A detailed list of nope about the Detroit Tigers
Welcome back, Tigers fans! The long winter is over and we have real baseball that counts for real stats on our screens and on our radio. The Tigers started the 2025 season against some of the hardest National League opponents in the game with the Dodgers. Today they did it again, squaring off against Nick […]
Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Petco ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Detroit Sportsnet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (0-0, 0.00 ERA) * Note: Stats in the table below are Fangraphs’ 2026 projections for both players Lineups TIGERS PADRES Kerry Carpenter – RF Fernando Tatis – […]
Opening day has finally arrived! The Detroit Tigers open up their 2026 campaign on Thursday afternoon on the West Coast against a National League opponent for the second-straight year. This time around, the Olde English D begin their journey back to the postseason against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Last season, the Motor […]
The Detroit Tigers open up their 2026 campaign on Thursday in San Diego against the Padres, and the excitement for the team’s opening day can be felt from Lakeland all the way to the Motor City. AJ Hinch’s roster looks like a beefed-up version of last year’s — one that started hot, bringing the best […]
Max Clark was never going to make the Opening Day roster, and no doubt wasn’t thrilled with some of his work in spring camp, but none of that matters now. The precocious 21-year-old center fielder broke out in a big way in 2025, and is well ahead of pace to reach the major leagues. It […]
The Detroit Tigers have generally maintained a policy of not playing any of their prep draft picks until the following year, and so the Spring Breakout games each spring have become a sort of coming out party for the next wave of prospects each March. This year we saw Jordan Yost, Michael Oliveto, and Cris […]
The Detroit Tigers open up their 2026 campaign on Thursday afternoon on the West Coast against a National League opponent for the second-straight year, looking to make it to the playoffs for a third-straight season. This summer’s edition of the Olde English D has a bit more beef to it than that of last year’s, especially with […]
Switch-hitting outfielder Wenceel Pérez entered camp this spring needing to make a strong case for an Opening Day outfield slot. He failed to do so, putting up ugly numbers all spring. Yet even in the final game of spring camp, he launched a pair of home runs, including one at 108.5 mph, illustrating why he […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies Time/Place: 3:10 p.m., Salt River Fields – Scottsdale, AZSB Nation Site: Purple RowMedia: TBD Lineups TIGERS ROCKIES Kerry Carpenter – LF Jake McCarthy – LF Gleyber Torres – 2B Willi Castro – 1B Riley Greene – DH Hunter Goodman – DH Dillon Dingler – C Ezequiel Tovar – SS Colt Keith – […]
The Detroit Tigers made the decision everyone was waiting for all spring, announcing on Tuesday that top prospect, infielder Kevin McGonigle, has made the Opening Day roster. The 21-year-old McGonigle hit a pair of homers in Grapefruit League play, and another tape measure shot off Athetlics’ starter Luis Severino in an exhibition tune-up for Team […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies Time/Place: 9:10 p.m., Salt River Fields – Scottsdale, AZSB Nation Site: Purple RowMedia: MLB.TV (Rockies broadcast), MLB+ (Rockies broadcast) Lineups TIGERS ROCKIES Kerry Carpenter – RF Jake McCarthy – DH Gleyber Torres – 2B Hunter Goodman – C Colt Keith – DH Mickey Moniak – LF Riley Greene – LF Ezequiel Tovar […]
We’ve talked quite a bit about the Detroit Tigers’ long-term drought in the international free agent market throughout our spring prospect coverage. Players like Wenceel Pérez and Keider Montero have at least provided some value the past few seasons, but it’s been a long time since the Tigers found a really good major leaguer outside […]
As the saying goes, prospect development isn’t linear. Switch-hitting catcher Thayron Liranzo entered the 2025 season as a top 100 prospect, lauded for his potential 70 grade raw power and his ongoing improvements behind the plate. He was only 21 at the time, and while he was riding high after a good breakout season at […]
Today marks the end of our AL Central preview series. The Chicago White Sox may have drawn first pick in the draft lottery, but their 60 wins were only good for the final entrant here. Unlike previous years, though, the White Sox are full of young, interesting hitters. While they aren’t likely to set the […]
After a relatively slow start to the 2025- 26 off season, the Detroit Tigers finished off the winter with a flurry by signing starting pitchers Framber Valdez and bringing back future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander, bumping their payroll to its’ highest level in franchise history, with an opening day payroll projected at $$203,747,859, and […]
Of course, projecting the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens roster is also a sneaky excuse for one more final projection of the Detroit Tigers Opening Day roster. Nothing has really changed at the major league level. I expect Kevin McGonigle and Parker Meadows to be with the Tigers on Opening Day, and for some combination of […]
If there’s one player we’re a good deal higher on than the industry, it’s left-handed starting pitcher Jake Miller. Personally, I think Miller has a solid chance to develop into a mid-rotation caliber starting pitcher. Others will note the 2025 injuries that stalled his workload progression and see too much downside risk. More likely, he’s […]
Detroit Tigers’ infield prospect Hao-Yu Lee didn’t have the type of camp he was looking for this spring, but he remains one of the club’s best hopes for hitting help from the farm system in 2026. He was far enough ahead of the curve as a prospect that even now, after a full season of […]
The Detroit Tigers closed out their 2026 Grapefruit League schedule with a strong performance from Framber Valdez, Drew Anderson, and Tyler Holton in a 3-1 victory over the Yankees on Saturday. Now the club, including prospects like Kevin McGonigle, Max Anderson, Trei Cruz, and John Peck, heads out to Scottdale, Arizona for two exhibition games […]
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups YANKEES TIGERS Paul Goldschmidt – 1B Kerry Carpenter – RF Jose Caballero – SS Spencer Torkelson – DH Amed Rosario – 3B Riley Greene – LF Randal Grichuk – DH Colt Keith – […]
With the start of the Major League season just around the corner, here’s episode 3 of our 4-part series sizing up the rest of the AL Central Detroit will be contending with. We started with the KC Royals and Cleveland Guardians, the two best teams besides Detroit last year. Now, we’ll be checking in on […]
Join us as the Detroit Tigers farm system matches up against Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates farm system in the annual Spring Breakout game. The Tigers will have Max Clark in center field and 2025 first rounder Jordan Yost at shortstop in the starting lineup, with Bryce Rainer in the DH slot and hard-throwing […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., BayCare Ballpark – Clearwater, FLSB Nation Site: The Good PhightMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
The Detroit Tigers have gone a long time without finding a big time player in the international free agent market. There have been signs of life from Wenceel Pérez and Keider Montero, and fourth ranked prospect Josue Briceño, but they’re still waiting for a star player to emerge. Teenaged outfielder Cris Rodriguez may be be […]
I’m a bit stubborn about injuries, particularly with pitchers. One injury riddled season is par for the course for pitching prospects, and we don’t want to move pitchers way up and down the rankings, changing grades constantly unless there’s sustained growth or a sustained issue. Unless a pitcher becomes a regular feature on the injured […]