Associated Press Washington — Former Detroit Tigers infielder Jeimer Candelario agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, giving the club someone to compete for the starting job at third base. The 29-year-old Candelario is a switch-hitter who is coming off a down year for the Tigers, hitting just .217 with a
Detroit — These aren’t the transactions that fuel the hot stove season, clearly. But sometimes they are the ones you go searching for later in the year when you’re wondering how a certain surprise contributor came to be in the organization. The Tigers Tuesday re-signed four players to minor league deals: Infielders Brendon Davis and
Scott Harris spent his first league function as Tigers president of baseball operations at baseball’s General Managers Meetings laying the groundwork for a potentially busy offseason, talking with other executives as well as agents. Now comes the time when that groundwork could pay off. “This is sort of like a feeling-out period of the offseason,
The Tigers have re-signed four players, according to their transactions tracker at MLB.com (hat tip to Evan Woodbery of MLive.com and @ebajek85.) The four players are infielder Jermaine Palacios, infielder/outfielder Brendon Davis, catcher Michael Papierski and right-hander Miguel Diaz. They have all been assigned to Triple-A Toledo and will presumably get invitations to major league
The Washington Nationals believe former Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario will bounce back in 2023. Candelario, who turned 29 on Thanksgiving, and the Nationals have agreed to a one-year, $5 million contract with $1 million in incentives, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Free Press on Tuesday. Candelario has completed his
The Detroit Tigers non-tendered long-time third baseman Jeimer Candelario ten days ago after failing to agree on a one-year deal in his final year of arbitration. As reports surfaced indicating that the club had tried to negotiate a deal for less than the $7 million Candelario was expected to receive in arbitration, it became clear
The 2023 campaign is the final guaranteed season of the ten-year extension Miguel Cabrera inked with the Tigers during 2014 Spring Training. It also increasingly looks as if it’ll be the last year of Cabrera’s illustrious career. Speaking with Christina De Nicola of MLB.com, the 12-time All-Star indicated he’s leaning towards retirement at the end of next
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Rule 5 Draft will take place at the Winter Meetings in San Diego. As always, it will be an opportunity for teams to take some low-risk gambles to find big league talent. For the uninitiated, a quick primer on how it works: Players first signed at age 18 or younger
Detroit — Miguel Cabrera is throwing a party in Miami on Wednesday, a massive gala and auction to raise money for his foundation and, at a press gathering on Monday, he acknowledged that the 2023 season would be his last. Mostly, the press event was in Spanish. But to MLB.com’s Christina DeNicola, the Tigers’ future
Miguel Cabrera spent the past two seasons chasing firsts, reaching milestones and career totals that no Venezuelan-born player had found before. He is now coming to grips that he has entered a period of lasts: One last winter workout program, one last season to play the game he loves and that he has excelled at
The Lakeland Flying Tigers annual Holiday Merchandise Sale starts this Friday with store wide savings of 30-50% off Flying Tigers, Detroit Tigers and Spring Training items. The D Shop will be open Dec. 2-3 and Dec. 9-10 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fans can shop online during the sale The Lakeland Flying Tigers annual
That last full week of November always means … … The best of all holidays, Thanksgiving, because it doesn’t require a shopping spree to help celebrate blessings temporal as well as spiritual. … And, for those privileged to hold a vote, the arrival of Baseball Hall of Fame ballots for the upcoming Cooperstown class. About
Willson Contreras is one of the hottest names on the open market. Contreras has spent his entire professional career with the Chicago Cubs, but the 30-year-old catcher is a free agent for the first time this offseason. The Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins are potential landing spots for the best-hitting catcher in
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All 30 teams have made decisions about which prospects to protect on 40-man rosters and many are now making some deals to either firm up those rosters or perhaps create space so they can be active in the Major League phase of December’s Rule 5 Draft. The baseball world will gather for the Rule 5
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Since the offseason began Nov. 6, Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris has removed 16 players from the 40-man roster. Some of the roster moves were predictable; others, not so much. “Those decisions are really tough, especially for me,” Harris said Nov. 8 at the general manager meetings in Las Vegas. “I don’t
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. DETROIT — Jonathan Schoop was an AL Gold Glove Award finalist at second base. He not only led all Major League second basemen in Outs Above Average, Statcast’s primary
Who wouldn’t want to add a little gold to their collection? Known primarily for his bat, Chourio also brings a quick first step and good speed to the outfield to go along with his 60-grade defense. Only 18 years old, the Venezuela native and Brewers phenom climbed three Minor League levels in 2022, rising from
MLB witnessed an unusually strong rookie class in 2022. Julio Rodríguez became the quickest player ever to reach 25 homers and 25 steals while Michael Harris II posted the third-highest WAR (5.3, per Baseball-Reference) of any rookie age 21 or younger in the last 40 years. And that’s just the two Rookie of the Year