Bless You Boys

Last Friday’s contest against the New York Yankees had something on the line for Matt Manning. After a third straight season saw him beset by minor arm trouble, the 25-year-old right-hander and the Detroit Tigers pitching coaches had a lot to clean up this spring. His early Grapefruit League outings didn’t inspire much confidence. But

When the Tigers traded Gregory Soto to the Phillies in January for a package of players that included Matt Vierling, it’s reasonable if you weren’t fired up to get a 26-year-old outfielder who had an on-base-percentage below .300 last season. While I’m not here to tell you that you’re wrong and that Vierling is a

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: George M. Steinbrenner, Tampa, FLMedia: MLB.TV (Yankees’ broadcast), Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Spencer Turnbull vs. RHP Luis Severino Tigers vs. Yankees Lineups TIGERS YANKEES TIGERS YANKEES Kerry Carpenter – RF DJ LeMahieu – 1B Jonathan Schoop – 1B Aaron Judge – CF Riley Greene –

Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Trey Wingenter vs. RHP Kevin Gausman Tigers vs. Blue Jays Lineups BLUE JAYS TIGERS BLUE JAYS TIGERS Kevin Kiermaier – CF Matt Vierling – LF Santiago Espinal – SS Riley Greene –

There’s still a week left to go, but the Detroit Tigers’ spring camp has generally been a success. Of course, that’s a dubious distinction as these games don’t count. What really matters is that they’ve had precious few injuries so far. Knock on wood. That’s what counts as success at this point in the season.

Other than Miguel Cabrera himself, no player in the Detroit Tigers’ organization is longer tenured than the man known as Red Bull. Spencer Turnbull was drafted out of Alabama way back in 2014 with their second round selection. For four years he worked his way through the farm system dealing with minor injuries and bouts

With a new season ahead of us, it seemed like a good time to look back at the origins of the game as an organized sport. Typically we tell the story of the game in terms of specific players and teams, but the organizing structures, the clubs and leagues of pro baseball’s early years, formed

Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Time: 6:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Spencer Turnbull vs. RHP Zack Wheeler Tigers vs. Phillies Lineups PHILLIES TIGERS PHILLIES TIGERS Bryson Stott – 2B Akil Baddoo – LF Edmundo Sosa – LF Kerry Carpenter – RF Darick Hall – 1B Riley Greene –

Well it’s been quiet on the Detroit Tigers injury front this spring. Too quiet, as it turns out. On Thursday, the club announced that 2021 first round pick Jackson Jobe has been diagnosed with lumbar spine inflammation and will be shut down from three to six months before beginning a rehabilitation program. There’s a good

Reliever Chasen Shreve came the Detroit Tigers spring camp knowing there were bullpen openings for left-handers in particular. The departure of Gregory Soto in the offseason trade with the Philadelphia Phillies left a pretty big hole. In Soto’s wake, Tyler Alexander was the only southpaw reliever with a claim on the active roster. Shreve isn’t

Despite a generally positive spring camp so far for the Detroit Tigers, a quiet offseason in terms of free agents and the pervasive fear surrounding Spencer Torkelson have harshed the vibe, as it were. Concern is justified, but the miserable pessimism has gotten a bit out of hand in some quarters. What’s the point of

As the final roster battles start to take shape in spring training, playing time is at a premium and the cuts in major league camp start coming fast and furious. On Tuesday, the Tigers sent four prospects down to minor league camp. The group is headed by outfielder Parker Meadows and includes infielder Andre Lipcius,

One of the clearest manifestations of a whole new way of doing business for the Detroit Tigers under Scott Harris has been the lengthy list of waiver claims and minor league free agent signings over the past five months. The “roster churn” as it were, is a good sign that the club is leaving no

With just over two weeks left until Opening Day, the Detroit Tigers roster battles are still just starting to take shape. While most of the everyday players are locked in, there are still plenty of question marks in the infield and for the fourth outfielder spot. Meanwhile the bullpen still feels largely up in the

Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, MLB Audio (Rays’ broadcast) Pitching Matchup: RHP Miguel Diaz vs. RHP Drew Rasmussen Tigers vs. Rays Lineups TIGERS RAYS TIGERS RAYS Austin Meadows – DH Yandy Diaz – 3B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Brandon Lowe – 2B

Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: CoolToday Park, North Port, FLMedia: MLB.TV (Braves’ broadcast), MLB Audio (Braves’ broadcast)Pitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning vs. RHP Charlie Morton Tigers vs. Braves Lineups TIGERS BRAVES TIGERS BRAVES Zack Short – SS Ozzie Albies – 2B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Matt Olson – 1B Riley Greene –

With the first phase of spring camp now over, and a number of Detroit Tigers’ regulars now off to play in the World Baseball Classic, it’s time for some roster trimming to set up the final battles for various roles. And after a blessedly quiet set of injury reports early on, the Tigers have a

In retrospect, the Detroit Tigers 2021 season looks like an odd blip on the radar in the midst of a long period of extremely dismal baseball. Breakouts and career best seasons were abundant as the club posted its best record since 2016 and played good baseball after an awful stretch from mid-April to mid-May. One

Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez vs. RHP Chad Kuhl Tigers vs. Nationals Lineups NATIONALS TIGERS NATIONALS TIGERS Lane Thomas – RF Akil Baddoo – LF Victor Robles – CF Parker Meadows – CF Alex Call –

Detroit Tigers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, FLMedia: Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Matthew Boyd vs. RHP Gordon Graceffo Tigers vs. Cardinals Lineups CARDINALS TIGERS CARDINALS TIGERS Brendan Donovan – 3B Cesar Hernandez – 2B Paul DeJong – SS Nick Maton – 3B Jordan Walker – RF Riley Greene