The Whitecaps Community Foundation hosted its annual Winter Banquet at the JW Marriott, celebrating its ongoing impact of supporting local youth softball and baseball programs. The evening also featured conversations with former Tiger Kirk Gibson and current Tigers VP and Assistant GM Ryan Garko.
A week before spring training officially kickstarts with pitchers and catchers reporting on February 12th, FanDuel Sports Network Detroit has released the broadcast schedule. There’s the typical mixture of TV broadcasts, radio broadcasts, and games without any broadcast at all. In a bit of good news, 9 games will be on TV at FanDuel Sports
As new prospect rankings emerged this winter from the major national sites, they rapidly joined our consensus opinion that the Detroit Tigers have one of the best, if now the best farm system in the game. The Tigers have had six players consistently ranked in national top 100 lists, with a few more just outside
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 Steve Adams of
While the Detroit Tigers have finally started to see a bit of progress with international free agents, there still isn’t that much to write home about. Wenceel Pérez and Keider Montero made pretty good first impressions in 2024, and Josue Bricéno is one of the fastest rising power-hitting prospects in the game. Still, we may
The Detroit Tigers finalized their coaching staff for the minor league system on Monday. Most of the big changes were already announced early in the offseason, but they’ve certainly shaken things up with new assignments for their managers. The development system is retaining a lot of continuity though, as the Tigers have a pretty solid
Ilitch Holdings CEO Chris Ilitch and his wife Kelle Ilitch have filed for divorce, prompting questions about his stake in his family’s business empire, which includes the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings. Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/02/04/chris-ilitch-wife-divorce-kelle-detroit-red-wings-tigers/78095329007/
Most of the clubs in the league currently have a full 40-man roster, which means that just about every transaction requires a corresponding move these days. Some extra roster flexibility is on the way, however. The 60-day injured list goes away five days after the World Series but comes back when pitchers and catchers report
The countdown is on: Detroit Tigers pitchers and catchers report in nine days to spring training in Lakeland, Florida. This past week, the Tigers signed starting pitcher Jack Flaherty to a two-year, $35 million contract and relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle to a one-year, $7.75 million contract, but third baseman Alex Bregman remains a free agent.
The Rays have acquired right-hander Alex Faedo from the Tigers, per announcements from both clubs. Faedo had been designated for assignment by the Tigers last week when they signed Tommy Kahnle. The Rays are sending minor league catcher Enderson Delgado and cash to Detroit. Infielder Osleivis Basabe has been designated for assignment by the Rays
The Detroit Tigers designated veteran right-hander Alex Faedo for assignment in the wake of the Tommy Kahnle signing last week. On Monday, they found a trade partner for him, sending the 29-year-old to Tampa Bay for catcher Enderson Delgado and cash considerations. The Tigers haven’t officially signed Jack Flaherty yet, but they’ll need to open
The Tigers made their biggest strike of the offseason last night, agreeing to terms with right-hander Jack Flaherty on a two-year deal that allows him to opt back into free agency at season’s end. He’ll be paid $25MM in 2025 and has a $10MM player option for the 2026 season (that increases to $20MM if
The Detroit Tigers’ 2024 amateur draft may someday be known as the great arm talent draft, in contrast to Dave Dombrowski’s failed reliever draft over a decade ago. The Tigers drafted shortstop Bryce Rainer in the first round, then spent the next four picks on pitchers. They doubled back for a few position players with
We’ve now passed through the final week of January (all 674563 days of it), and have arrived in February, the month that baseball returns! While the Tigers had their own exciting news late Sunday evening, there was a lot of other stuff that went down this past week. A former commissioner (who actually seemed to