The Tigers are signing utility player David Hensley to a minor league deal, reports Ari Alexander of KPRC 2. It seems likely that the 28-year-old be in camp as a non-roster invitee. Hensley was a 26th-round pick by the Astros in 2018. He got to the majors with Houston four years later. Hensley appeared in 46
The Boston Red Sox signed third baseman Alex Bregman to a three-year, $120 million contract with an opt-out clause after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Meanwhile, the Detroit Tigers offered six years, $171.5 million with an opt-out clause after the 2026 season. But Bregman turned down a long-term contract from the Tigers in favor of
Alex Bregman is headed to Boston on a three-year deal that comes with a massive $40MM average annual value (albeit with deferrals). The two-time All-Star was also known to have multiple six-year offers on the table, one of which was from the Astros. The Tigers also proposed a six-year offer, as first reported by Evan
Well it didn’t work out in the Detroit Tigers favor, but at least the Alex Bregman drama is resolved. On Wednesday night, the long-time Astros star agreed to a three-year deal worth $120 million with the Boston Red Sox. Instead of former manager A.J. HInch, the soon-to-be 31-year-old Bregman will reunite with former bench coach
On the first day of Spring Training 2025, the Detroit Tigers front office was particularly busy. First they worked out a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Mason Englert, who was designated for assignment to open a roster spot for the Jack Flaherty signing. Late on Wednesday evening, as Alex Bregman chose the
The Tigers announced the signing of free agent reliever John Brebbia to a one-year deal with a $2.75MM guarantee. The Icon Sports Management client receives a $2.25MM base salary for the upcoming season and is guaranteed a $500K buyout on a $4MM club option for 2026. Detroit placed Alex Lange on the 60-day injured list to
Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch spoke with reporters Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, on the first day of spring training in Lakeland, Florida. He said despite the team’s roaring second half that led to a playoff appearance, the Tigers will look to “turn the page” to the 2025 season. “We’ve made a lot of additions, and
The Rays announced Wednesday that they’ve acquired righty Mason Englert from the Tigers in exchange for minor league lefty Drew Sommers. Tampa Bay opened a 40-man roster spot by transferring southpaw Nate Lavender to the 60-day IL. Englert was designated for assignment in Detroit last week. Englert, 25, was with the Tigers for the past
The Detroit Tigers made a trade on the first day of spring camp. After designating RHP Mason Englert in exchange for signing Jack Flaherty last week, they traded Englert to the Rays today for minor league lefty Drew Sommers. There are no real downsides to such a move. We might have preferred to keep Englert
Until the Tigers’ recent re-signing of Jack Flaherty, their one-year, $15MM deal with Alex Cobb had been their lone rotation add of the winter and was tied for their largest-scale pickup overall. The signing of Cobb came at a relative premium even though he was limited to just three regular season starts in 2024, with
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Wednesday is a big day for Major League Baseball as pitchers and catchers officially report to their spring training camps ahead of the 2025 campaign. The Detroit Tigers’ battery pairs will descend upon Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida, to get started. The morning temperatures hovered in the low-70s while the high is expected to
Among the strengths of the Detroit Tigers as Spring Training 2025 opens in Lakeland on Wednesday is certainly their starting pitching. With Jack Flaherty back in the fold, the club enters camp with a really strong trio of reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, 25-year-old Reese Olson, and Flaherty coming off one of the
The 2024 season was one of the wildest in Detroit Tigers history. They were now famously left for dead on August 11 with a 0.2 percent chance at the postseason. Yet the team rallied from eight games under the .500 mark and stormed down the stretch to snatch a wild card berth. Suddenly they were