The Tigers agreed to a one-year, $10.15MM deal with reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It’s a massive, nearly 300% raise on top of last year’s $2.65MM salary for the 28-year-old, handily topping the $8MM projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz. Skubal, who’s under club control through the 2026 season,
The Cardinals announced that they have claimed left-handed reliever Bailey Horn off waivers from the Tigers. Detroit designated him for assignment last week. The Cardinals already have multiple open 40-man spots, so a corresponding move isn’t necessary. The 26-year-old Horn has now ridden the waiver carousel from Boston, to Detroit to St. Lous in just
Since taking over from Al Avila in the fall of 2022, Scott Harris and his staff have done a lot right in building up the Detroit Tigers’ farm system. In the early going, their two draft classes are off to a strong start and they’ve made several strong trades to prime the organization for long-term
Thursday was the final day for major league teams to come to agreement with the arbitration eligible players. The Tigers announced terms with most of those players as of this writing, presumably with more to follow as word leaks out. The biggest of these was an agreement on a $10.15 million contract for 2025 for
When the Tigers drafted Max Clark with the third overall pick in 2023, the decision sent Tigers fans into turmoil. He wasn’t the player most fans had settled on as their preference in that draft class and Clark wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms into the organization. A full season later, the specter of what
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Tim Dierkes of
The New Year is underway, and with it, Evan and Mark have New Year’s resolutions for the Detroit Tigers in the 2025 calendar year. The resolutions include Tarik Skubal, Kevin McGonigle, the American League Central and making a big splash via trade or free agency. What does all that mean? Listen to find out. After
The Eastern League Champion Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are excited to announce the release of a heartwarming children’s book titled A Mascot Tale: The Untold Story of C. Wolf. The book, written and digitally illustrated by Kevin Coleman, takes young readers on an imaginative journey that explores the origins of beloved
The Detroit Tigers’ first draft under president Scott Harris is quickly looking like a gem. After landing Max Clark with the third overall pick in 2023, they targeted prep shortstop Kevin McGonigle with their competitive balance A pick, which was 37th overall. There was plenty of debate between Clark and outfielder Wyatt Langford at the
Welcome to the first week of a brand new year. We are now only a little over a month away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, so the hot stove is bound to get hotter over the coming weeks. Things didn’t come to a standstill over the holiday season as you’ll see below,
We’ve talked a lot about acquisitions the Detroit Tigers should make over the past few months, but it’s pretty nice to have arguably the game’s top pitching prospect in your back pocket already. Jackson Jobe still has a long way to go to reach his full potential, but as he showed all season long, the