A few days ago, MLBTR’s Anthony Franco looked back on the trade that sent LaMonte Wade Jr. to the Giants. At the time, Wade had a fairly unimpressive track record, but did have a knack for generating walks and limiting strikeouts. Whether that was what piqued the Giants’ interest or not, it worked out for
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Something great and unique about the sport of baseball is that nearly every ballpark can be different. The dimensions of the actual diamond are standard, but after that, teams can pretty much design their home as they see fit. They can stretch their center-field wall out 550 feet, they can construct a giant wall in
The reunions are getting smaller and smaller, more reflective than celebratory. The 1968 World Series-champion Detroit Tigers lost another of the heroes in 2021, when catcher Bill Freehan, an 11-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner, died Aug. 19 at the age of 79. Freehan had battled Alzheimer’s for several years, and didn’t attend the
Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Alex Faedo, the No. 18 overall pick in the 2017 draft out of Florida, said in October 2020 he thought he was ready for his MLB debut. He had pitched a full season for Double-A Erie in 2019, impressing with a 3.90 ERA with 25 walks and 134 strikeouts across 115⅓ innings in 22
Detroit Tigers outfielder Victor Reyes wants to be a part of something special in Venezuela. The 27-year-old was supposed to play for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League from Dec. 8 until Dec. 22, the end of the regular season, but he has decided to stay active on the roster as his team seeks a championship.
It’s been quite the journey for Joey Wentz. He came to the Detroit Tigers from the Atlanta Braves in a 2019 trade. He made five starts in Double-A Erie as part of a rotation that featured Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning and Alex Faedo. That team’s manager, former Tigers catcher Mike Rabelo, once said Wentz
With the holiday season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to recognize the best gift every Major League club has ever received. And while the old adage says it’s better to give than to receive, there’s no question that each team and its respective fanbase was grateful to be on the receiving end in
Breakouts are, by definition, unpredictable. Or they’re meant to be, anyways. When the MLB Pipeline team set out to predict prospect breakouts for the 2021 season last January, we didn’t expect to go a full 30-for-30. Indeed, half of the fun around prospect coverage is seeing who can beat expectations and set new, higher ones
Next year’s Tigers draft will be different, and all because the Tigers no longer are one of MLB’s most stressed teams. They will pick 12th overall, which is the deepest they’ve drafted in five years, during which Casey Mize, Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, and Jackson Jobe were added with top-five turns the Tigers got as
With expectations the Tigers will prefer a college bat from a 2022 draft crop studded with hitters, here are 10 first-round possibilities for Detroit when next year’s MLB Draft convenes: ► 1. Robert Moore, 2B/3B, University of Arkansas: He happens to be the son of Dayton Moore, the Royals general manager, so make what you might
In 1995, Bernd Solbach received an opportunity from his employer. Ford Motor Company wanted Solbach — from Pulheim near Cologne, Germany — to move to Detroit for two years. He had been with the company for quite some time, and his promotion offered him a taste of its headquarters in the Motor City from 1995-96. “He worked with
There are certain players who, when you think of a team, you can’t help but think of that player wearing that uniform. There’s something about putting on that uniform every day that sticks in people’s minds. You’ll always be in that uniform … even if someday you wear somebody else’s. With that in mind, we
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Not so many moons ago you would look at the Tigers farm and wonder if it should, in agricultural terms, be plowed up and re-seeded. There wasn’t a lot growing there. Times and conditions changed as bad seasons during a long rebuild led to better drafts. And, soon enough, Detroit’s farm system began to revive
Detroit — Too soon. Too sudden. Kimera Bartee, 49, died at his father’s home in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday. The death came less than two months after he had been essentially re-hired as the Tigers’ first base coach by manager AJ Hinch. “Like many across baseball, I was devastated by the news of Kimera’s passing,” Hinch
Ronald Blum | AP Baseball Writer New York — Major League Baseball payrolls dropped 4% in 2021 compared to the league’s last full season, and the $4.05 billion total was the lowest in a fully completed year since 2015. Falling payrolls have sparked the labor unrest that led to the sport’s first work stoppage in more
DETROIT, MI – AUGUST 01: First base coach Kimera Bartee #18 of the Detroit Tigers looks on from the dugout during the game against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park on August 1, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Orioles 6-2. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The Tigers organization is in mourning today, as they announced the tragic passing of first base coach Kimera Bartee at just 49 years of age. “All of us in the Tigers baseball family were shocked and saddened to learn that first base coach Kimera Bartee suddenly passed away on Monday at the age of 49,”
Detroit Tigers first base coach Kimera Bartee, who played six years in the major leagues and four seasons with the Tigers, died on Monday. He was 49 years old. Bartee’s cause of death is unknown, but the Tigers were not aware of any illness. Tigers general manager Al Avila and manager AJ Hinch have spoken to
Detroit — Too soon. Too sudden. Kimera Bartee, 49, died at his father’s home in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday. The death came less than two months after he had been essentially re-hired as the Tigers’ first base coach by manager AJ Hinch. “Like many across baseball, I was devastated by the news of Kimera’s passing,” Hinch