It is no secret the Detroit Tigers are in a rebuild and have been for some time. Gone are the relentless attempts to win–these days, it has been more about acquiring young talent in hopes that someday they might be able to get matched with some veteran help to make a run.
January 15th is the new July 2nd. The date has changed, but the excitement and its significance to baseball remains the same. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the international signing period that was scheduled to begin on July 2, 2020, starts today and ends on Dec. 15, 2021. The future is now. “The COVID-19 pandemic
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to the
By Jeff Todd | January 13, 2021 at 11:10pm CDT It seems veteran hurler Joakim Soria is drawing quite a lot of interest from the American League West. MLB.com’s Jon Morosi tweets that the Angels, Astros, Athletics, and Rangers are all pursuing Soria to some degree. Of course, most teams could stand to add an experienced late-inning reliever coming
Jake Seiner | AP Sports Writer New York – Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week’s invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump, joining a wave of major corporations rethinking their efforts to lobby Washington. “In light of the unprecedented events last
Free-agent right-hander Corey Kluber held a showcase for interested teams today, and Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times tweets that relievers Anthony Swarzak and Steve Cishek both threw for teams as well. (All three are clients of Jet Sports Management, so it’s natural that they’d host the workout together.) As many as 25 teams
Lynn Henning | The Detroit News One more disruption from a pandemic-pummeled baseball year will be confirmed Friday when 2020-21 international signings can begin for 30 big-league clubs, the Tigers included. The date arrives six months later than is customary. But such has been COVID-19’s effect on an important talent pipeline baseball has depended upon
Traditionally speaking, the Detroit Tigers aren’t a very active team in January. Since 2000 the club has made an average of five moves each January, and the vast majority of them were temporary signings of fringe big leaguers with spring training invites attached.
The Pirates announced that outfielder Troy Stokes Jr. has been claimed off waivers from the Tigers. Stokes was designated for assignment by Detroit earlier this week. To create roster space, Pittsburgh has designated left-hander Nik Turley for assignment. The Tigers claimed Stokes off waivers from the Brewers in September 2019, and the outfielder will end
By Steve Adams and Connor Byrne | January 12, 2021 at 8:19pm CDT The Cubs’ trade of Yu Darvish cleared $62MM from the books over the next three years, but Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times writes in his latest mailbag column that it’s still unlikely the team will agree to a contract extension with
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — David Littlefield, Tigers vice president of player development, was asked Tuesday if the potential delay in the start of minor-league camp would impact staffing at big-league camp. “Yes, yes, yes and yes,” he said. Although commissioner Rob Manfred has told teams to prepare to start major-league spring training on
The Tigers have avoided arbitration with right-hander Michael Fulmer, per a team announcement. He’ll earn $3.1MM in 2021, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. That sum falls in line with MLBTR’s projection of $2.8MM to $3.2MM. This agreement comes in the wake of a nightmarish season for Fulmer, who managed an 8.78 ERA/5.58 SIERA over
The Tigers face one of their larger arbitration lists in years. They got one of those players out of the way early, agreeing to terms with right-hander Michael Fulmer on a one-year contract. The deal is worth $3.1 million, a source told MLB.com. The agreement lets Fulmer and the Tigers The Tigers face one of
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers VP of player development: ‘Feel very good about talent’ in minors Detroit Tigers vice president of player development Dave Littlefield checks in Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, about the team’s minor-league system. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers avoided arbitration with right-hander
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Michael Fulmer will avoid arbitration this time, thank you. The veteran right-hander was the first player to take the Tigers to arbitration since 2001 before the 2019 season and he lost his case. This time, he and the Tigers avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year deal worth
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers VP of player development: ‘Feel very good about talent’ in minors Detroit Tigers vice president of player development Dave Littlefield checks in Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, about the team’s minor-league system. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Tigers don’t have a definitive
New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch talked earlier this week about setting up a consistent system of instruction up and down the organization. The Tigers’ Minor League staffing is set up to do just that. “This is something we’ve been working on for a while,” Tigers vice president of player development New Tigers manager A.J. Hinch
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — David Littlefield, Tigers vice president of player development, was asked Tuesday if the potential delay in the start of minor-league camp would impact staffing at big-league camp. “Yes, yes, yes and yes,” he said. Although commissioner Rob Manfred has told teams to prepare to start major-league spring training on
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Tigers’ AJ Hinch thinks team can win in 2021 with ‘mindset change’ Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch breaks down the team’s offseason entering the 2021 season Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press One month after finalizing a new farm system structure,
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — The Tigers announced a flurry of on-field and player-development staff assignments Tuesday, including the hiring of San Diego Padres bullpen coach Doug Bochtler, who pitched for the Tigers in 1998, as their new pitching coach at Triple-A Toledo. The managers at the top four affiliates — Tom Prince