A surprise team has entered the Freddie Freeman chase — or at least been named as a potential suitor: The Detroit Tigers. Does the fit make sense? The Tigers already made one free agent splash this offseason by signing Javier Baez before the lockout. They also added a shutdown pitcher in former Red Sox hurler…
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Detroit — Eric Haase didn’t need to check Twitter or read the transaction wire to know what might be in store for him this season. For the rest of us, a little bell went off back in November when the Tigers announced they’d tendered a contract to veteran catcher Dustin Garneau. It meant they are at
We at MLB Pipeline are in the predictions business, spending most of our time projecting what players are going to do down the line. Now it’s time to see how our crystal balls were working a couple of years ago. Early in 2020, we picked a prospect for each team we felt we’d be talking
Rogers Hornsby’s decision to spend his baseball-less winters staring out the window and waiting for spring may have made sense in the 1930s, but it doesn’t quite hold up these days. For us 21st-century citizens, we can get through the coldest months curled up on the couch, watching an endless stream of baseball movies until
He remembers the big lead he had at third base and the opposing catcher, hoping for a quick kill, firing a pick-off bullet his way, all during an Arizona Fall League game, Oct. 20, at Peoria Stadium. Spencer Torkelson was playing for the Salt River Rafters. The catcher worked for the Surprise Saguaros. Torkelson recalls
Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes is proud of his strong second half in the 2021 season, hitting .325 with four home runs in his final 49 games. He also knows he performed miserably in the first part of the year, as his .143 batting average in early May forced a demotion to Triple-A Toledo. The 27-year-old hit
Before the MLB lockout, Javier Baez inked a lucrative deal with the Detroit Tigers. Here’s why Javy signed with Detroit over all other contenders. On Nov. 27, it was considered unlikely that the Detroit Tigers would “make a market-busting offer right now” for free market shortstop Javier Baez. Conversely, it seemed unlikely that Baez would “rush…
Three Detroit Tigers prospects, including two nearing their MLB debuts, were ranked among baseball’s best. Tigers top prospect Riley Greene will get an opportunity to make the Opening Day roster. Spencer Torkelson, the second-best prospect in the organization, could join him. On Tuesday, Baseball America released its annual top 100 prospects list and the Tigers have three members:
Detroit — The notion of this being a critical spring training for Tigers center fielder Derek Hill, by now, must be laughable to him. Like, has there ever been any other kind of spring training? A first-round draft pick in 2014, Hill wasn’t even put on the 40-man roster until before the 2020 season. The guy
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports Where is Carlos Correa’s preferred destination after switching agents? Adding Scott Boras to the mix makes a major difference right away.
Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson are two of baseball’s top prospects heading into a season in which they likely will make their debuts with the Detroit Tigers. Greene ranks No. 4 and Torkelson is No. 5 in Baseball America’s top 100 prospects for 2022, unveiled Wednesday, with right-hander Jackson Jobe (No. 79) giving the Tigers
Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Osorio is considered one of the most advanced players in his international class, and one scout says he’s the best among his position group. The 16-year-old Venezuelan has power potential because of his bat speed. His athleticism and above-average arm strength could keep him at shortstop for the long haul. “My bat
Welcome to Fifth Third Field, a neighborhood-defining ballpark located in Toledo’s Warehouse District. The city’s rich baseball history collides with a top-of-the-line modern-day ballpark experience, resulting in one of the most unique and vibrant gameday atmospheres in Minor League Baseball. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers since 1987)Established: 1965League: Triple-A East (Triple-A
Rogers Hornsby’s decision to spend his baseball-less winters staring out the window and waiting for spring may have made sense in the 1930s, but it doesn’t quite hold up these days. After all, there’s been about 100 years of filmmaking advances since the Hall of Fame second baseman uttered those words. For us 21st-century citizens,
Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes is four wins from becoming a champion for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League. His team faces Navegantes del Magallanes in the best-of-seven championship series, which begins Tuesday. If seven games are needed, the series will conclude Jan. 25. To get here, five teams played 16 games in the round-robin semifinals. The results: Caribes
By TC Zencka | January 17, 2022 at 10:44am CDT Left-handed pitcher Francisco Liriano has announced his retirement, agent Mike Maulini tells Robert Murray of FanSided. Liriano debuted in 2005 with the Twins as a 21-year-old, and he last toed the rubber with the Pirates in 2019. All in all, Liriano appeared in 14 big-league
In 2019, the Detroit Tigers finished the season with a record of 47-114, easily the worst in the league that year. The silver lining in a season that bad is receiving the first overall selection in the next year’s draft. The Tigers used the first overall pick in the 2020 draft on Spencer Torkelson, a
Clayton Campbell Jr. wants to become the first New Zealand-born player to make his MLB debut. “I’m going to be that first one,” Campbell said Dec. 21 from his home near Sydney, Australia, where he has lived since 2009. The Detroit Tigers signed Campbell on Dec. 10 for a $125,000 bonus as an international free agent.
The Detroit Tigers made their big splash in 2022 international signing period, which began Saturday, by signing 16-year-old Venezuelan shortstop Javier Osorio. Osorio, who turns 17 in late March, signed for a $2.2 million bonus, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press. The right-handed hitter ranks No. 13 on MLB Pipeline’s top 50 international
Simply put: The Tigers are on the rise. They are going to be a popular pick to jump into the field of contenders in 2022 – and for good reason. Though a 77-85 record might not look like a team on the rise, they started the year with an 8-19 month of April and looked