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Scott Harris has decisions to make. The Detroit Tigers‘ 40-man roster is currently full, plus nine players on the 60-day injured list who must be reinstated after the World Series: Beau Brieske, Kyle Funkhouser, Rony García, Matt Manning, Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Spencer Turnbull, Jake Rogers and Austin Meadows. Two free agents — Tucker Barnhart and

Buck Farmer ended the season as one of the Cincinnati Reds’ setup men in front of closer Alexis Díaz, and his contract situation could serve as a litmus test for how the club is planning to build its bullpen. Farmer, called up on July 9 after he was designated for assignment earlier in the season,

When the Detroit Tigers signed left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to a five-year, $77 million contract last November, the agreement signified the organization’s push for a long-awaited appearance in the postseason. Rodriguez, a 2018 World Series winner as a member of the Boston Red Sox, was supposed to pave the way for his peers. Manager A.J. Hinch

How do you describe the tension of playing the New York Yankees in the playoffs with a spot in the World Series on the line? A series under the glare of the national spotlight? Sure. … A pressure cooker born of history and perhaps a smidgen of haves-vs.-have-not hatred? Closer. … A roiling cauldron ever

Detroit Tigers CEO and chairman Christopher Ilitch likes to talk about resources. When the Tigers introduced new president of baseball operations Scott Harris in late September, Ilitch was asked about the addition of a general manager to the front office. Ilitch deferred to Harris, who plans to hire a general manager, before sharing a reminder

The Detroit Tigers, led by new president of baseball operations Scott Harris, have claimed two players off waivers in the past week. Utility infielder Jermaine Palacios, formerly with the Minnesota Twins, joined the 40-man roster Tuesday. On Friday, the Tigers added catcher Michael Papierski, a ninth-round pick by the Houston Astros in 2017, from the

Matt Manning slammed his glove into the bench in the Comerica Park dugout on Sept. 28. He wanted to pitch despite discomfort in his right forearm, but Detroit Tigers coaches and trainers wouldn’t let him, so manager A.J. Hinch scratched his starter a couple minutes before his scheduled first pitch against the Chicago White Sox.

After a couple moves to the front office, Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has completed his first roster transactions since taking over day-to-day operations of the club last week. The Tigers claimed utility infielder Jermaine Palacios off waivers from the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, and in another move, right-hander Drew Hutchison was

Tarik Skubal is focused on fantasy football. He participates in a couple of leagues and is locked in, working the waiver wire, negotiating trades and keeping tabs on injury reports, all while trash talking fellow members of the Detroit Tigers. Last year, close friend and teammate Casey Mize won the championship. “I just gave him

Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch can’t stay away from the manager’s chair. For the first time since 1922, MLB players will travel to South Korea for a four-game series against members of the Korea Baseball Organization. The trip takes places from Nov. 9-16, with the four games played Nov. 11-15. On Monday, Hinch was named

And so another Detroit Tigers season comes to a close. This wraps up the fourth season we’ve been doing this newsletter and, well, we certainly can’t say there’s been a pattern. 2019, with its mere 47 wins (and the very real shot at the AL loss record), was just a six-month dumpster fire. (Though that

The Detroit Tigers believe they can do a better job of syncing philosophies, routines and specific messaging across the organization, spanning from the lowest level of the minor leagues to the major leagues. The bridge isn’t strong enough yet. The next step toward fortification is building a hitting department, something new president of baseball operations

What do you do when you get a new boss? You start asking questions, right? You want to find out if you will be working with a know-it-all jerk or somebody cool. So Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch called friends and colleagues in professional baseball to find out about Scott Harris, his new boss. The

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office. Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. An email was sent to members of the scouting department Friday morning. The Tigers would

Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has started the restructuring of his front office. Amateur scouting director Scott Pleis was fired after 15 seasons with the organization, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. An email was sent to members of the scouting department Friday morning. The Tigers would

Coaches from the Detroit Tigers hugged the players and said their goodbyes after Wednesday’s regular-season finale in Seattle. Some players traveled home instead of taking the team plane back to Detroit. Miguel Cabrera couldn’t wait to catch his flight to Miami. Spencer Torkelson, who came back for a meet-and-greet at MGM Grand Casino, was ready

Manager A.J. Hinch refused to shake up his coaching staff during the season, claiming the 24-hour news cycle wouldn’t fix the problem. But the Detroit Tigers‘ offense, churning out historically bad results, never improved. Hinch wouldn’t budge from his midseason stance. On Friday, the inevitable happened. The Tigers announced that hitting coach Scott Coolbaugh will

The Detroit Tigers, despite losing their final three games of the 2022 season, went 11-5 in their final 16 games, all after former San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris was hired as the franchise’s president of baseball operations. In past years, that would have left the Tigers — whose late-season spurt moved them from

SEATTLE — Tucker Barnhart, a nine-year veteran catcher traded to the Detroit Tigers last November, received a simple question in front of his locker in the visitor’s clubhouse at T-Mobile Park, just hours before Game 162. “What was this year like for you?” Barnhart cracked a smile, then laughed. “How much time do you got?” he

SEATTLE — Remember what Javier Báez said on Opening Day? “It’s not going to be easy,” he said in April, “but it’s going to be fun.” He ended up being halfway correct. The Detroit Tigers‘ 2022 season, which concluded Wednesday with a 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners, certainly wasn’t easy, but it also wasn’t fun