Hanukkah is just behind us and Christmas is right around the corner, so it seems like the perfect seasonal time to think about some ideal wishes we would put on the Tigers’ letters to Santa Claus this year. The team has been making some fairly fun moves and they do seem open to making more,
While there is still a lot to be determined with respect to the hot stove season, the calendar will soon flip to a new year, and with it, Spring Training will be in sight. As rosters take shape and the MLB landscape becomes clearer, what questions does each team face before heading to Arizona or
The Tigers added a pair of right-handers to the middle of the rotation early in the offseason. Detroit signed Kenta Maeda to a two-year pact and took a one-year rebound flier on Jack Flaherty. That duo helps compensate for the loss of Eduardo Rodriguez, who opted out and signed a four-year pact with the Diamondbacks. Detroit president
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 of the first calls Derek Shelton received after accepting the Pirates’ managerial job was from someone who recognized the challenge. Shelton just didn’t recognize the phone number when
We’re closing in on Christmas, but a somewhat slow moving offseason that was dominated for several weeks by the Shohei Ohtani pursuit means there are still a lot of top free agents left on the board. So it follows that there are a lot of teams out there whose rosters are far from finalized. The
While the winter holiday season is about bringing people together, the same could be said for next year’s inaugural Spring Breakout. And by “people,” we mean some of the game’s most talented prospects and the future stars of Major League Baseball. The four-day exhibition series — to be held March 14-17 in Arizona and Florida
The Tigers continued to put offseason roster improvements on the board while looking forward to next year. Come Opening Day at Comerica Park, one of the most noticeable improvements will be the board itself. As the Tigers continue to make upgrades at Comerica Park, the team on Friday unveiled designs on an expanded and upgraded
The Tigers have re-signed right-hander Trey Wingenter to a minor league deal with an invite to major league Spring Training, reports Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. The righty will make a base salary of $1.2MM if he cracks the roster. Wingenter, 30 in April, has shown big strikeout stuff in his career but
In any established team, there’s always a guy. You know what I mean, the “guy.” He’s the most recognizable face on the team, the one you see hanging on a 100-foot-tall banner outside the stadium. He’s the one whose name is synonymous with the franchise for years and years. He may not even be 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. Andrew Chafin could’ve delved into pitching reasons why his 2023 season ended poorly, from a career-high walk rate to fastballs getting pounded to a slight drop in effectiveness for his slider. But as
The Tigers have agreed to a new minor league deal with Freddy Pacheco, reports Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free-Press. Detroit had non-tendered the reliever in November. Pacheco has yet to pitch in the major leagues. A former Cardinals prospect, he was added to St. Louis’ 40-man roster going into the 2022 season. The Cards
Jeff Passan of ESPN reported on Thursday night that the Detroit Tigers and 28-year-old right-handed starter Jack Flaherty are in agreement on a one-year deal for $14M. The deal has incentives for reaching various numbers of starts in the 2024 season that could make it worth $15M total. As Scott Harris has said repeatedly this
The Tigers and right-hander Jack Flaherty are in agreement on a one-year, $14MM deal, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN. Trevor Plouffe of Jomboy previously relayed that Flaherty would be joining the Tigers. Passan also relays that Flaherty can earn an extra $1MM in bonuses based on games started: $250K at 26 and 28, then another
It’s not just the holiday season right now; it’s also sort of Draft season at MLB Pipeline, after we just unveiled our 2024 Draft Top 100 on Wednesday evening. The Guardians won’t actually exercise the No. 1 overall selection for another seven months, but that doesn’t prevent us from having a full-blown case of Draft