According to Robert Murray of FanSided, the Angels had interest in center fielders Kevin Kiermaier and Harrison Bader before they signed with the Blue Jays and Mets, respectively. The news isn’t necessarily a surprise given the club’s reported interest in bolstering the club’s outfield mix with the likes of Michael A. Taylor and Adam Duvall.
The Tigers announced that catcher Donny Sands has cleared waivers. He was outrighted to Triple-A Toledo and will remain in the organization without occupying a spot on the 40-man roster. Detroit acquired Sands alongside Nick Maton and Matt Vierling in last offseason’s trade sending Gregory Soto and Kody Clemens to Philadelphia. While Maton and Vierling saw a decent amount
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris, much like former team president/CEO Dave Dombrowski, is incapable of saying his team has enough pitching. There’s no such thing, the two
Welcome to 2024, and more importantly, welcome to the 6-week countdown to spring training. While the offseason obviously isn’t over yet, there are still free agents on the market, still potential trades hiding up GM sleeves, I think it’s a safe time to start reflecting on how hot stove season went. In our open thread
The Tigers re-signed lefty reliever Andrew Vasquez to a minor league contract with an invite to big league Spring Training, reports Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. He finished last season in Detroit after being claimed off waivers from Philadelphia in early August. Vasquez, 30, made 42 appearances at the big league level a year
Put the Times Square ball back in storage, and let’s take out the crystal ball instead. With the dawn of each new year, the MLB Pipeline gang makes our predictions on which prospects will break out in each of the 30 farm systems in the season ahead. In last year’s edition, our biggest hit was
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Jack Flaherty is a California kid born and raised, drafted by the Cardinals out of famed high school baseball power Harvard-Westlake in 2014. But it wasn’t hard to find
Detroit Free Press sports writers Tony Garcia and Rainer Sabin, the co-hosts of the Michigan sports podcast “Hail Yes!”, share their instant reactions to Michigan’s comeback win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl, 27-20 in overtime. MORE COVERAGE: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2024/01/01/michigan-football-alabama-rose-bowl-overtime/72079237007/ For more Detroit and Michigan news, sports and entertainment, follow the Detroit Free Press on: Facebook
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Every season has its surprise performances — it’s just a question of which players will be responsible for them. What’s more, because “breakout” is a pretty flexible term, a lot of guys could conceivably have one, from top prospects to veterans who’ve yet to find their footing between injuries and roster crunches, to players —
In 2023, Minor League Baseball featured thrilling prospect debuts, electric performances and moments that went beyond the box score. All commemorated by the inaugural MiLB Awards on MLB Network. Let’s look back on the year in MiLB. On the Saturday of the Masters, High-A West Michigan broadcasters Dan Hasty and Nate Wangler transported fans from
As we arrive at the last Friday of 2023, it seems like the perfect time to take a look back at the year that was. Baseball in Detroit felt fun again, even if there were issues, and even if the Tigers didn’t have a “winning” season. In fairness to them, only one team in the