Happy Friday BYB friends! Unbelievably it’s the last Open Thread before Christmas (woah, that snuck up), so it seemed fitting that we bust out our Christmas lists and write our own letters to Santa Paws. The Tigers have had a pretty quiet offseason, with one a few signings and none of them that could be
On Tuesday, Major League Baseball released the results of a year long study on pitcher injuries. The report on injuries included a survey of 200 experts in pitching and pitching mechanics from all levels of the game. The conclusions weren’t terribly surprising, and the likely solutions run counter to all the incentives in the game.
The Tigers have signed right-hander Ryan Miller to a minor league deal, per Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. The righty receives an invite to big league spring training and will make a salary of $800K if he makes the major league club next year. Miller, 29 in March, just made his major league
Detroit Tigers lefthanded ace starter Tarik Skubal was crowned as the 2024 Cy Young Award winner for the American League following a fantastic campaign that saw him simply dominate Major League Baseball. It was the sixth time ever that a member of the Motor City Kitties earned the honor and the first since Max Scherzer
The Tigers announced that outfielder Akil Baddoo has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. Detroit designated him for assignment last week as the corresponding move for the Alex Cobb signing. Baddoo was a Rule 5 success story in 2021, when he hit .259/.330/.436 with 13 homers across 461 plate appearances in his debut season. The
The Detroit Tigers signed right-hander Alex Cobb to a one-year, $15 million contract, adding the 37-year-old veteran to their starting rotation alongside Tarik Skubal, Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe. But is Cobb the right move? Evan and Mark explore the pros and cons of the Cobb signing, along with the Tigers’ need to upgrade at
The Tigers are in agreement with catcher Brian Serven on a minor league deal, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball (X link). Serven, a PRIME client, will be in big league camp as a non-roster invitee. Serven, 29, joins the fourth organization of his career. A fifth-round pick of the Rockies in 2016, he got to
One area the Detroit Tigers badly need to improve this offseason is in their catcher and their infield depth. With Dillon Dingler promoted to Jake Rogers understudy at the major league level, and catching prospect Liam Hicks selected by the Miami Marlins in the Rule 5 draft, the situation was pretty bleak in terms of
Hello friends! It’s actually been a fairly light news week in baseball all around, but obviously with me writing these posts the night before, we missed a major baseball breaking story that hit late last Sunday, and that’s the signing of Juan Soto. The news of Soto heading to the Mets has been all that
Former Tigers left-hander Bryan Sammons has signed a one-year deal with Nippon Professional Baseball’s Chiba Lotte Marines, per announcements from the team and from Sammons’ agency, GSI. Sammons made his big league debut as a 29-year-old rookie this past season, pitching 27 1/3 innings of 3.62 ERA ball for the Tigers during their Cinderella push
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,
Last week I asked you to think a little outside the usual broadcast box and share your favorite non-Tigers baseball moments of 2024. (I didn’t contribute, but mine was Shohei Ohtani’s dog Decoy getting the opening pitch during a game) This week, we’re thinking a little closer to home, so I hope your memories aren’t
In this special “Days of Roar” bonus episode, Evan Petzold welcomes USA TODAY Sports MLB columnist and insider Bob Nightengale to recap MLB’s Winter Meetings in Dallas. Evan and Bob break down the biggest news from the past week, including outfielder Juan Soto signing a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets. Do
Right-hander Kirby Yates is one of the better relievers available in free agency. The Cubs have already been connected to him in rumors and now Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 reports that the Tigers can be added to the list. Yates, 38 in March, just wrapped up an excellent season with the Rangers. He tossed