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Tigers set their Opening Day roster in terms of position players

Tigers set their Opening Day roster in terms of position players

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Ryan Kreidler, Akil Baddoo, and Justyn-Henry Malloy were all reassigned to minor league camp on Thursday. While we wait for the Detroit Tigers to make their final roster decisions for the starting rotation and the bullpen, the active roster is now set for Opening Day in terms of position players. For most, the results won’t come as a surprise. The club more or less set the positional roster from the moment they signed Gio Urshela in late February to shore up the infield group. However, both Justyn-Henry Malloy and Ryan Kreidler had...
Bless You Boys Mar 21, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Mets, 1:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Mets, 1:05 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (16-8) vs. New York Mets (13-10) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TVPitching Matchup: RHP Matt Manning vs. RHP Dominic Hamel
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Jack Flaherty looks dialed in and other news from the Tigersphere

Jack Flaherty looks dialed in and other news from the Tigersphere

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Flaherty carved up the Phillies on Tuesday, pumping 94-97 mph and forcing Cardinals and Orioles fans to wonder what the Tigers are feeding him. No major news is good news at this time of year. The Tigers are in really good shape heading into the final games of the Grapefruit League calendar. Knock on all the wood, throw all the salt, do whatever your belief system permits to help the club stay healthy. Instead of injuries or roster moves, the talk on Tuesday night revolved around the ongoing velocity and stuff boosts for so many of...
Bless You Boys Mar 19, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Phillies, 6:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Phillies, 6:05 p.m.

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (15-8) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (8-11) Time/Place: 6:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Bally Sports Detroit Extra, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty vs. LHP Ranger SuarezAlso pitching: RHP Shelby Miller, LHP Andrew Chafin, RHP Alex Lange, RHP Trey Wingenter, LHP Tyler Holton, LHP Andrew Vasquez
Bless You Boys Mar 19, 2024
Ryan Kreidler and the push for the Tigers’ final roster spots

Ryan Kreidler and the push for the Tigers’ final roster spots

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports The situation is complicated by various players’ options status and a lot of solid spring performances. When the Detroit Tigers signed veteran infielder Gio Urshela to a one-year deal during the second week of spring training, it looked like the Opening Day position player group was set. With Colt Keith signed to a long-term contract, third base was really the only position in open competition. The addition of Urshela made the group of Matt Vierling, Andy Ibáñez, and Zach McKinstry a bit redundant defensively, but there wasn’t much...
Bless You Boys Mar 17, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (11-7) vs. Baltimore Orioles (17-5) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Julio Teheran
Bless You Boys Mar 17, 2024
2024 Detroit Tigers’ payroll, options and roster information

2024 Detroit Tigers’ payroll, options and roster information

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Nine of the ten highest paid and most experienced players from the 2023 opening day roster are gone The Detroit Tigers enter the 2024 season with an overhauled roster that will be without nine of their ten highest paid players from the 2023 Opening Day roster. Those ten players also had the most major league service time on the roster, with only Javier Baez returning. Gone are Miguel Cabrera, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jonathan Schoop, Matthew Boyd, Michael Lorenzen, Austin Meadows, Jose Cisnero, Spencer Turnbull, Tyler Alexander, and Chasen...
Bless You Boys Mar 16, 2024
GameThread: Breakout Game and Tigers vs. Pirates

GameThread: Breakout Game and Tigers vs. Pirates

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Get a look at some of the Tigers’ best prospects in the Spring Breakout Series, and later the big leaguers face the Pirates. Today the Tigers take their turn in the Spring Breakout Series in an all-prospects game against the Phillies. You can read our full primer, including which prospects are playing, here. Tigers Prospects vs. Phillies Prospects Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: MLB.TVPitching Matchup: LHP Brant Hurter vs. RHP Mick Abel Detroit Tigers (14-8) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 4:05...
Bless You Boys Mar 16, 2024
Breaking down the battle for the Tigers final bullpen spots

Breaking down the battle for the Tigers final bullpen spots

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK With only a few outings left with which to impress, the competition for the bullpen is coming down to the wire. The Detroit Tigers didn’t make much noise this offseason, but one area that they did fortify pretty aggressively was the bullpen. With a solid core consisting of Jason Foley, Alex Lange, Tyler Holton, and Will Vest already in place, Scott Harris inked right-hander Shelby Miller and lefty Andrew Chafin to free agent deals. That whole group still tracks as the core of the Opening Day bullpen despite a few hiccups this spring. So...
Bless You Boys Mar 15, 2024
Friday Open Thread: Which prospect would you steal?

Friday Open Thread: Which prospect would you steal?

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/ There are some stellar options out there. It’s hard to believe it, but we’re already almost finished with spring training. And while this leads to more excitement: the regular season is just around the corner, it also means that we’ve been lucky to spend quite a lot of time watching prospects and rookies on other teams make a big splash in the pre-season. With that in mind, our open thread for the day revolves around which young player we would love to snag to add to the Tigers 40-man ahead of the new season beginning, and why. Do you think...
Bless You Boys Mar 14, 2024
A Tigers fan’s guide to the Spring Breakout series

A Tigers fan’s guide to the Spring Breakout series

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via What is the Spring Breakout series and which Tigers are playing in it? Major League Baseball is introducing the Spring Breakout series this week, which will give fans a look at each team’s farm system in competition with another. Sixteen games will be held between March 14-17, including the Detroit Tigers vs. the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, March 16 at 1:05 p.m. ET. The game will take place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. Fans can follow the game with an MLB digital subscription (MLB.tv, MLB.com, MLB...
Bless You Boys Mar 12, 2024
Jackson Jobe is the monster at the door

Jackson Jobe is the monster at the door

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Another spectacular display from the game’s top pitching prospect makes clear he won’t be denied much longer. Well, we tried to keep the Jackson Jobe hype low key this spring, but he just won’t let us. The top pitching prospect in baseball stepped to the mound for the first time in a Detroit Tigers uniform on Tuesday, tasked with holding a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning of a Grapefruit League contest with the Minnesota Twins. Let’s just say the Twins got a look at the future, and they did not like what they saw. Jobe proceeded to unleash the...
Bless You Boys Mar 12, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Twins, 1:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Twins, 1:05 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (10-7) vs. Minnesota Twins (6-9) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Joe Ryan
Bless You Boys Mar 12, 2024
Miguel Cabrera arrives in camp as the Tigers trim roster

Miguel Cabrera arrives in camp as the Tigers trim roster

Photo by Julio Aguilar/ The Tigers have sent 10 players down to minor league camp as the final two weeks of camp get underway. The big news on Tuesday morning involved the big fella himself. Miguel Cabrera has arrived in major league camp and will be working with players all week. After nearly a month in camp, the vibes no doubt needed a boost, and having Cabrera in camp can only help. This is Cabrera’s first appearance as a special assistant to Scott Harris. Cabrera’s appearance coincides with things starting to get serious in camp. The club did some aggressive...
Bless You Boys Mar 12, 2024
Reese Olson stakes his claim in the Tigers starting rotation

Reese Olson stakes his claim in the Tigers starting rotation

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ The right-hander had a very solid MLB debut in 2023, and he looks ready to back it up with another good season. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Reese Olson makes for an interesting case study as the organization continues to improve its player development system. A year ago, Olson wasn’t particularly well regarded as a starting pitching prospect. He had a really good slider-changeup combination and racked up plenty of strikeouts in his rise through the minor leagues. But an average fastball and inconsistent command kept him off top 100 prospect...

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