Latest news and updates about the Tigers
Infielder Munetaka Murakami of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows was posted by his club for MLB teams to negotiate with starting back on November 8. That window closes next Monday, December 22 at 5 p.m. ET. Jon Morosi of FOX Sports has mentioned the Tigers as one of many teams “showing interest” in Murakami. That mention […]
The holiday season is here, Tigers fans, that special time of year when we submit our wishlists for the things we want most — even if sometimes they are not quite attainable. For those who celebrate Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa or many other winter festivals, the giving and receiving of gifts is a cornerstone practice in […]
The San Francisco Giants have announced the signing of RHP Jason Foley to a 1-year major league deal. He missed all of 2025 recovering from right shoulder capsule surgery and will miss probably half of the 2026 season, too. Previously, the four-year veteran was the Detroit Tigers’ closer, registering 28 saves in 2024. He’s thrown […]
While the 2026 MLB draft is six months and an entire spring season away, it’s time to start looking at mocks now that the draft order is set. Things will no doubt change rapidly once the college and high school seasons begin this season. Typically even the current top amateur players in the country will […]
The Detroit Tigers’ brass said all throughout the past week that they were heavily in pursuit of more pitching. They’ve signed Drew Anderson and Kyle Finnegan already, and on Saturday, Red Sox beat writer Chris Cotillo broke the news that the Tigers and veteran closer Kenley Jansen have agreed on a one-year deal, pending his […]
MLB Rumors: Kenley Jansen and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms on a one year deal with a club option, per multiple reports. The 38 year old Jansen spent the 2025 season with the Anaheim Angels on a one year, $10 million deal. He put up a 2.59 ERA, albeit with a 3.98 FIP […]
The relief market continues to move quickly after the Winter Meetings, with Kenley Jansen the latest free agent to come off the board. According to multiple reports, the 38-year-old is signing a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers, who already signed Kyle Finnegan earlier this month . His salary has not yet been reported, but I’ll update right here as soon as it is. In the meantime, let’s talk about the deal (which also includes a club option for 2027, per Mark Feinsand ). Kenley J...
Now that the 2025 Major League Baseball season is well behind us, and the sting from the Detroit Tigers’ final-game marathon against the Seattle Mariners has begun to subside, I thought it would be a fine idea to look back at some Tigers statistics from, as the saying goes, a “thirty-thousand-feet-up view.” Stats are from […]
The Blue Jays have traded minor league left hander Johan Simon to the Detroit Tigers for righty reliever Chase Lee. The move clears a spot on Detroit’s 40 man roster for newly signed closer Kyle Finnegan. For the Jays, Lee takes the final spot on the roster. He has two options left, so his role […]
The Tigers have been stocking up on minor league pitchers over the last few days. On Friday afternoon, they made a trade as well, sending side arm specialist Chase Lee to the Toronto Blue Jays. In return, they got left-hander Johan Simon. The move clears a 40-man roster spot for reliever Kyle Finnegan, and adds […]
So, are the Tigers going to trade Tarik Skubal? This question has been asked an endless number of times already this offseason, and the answer seems to change every time it comes up. First, it seemed like a sure thing the Tigers would hold onto their ace at least until the trade deadline. Then, as […]
Who is he and where did he come from? He’s Ryan Watson, a right-handed pitcher. He was acquired yesterday in a trade with the Athletics, who had just selected him from the San Francisco Giants in the Rule 5 Draft. He was born in Auburn, Alabama, and pitched for the Auburn Tigers in college. He […]
On Tuesday, the new Colorado Rockies management hired Tigers director of pitching Gabe Ribas as an assistant pitching coach on new manager Warren Schaeffer’s staff. On Wednesday, they selected Tigers reliever RJ Petit with the first overall pick in the Rule 5 draft. This was expected, as Petit was one of the top names to […]
Since A.J. Hinch and Chris Fetter came to Detroit following the 2020 season, the Tigers have been in an ongoing overhaul of their minor league player development. That’s par for the course nowadays as teams spent tens of millions of dollars and put enormous effort into finding new edges in developing future major league talent. […]
After coming over from the Washington Nationals at the trade deadline back in July, Kyle Finnegan gave the Tigers some very good relief work until a groin injury sidelined him for most of September. The Tigers liked what they saw though, as Finnegan found new success under pitching coaches Chris Fetter, Robin Lund, and Juan […]
On Tuesday, the Puerto Rican Baseball Federation announced that Detroit Tigers’ All-Star outfielder intends to play for Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Team general manager Carlos Beltran had invited Greene to play for the club. The Tigers outfielder declined the invitation back in 2023 as he was coming off an injury […]
As much as we might want a major move for a position player, the Detroit Tigers and their assigned payroll may not agree. If that’s how it goes, the Tigers would do well to pick up veteran infielder Ha-Seong Kim. He provides solid defense anywhere from second to third base and is at least as […]
On Monday evening, the Detroit Tigers and free agent right-hander Drew Anderson made it official. The Tigers will pay the veteran starter $7 million in 2026, with a club option for 2027 at $10 million. Cody Stavenhagen of the Athletic had the contract details first. The signing was met with some shrugs and some confusion […]
At his end of the season press conference back in October, Tigers president of baseball operations, Scott Harris, spent a lot of time talking about his players. Certainly the collapse of offensive production for several players, most notably star left fielder Riley Greene, played a major role as the club staggered through September, barely hanging […]
Team news [Arizona Sports] Report: Red Sox, Rays, Tigers have checked in with Diamondbacks on Ketel Marte – USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported on Sunday three new teams have joined the group interested in trading for the three-time All Star: the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers. Nightengale reported that Marte could […]
Early in this offseason, the Detroit Tigers’ roster has largely taken shape already. Jack Flaherty exercised his player option for 2026 and Gleyber Torres accepted the qualifying offer and will also return at their starting second baseman. That’s $47 million, roughly a third of the projected 2026 payroll already allocated. The Tigers are signing right-hander […]
Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday evening that the Detroit Tigers and right-handed pitcher Drew Anderson on in agreement on a one-year deal with a club option, pending his physical. Anderson has spent the last four years pitching in Japan and then Korea. He posted a 2.25 ERA across 30 starts in 2025, pitching for the […]
Baseball America updated its list of the Top 10 prospects in the Detroit Tigers farm system, and it’s the usual candidates at the top. The Double-A trio of Max Clark, Kevin McGonigle and Josue Briceño have been the talk of minor league baseball, and they all have a future in the bigs. Detroit’s other first-rounders […]
As we at BlessYouBoys continue to write up interesting free agents that the Detroit Tigers should, or are reported to be interested in, only one free agent from the 2025 team stands out for a potential reunion. That would be right-hander Kyle Finnegan, who posted a stellar August after a midseason trade and quickly became […]
The last decade has been a journey for Matthew Boyd, from trying to break through as a young starter with the Tigers, to suffering injuries and trying to make it back with the Mariners as a reliever, to returning to the Tigers as a starter, to having surgery and making it back with the Guardians, to breaking out as an All-Star with the Cubs this past season. He’ll return to the Cubs’ rotation in 2026, hopefully as effective as he was in 2025, and maybe a touch better able to sustain the c...