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Was there ever any doubt? Since about the All-Star break, the name Tarik Skubal has felt almost synonymous with Cy Young Award winner. The Detroit Tigers’ ace picked up where he left off in 2023, and then got even better, building the most masterful season of his career. In a year where the Tigers’ success

After a decade in the wilderness, the Detroit Tigers finally burst back on the scene in 2024. Given up for dead in July after selling at the trade deadline, the young Tigers’ roster put together a stunning stretch drive that saw them close with a 31-13 run to a wild card berth. They went on

Tuesday was the final day for major league teams to add players to their 40-man roster in advance of December’s Rule 5 draft, and the Detroit Tigers had a few adjustments in mind. They added three minor league relievers to the roster to protect them from the draft, and designated three players for assignment to

The Detroit Tigers need offensive help, and specifically they need a right-handed hitter with power who handles left-handed hitters well. Free agent outfielder Tyler O’Neill fits the bill and he wouldn’t come close to breaking the bank. Working another outfielder into the roster still isn’t the preferred way to go about improving the offense, but

It doesn’t take a long look at this offseason’s MLB free agent list to realize that making major upgrades in the Detroit Tigers’ offense via free agents won’t be too easy. But they certainly need upgrades. Despite the flaws in the Tigers current positional group, they are young and it’s not unreasonable to hope for

Happy Monday, all. The past week has seen some interesting news, so we’ll touch in some of the bigger stories of the week. Spoiler alert: no one has signed Juan Soto, but there is a new suitor on the block. The Rays have found their new home for 2025, but does it come at the

Ten years ago (yes, somehow ten years ago), a simple song went absolutely viral for Oakland A’s fans when Josh Reddick started to use the song “Careless Whisper” as his walk-up song. Fans brought inflatable saxophones, people danced along, it was a whole movement with the A’s. [embedded content] This wasn’t the only time a

A hearing is scheduled for Thursday morning in Federal Bankruptcy Court to decide whether Diamond Sports Group’s plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy will be approved. On the eve of that hearing, the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays have reached agreement with Diamond on a broadcast deal, with exact terms yet unknown. MLB

This off-season, while we wait for some action from the front office, let’s remove a bit of the baseball doldrums by talking about some of the many baseball movies out there. I’ve been reviewing movies for a few years now for my friends and thought this could be fun, so come along with me and

While we’re big fans of both Josue Briceño and Thayron Liranzo, the Tigers prospects’ hot start in Arizona Fall League play needed to be undersold in the early going. When last we updated their work on October 19, the Fall League was little more than a week old. Briceño already had five home runs in

In the least surprising news of the season, the Baseball Writers’ Association of American named Detroit Tigers ace left-hander Tarik Skubal as one of three finalists for the American League Cy Young award for 2024 on Monday. He is widely considered a lock to take the award over fellow finalists Seth Lugo, starter for the

Welcome back to The Week That Was. Even tough we’re in the offseason it was still a busy week. Aaron Boone got to keep his job, the Marlins found a manager, Shohei Ohtani underwent surgery, and a bunch of New Yorkers are flying to California to make pitches to Juan Soto. So let’s just jump

In a fairly shocking turn of event, the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) announced late on Friday night that they would post star pitcher Roki Sasaki to MLB teams this offseason. The recently turned 23-year-old right-hander immediately becomes one of the top prizes of the offseason and the game’s top prospect. Not

Baseball players are a little strange. That’s probably true of a lot of professional athletes, but baseball players are notorious for their propensity toward superstition. Whether it’s baseball-wide superstitions like not stepping on the baseline, not talking about a no-hitter (or not even speaking to the pitcher while one is being thrown), but there are

Saturday afternoon, Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim declined his portion of the $8 million mutual option in his contract, making him part of the the free agency class for the 2024-25 offseason. I’ll cut right to the chase — the Tigers should be keeping a close eye on Kim’s market in the coming months. He’s a

There were no real surprises this afternoon as the Tigers reinstated Javier Báez, RHP Sawyer Gipson-Long, RHP Alex Faedo, and RHP Brendan White to the 40-man roster. All four ended the season on the 60-day injured list and had to be activated to the roster today or released. The Tigers also declined their 2025 option

As the offseason gets underway, there’s rightly a lot of talk about building up the pitching staff, as well as the crucial mission of finding some right-handed thump for the lineup. The catcher situation isn’t foremost in anyone’s mind, but the Detroit Tigers options at that key position are probably getting plenty of thought from

Welcome to the 2024-25 offseason, friends! While baseball (at least MLB baseball) is over for the next few months, that doesn’t mean there’s not baseball news. So this offseason, we’ll be doing a weekly recap of the major bits of baseball news and notes that you might have missed. This way you can stay up

Today we’re going to play a little thought experiment in the Friday Open Thread, and we’re going to fantasy cast the Tigers’ 2024 season. Now this gives a pretty broad allowance to cast whoever you want for players, managers, team owners, whoever you want. If you’re feeling bold, you can even decided to cast a

This offseason the deadline for major league clubs to finalize their 40-man rosters in advance of the Rule 5 draft appears set for November 19. Scott Harris, Jeff Greenberg, and their staff have a few tough decisions ahead of them. With an active roster that just made their first playoff run, and a strong farm