The Tigers announced Friday that they’ve designated left-hander Bailey Horn for assignment. He’ll be the corresponding 40-man roster move for newly signed infielder Gleyber Torres, whose one-year, $15MM deal with the Tigers is now official. Horn, 26, was claimed off waivers out of the Red Sox organization a month ago. He’ll now be traded to
The Tigers and free agent infielder Gleyber Torres are reportedly in agreement on a one-year, $15MM contract, pending the completion of a physical. Torres, an Octagon client, is expected to be Detroit’s regular second baseman in the upcoming season. Torres, who turned 28 earlier this month, has spent his entire big league career to date
The Detroit Tigers finally made a move on Friday morning. As Jon Heyman of the New York Post first reported, the Tigers are set to sign infielder Gleyber Torres to a one-year deal worth $15 million. Jesse Rogers of ESPN had the contract details. The move makes sense for the Tigers lineup, though the fit
Well friends, we survived Christmas, and now we’re here, the final Friday Open Thread of 2024. It seems wild to realize that we’ve come to the end of another year, and somehow the most future-sounding year imaginable is ahead: 2025. With time to reflect on the year that’s behind us, we want to know what
Former major league infielder Gary Sutherland passed away on December 16 at age 80. His obituary was provided by a Monrovia, California funeral home. Sutherland was an L.A.-area native who attended USC. He signed with the Phillies out of college. The right-handed infielder debuted during his age-21 season. He appeared in parts of three seasons
With the Yankees in need of infield help, both Alex Bregman and Nolan Arenado have been linked to the club this offseason, with the idea being that one would become New York’s new third baseman and Jazz Chisholm Jr. would become the full-time second baseman. However, during an edition of the YES Network’s “Yankees Hot
In a Christmas edition, Evan and Mark discuss what Santa needs to bring the Detroit Tigers. The wish list includes the health of star players, some luck, a lot of player development and a right-handed hitter — namely Alex Bregman. Numerous first basemen have been traded or signed in free agency, but the Tigers haven’t
The Guardians made a splash over the weekend by signing first baseman Carlos Santana to a one-year deal worth $12MM, bringing the long-time Cleveland staple back into the fold for the third time in his career. With that being said, however, it wasn’t the only contract offer Santana received during his free agency. According to
While the big name free agents and trades draw the headlines, a lowkey piece of the offseason that sometimes produces major impacts on the next season is how teams go about building up their depth. Consistently good teams, regardless of payroll level, find useful players every season to bring to camp and stash at the
The Tigers have signed right-hander Jordan Balazovic to a minor league deal, according to Just Baseball Media’s Aram Leighton. Balazovic returns to North American baseball after a brief stint with the Doosan Bears of the KBO League, as Balazovic signed with the Bears after he was released by the Twins last July. A fifth-round pick
The Tigers have re-signed right-hander Brendan White to a minor league deal, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. White, who was non-tendered by Detroit last month, receives a non-roster invitation to big league Spring Training as part of the deal and will earn $765K when in the majors. White, 26, got his
The Tigers have signed left-hander Matt Gage to a minor league deal with an invite to big league Spring Training, per a report from Jon Heyman of The New York Post. According to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press, Gage will receive an $800K salary in the majors as part of the deal. Gage,
As reported by John Denton, Mark Feinsand, and Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, the Tigers and Guardians have both expressed interest in trading for Cardinals starting pitchers Erick Fedde and Steven Matz. Both pitchers seemed to be likely trade candidates entering the offseason, but this is the first report to link either pitcher to specific suitors.
Throughout the 2024 regular season, the Detroit Tigers seemed to get more than their fair share of clutch relief-pitching performances. But, which ones stood out as being particularly “gutsy?” What had the best balance of facing high-leverage at-bat situations and giving the Tigers a chance to win the game? And, most importantly, which ones made