The Detroit Tigers needed more pitching help, and with little available on the free agent market in terms of starters, building up the bullpen was the best option. On Wednesday, the Tigers signed veteran left-handed reliever, Andrew Chafin to a two-year contract worth $13 million. The deal features a player opt-out after year one. The
Free-agent left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal, with an opt-out after 2022, with the Tigers, a source told MLB.com’s Jason Beck. The club has not confirmed. Chafin pitched for the Cubs and A’s last season, compiling a 1.83 ERA and five saves over 77 appearances.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers have signed left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to a two-year, $13 million contract, a source with knowledge of the agreement told the Free Press. He has an opt-out after the first season. Chafin, who turns 32 in June, has pitched eight MLB seasons for the Arizona Diamondbacks (2014-20), Chicago Cubs (2020-21)
Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers have added two more contestants to the battle for starting pitching depth. Veteran Wily Peralta, who finished last season in the Tigers’ rotation, agreed to a minor league deal with the club. It’s not clear when he will arrive to camp. Peralta, who will turn 33 on May 8, went
Theresa Randleman’s work in programming and production opened her eyes to an unfortunate truth. While helping coordinate live events, Randleman said many young women went to inappropriate lengths while trying to advance in the music and entertainment industry. “Unfortunately, I began to see more and more young females that didn’t seem to have value in
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers catcher Tucker Barnhart is listed on the roster as a left-handed hitter. He’s actually a switch-hitter. The 31-year-old has taken more than 1,900 at-bats as a natural left-handed hitter throughout his career, mainly against right-handed pitchers. For the past two seasons, Barnhart has operated solely as a lefty in the batter’s
LAKELAND, Fla. — It turns out Dan Dickerson has his version of “The Voice of the Turtle” that the great Ernie Harwell recited on the first broadcast of every Spring Training to denote the new season. It’s just that nobody asked him about it for the last 20 years. It’s a line from B.J. Phillips
Visit Akil Baddoo’s offseason abode and tag along for a guys night out at the lanes (Spoiler: Akil is as competitive at bowling as he is on the diamond). Plus, go inside the batting cage with the Tigers outfielder, and listen in on the tips he picked up from teammates Miguel Cabrera and Jeimer Candelario.
Tucker Barnhart is busy doing Tucker Barnhart kind of things at Tigers Spring Training, and already the pitching staff is taking notice. A bullpen session with Tarik Skubal indicates big things are on the horizon for the young left-handed starter.
Lakeland, Fla. — It wasn’t totally alarming what Tigers manager AJ Hinch said about right-hander Matt Manning on Monday. It wasn’t a bombshell statement or anything like that. But it was a firmer declaration that you might’ve expected. “Matt deserves to be on our team,” Hinch said. “We’d like Matt to be in the rotation. How
Two newly retired former Detroit Tigers will be helming desk chairs at MLB Network this season. Alex Avila and Cameron Maybin have joined the company as on-air analysts, and will appear across numerous studio shows, the network announced Tuesday. Avila was a guest analyst on MLB Network during the 2021 postseason; Maybin appeared on an “MLB
LAKELAND, Fla. — Righty Alex Faedo tries to keep a positive personality. He has tried to look at his Tommy John surgery and the last 14 months of recovery as a blessing. But even the Tigers’ No. 15 prospect had his tough times last year. His teammates and good friends, Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal,
LAKELAND, Fla. — Sometimes, the best baseball stories happen off the field. They seem to unfold organically, especially when kids can meet their heroes, and that’s what happened on Tuesday in TigerTown. Detroit Tigers veteran Miguel Cabrera was involved in a magical moment — at least, in the eyes of several kids from Puerto Rico. And
Andrew Vaughn graduated, Spencer Torkelson moved across the diamond and, as a result, there is a new name atop the list of baseball’s Top 10 first-base prospects. Torkelson, who played first in college but was drafted as a third baseman, primarily played first with Triple-A Toledo and now headlines this collection of prospects. Triston Casas
Lakeland, Fla. — Tucker Barnhart had the media scurrying to his Baseball-Reference page Tuesday morning. After taking a couple of rounds of early batting practice hitting left-handed, he hopped over to the other side of the plate and took a few more rounds hitting right-handed. What’s going on here? Quick check, yep, he’s listed as
Let’s see if Alex Avila shaves more or less in his new job than he did during his playing days, when he always wore at least a 5-o’clock shadow. Avila and fellow former Tiger Cameron Maybin officially joined MLB Network on Tuesday, and they’ll be studio analysts throughout the 2022 season. Both Avila and Maybin
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Eric Haase remembers sitting in Cleveland’s clubhouse nearly four years ago. He made his MLB debut in September 2018 and appeared in nine games, serving as the team’s third catcher. Cleveland the best team in the American League Central, were postseason bound. But Haase, called up from Triple-A Columbus, was somewhat of a stranger in his
Tigers manager AJ Hinch watches live bating practice during Detroit Tigers spring training on Monday, March 14, 2022, at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. Tigers1 Detroit Tigers add more veterans to spring training roster by Chris Brown
Way back in May of 2014, something magical began to unfold in Detroit. After trading Prince Fielder for Ian Kinsler that offseason, and pausing for an unfortunate detour into a disastrous bullpen makeover, the Tigers picked up a journeyman outfielder named J.D. Martinez in the spring after he was released by the Houston Astros. For