Bless You Boys

The sample size was small, and of course pre-selected for the wisest and most knowledgeable fans of the Detroit Tigers fans by virtue of it being a Bless You Boys poll, but by and large opinions of manager AJ Hinch proved very positive in our recent polling. That’s good, because he’s here for the long

The Detroit Tigers aren’t likely to see much national attention as MLB’s Winter Meetings take place this week in Nashville. The annual tradeshow and meet and greet hasn’t had quite the same intensity the past few years, as the biggest deals have tended to come later in the offseason. That will be different this year,

Good news emerged on the first day of MLB’s Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee on Sunday night. Long-time Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Contemporary Era committee. He becomes the first manager added to the Hall since 2013 when Tony La Russa, Joe Torre, and

AJ Hinch arrived in Detroit on October 30, 2020. In a little over three years as manager of the Detroit Tigers, he’s undoubtedly been the key driver in the effort to remake themselves into a cutting edge organization. However, on the field things have proceeded in fits and starts, leading to a 221-265 record over

Veteran hitting coach Anthony Iapoce made a good impression with the Detroit Tigers organization in his first year as manager of the Toledo Mud Hens. Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports that the veteran hitting coach, formerly major league hitting coach for both the Texas Rangers and the Chicago Cubs, will join AJ Hinch’s

It’s probably safe to say none of us are billionaires who own baseball teams, and therefore do not have the means or ability to buy up free agent contracts whenever and wherever we choose, but for the sake of today’s open thread, let’s pretend we are! It’s hot stove season, winter meetings start on Sunday,

Another key piece of the Detroit Tigers’ offseason came together on Sunday evening, as Jon Heyman reported that the club will ink RHP Kenta Maeda to a two-year contract worth $24 million on Monday, pending a physical. Multiple national writers confirm Heyman’s lead report. The Tigers and the 35-year-old Japanese starting pitcher have been linked

With this being Thanksgiving week it seems appropriate to take a moment to focus on what we are most thankful for as Tigers fans. Let’s be honest, the last few years it has been difficult to find things to get excited for, but even though the Tigers didn’t make the postseason, 2023 left us with

Player acquisition is at the forefront of everyone’s mind this time of year, and as GMs around the league are stirring, the Tigers have yet to make their first strike in free agency. All of Detroit fandom is doing their best to manifest a deal with Japanese superstar pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but Tigers boss Scott

A report from Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press emerged on Tuesday evening, suggesting that the Detroit Tigers have “serious” interest in veteran Japanese starting pitcher Kenta Maeda. The 35-year-old right-hander is familiar to most Tigers fans from his four seasons in the Minnesota Twins organization. Prior to that he spent four years with

There is unhappy news for Detroit Tigers fans, and baseball generally, on Tuesday morning. Guillermo “Willie” Hernandez, legendary reliever for the 1984 World Series champion Tigers has passed away at the age of 69. MLB Insider reporter Hector Gomez was first with the sad news. Hernandez is best remembered for his incredible 1984 campaign. With

Friday afternoon was the final date to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players or release then. Teams had already added their prospects to their 40-man rosters to protect them from December’s Rule 5 draft. So, rosters are pretty well set for the draft, apart from whatever additions teams might make in the interim via trades

As we move into the busy part of the offseason, it is seemingly becoming more likely that the Reds are going to trade starting second baseman Jonathan India. While Nick Krall, the president of baseball operations for Cincinnati, has stated that they aren’t motivated to move him, his name continues to pop up among baseball’s

The deadline for major league teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible 40-man roster players was 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday evening. The Tigers declined to do so in the case of RHP Spencer Turnbull and OF Austin Meadows, making them both free agents. RHP Freddy Pacheco, RHP Garrett Hill, and RHP Brenan Hanifee were

Baseball can sometimes look like an easy game to play. As many non-fans will point out, there is quite a lot of standing around being done at any given point. But I think baseball devotees recognize that there is an inherent level of difficulty associated with each position on the field. For today’s open thread,

Eduardo Rodriguez is gone to free agency, and as expected the Tigers now have a real problem to solve. Pitching was the club’s relative strength in 2023, and while they made a very nice move to swoop in on Mark Canha already this offseason, few expect the Tigers’ offense to be much more than an

The Detroit Tigers made just two additions to their 40-man roster on Tuesday. Both catcher Dillon Dingler and RHP Wilmer Flores were added today to protect them from the Rule 5 draft in December. A pair of right-handed relievers were designated for assignment. The Tigers also made a small signing, inking outfielder Bligh Madris to

Monday afternoon, the New York Yankees hired Detroit Tigers assistant hitting coach James Rowson for their head hitting coach vacancy. Rowson spent just one season in Detroit, meaning New York will be Rowson’s third team in as many years. This is his third time taking a coaching job with the Yanks; he spent the 2007-12

The Tigers have officially made one of their best and boldest moves of the offseason, and technically it was a move made by Bally Sports and not the Tigers at all. With the hiring of former White Sox play-by-play announcer (and one of the best announcers currently working in baseball), the Tigers are poised to

There had been precious little to report in terms of Bally Sports or the Detroit Tigers search for their next play-by-play announcer in the wake of Matt Shepard’s departure until today. And this is really good news. Ilitch Companies announced on Thursday morning that they’ve hired Jason Benetti as the new Tigers play-by-play announcer. The