While Detroit Tigers fans eagerly await news of the next BIG move, the club has been working to fill in some of its depth issues on the mound. We first heard about a signing on Saturday night, and Rogelio mentioned it in his notes piece yesterday, but this morning the Detroit Tigers PR Twitter account…
Is this column, ostensibly, a news column? Yes. But dear readers, I think we can all agree that on this fine Monday there is only one story any of us are interested in, and that is the return of players to Lakeland, where we can determine who is in the Best Shape of Their Lives,
The Tigers have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with righty Drew Hutchison, announced the team. Hutchison, 31, made nine appearances for the Tigers in 2021 in his first Major League action since 2018. Hutchison had signed a minor league deal in February of last year. He made a pair of starts for
The cancellation and un-cancellation of games at the start of the baseball season has thrown the 2022 regular season schedule into a quagmire. For the Detroit Tigers, who were scheduled to open the season with a west coast swing through Seattle and Oakland, the schedule gets even messier. The good news is that all 162
For the last few years the Detroit Tigers have been patiently awaiting the arrival of top pitching prospects like Casey Mize, Matt Manning, and Tarik Skubal. That time has arrived and now the farm system is top heavy with hitters. That will soon change with the graduation of Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson to the
As players are reporting to spring training sites in Florida and Arizona, with Grapefruit and Cactus league games set to begin on March 17- 18, the ink is just now drying on the pages of a new five year collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between major league baseball (MLB) owners and players. Here are all the
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera’s voice boomed from the indoor batting cage at TigerTown on Sunday morning — a happy Miggy is a loud, boisterous Miggy. Latin music blared through a speaker. And Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch was hitting ground balls to new shortstop Javier Baez, who was hard to miss. Baez was wearing bright
Free agency is back, and the still-unsigned Carlos Correa will return to the forefront of the market as he angles for a contract north of the 10-year, $325MM deal Corey Seager signed in Texas prior to the lockout. Correa’s former team, the Astros, has yet to completely move on from the possibility of keeping him
There’s been a ton of turnover among right-handed pitching prospects. Six of last year’s Top 10 right-handed pitching prospects have graduated from the list. Two others dropped off, mostly because of injuries holding them back. So this year’s list has eight new names, with only Grayson Rodriguez of the Orioles, now considered the best pitching
Manager A.J. Hinch addresses the media for the first time in 2022 as the Tigers open their Spring Training camp. A wide variety of topics are discussed, including the potential of Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene, the addition of Javy Lopez, the impact of coming rules changes, and which starting infielder popped into his office
Chuck King | Associated Press West Palm Beach, Fla. — Watching Houston’s run through the 2021 playoffs, Former Detroit Tiger and current Astros pitcher Justin Verlander considered lending a hand – an arm, actually – to the cause. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner had pitched in only one game since 2019, but his bullpen
Take a tour of Spencer Torkelson’s new digs in Arizona, plus a day out with the boys, as Tork and his friends head back to campus before working on their swings at Topgolf.
LAKELAND, Fla. — Spencer Torkelson stood near first base. The 2020 No. 1 overall pick was the only first baseman present — no Miguel Cabrera in sight — as the Detroit Tigers went through infield drills Sunday on MLB’s mandatory report date for spring training. Third baseman Jeimer Candelario took ground balls at the hot corner,
LAKELAND, Fla. — From the moment Javier Báez stepped onto the back fields at Tigertown for the first time Sunday morning, he wasn’t difficult to spot. His orange spikes stood out from the rest of the Tigers’ infielders on the dirt taking ground balls, a pair of bright feet that shined in the early morning
The resolution of baseball’s near labor crisis means that MLB teams can transition from minor league minicamps to full spring activities with the major league team. For the Detroit Tigers, full workouts begin on Monday, with the abbreviated Grapefruit League season beginning on Friday, March 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Accompanying that transition is the
LAKELAND, Fla. — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch stated the obvious with his first public words of Spring Training. “I’m thrilled that we’re here,” he said Sunday morning. With Major League camp underway, Hinch has his team together. Now comes the challenge of getting it ready while general manager Al Avila tries to supplement it with
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario darted into manager AJ Hinch’s office. Candelario, the back-to-back Tiger of the Year, wrapped his arms around his skipper and embraced him with a hug. They hadn’t seen each other since the 2021 season ended in Chicago. “Last year, there was a little more tip-toeing,” said
Lakeland, Fla. — It was an optional workday Sunday morning, but even with decidedly un-Florida like temperatures struggling to get to 40 degrees, most of the infielders were on the short field outside the clubhouse at TigerTown taking several rounds of ground balls from manager AJ Hinch and infield coach Ramon Santiago. Most of the faces
Lakeland, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera was all smiles as he walked toward the indoor batting cages on the back fields of Joker Marchant Stadium on Sunday. “It’s been a long offseason,” he said. “Thank God we are here. It’s time to go.” It’s been a minute since Cabrera could talk about the Tigers having a chance
LAKELAND, Fla. — Miguel Cabrera had to take a peek. The 39-year-old MLB veteran was chatting up his teammates inside the Detroit Tigers‘ clubhouse. He slowly opened the door and looked outside, then went back into hiding. He repeated the antics again and again. A few minutes later, he burst out into the open. “Good morning,” Cabrera