With one week left in big league camp, pitchers are beginning to stretch out. And as more hurlers are being reassigned there’s more room for top prospects to go deeper into their starts. The Padres’ MacKenzie Gore, Tigers’ Tarik Skubal and A’s Daulton Jefferies all pitched into the fourth inning on Tuesday for the first
As spring training draws to a close and we have a better idea of what the Detroit Tigers have on their roster, we also have an idea of how the prospect scene looks. From the Statcast highlights of Riley Greene to Spencer Torkelson’s slow start, those are some of the changes on the prospect front.
Over the coming days, MLB Pipeline is ranking farm systems by their position-player and pitcher groups as well as their 21-and-under talent. This provides one way of highlighting the strengths of the game’s best farm systems and also gives us a chance to point out ways that some of the more middling clubs can still
Lakeland, Fla. — You slump early in camp and nobody notices. You slump late in camp, and it’s a story. Tigers rookie Isaac Paredes, as his fight for one of the last position-player spots on the roster comes down to the wire, has hit the skids offensively. He’s 4 for 31 this spring with seven strikeouts.
Maybe Tarik Skubal’s Spring Training was going too smoothly. The Tigers had seen plenty of examples of how he could dominate a lineup. Tuesday gave manager A.J. Hinch a second consecutive opportunity to see how Skubal handles himself in a jam. Better to see it now in a spring setting, a teaching moment, than discover
A 5-5 tie was highlighted by a 3-run home run from Detroit native and Dearborn Divine Child High School graduate Eric Haase. Plus, Willi Castro continued his strong spring.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers tied the New York Yankees, 5-5, on Tuesday at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, remaining 9-11 in Grapefruit League play. What happened Left-hander Tarik Skubal started and went into the fifth inning, but gave up a leadoff walk. That’s when manager AJ Hinch pulled him after 82 pitches (just 42 strikes).
Earlier today, our Brooke Fletcher was part of the Tigers Opening Weekend Neighborhood Tour stop in the Fort Schaefer neighborhood where Street Teams delivered great Tigers swag to the residents as everyone starts to get excited for Opening Day, a week from Thursday.
Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch picked Matthew Boyd as Opening Day starter Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Monday, March 22, 2021, about making Matthew Boyd his Opening Day starter. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Grapefruit League: Detroit Tigers (9-11) vs. New York Yankees (13-7) When: 1:05 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Publix
Though MLB Pipeline’s sixth-ranked Tigers prospect started on a tear, the 22-year-old infielder has cooled off over the last couple of weeks. He hasn’t fallen into the strikeout rut that troubled him last season, but he entered Tuesday’s game against the Yankees batting 4-for-31 with two walks and seven strikeouts this spring. It’s something for
Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ Julio Teheran explains back tightness: ‘Nothing to worry about’ Detroit Tigers right-hander Julio Teheran checks in Monday, March 22, 2021, following his start against the Toronto Blue Jays in spring training. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press LAKELAND, Fla. — The Detroit Tigers scheduled a meeting, led by manager AJ
The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate the Detroit Tigers, and Erie Events announce today that UPMC Park will host an expanded slate of high school baseball games in 2021. Beginning on Tuesday, April 6, Erie area high school teams will be showcased at the new UPMC Park over 20 dates in The Erie SeaWolves, Double-A Affiliate
Nice, it was, having baseball back last summer. Having actual big-league games on radio and TV, even if a pandemic was barring folks from MLB ballparks. Soothing — that’s the word — having those broadcasts from Comerica Park and other big-league ballparks flowing into living rooms and vehicles as Matt Shepard on Fox Sports Detroit
Lakeland, Fla. — The working assumption has been, if the Tigers carry Rule 5 rookie Akil Baddoo on the Opening Day roster, they will have to carry five outfielders. A logical assumption given the Tigers presently have four mostly-established outfielders — Robbie Grossman, JaCoby Jones, Nomar Mazara and Victor Reyes. But you know the deal about
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Matt Manning entered spring training with the goal of winning a spot in the starting rotation. Last week, the Detroit Tigers decided to cut him from major-league camp, eliminating any chance of him opening the season in the majors. This was planned. The 23-year-old prospect, ranked by MLB Pipeline at No. 5 in the
The Detroit Tigers officially re-assigned Riley Greene to mini-camp last Saturday, but that didn’t prevent him from providing one of the lasting memories of 2021 spring training. Serving as a reserve outfielder for the Detroit Tigers during a rare evening tilt against the Blue Jays in Dunedin, FL, Riley Greene didn’t get his first at-bat…
LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch asked right-hander Michael Fulmer, a starter for all 85 of his career MLB games, what he thought about pitching out of the bullpen for Sunday’s spring training game. Fulmer didn’t hesitate. Yet he admits the conversation was a “swift kick in the ass” to improve. FOR OPENERS: Tigers’
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Last week, Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd got called into his manager’s office. AJ Hinch wanted to talk about the pitching schedule for the remainder of spring training. And then, Hinch made an unexpected comment: “That should line you up for Opening Day.” On Monday, Hinch publicly announced Boyd as the Opening Day
By Connor Byrne | March 22, 2021 at 11:09pm CDT A few injury-related items from around the majors… The Angels are shutting down infielder Franklin Barreto for four to six weeks because of elbow inflammation, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com relays. It’s yet another disappointing development for the 25-year-old Barreto, a former top 100 prospect who
Lakeland, Fla. — Tigers right-hander Julio Teheran, a non-roster invitee who seems on his way to winning a spot in the Tigers’ rotation, left his start against the Blue Jays Monday in Dunedin after just two innings and 30 pitches. The Tigers said Teheran experienced back tightness and was removed from the game as a