Detroit Tigers

11% — Jackson Merrill, SS, Padres9% — Sal Frelick, OF, Brewers9% — Tink Hence, RHP, Cardinals6% — Evan Carter, OF, Rangers6% — Kyle Manzardo, 1B, RaysAlso received votes: Kevin Alcantara, OF, Cubs; Samuel Basallo, C, Orioles; Eric Brown, SS, Brewers; Alexander Canario, OF, Cubs; Corbin Carroll, OF, D-backs; Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF, Cubs; Harry Ford, C,

One of the Tigers’ top trade candidates in Gregory Soto is on the move in a five-player trade Detroit swung with Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. Tigers get: INF Nick Maton, OF Matt Vierling, C Donny Sands (Phillies’ No. 21 prospect) Phillies get: LHP Gregory Soto, UTIL Kody Clemens The Tigers are filling several of their

The MLB Pipeline crew likes to start each new year by projecting prospects poised to break out in the upcoming season. Among the candidates from each organization whom we highlighted last January, Michael Harris II stood out the most. After getting off to a strong start in Double-A, Harris made the jump to Atlanta in

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. A month past baseball’s Winter Meetings, one thing that Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said there still stands out. More than a quote, it’s a philosophy. “We have a lot of holes on

The 2022 season was an exciting one for Major League debuts. Twelve Top 100 prospects began the campaign on Opening Day rosters, including three of the top five in Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodríguez and Spencer Torkelson. Others who followed in their footsteps with later bows — like National League Rookie of the Year Michael

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The new year is upon us, but before the 2023 preparations begin in earnest at Spring Training, the Tigers still have questions to address, both on the field and

As we near the end of the calendar year, it’s a pertinent time to ask a very important question: Which player from each team is the most likely to have a breakout season in 2023? We asked MLB.com writers just that, and here’s what they had to say: Blue Jays: OF Daulton VarshoVarsho lands in

Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris looked — at least on Zoom — like a happy boss as he discussed the signing of right-hander Michael Lorenzen. It’s the type of signing Harris thrived on as Giants general manager, bringing in an undervalued starter with rebound potential on a short-term contract and then helping the

The end of the year is a great time to take a breath and look back at the baseball season that was. Some things happened as expected, but one of the things that’s so great about this game is when the unexpected happens. And that happened in the form of breakout seasons by players everywhere

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. While Tarik Skubal, Alex Faedo and Matt Manning were pitching their way into the Majors, Rogers — their catcher for most of their path up the Tigers’ farm system — woke up each morning

In honor of the release of our inaugural 2023 Top 100 Draft Prospects list last week, we took the time to look back at all of the players who made up those lists over the years. We began ranking the top amateurs in each class back in 2011, which featured a star-studded group headlined by

DETROIT — The Tigers’ 2023 home schedule — for which single-game tickets went on sale Friday — includes a three-game series in mid-April against the Giants, whose RBI leader last season was infielder Wilmer Flores. Detroit’s prospect list from MLB Pipeline includes Wilmer Flores, the newly awarded 2022 Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year.

For most Tigers players and fans, the end of the season was a chance to forget a rough year. For Kerry Carpenter, it was a chance to finally pinch himself. Around this time a year ago, Carpenter was arguably fighting for his career. He was headed to St. Louis to see a hitting instructor about

Right-hander Michael Lorenzen agreed on Wednesday to a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the Tigers, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. The club has not confirmed the deal, which includes $1.5 million in performance bonuses. Lorenzen, who turns 31 in January, went 8-6 with a 4.24 ERA in 18 starts for the Angels last season.

Jim Callis has broken down the Draft class and now it’s time to see who is going to go where in the first round. With the usual caveat that much will change between now and July, this projection is based on if teams were selecting right now. And I enlisted the assistance of a scouting

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The scene at Comerica Park on Monday morning looked like something out of an action movie, or the diamond heist scene of “Ocean’s Thirteen”: A helicopter hovered overhead as

DETROIT — The voice, the optimism, the team-first mentality, the belief that his best baseball is ahead, it all sounded familiar as Matthew Boyd talked on a Zoom call with reporters about his return to the Tigers. For a minute, it was like he had never left. “I believe this team is good,” Boyd said

Southeastern Conference teams have won the last three College World Series. Now they’re poised to dominate the top of the Draft like no league ever has before. The most players one conference has ever landed in the top five picks is three by the SEC in 2020 with Arkansas’ Heston Kjerstad, Texas A&M’s Asa Lacy

“He has a fastball that touches the mid-90s,” Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said last week. “He has a slider that is very effective at limiting damage. And he’s been really tough on left-handed hitters throughout his career. You can never have too much pitching, and he’s a guy that I think can

This story was excerpted from MLB Pipeline’s newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The Major League phase of the Rule 5 Draft returned to the Winter Meetings last Wednesday in San Diego after the 2021 edition was canceled due to last offseason’s work stoppage.