Detroit Tigers

With a little more than two months before the Draft starts on July 17, it’s still early to be making strong connections between teams and targets. In my first full first-round projection of 2022, I’ll try to place players in the area they’d go if the Draft began today, but expect much to change over

It’s not just big league pitchers who are unleashing unhittable stuff. Minor League arms have averaged 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings during the first month of the season, including 10.9 whiffs per nine at the Single-A level. We’re going to spotlight the hottest Minor League performers every couple of weeks, alternating between hitters and pitchers.

DETROIT — The sight of Tarik Skubal waiting for his first pitch at Comerica Park until the bottom of the first inning while his team batted Tuesday was different, and not just for the fans. “I was lucky someone said something in the dugout, because I was going to run out [for the top of

DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera was taking batting practice Monday afternoon at Comerica Park when he yelled over to the Tigers’ dugout and asked in Spanish for the ballpark music to be turned up. It was too quiet; he wanted more noise, more energy.  Hours later, as manager A.J. Hinch tried in vain to keep shortstop Javier

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. Traditionally, Major League players on Minor League rehab assignments will splurge for a postgame meal for the clubhouse. With a Sunday afternoon start for Triple-A Toledo, Matt Manning threw his

There are preseason projections, both for individual players and for teams across the Major Leagues, but projections are never able to foresee certain unexpected developments each year. One month into the 2022 campaign, this year is no exception. With the help of each MLB.com beat writer, here’s a look at the most surprising development for

HOUSTON — The hits keep on coming for the Tigers, who were swept in four games by the Astros after taking a 5-0 loss in Sunday’s series finale at Minute Maid Park. And it’s not the type of hits they’re looking for.  The offensive woes continue for Detroit (8-19), which suffered a one-hit shutout Sunday and

Yet the Tigers (8-18) lost their fourth consecutive game anyway, failing to add run support in Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Astros. Houston (17-11) scored twice off reliever Michael Fulmer in the bottom of the eighth — including a bases-loaded walk to Kyle Tucker for the decisive run — to rally to its sixth straight

HOUSTON — Tigers legend Miguel Cabrera made even more history on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. With one out in the top of the second inning, Cabrera pulled a 79.5 mph curveball from Astros starter Framber Valdez down the left-field line, plating the game’s first two runs to put Detroit in front. It was the

HOUSTON — Making his third Major League start Friday, Tigers right-hander Beau Brieske came fairly close to replicating a formula that led Detroit to a victory over the Dodgers in his last outing. But at Minute Maid Park, the Astros made him pay for two early mistakes with back-to-back home runs, and held on for

HOUSTON — With three singles in Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park, Miguel Cabrera passed Tigers legend and Hall of Famer Al Kaline for the No. 31 spot on the all-time MLB hits list and now sits at 3,008. Through their shared Detroit connection, Kaline and Cabrera had become very close

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 Tigers centered their organization rebuild around a wave of pitchers at the top of their prospect list. Then they focused on building depth in pitching prospects behind their

There’s a reason the hit tool is the first one on the scouting report. That said, pure hitters can fit all sorts of descriptions. Some make a ton of contact, regardless of power. Some swing with intent, using impressive exit velocities to fuel their high batting averages. Some are the freakish hitters who combine both

Moments after Miguel Cabrera’s 3,000th career hit on April 23, there was a symbolic passing of the torch in Detroit. With Cabrera on base, Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson launched a three-run home run to drive in his predecessor at first base, and the two embraced at home for the third homer of Torkelson’s young career.

DETROIT — The journey had to feel like forever for Alex Faedo, from the 2017 Draft to the mound at Comerica Park, with Tommy John surgery and two lost Minor League seasons in between. And yet, the last wait was the toughest. He’d had just 24 hours notice from the time Triple-A Toledo manager Lloyd

DETROIT — Javier Báez has been on the job for barely a month as Detroit’s shortstop, but he’s quickly building a highlight reel for his Tiger tenure. His diving stop and behind-the-legs pass for a forceout at second base on Wednesday should be near the top. It was one out for Michael Pineda in the

Welcome to the 2022 debut of MLB Pipeline’s Rookie Power Rankings. Once a month, the Pipeline staff will vote on who we see as the likeliest Rookie of the Year winners at the end of the season. It’s that last part that’s key here. We’re not voting on who would win if the awards were

DETROIT — April showers haven’t brought May flowers in Michigan just yet, but May showers on Tuesday will bring a Major League debut for another Tigers pitching prospect. Tuesday’s Tigers-Pirates game was postponed due to rain. The two teams will instead play a traditional doubleheader Wednesday. The opener will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET, with

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. Before Ben Verlander became a national baseball podcaster, he was an outfielder in the Tigers farm system for five seasons after being drafted by them in 2013. He even

With April in the books, there’s one thing you can be sure of when it comes to the baseball season: Early overreactions. So in the spirit of getting way ahead of ourselves, here’s a look at one overreaction for each club as we enter the season’s second month, with the help of each of our