The Trade Deadline is past us, but that doesn’t mean rosters are fully set as the baseball world makes the turn into August and September. Late-season callups and debuts can still have big impacts on races down the final stretch of the season. So while there are some new faces in new places this week,
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PITTSBURGH — Maybe one day years from now, the Eduardo Rodriguez trade will be viewed in the same group as the Juan Gonzalez extension or the Carl Pavano signing, moves that Tigers fans can thank fate never happened. Or maybe we’ll be left to wonder which Dodgers prospects would have helped Detroit rebound had the
Erie surrendered nine unanswered runs in a 10-3 loss to Harrisburg. Alex Faedo made his first start for Erie since 2019. He struck out the first two batters he faced in the first before allowing a home run to Trey Lipscomb. Justice Bigbie finally helped the SeaWolves break through on Erie surrendered nine unanswered runs
I might be in the minority of Tigers fans, but I’m happy that Eduardo Rodriguez decided to turn down his trade. I’ll eat those words if he decides to exercise his opt-out at the end of the year, but I’m CHOOSING to believe that he stayed because he likes it in Detroit. He was supposed
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The first domino, ultimately the only domino, to fall for the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline was sending Michael Lorenzen to the Phillies for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee. In a sellers market, this trade seems slightly underwhelming at face value. However, if this was the market, Harris decided to go with a 1-for-1 deal
Toledo Mud Hens 8, Iowa Cubs 2 (box) The Mud Hens fought off a little push in the middle innings and then stormed to victory on Tuesday night. They gave starter Jack O’Loughlin a bit of a lead in the first when Parker Meadows opened the game with a single, stole second base, and scored
The Phillies are reportedly acquiring Michael Lorenzen from the Tigers. Infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee is headed back to Detroit. Lorenzen has seemed a near-lock to be traded for a few months. The right-hander has found plenty of success in his second season since moving back to the rotation. After posting a 4.24 ERA through 18 appearances
PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez‘s No. 57 Tigers jersey was still hanging in his locker in the visitors’ clubhouse at PNC Park after their 4-1 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday night, just as it had been all day. There was no sign of Rodriguez, who had left during the game, just as many had feared
Another Trade Deadline came and went Tuesday, and while it may have lacked last year’s generational Juan Soto move or even any of the rumors involving Shohei Ohtani that had percolated through most of July, there were still plenty of fireworks across the baseball landscape from a prospect standpoint. Start with the Mets and White
COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The West Michigan Whitecaps used dominant pitching and timely hitting to beat the Lake County Captains 5-1 in front of 5,504 fans Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. WATCH: WHITECAPS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT West Michigan starting pitcher Wilkel Hernandez tossed six scoreless innings with five strikeouts as COMSTOCK PARK, MI – The
Toledo, OH* – The Toledo Mud Hens took on the Iowa Cubs for the first game of a six-game road series. The MLB trade deadline happened today and many minor league rosters changed but through all the breaking news and biggest trades, the Toledo Mud Hens took a 4-2 victory *Toledo, OH** – The Toledo
The Tigers and Dodgers swung a minor deal just before the deadline, as J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group tweets that Detroit acquired infielder Eddys Leonard for cash considerations. The Dodgers designated Leonard for assignment earlier this week as a way to open a roster spot for new acquisitions. Leonard, 22, has a
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