college ball at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, working primarily as a pitcher during that time. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945 and spent two years in
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris met with reporters this afternoon, shortly after the team finalized its one-year deal with Gleyber Torres. The team provided video of the 16-minute media session. Harris confirmed the Tigers will play Torres at second base. Colt Keith will move to first base. Harris indicated that Keith could return
The Tigers agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Dietrich Enns. The 33-year-old southpaw announced the news on social media last week. Enns is trying to work his way back to the majors for the first time since 2021. He tossed 22 1/3 innings across nine relief appearances for Tampa Bay that season. Enns turned
The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve designated left-hander Bailey Horn for assignment. He’ll be the corresponding 40-man roster move for newly signed infielder Gleyber Torres, whose one-year, $15MM deal with the Tigers is now official. Horn, 26, was claimed off waivers out of the Red Sox organization a month ago. He’ll now be traded to
The Tigers and free agent infielder Gleyber Torres are reportedly in agreement on a one-year, $15MM contract, pending the completion of a physical. Torres, an Octagon client, is expected to be Detroit’s regular second baseman in the upcoming season. Torres, who turned 28 earlier this month, has spent his entire big league career to date
The Detroit Tigers finally made a move on Friday morning. As Jon Heyman of the New York Post first reported, the Tigers are set to sign infielder Gleyber Torres to a one-year deal worth $15 million. Jesse Rogers of ESPN had the contract details. The move makes sense for the Tigers lineup, though the fit
The Detroit Tigers were among the worst in the American League at OBP in 2024. Without roster additions, can they make the playoffs in 2025? Plus, analyzing the “What Ifs” of the offseason so far. The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen and co-host Kieran Steckley discuss. Topics include Justyn-Henry Malloy, Trey Sweeney, Dillon Dingler, Paul Goldschmidt, Walker
Well friends, we survived Christmas, and now we’re here, the final Friday Open Thread of 2024. It seems wild to realize that we’ve come to the end of another year, and somehow the most future-sounding year imaginable is ahead: 2025. With time to reflect on the year that’s behind us, we want to know what
Former major league infielder Gary Sutherland passed away on December 16 at age 80. His obituary was provided by a Monrovia, California funeral home. Sutherland was an L.A.-area native who attended USC. He signed with the Phillies out of college. The right-handed infielder debuted during his age-21 season. He appeared in parts of three seasons
With the Yankees in need of infield help, both Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado have been linked to the club this offseason, with the idea being that one would become New York’s new third baseman and Jazz Chisholm Jr. would become the full-time second baseman. However, during an edition of the YES Network’s “Yankees Hot
In a Christmas edition, Evan and Mark discuss what Santa needs to bring the Detroit Tigers. The wish list includes the health of star players, some luck, a lot of player development and a right-handed hitter — namely Alex Bregman. Numerous first basemen have been traded or signed in free agency, but the Tigers haven’t
The Guardians made a splash over the weekend by signing first baseman Carlos Santana to a one-year deal worth $12MM, bringing the long-time Cleveland staple back into the fold for the third time in his career. With that being said, however, it wasn’t the only contract offer Santana received during his free agency. According to
While the big name free agents and trades draw the headlines, a lowkey piece of the offseason that sometimes produces major impacts on the next season is how teams go about building up their depth. Consistently good teams, regardless of payroll level, find useful players every season to bring to camp and stash at the