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For most of the last decade, the Detroit Tigers farm system slumped far behind most of the league in terms of scouting and player development. A lack of high picks and minimal spending on coaches and training personnel, analysts, and facilities, left the organization running a fairly barebones affair during the later years of Dave

The Detroit Tigers first major transaction of the offseason was trading Joe Jiménez to the Atlanta Braves for Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham. This adds another couple of prospects as the new front office begins retooling the organization to their philosophies of success. Jiménez finally put it all together in 2022, grading out as one

After a year off due to the lockout the Rule 5 Draft returned in full force on Wednesday evening. Last offseason saw only the Triple-A phase of the event, this year the MLB phase returned. The Detroit Tigers selected two players, and lost two players. In the MLB phase of the draft the Tigers selected

Wednesday evening, the Detroit Tigers traded relief pitcher Joe Jiménez and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for prospects Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham. Jiménez was a popular trade candidate at last year’s trade deadline in the midst of his most successful year as a major leaguer to date, but the former Tigers’

With the fifth pick in the Rule 5 draft after the Kansas City Royals declined to clear a spot on their 40-man roster, the Detroit Tigers have selected RHP Mason Englert. The right-hander was drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in the fourth round of the 2018 amateur draft, but early injuries

It’s time for the Rule 5 Draft! An exciting draft where teams attempt to find hidden gems to add to their MLB roster for the upcoming season. Because of the new CBA the regular MLB Draft now has a lottery system. However the Rule 5 Draft order is still reverse standings from the previous year.

Major League Baseball instituted a draft lottery last March when the new collective bargaining agreement was signed. The anti-tanking measure had been an item of interest around the game for quite some time, and they finally got it done. On Tuesday night, the inaugural edition of the weighted draft lottery came up roses for the

It was a big weekend in baseball town. Jacob deGrom was signed by the Texas Rangers (remember how well all their signings last season worked for them…?), and the Eras Committee has selected one single veteran player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame (I won’t make you scroll, it’s Fred McGriff), and speculation

Sunday marked the return of Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, as leadership of all 30 teams, plus agents, journalists, the attendant trade show, and a host of luminaries converge on San Diego for four days. This is the first time the annual talks have been held in person since 2019. Last year’s edition, including the

Almost two weeks ago, the Detroit Tigers made the decision not to tender a contract to long-time third baseman, Jeimer Candelario. New President of Baseball Operations, Scott Harris, attempted to negotiate a one-year deal for less than the presumed $7 million Candelario would’ve received in his final year of arbitration, but it was no surprise

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Detroit Tigers have reunited with left-hander Matthew Boyd on a one-year deal. Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports that the deal is for one-year, $10 million with potential performance bonuses available. The club seemed set on adding another piece of depth to the starting rotation with

The Detroit Tigers non-tendered long-time third baseman Jeimer Candelario ten days ago after failing to agree on a one-year deal in his final year of arbitration. As reports surfaced indicating that the club had tried to negotiate a deal for less than the $7 million Candelario was expected to receive in arbitration, it became clear

They waited until the last minute, but in the end the Detroit Tigers declined to tender contracts to several of their veteran players at Friday evening’s 8:00 p.m. ET non-tender deadline. 3B Jeimer Candelario, UT Willi Castro, and INF Harold Castro joined RHP Kyle Funkhouser as the most notable cuts from the roster. Earlier in

Long-time Detroit Tigers ace, Justin Verlander, took home the American League Cy Young award on Wednesday. He and Sandy Alcantara of the Miami Marlins, were announced as unanimous winners of the award for best pitcher of the year in either league. This was Verlander’s third Cy Young award, to go along with his 2011 MVP

By the end of the 2021 season, Detroit Tigers’ hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh appeared to be sitting in the catbird’s seat, having gotten career best seasons out of most of his veteran hitters. One year later and Coolbaugh was persona non grata after a brutal reversal of fortune for those same hitters. Such is the

The Tigers have made their final adjustments to the 40-man roster, and we have a surprise or two. They had plenty of possibilities for players to cut, but we didn’t expect them to add five prospects to the roster, protecting just about everyone from the Rule 5 draft. RHP Reese Olson was no surprise, as

Okay, so we’ve gotten our obligatory article on signing one of the top free agents out there already. The offseason is underway. Certainly the Tigers could easily afford the likes of Carlos Correa or Trea Turner, or Aaron Judge, for that matter. The current 2023 payroll, including arbitration raises, stands at just $119 million, perhaps