Baseball season comes one step closer today as the Detroit Tigers welcome in the Philadelphia Phillies for the first Grapefruit League matchup of the 2025 season. Dan Dickerson will be on the call for the first Tigers radio network broadcast of the season at 1:05 p.m. ET from Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in
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When former Detroit Tigers’ general manager, Al Avila, hired A.J. Hinch in November of 2020, the move felt like the real beginning of a new era. Somehow we’re now entering year five of his tenure as manager and Hinch is on his way to becoming a Detroit institution. Over four seasons, Hinch has been the
For much of the offseason, a Nolan Arenado trade seemed inevitable. But spring training is now rolling along and he’s still a Cardinal. Today, Katie Woo of The Athletic takes an extensive look at the twists and turns of the winter. Many of the details came out over the past few months but the piece
The Tigers announced that outfielder Akil Baddoo underwent surgery to address a hamate hook fracture in his right hand yesterday. The club didn’t provide a return-to-play timeline but such procedures usually require a shutdown period of four to eight weeks. Baddoo, 26, came into camp as a non-roster depth outfielder. The Tigers passed him through
It won’t be long before we start seeing games played in Spring Training, and while the age-old phrase “Spring Training games don’t count” may be true in terms of standings and stats, it’s not entirely unimportant. Spring Training is a time for managers to try out new techniques, like more aggressive baserunning, stealing drills, testing
We discussed Javier Báez recently, but he isn’t the only the long-term Detroit Tigers player in real need of a reversal of fortune. Matt Manning will mark his ninth year in the organization this July. Things haven’t been trending in the right direction for him, and the club has a lot of talented young pitchers
The hopes and dreams for the future of the Detroit Tigers are built around a core group of young players who have worked their way up through the ranks and have landed, or will soon land in Detroit. At the center of that core group are two players who stand out more than any others;
The Tigers have clearly been focused on upgrading their infield this offseason. They signed Gleyber Torres to take over second base. It’s only a one-year deal but they are nonetheless willing to bump Colt Keith over to first and Spencer Torkelson into a part-time role or maybe even the minors. They hung around in the
Spring Training has arrived and the full squad of 2025 Detroit Tigers are in camp this week preparing for their first Grapefruit League matchup of the season. On Saturday, the Tigers will welcome in the Philadelphia Phillies with Kenta Maeda getting the start at 1:05 p.m. ET. The offseason didn’t go quite as hoped, but
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of
The big names playing with the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2024 were Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle, and Josue Briceño, but quite a lot of other talented players started to make a name for themselves as well. Two of our favorite young rising pitching prospects were on hand, and while we’ve covered Rayner Castillo already, southpaw
One player we didn’t talk a lot about this offseason was Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez. Another woeful offensive season battling injuries progressed to the point that even his defense suffered in 2024. His year ended quietly with arthroscopic hip surgery that he’s only now fully rehabbed. The Tigers went to the postseason with Báez
Though Alex Bregman signed with the Red Sox, the Tigers were one of the finalists. It was reported last week that Detroit had an offer of six years and $171.5MM on the table with an opt-out after year two, though there were some deferrals involved. This week, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press provides
In Part 1 of this two-part series we reviewed the setup to a September stretch run that ultimately ended up with the Tigers back in the playoffs for the first time in a dog’s age. We also looked at the games in the first half of the month which, for the most part, went pretty