Ohtani throws 1st MLB shutout, hits 2 HRs as Angels sweep Tigers in DH team says he's staying
Shohei Ohtani threw his first shutout in Major League Baseball in one game and hit two homers in the next, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers twice on Thursday to sweep a three-game series.
Question isnโt if Detroit Tigers need a starting pitcher in free agency -- itโs whether they need 2
If the Detroit Tigers are serious about competing for a playoff spot next season, the question isnโt whether or not they need to sign a starting pitcher in free agency, but rather, how many they should sign.
Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal and who? -- How Detroit Tigers should fill out 2022 starting rotation
The Detroit Tigers certainly appear to be trending in the right direction, and this entire rebuild has centered around starting pitching. But beyond Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal, who will be part of the staff next season?
9 options for Detroit Tigers to fill starting pitcher hole: 3 trade targets, 3 free agents, 3 Mud Hens
The Detroit Tigers lost another starting pitcher to injury this weekend, opening a new hole in an already decimated rotation. Will they look to the minor leagues, free agency or even the trade market to fill that vacancy?
Ranking 22 Detroit Tigers questions we canโt wait to learn the answers to this season
DETROIT โ Even though a playoff race isnโt in the cards for the Detroit Tigers this season, there are plenty of reasons to be excited about this team ahead of Opening Day. READ: Meet all 26 members of the Tigersโ rosterWe came up with 22 questions we canโt wait to learn the answers to over the coming months. Nobody knew who he was when the Tigers selected him in the Rule 5 draft, mostly because he missed the entire 2020 season and hasnโt played above High-A ball. An underrated part of the shortened 2020 season was Sotoโs hot start. Daniel Norris #44 of the Detroit Tigers delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the game at Target Field on September 22, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Scherzer faces deGrom in spring game, rematch on opening day
Scherzer will make his Nationals-record sixth opening day start April 1, facing the New York Mets in Washington. The original lineup released by Washington before the game featured a designated hitter; that was revised to include Scherzer batting for himself. DeGrom struck him out, part of his 4 2/3 scoreless innings with three hits and five Ks. YANKEES 8, BLUE JAYS 3Gerritt Cole struck out eight in five innings, allowing one run in his fourth spring start for New York. BRAVES 11, RAYS 1Atlanta starter Max Fried gave up three hits and struck out five over six innings.
Detroit Tigers lead MLB with 5 prospects ranked among top 25 overall
Major League Baseballs number one draft pick Spencer Torkelson #73 of the Detroit Tigers takes batting practice during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 4, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. DETROIT โ The preseason prospect rankings for 2021 were released Thursday night, and the Detroit Tigers stole the show with five players ranked among the top 25 prospects in the league. A handful of other teams placed two prospects inside the top 25, but the Tigers more than doubled that number. 1 overall pick, Spencer Torkelson, is the highest-ranked Tigers prospect at No. 3 overall pick in the upcoming MLB draft.
New prospect rankings suggest Detroit Tigers have best farm system in baseball
DETROIT Do the Detroit Tigers have the best farm system in baseball? But MLBs new prospect rankings suggest the Tigers are now at the top. MLB Pipeline calculates the top farm systems using prospect points, assigning an organization 100 points for having the No. 100 prospect. MLB Pipeline ranks it as the best in terms of prospect points, but after the most recent draft, it could simply be the strongest overall.
Detroit Tigers now have two prospects ranked in top 10, five ranked in top 51
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers now have two of the top 10 prospects in all of baseball and five players in the top 51, according to the most recent rankings update. 1 prospect in the Tigers organization, and the highest ranked first baseman and third baseman. Major League Baseballs number one draft pick Spencer Torkelson #73 of the Detroit Tigers walks to third base during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 4, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. READ: Theres no reason for Detroit Tigers to delay Casey Mize any longerMizes splitter received a rare 70 grade, and his fastball and slider each received 60 grades. Detroit Tigers coaches look on and watch as Casey Mize #74 of the Detroit Tigers warms up in the bullpen during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 14, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.
Detroit Tigers send 19 players to Toledo -- 37 left competing for 30 roster spots
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers sent 19 players to their alternate training site in Toledo on Monday, leaving 37 players to battle for 30 Opening Day roster spots. READ: How will the Tigers fill their final rotation spots after the Jordan Zimmermann injury? Haase and Rogers were fighting for what figured to be two or three catcher spots on the roster. That means seven of these 13 players will also be sent to Toledo or the taxi squad, while six make the roster. Lets assume its 11, leaving four bullpen spots and two reserve spots open.
Here are the 58 players included on the Detroit Tigers spring training roster
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers have released their initial Club Player Pool, including 58 players who can participate in spring training. Schwindel was one of the nice success stories of spring training in March. Willi Castro could benefit from the extra roster spots, but Lugo feels like someone who could still end up on the outside looking in. ProspectsThese are the players Tigers fans are most anxious to see, and for good reason. Dingler made the cut just weeks after being the teams second-round draft pick, but hell likely just get some work in Toledo.
Franco one of several top prospects picked for player pools
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Top prospect Wander Franco is part of the Tampa Bay Rays' 60-man player pool, and the Detroit Tigers are including their most heralded young pitchers as baseball gears up for its abbreviated season. Sunday was the deadline for teams to submit player pools, although additions can be made later. Pitcher Brendan McKay and infielder Vidal Brujan, two other top Tampa Bay prospects, also made the pool. They are some of our more advanced prospects," Rays general manager Erik Neander said. He's in their player pool, along with Matt Manning, Tarik Skubal, Alex Faedo and Franklin Perez.
Which of the four major Detroit sports teams is closest to winning a championship?
Since Oct. 19, 2013, the Tigers, Lions, Pistons and Red Wings are a combined 5-25 in playoff games, with the Red Wings accounting for all five wins in first-round losses. So the question everyones been asking for years remains: Which team is closest to bringing a championship to Detroit? The only argument in favor of the Lions being the closest to winning a championship is the year-to-year unpredictability in the NFL. The former Red Wings legend has traded in his sweater for a suit and tie to bring Hockeytown back to glory. After floundering in the latter years of the Ken Holland era, Red Wings fans can feel optimistic about the direction of the franchise.
Trying to envision how Detroit Tigers could get back to World Series in next 5 years
They lost 101 games in 2012 and 96 games in 2013 before winning their first World Series in 100 years in 2016. Pitching prospectsLook no further than this year's World Series matchup to see how important starting pitching is, especially in the current baseball landscape. Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are heading to the 2019 World Series. Free agent signingsRemember the years leading up to the 2006 Tigers team that went to the World Series? Can he turn that into a World Series run next decade?
Trying to envision how Detroit Tigers could get back to World Series in next 5 years
They lost 101 games in 2012 and 96 games in 2013 before winning their first World Series in 100 years in 2016. Pitching prospectsLook no further than this year's World Series matchup to see how important starting pitching is, especially in the current baseball landscape. Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer are heading to the 2019 World Series. Detroit Tigers prospect Tarik Skubal pitching for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves (WICU)The Tigers are also excited about Alex Faedo and Joey Wentz, who rounded out the SeaWolves rotation. Free agent signingsRemember the years leading up to the 2006 Tigers team that went to the World Series?
Ron Gardenhire on Tigers' elite pitching prospects: 'I hope I don't get fired before they get here'
"That's a group that I hope I don't get fired before they get here," Gardenhire told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM. 1 overall pitching prospect Casey Mize, No. Casey Mize threw a no-hitter in his debut with Double-A Erie on April 29, 2019. Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves (WDIV)"It's a dominant group," Gardenhire said. @Tigers | #Tigers | #MotorOn pic.twitter.com/lLsOWXUMp4 MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM (@MLBNetworkRadio) August 28, 2019Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.
Ron Gardenhire on Tigers' elite pitching prospects: 'I hope I don't get fired before they get here'
DETROIT Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire spoke Wednesday about the organization's elite young pitching prospects, saying he hopes to still be around when they get to the MLB level. "That's a group that I hope I don't get fired before they get here," Gardenhire told MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM. 1 overall pitching prospect Casey Mize, No. Casey Mize threw a no-hitter in his debut with Double-A Erie on April 29, 2019. Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves (WDIV)"It's a dominant group," Gardenhire said.
Ranking Detroit Tigers' top 10 starting pitching prospects after trade deadline
DETROIT - With the 2019 trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the best chance for the Detroit Tigers to add talent to the organization has come and gone. The Tigers were already stocked up on pitchers in the minor leagues, and now six of the team's top 10 prospects are starting pitchers. Detroit Tigers prospect Franklin Perez pitches during a minor league game at the TigerTown Facility on March 6, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida. Double-A batters are hitting just .184 against Skubal with a .600 OPS. Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning goes into his wind-up against the Hartland Yard Goats while playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves on May 21, 2019.
Ranking Detroit Tigers' top 10 starting pitching prospects after trade deadline
DETROIT With the 2019 trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the best chance for the Detroit Tigers to add talent to the organization has come and gone. Detroit Tigers prospect Franklin Perez pitches during a minor league game at the TigerTown Facility on March 6, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida. Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Tarik Skubal on the mound for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves (WDIV)No prospect in the Tigers' system has seen his stock rise more than Skubal this season. Double-A batters are hitting just .184 against Skubal with a .600 OPS. Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning goes into his wind-up against the Hartland Yard Goats while playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves on May 21, 2019.
Detroit Tigers now have two of top 10 right-handed pitching prospects in all of baseball
DETROIT The Detroit Tigers now have two of the top 10 right-handed pitching prospects in all of baseball: No. 1 pitching prospect in the game for more than a month. 13 overall pitching prospect. Detroit Tigers prospect Matt Manning goes into his wind-up against the Hartland Yard Goats while playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves on May 21, 2019. Detroit Tigers prospect Franklin Perez pitches during a minor league game at the TigerTown Facility on March 6, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida.