A detailed list of nope about the Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups YANKEES TIGERS Ben Rice – 1B Kerry Carpenter – LF Jasson Dominguez – LF Matt Vierling – DH J.C. Escarra – C Colt Keith – 3B Paul DeJong – 3B Spencer Torkelson – 1B […]
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Over the last five years, we’ve written often about the outstanding job A.J. Hinch and his staff does in terms of getting the most out of a good, but far from dominant roster. From pinch-hitting, to bullpen usage, to creativity when things go wrong, to details like taking the extra base, the Tigers continue to […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Lee Health Sports Complex – Fort Myers, FLSB Nation Site: Twinkie Town Media: MLB+ Audio (Twins broadcast) Lineups TIGERS TWINS Parker Meadows – CF Matt Wallner – RF Kevin McGonigle – DH Luke Keaschall – 2B Matt Vierling – 1B Josh Bell – 1B Riley Greene – LF Trevor […]
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Typically, at this time of year, the headlines are filled with stories from spring training camps as Major League Baseball teams prepare for their upcoming campaign. However, things are a little bit different this season with the World Baseball Classic being played until the middle of this month. The games are being played at four […]
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Happy Wednesday everyone, we’ve got lots and lots of WBC content to get into in today’s news brief, so let’s not waste any time. Today we’ve got Tarik Skubal sharing why he decided to leave the WBC after a single game (something he had already announced even before the Classic began), and as predicted: he’s […]
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Perhaps we should have learned our lesson with prep pitching prospects. The Tigers have taken a slew of talented high school arms over the past three years, but so far their progress has been stifled by injuries. Still, River Hamilton is another talented young pitcher with a lot of projection. Injury risk is a factor […]
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From the moment the Detroit Tigers signed left-hander Enmanuel de Jesus to a minor league deal and camp invite back in December, it was clear they wouldn’t be able to stash him in the minor leagues and off the 40-man roster for long. As it turned out, interest from other teams forced the issue and […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., JetBlue Park – Ft. Myers, FLSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: MLB+ Audio (Red Sox broadcast) Lineups TIGERS RED SOX Parker Meadows – CF Kristian Campbell – CF Zach McKinstry – SS Trevor Story – SS Matt Vierling – LF Marcelo Mayer – 2B Wenceel Perez – RF […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: DRaysBayMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups RAYS TIGERS Carson Williams – SS Wenceel Perez – CF Jacob Melton – CF Javier Baez – SS Justyn-Henry Malloy – LF Dillon Dingler – C Will Simpson – DH Riley Greene – LF Logan […]
3 days ago | 1 read
As noted in the position player roster battle article earlier today, the first couple weeks of camp does less to change teams’ opinions of their options than outside observers tend to expect. With the rotation set, and at least five spots, and probably more like seven, in the eight-man bullpen already spoken for, it’s only […]
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After a few weeks of work that generally has zero predictive value on the upcoming season, spring training is finally reaching a point where pitchers and hitters are no longer just shaking off the winter’s rust. The Grapefruit League season concludes on March 25. Opening Day is March 27 in San Diego. So while we […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Time/Place: 1:07 p.m., TD Ballpark – Dunedin, FLSB Nation Site: Bluebird BanterMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups TIGERS BLUE JAYS Parker Meadows – CF George Springer – DH Zach McKinstry – 2B Nathan Lukes – RF Matt Vierling – RF Davis Schneider – 2B Colt Keith – DH Daulton Varsho – […]
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Saturday night was supposed to be about Tarik Skubal, at least from a Tigers fans’ perspective. The best pitcher in baseball had a perfectly fine short outing for Team USA against Team Britain, but it was southpaw Enmanuel de Jesus who put on a show. Taking on Team Israel, which does feature a few major […]
5 days ago | 1 read
Like Ty Madden, our 21st ranked prospect, right-hander Dylan Smith was a starting pitching prospect for years in the Tigers system. The lack of a third pitch always had Smith on the outside looking in, and then injuries did the rest. Reinvented as a reliever, Smith showed some flashes of potential in the Tigers’ bullpen […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Bucs DugoutMedia: MLB Network, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups PIRATES TIGERS Tyler Callihan – 2B Austin Slater – DH Konnor Griffin – SS Wenceel Perez – CF Henry Davis – C Kerry Carpenter – RF Enmanuel Valdez – 1B Spencer Torkelson […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Over the MonsterMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups RED SOX TIGERS Braiden Ward – RF Kerry Carpenter – RF Kristian Campbell – CF Dillon Dingler – DH Max Ferguson – 3B Spencer Torkelson – 1B Connor Wong – C Riley Greene […]
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This wasn’t something most of us ever thought we’d see again. When long-time ace and future Hall of Famer, Justin Verlander, was traded away on August 31, 2017, an eventual reunion seemed a lot more likely. With the Tigers going into rebuild mode, the hope at the time was that they might re-renter a competitive […]
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If you watch the Tigers during the regular season, you have likely grown to know and love the voice of Jason Benetti. He started with the club as the Tiger’s primary play-by-play announcer in the 2024 season, and while he hasn’t been around long—he was with the White Sox before coming to Detroit—he has become […]
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The Detroit Tigers’ fourth ranked prospect, slugging catcher and first baseman Josue Briceño was reported to be dealing with right wrist inflammation on Monday, March 2. Unfortunately, testing revealed an underlying issue that required surgery on a tendon. The 21-year-old, currently ranked the 63rd best prospect in baseball per FanGraphs, could miss from months to […]
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The Tigers’ roster for their Spring Breakout game on March 20, featuring top prospects in a battle of farm systems, was released on Thursday. There aren’t too many big surprises, but two names in particular caught our eye immediately. 2025 first round pick, shortstop Jordan Yost, will make his public debut for the Tigers in […]
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We generally cut our prospect rankings off when a player turns 26 but as right-hander Ty Madden has just a small amount of major league experience and missed his age 25 season with a strained rotation cuff that took longer than hoped to rehabilitate, we’ll make an exception. Long an interesting starting pitcher prospect with […]
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In our group of 40+ FV prospects, there are a quite a few young pitchers that we’re just in a holding pattern with. Like out 23rd ranked prospect, right-hander Michael Massey, it’s a talented group of young arms, but just about all of them have been sidelined with injury since joining the pro ranks. That’s […]
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Detroit Tigers vs. Panama Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Media: None Detroit Tigers vs. Dominican Republic Time/Place: 2:05 p.m., Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal – Santo Domingo, DRMedia: MLB Network, Tigers Radio Network
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Spring training is in full swing as the Detroit Tigers prepare for their 2026 campaign, locked and reloaded for another run to the playoffs, and hopefully, a World Series ring. Sure, the team is just 2-6 so far, but these games do not matter… yet. A great deal of the optimism heading into the season […]
8 days ago | 2 reads
One of the most fun things about covering the minor leagues and prospects is when a previously unheralded player suddenly puts it together and goes nuts. Eduardo Valencia wasn’t even a mention on most prospect rankings the past few years as injuries, struggles at the plate, and slow defensive development left him looking like an […]
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