Another Trade Deadline came and went Tuesday, and while it may have lacked last year’s generational Juan Soto move or even any of the rumors involving Shohei Ohtani that had percolated through most of July, there were still plenty of fireworks across the baseball landscape from a prospect standpoint. Start with the Mets and White
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PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez‘s No. 57 Tigers jersey was still hanging in his locker in the visitors’ clubhouse at PNC Park after their 4-1 loss to the Pirates on Tuesday night, just as it had been all day. There was no sign of Rodriguez, who had left during the game, just as many had feared
Toledo, OH* – The Toledo Mud Hens took on the Iowa Cubs for the first game of a six-game road series. The MLB trade deadline happened today and many minor league rosters changed but through all the breaking news and biggest trades, the Toledo Mud Hens took a 4-2 victory *Toledo, OH** – The Toledo
The Tigers and Dodgers swung a minor deal just before the deadline, as J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group tweets that Detroit acquired infielder Eddys Leonard for cash considerations. The Dodgers designated Leonard for assignment earlier this week as a way to open a roster spot for new acquisitions. Leonard, 22, has a
For a match-up that has frequently felt like a schedule-forced rivalry, it feels like it’s been a while since the Tigers have had to play the Pirates. In a short two-game series, the first game against the two clubs went… pretty mid, as the kids would say. Eduardo Rodriguez was supposed to be the night’s
Bot 2 DET 0 PIT 1 Result of AB Endy Rodríguez’s RBI triple AB: Endy Rodriguez | P: Matt Manning
Harrisburg takes game one 3-1 at UPMC Park
The first trade deadline for Tigers’ President of Baseball Ops Scott Harris went over like the proverbial lead balloon on Tuesday. After making a solid, if uninspiring deal to send Michael Lorenzen to Philadelphia for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee, Harris and the Los Angeles Dodgers had apparently negotiated a trade for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez in
The Tigers and Dodgers had a trade in place that would have sent Eduardo Rodriguez, a 30-year-old starting pitcher in the midst of a career season, to Los Angeles. But just ahead of Tuesday’s Trade Deadline, Rodriguez invoked his 10-team no-trade clause that included the Dodgers, effectively nixing the deal. “There were some contractual headwinds
5:05pm: The Tigers did not trade Rodriguez, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. If Rodriguez opts out of his contract after the season as expected, the 2023 trade deadline will have to be viewed as a missed opportunity for the club, as he is ineligible for a qualifying offer. According to Rosenthal’s colleague Fabian Ardaya,
Two and a half hours before the MLB trade deadline, the Tigers executed their first significant trade — flipping starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen to the Philadelphia Phillies. Reportedly, the returning prospect is 20-year-old second baseman Hao-Yu Lee. Initially, the trade return for Lorenzen seems solid, but not particularly impressive. We’ve seen teams overpaying for pitchers
PITTSBURGH — Michael Lorenzen’s breakout season will continue in a new home. The Tigers are trading the All-Star right-hander to the Phillies ahead of Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline in exchange for infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee, Philadelphia’s No. 5 prospect per MLB Pipeline, a source told MLB.com. The clubs have not confirmed the deal.
The Diamondbacks are among the clubs that have contacted the Tigers regarding Michael Lorenzen, reports Jon Morosi of MLB.com (Twitter link). The Orioles, Astros, Marlins and Rays have all previously been linked to the Detroit righty — although Tampa Bay has since acquired Aaron Civale to fill their rotation. Lorenzen is very likely to land somewhere else