LAKELAND, Fla. — Now, thinking back, Dan Dickerson considers it a gift. From a legend. Back in 2003, Dickerson was getting ready to take over as the Detroit Tigers‘ radio play-by-play announcer, replacing the great Ernie Harwell. And Dickerson had an idea. He wanted to record Harwell reading “Voice of the Turtle,” hoping to play
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The breakout players of 2021 included pitchers such as Julio Urías, Carlos Rodón, Logan Webb, Freddy Peralta and Trevor Rogers. Who will be the next wave in 2022? MLB.com picked out a group of young pitchers to keep an eye on. All of them have the potential to have a big year this season. Here
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The Tigers have brought right-hander Wily Peralta back to the organization on a minor league contract, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports (via Twitter). He’ll compete for a roster spot in big league camp after a solid showing in Detroit last year. Peralta would earn a $2.5MM base salary if he makes the
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch needed upgrades. General manager Al Avila has provided. The latest addition to the roster came Wednesday morning, when the Tigers agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract with left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin. He has an opt-out clause after the first season. “We’re talking about a guy who’s
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LAKELAND, Fla. — Pitchers were throwing live batting practice on four fields on Wednesday morning at TigerTown. Observers had a chance to watch Matt Manning, Gregory Soto or Matt Fulmer. But Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch paid special attention to two young pitching prospects: Ty Madden and Dylan Smith. And after it was done, Hinch
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Andrew Chafin: The Detroit Tigers’ new “power shagger.” The mustachioed lefty is not only a free-spirited presence in the clubhouse but he was one of the top available relief pitchers this offseason. And the Tigers inked him Wednesday to a two-year deal worth $13 million.  Chafin got the nice payday and extra year on his contract — instead of
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The Tigers have an agreement with lefty reliever Andrew Chafin, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press.  Chafin’s contract will be a two-year deal in the $13MM range, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.  That is indeed the contract value, reports Jon Heyman of MLB Network, who notes the inclusion of an
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Lakeland, Fla. — The Tigers have added two more contestants to the battle for pitching depth. The biggest splash was the signing of veteran left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to a two-year, $12 million contract. An eight-year veteran, Chafin has a 12-17 career record with a 3.30 ERA. That’s the most significant signing for the Tigers since
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