Bless You Boys

If not for Tarik Skubal’s ascendency to true ace status and the current unofficial leader in the AL Cy Young chase, Jack Flaherty’s 2024 season might have stood out even more in Tigers history. The duo has been the best seen in Detroit since a decade ago when Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer stalked the

As the final hours of the MLB trade deadline race illustrated, teams are paying a real premium for pitching with so few dedicated sellers in the market. Average starting pitchers and setup men commanded a pretty high premium. So while, the Tigers try to squeeze every bit of value out of their top trade chip,

The best thing about the end of today’s game is knowing that the Tigers do not need to play the Guardians again in the regular season. THAT is a huge relief, if you ask me. Today’s game saw Gavin Williams on the mound for the Guardians and the Tigers going to their bullpen again, with

Oh boy, is everyone else sick of seeing the Guardians? I’m sure the Tigers are. In a bullpen start for the Tigers, Beau Brieske started out, but if you joined midway through the first you could be forgiven for assuming Bryan Sammons was in for a traditional start. Tanner Bibee got the nod for the

The San Diego Padres have ‘spoken with the Detroit Tigers’ about trading for starter Jack Flaherty, according to a report by Dennis Lin and Chad Jennings of the Athletic. The market for the Tigers’ chief trade chip appears to be heating up a bit, as this report comes on the heels of a rumor that

The Detroit Tigers look to end a successful July on a high note at home against the Cleveland Indians in a two-game series that will mark the 10th time the two franchises have faced off this month. AJ Hinch’s squad holds the edge so far, having won five of the first eight while dropping the

Toledo Mud Hens 7, Louisville Bats 4 (Fri)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 4, Louisville Bats 3 (Sat)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 10, Louisville Bats 5 (Sun)(box) The Mud Hens pretty much had their way with the Louisville Bats last week and that continued over the weekend. They won the first five straight, and then built a huge

The first domino has fallen in the Detroit Tigers trade deadline to-do list. Catcher Carson Kelly has been traded to the Texas Rangers, per report by Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. This is no surprise, as Jake Rogers caught the last two games within a 24 hour span, and top catching prospect Dillon Dingler got

The finale and rubber match of the weekend three-game series against the Twins in Detroit featured a dominant pitching performance by the visitors and a 5-0 loss on a warm Sunday afternoon. But let’s blame the home plate umpire because his calls were routinely pretty lousy. It was another bullpen day for the Tigers, and

After a solid run of homegrown catchers from Alex Avila to James McCann, the Detroit Tigers have been waiting for their next backstop for over a decade now. In 2020, they drafted Ohio State catcher Dillon Dingler with the first pick in the second round of the MLB draft. After a strong start to his

After Friday night’s stinkfest, the Tigers looked to right the ship with their ace on the mound. That they did, with a convincing 7-2 win on a warm Saturday evening. Said ace, Tarik Skubal, in the opinion of this humble scribe, needs to stay put. The ninth-rounder from the Pacific Northwest was surprisingly hittable in

The July 30th, 6:00 p.m. ET MLB trade deadline is now fast approaching, but despite another wave of injuries to key players, so far the deals are just starting to flow. The Tigers are certainly a team awash in rumor, and we’ll look at the possibilities ahead. Still a recent history of quieter July deadlines

The Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros have been discussing a trade that would send starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to Houston, according to a report from Jon Morosi of MLB Network. The Astros, along with many other teams, have been named as speculative partners in a trade for Flaherty, but this is the first sourced insider

The Trade Deadline is the last point during the season at which players can be traded from one club to another, according to MLB.com. The 2024 Trade Deadline falls on July 30 at 6 p.m. ET. Before 2019, July 31 was referred to as the non-waiver Trade Deadline and players could be traded after that