For those looking to check in on prospects each spring, you’re typically best served heading to the backfields of the Spring Training facilities across Arizona and Florida or sticking around for the latter innings of Cactus and Grapefruit League games for a few stray pitches or at-bats. But what if the next generation got the
On Monday night, newly retired Tigers great Miguel Cabrera took part in the Venezuelan edition of the home run derby. The festivities at La Rinconada Stadium in Caracas were designed to celebrate Venezuela’s favorite baseball son. Top Venezuelan players like Ronald Acuña Jr., Eugenio Suarez, and Brewers top prospect Jackson Chourio all honored Cabrera as
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The Tigers are reportedly in agreement with left-hander Andrew Chafin on a one-year deal that includes a club option for the 2025 season, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. Petzold goes on to note that the contract comes with a $4.25MM base salary in 2024 that could reach $6.5MM with incentives. The
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. One by one on Friday evening, the kids and their parents walked up to the small crowd at the Meijer store on Grand River Avenue in Detroit and were
With a clear lack of free agent bats at prices and positions the Detroit Tigers would be interested in, this offseason was always going to center around pitching. The front office struck right away to land a nice little offensive upgrade in Mark Canha, but with Eduardo Rodriguez and then Spencer Turnbull out of the
Good idea. The Detroit Tigers clearly needed to balance their pitching staff with some left-handed help this offseason, and they needed to improve the bullpen. This move accomplishes both at a very reasonable cost and commitment. On Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press was first to report that the Tigers had reached an
The Tigers have agreed to minor league contracts with catcher Anthony Bemboom and right-hander Brenan Hanifee. Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reported (on X) the Bemboom deal, while Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press reported Hanifee’s signing. Both players will be in camp as non-roster invitees. Bemboom has spent the past two seasons as a
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. Jeff Greenberg has largely been behind the scenes since becoming the Tigers’ general manager a few months ago. President of baseball operations Scott Harris remains the face and the voice of Detroit’s
We all know we shouldn’t get too attached to players, but when you watch 162 games a season it can be difficult to follow that advice. You see the same guys day in and day out, you learn their personalities through how they deal with victory and defeat on the field, you get a sense
There are baseball purists who will try to tell you that all change is bad. But those who have spent most of their lives watching baseball recognize that while the basic concept has remained the same for over 100 years, baseball itself is a sport that evolves over time. Change is a constant, and sometimes
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tigers filed out of the Winter Meetings without any major deals, though they still stole the headlines when Jim Leyland was elected to the Hall of Fame on Sunday night. President of baseball operations Scott Harris and general manager Jeff Greenberg both noted how unusually quiet the Meetings had gone. “There’s
Tigers right-hander Alex Faedo will have a fourth option year in 2024, according to MLive’s Evan Woodbery. Typically, players have three option seasons with one used each season during which the player spends at least 20 days on optional assignment in the minor leagues. A player is considered to be on optional assignment when on
The hot corner was a clear problem area for the Tigers in 2023. The club’s third basemen slashed a collective .211/.294/.323 last season, good for a 72 wRC+ that was better than only that tied with the A’s for the second-worst offensive production from the position in the majors, beating out only the Mets. In