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BYB 2026 Tigers prospect reports #30: 3B Izaac Pacheco

The Detroit Tigers prep leaning draft classes under Scott Harris have pointed the organization in a new direction in talent acquisition over the last three years. While his draft classes were more college heavy, former GM Al Avila had some success in the prep ranks as well, drafting Riley Greene and then hitting on Colt […]

17 days ago | 4 reads

Finding Colt Keith’s lost power

Colt Keith looks like a power hitter, doesn’t he? He’s listed at 6’2, 210 pounds, making him a certifiably large human being. His minor league track record speaks for itself, too. Prospect outlets consistently rated Keith as a 60 or 70 grade raw power guy, and his production bore that out in games as well […]

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17 days ago | 1 read

World Baseball Classic: Schedule, Broadcasts, and the Tigers

It’s almost that time again: the sixth edition of the World Baseball Classic, played once every four-ish years, is starting on March 4 with Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) playing Australia in the Tokyo Dome. The last edition was in 2023; there should have been tournaments in 2021 and 2025, but a global pandemic got in the […]

17 days ago | 2 reads

Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. Baltimore Orioles Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Camden ChatMedia: Tigers Radio Network Lineups ORIOLES TIGERS Colton Cowser – CF Parker Meadows – CF Pete Alonso – 1B Austin Slater – LF Heston Kjerstad – LF Kerry Carpenter – DH Coby Mayo – 3B Spencer Torkelson – 1B Sam […]

18 days ago | 1 read

Jack Flaherty starts on Sunday in home opener against the Orioles

Well Game 1 of spring training is in the books, and let’s just forget that one happened, ok? The Yankees bludgeoned a chorus of Tigers minor league relievers to win 20-3 on Saturday. Yeah, it doesn’t matter, but nobody likes getting shelled out of the park. The key notes on the Tigers’ side was a […]

18 days ago | 3 reads

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., George M. Steinbrenner Field – Tampa, FLSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: MLB.TV (free), Tigers Radio Network TIGERS YANKEES Jahmai Jones – RF Jasson Dominguez – LF Kevin McGonigle – SS Aaron Judge – RF Gleyber Torres – 2B Ryan McMahon – 3B Colt Keith – 3B Paul Goldschmidt […]

19 days ago | 1 read

Tigers release images of new alternate jerseys

The Detroit Tigers were teasing new alternate jerseys all week on their social media accounts. On Thursday they finally introduced a new navy blue road jersey with orange script, and the bright orange road jerseys with the Olde English D for Friday night home games. The Tigers spent 18 months researching the idea and conducting […]

21 days ago | 2 reads

Tigers Topics: Have you ever been to spring training?

Spring training is officially here now that the Detroit Tigers have reported to Lakeland to begin their preseason workouts. The excitement in the air is palpable as winter fades, leaving the smell of fresh-cut grass and clay wafting through the air. Getting down to Florida — or Arizona — for the rebirth of baseball is […]

22 days ago | 2 reads

BYB 2026 Tigers prospect reports #31: 3B Nestor Miranda

We lamented the Detroit Tigers lack of success in the international free agent market in our Roberto Campos report, but there is another wave coming. Josue Briceño, consensus top 100 prospect, leads the way, along with young pitching prospect Kelvis Salcedo, but the Tigers do have some interesting young IFA signings that will be playing […]

22 days ago | 1 read

Tigers talk: What would you consider a successful season?

World Series or bust y’all! Ok, this is baseball. It’s a rare team that can actually expect to win a World Series title in a given year. Even the highest projected odds for the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series again this year are only 27.3 percent, and by baseball standards those […]

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22 days ago | 3 reads

BYB 2026 Tigers prospect reports #32: OF Roberto Campos

When the Tigers signed the Cuban outfielder Roberto Campos back in 2019, he was the most expensive international free agent the club had ever inked to a deal. Early on he showed the good power potential and solid hitting ability that was projected on signing day, but his progress has been slow since breaking into […]

23 days ago | 3 reads

MLBPA director Tony Clark to resign, per report

On Tuesday morning, Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal, and Andy McCullough of The Athletic dropped a bit of a bombshell. MLBPA director Tony Clark, who has headed the players’ union since 2013, is expected to resign shortly. The union has been under a federal investigation by the eastern district of New York since last fall in […]

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23 days ago | 1 read

Five Tigers land on FanGraphs top prospect list for 2026

We’re pretty partial to FanGraphs here at Bless You Boys. They combine outstanding writing with all the statistics you could want to understand baseball and baseball players, and their subscription cost is extremly reasonable and has remained low for years now. They also have Eric Longenhagen, probably the most thorough analyst on the national prospect […]

24 days ago | 5 reads

Notes from the Detroit Tigers full squad workout day

Many of the Tigers position players have already been in camp since Wednesday, but Sunday marks the first official full squad workout where everyone has reported. Now baseball is really back. The Tigers beat writers on hand picked up some interesting notes over the past two days, so let’s run through a few things. A.J. […]

25 days ago | 3 reads

Kenley Jansen and the legend of the cut fastball

Beyond all the talk of splitters, sweepers, seam-shifted changeups, and the like, the best pitch in baseball remains the most elusive. The riding cutter, most famously the pitch that carried Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, remains one of the hardest pitches to pick up for pitchers, and one of the toughest to handle for hitters. With […]

25 days ago | 4 reads

Tigers talk: What are your favorite spring training memories?

Maybe you’re a regular at Detroit Tigers spring training camp. Maybe you’ve made the pilgrimage once, like myself. And maybe your best spring training memory came from a story or from watching Grapefruit League action on television. I went down once, long before the whole Lakeland complex was completely renovated, before I even started writing […]

25 days ago | 3 reads

Key storylines to watch in Detroit Tigers spring camp

Spring training has some definite patterns, particularly when watching from afar. First, there’s the huge enthusiasm for a few days as pitchers and catchers report and the sound of baseballs popping into gloves and off of bats rings around the Tigers’ Lakeland complex. Then there’s first full squad workout day, which takes place on Sunday […]

26 days ago | 6 reads

MLB details the ABS challenge system coming in 2026

It’s official: the robot overlords have made it to the major leagues. Back in September, MLB announced that the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system would be in place for the 2026 season. More recently, they’ve confirmed this change and provided more clarity to the challenge process and the strike zone itself. The full list of […]

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26 days ago | 1 read

Guide to the Tigers non-roster invite position players in spring camp

Every year, all 30 major league teams end up signing a whole pitching staff worth of minor league deals with invites to spring camp. Along with pitching prospects already in a given farm system, there may be as many as 15 additional pitchers not on the 40-man roster.The need for pitching depth in camp and […]

27 days ago | 3 reads

Justin Verlander meets the media in his introductory press conference

After stepping aside on the first day of spring training so that teammate Framber Valdez could have the stage, it was Justin Verlander’s turn on Thursday. Scott Harris and Jeff Greenberg introduced him to the media on Thursday morning, and we go the first image in almost nine years of Verlander in the classic Detroit […]

28 days ago | 3 reads