Detroit Tigers

Identifying players who seem primed for future success is a point of pride for our MLB Pipeline team, much like it is for every Major League organization. Looking at last year’s list, nine of the 30 players we identified as breakout candidates now rank among MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects, and there are four players

Though the Hot Stove has been rather quiet so far (with a few exceptions from the Mets and Padres), there’s no question that eventually something will happen, and the rosters of your favorite team will shuffle and reorganize faster than you realize. That 2015 Royals team, the one that won the World Series? There are

With the third pick in the Draft, do the Tigers pick the best college bat to help the current rebuild timeline or choose the BPA? — @KenWieczorek The Tigers have always been a Best Player Available team in the MLB Draft, at least for the last 20 years or so, With the third pick in

DETROIT — With West Michigan now being the Tigers’ Class A Advanced affiliate, it could be the first stop for Spencer Torkelson. Detroit’s top prospect could open the season with the Whitecaps as he begins his climb up the farm system. Tigers general manager Al Avila raised the scenario Thursday DETROIT — With West Michigan

The Tigers added to the pitching depth in their system Thursday by signing former Pirates and Angels left-hander Miguel Del Pozo to a Minor League contract. The deal does not include an invite to Major League camp in Spring Training, but it puts him in line for a potential callup The Tigers added to the

Comerica Park is big enough all around that there are no cheap home runs. But that massive outfield makes it all the more majestic when sluggers crush tape-measure homers, making this ballpark somehow look small. Simply hitting the shrubs in straightaway center field used to be a big enough deal Comerica Park is big enough

Robbie Grossman played only one season for A.J. Hinch in Houston in 2015, but the outfielder has a ton of respect for the former Astros manager. So when the new Tigers skipper talked with him about coming to Detroit, Grossman listened. “I talked to him a few times. He let Robbie Grossman played only one

In the spirit of making resolutions and setting goals for 2021, MLB.com’s beat reporters recently selected the one player from each team who is most thankful for the new year. Whether it was a matter of struggling with injuries in 2020 or simply having a down year in the abbreviated 60-game season, the players below

The Tigers are finalizing a two-year, $10 million deal with outfielder Robbie Grossman, a source told MLB.com’s Jason Beck. Detroit has not announced that a contract is pending or completed. Grossman, 31, is coming off the three best seasons of his career, including a 2020 campaign that saw him slash The Tigers are finalizing a

The playoffs are now underway in several offseason leagues, and it hasn’t taken long for some prospects to make an impact. In the Dominican Republic, Gigantes del Cibao are one win away from advancing to the LIDOM finals after taking a 3-0 lead over Estrellas de Oriente in the best-of-seven The playoffs are now underway

The Tigers have such a rich history that they could honor an all-time team made entirely of current or future Hall of Famers. But what about an all-time team based on the best single seasons by Tigers players? Do some of the best one-year wonders beat out others whose career seasons were part of Hall

The Tigers lost Locke St. John in the Rule 5 Draft a few years ago and watched him make his big league debut for the Texas Rangers in 2019. The Tigers have now brought him back as they build depth ahead of the 2021 Minor League season. While the Major The Tigers lost Locke St.

Isaac Paredes remains a rookie in Major League Baseball, but he’s a veteran in winter ball. The Tigers prospect used his experience in the big leagues last year to reach a new level in his native Mexico this offseason, one that just might open the door again for him in Isaac Paredes remains a rookie

It’s easy to look backwards. We already know what happened, so we can all say we saw it coming all along. The hard part is figuring out what goes down in the future. We can identify a star now. Can we identify next year’s? As we head into a new year, let’s find out. This

There was a lot we’d like to forget about 2020, which also happened to feature the shortest and strangest Major League season we’ll probably ever see. But ascendant talents such as Luis Robert, Cristian Pache and Ke’Bryan Hayes will remember the year more fondly as the one in which they made their big league debuts.

The holiday gift-shopping is over, and the post-Christmas sales at stores are just about wrapping up. By contrast, the Tigers’ Hot Stove shopping season is just getting started. As the calendar flips to 2021, Detroit still has a ton of work to do to fill out its roster and address The holiday gift-shopping is over,

The 2020 baseball season offered us plenty of excitement in a short span, from the July 23 Opening Day matchups all the way through Game 6 of the World Series. Even with fewer games than normal, there were feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. It’s hard to pick just one

The purpose of a farm system is to develop talent for its parent club, whether it be directly with young players or indirectly with trades. This year, however, that simple objective was complicated by the pandemic, which resulted in a lost Minor League season, a shortened Major League schedule and a five-round Draft. As a

Even though the 2020 season lasted only 60 games, it saw its fair share of notable individual performances. There were two no-hitters, 10 three-homer games, six five-hit outbursts and much more. Some of these games produced stat lines never before seen in baseball history — at least as far back Even though the 2020 season

The best seasons of José Ureña’s career came with Juan Nieves as his pitching coach in Miami, including Ureña’s 14-win season in 2017. When Ureña looked for a new opportunity this offseason after spending his entire six-year career in Miami, seeing Nieves as the new assistant pitching coach in Detroit The best seasons of José