The beginning of the spring training schedule is right around the corner, with the Detroit Tigers opening up their 2025 preseason against the Philadelphia Phillies in Lakeland on Friday, Feb. 22. Then the real deal starts on Thursday, March 27, when they travel west for the MLB opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last season,
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The Detroit Tigers farm system is getting a lot of praise these days. The bigger names are well known, but a less discussed strength of the system is the stockpile of raw but talented arms in the lower levels of the system. They drafted their fair share of prep arms in 2023 and then snagged
The Detroit Tigers agreed on a two-year contract with Jack Flaherty almost five days ago. The deal will pay the right-hander $25 million in 2025, with a player option for $10 million in 2026 that becomes a $20 million player option should Flaherty make 15 starts in 2025. The lack of a big multi-year offer
A week before spring training officially kickstarts with pitchers and catchers reporting on February 12th, FanDuel Sports Network Detroit has released the broadcast schedule. There’s the typical mixture of TV broadcasts, radio broadcasts, and games without any broadcast at all. In a bit of good news, 9 games will be on TV at FanDuel Sports
As new prospect rankings emerged this winter from the major national sites, they rapidly joined our consensus opinion that the Detroit Tigers have one of the best, if now the best farm system in the game. The Tigers have had six players consistently ranked in national top 100 lists, with a few more just outside
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 Steve Adams of
While the Detroit Tigers have finally started to see a bit of progress with international free agents, there still isn’t that much to write home about. Wenceel Pérez and Keider Montero made pretty good first impressions in 2024, and Josue Bricéno is one of the fastest rising power-hitting prospects in the game. Still, we may
The Detroit Tigers finalized their coaching staff for the minor league system on Monday. Most of the big changes were already announced early in the offseason, but they’ve certainly shaken things up with new assignments for their managers. The development system is retaining a lot of continuity though, as the Tigers have a pretty solid
Most of the clubs in the league currently have a full 40-man roster, which means that just about every transaction requires a corresponding move these days. Some extra roster flexibility is on the way, however. The 60-day injured list goes away five days after the World Series but comes back when pitchers and catchers report
The Rays have acquired right-hander Alex Faedo from the Tigers, per announcements from both clubs. Faedo had been designated for assignment by the Tigers last week when they signed Tommy Kahnle. The Rays are sending minor league catcher Enderson Delgado and cash to Detroit. Infielder Osleivis Basabe has been designated for assignment by the Rays
The Detroit Tigers designated veteran right-hander Alex Faedo for assignment in the wake of the Tommy Kahnle signing last week. On Monday, they found a trade partner for him, sending the 29-year-old to Tampa Bay for catcher Enderson Delgado and cash considerations. The Tigers haven’t officially signed Jack Flaherty yet, but they’ll need to open
The Tigers made their biggest strike of the offseason last night, agreeing to terms with right-hander Jack Flaherty on a two-year deal that allows him to opt back into free agency at season’s end. He’ll be paid $25MM in 2025 and has a $10MM player option for the 2026 season (that increases to $20MM if
We’ve now passed through the final week of January (all 674563 days of it), and have arrived in February, the month that baseball returns! While the Tigers had their own exciting news late Sunday evening, there was a lot of other stuff that went down this past week. A former commissioner (who actually seemed to
The Detroit Tigers’ 2024 amateur draft may someday be known as the great arm talent draft, in contrast to Dave Dombrowski’s failed reliever draft over a decade ago. The Tigers drafted shortstop Bryce Rainer in the first round, then spent the next four picks on pitchers. They doubled back for a few position players with