By TC Zencka | December 12, 2020 at 6:40pm CDT Tigers GM Al Avila wants to remain patient and disciplined this winter when it comes to augmenting their young core through free agency, writes Chris McCosky of the Detroit News. Detroit will look to add a catcher, corner outfielder and first baseman, as well as
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Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila had his first press availability of the off-season and did his level best to pour cold water on the hopes of as many fans as possible for the upcoming year. It was an amazing Tour de Force of Avila’s skills in setting low expectations.
It’s been a year on December 13 since I have taken over as the co-expert here at Motor City Bengals and the Detroit Tigers are in the same exact boat in one aspect (There will be more fishing analogies to come so bare with me) as that is that the fans are upset about the…
The Tigers are no stranger to the Rule 5 Draft. They’ve been near-annual participants in recent years, and have managed to find useful Major League players out of other teams’ farm systems as a result. This year was no different, as Detroit selected outfielder Akil Baddoo from Minnesota. Rule 5 Draft coverage The Rule 5
Jake Seiner | Associated Press Years before he became commissioner of the Alaska Baseball League, Chris Beck pointed to the 6-foot-7 slugger in the Anchorage Glacier Pilots’ uniform and told his son to say hello. Beck had a feeling about the freshman from Fresno State – a towering outfielder named Aaron Judge. “I told my
DETROIT — With baseball’s Winter Meetings going virtual, Tigers general manager Al Avila has been relatively quiet about the team’s offseason plans. On Friday, he shed a little light on Detroit’s Hot Stove while speaking at The Players Alliance Pull-Up Neighbor Tour event, where former outfielder Cameron Maybin, reliever John Schreiber, pitching coach Chris Fetter
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila on free agency: ‘We’ll see where it takes us’ Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila stopped by The Corner Ballpark on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and spoke about his approach to the offseason. The Detroit Tigers were in attendance for
By TC Zencka | December 11, 2020 at 12:13pm CDT Southpaw Wei-Yin Chen has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers for 2021, per MLB Insider Jon Heyman (via Twitter). The terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Chen’s MLB career began when the Taiwanese lefty signed a three-year guarantee worth $11.3MM with the
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Cars were lined up for miles Friday afternoon, clogging Rosa Parks Boulevard on both sides of the freeway and wrapping around the site of old Tiger Stadium, waiting patiently to pull up to the big black semi-truck parked on Cochrane Street. The truck belonged to The Players
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LAKELAND, FL – FEBRUARY 24: Zack Hess #68 of the Detroit Tigers pitches during the Spring Training game against the Houston Astros at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on February 24, 2020 in Lakeland, Florida. The Astros defeated the Tigers 11-1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Hall of fame catcher shared his personal memories of some remarkable interactions with the Mr. Tiger, Al Kaline, during an exclusive interview for members of the Tigers 1901 Society. Check out http://MLB.com/video for more! About MLB.com: About MLB.com: Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League Club
Detroit Tigers principal owner Chris Ilitch is ultimately the guy who decides where the team vehicle is going. Al Avila and AJ Hinch will be doing the daily driving…but Ilitch picks the lane they drive in. Some are concerned the trip hasn’t started yet with no moves by Detroit at the MLB Winter Meetings. Let’s…
Tigers pitchers Hal Newhouser (right) and Dizzy Trout finished one two in the 1944 AL MVP voting. (Photo credit: Detroit Tigers Twitter) This week, I present the Detroit Tigers All Star team for the 1940-1949 decade. All Star teams for previous decades are found below: 1901-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 In each decade, I select nine
There has been a craze on Twitter over the last week. Following the #BauertoAnaheim hashtag deployed by Angels fans across the country, Detroit Tigers fans have made their own ploy to try and lure the recently-released outfielder David Dahl to the Motor City.
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption MLB top free agents going into 2021 season include Trevor Bauer Trevor Bauer, J.T. Realmuto, George Springer and multiple Gold Glove winners headline a solid free agency class heading into the 2021 MLB season. Who makes sense for the Detroit Tigers? Three weeks into the
Rob Maaddi | Associated Press Philadelphia — Whether rebuilding or reloading, small market or large, Dave Dombrowski has been a big success at every major league stop. His next challenging project: a Philadelphia Phillies team that’s gone nine years without a winning record. Dombrowski is set to join the Phillies as president of baseball operations, according
The 2020 Rule 5 Draft is now in the books, and there’s no doubt the 18 players taken in the Major League phase on Thursday, not to mention the 14 teams acquiring players, hope they stick in the big leagues for all of 2021 and beyond. History tells us that’s unlikely to happen. While a
Associated Press Philadelphia — The Philadelphia Phillies have hired longtime baseball executive Dave Dombrowski as president of baseball operations, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday night because the team hadn’t announced the move. An official announcement is expected Friday, according to
By TC Zencka,Steve Adams and Connor Byrne | December 10, 2020 at 2:39pm CDT The Tigers have added former outfielder Jose Cruz Jr. to their major league coaching staff, the team announced. He’ll “focus on hitting instruction,” according to the Tigers. While the Tigers didn’t name an exact role for Cruz, it appears he will