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Michael Lorenzen is taking his talents to the Detroit Tigers, league sources tell MLB insider Robert Murray. Free-agent pitcher Michael Lorenzen and the Detroit Tigers are in agreement on a contract, pending physical, according to sources familiar with the deal. Sources of Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic also confirm that Lorenzen’s deal with the Tigers […]

The Atlanta Braves lost closer Kenley Jansen on Wednesday as he signed with the Boston Red Sox. However, it didn’t take them long to find reinforcements in the bullpen. The Braves announced Wednesday night that the team acquired right-handed pitcher Joe Jimenez from the Detroit Tigers. In exchange, the Tigers acquired outfielder Justyn-Henry Malloy and […]

The 2022 MLB Winter Meetings are quickly approaching! For the first time since 2o19, Major League Baseball’s annual winter gathering will occur in person. And if history is any indication, it will be a frantic flurry of activity. The Detroit Tigers, historically, have been active at the Winter Meetings. In 2007, Detroit acquired Miguel Cabrera […]

Legendary Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has confirmed his plans to retire following the 2023 season. He will retire after an unbelievable 21 years in the Major Leagues. Cabrera became the first American League batter to win the Triple Crown since 1967 when he accomplished the feat in 2012. He won the MVP that year […]

Future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera announced that 2023 will be his final season in the big leagues, per Talkin’ Baseball. Cabrera, who recorded his 3,000th career hit as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 2022, is one of the best players of the past generation. Miguel Cabrera has spent his entire career between […]

The Detroit Tigers have a decision to make this offseason. They can either continue the aggression they showed in free agency last year and try to build a contender, or they can opt to start selling. If they opt to sell, Detroit has a number of notable bullpen pieces that will draw attention from around […]

The Detroit Tigers declared their rebuild over prior to the 2022 season. They had just poured money into shortstop Javier Baez and starter Eduardo Rodriguez. Their activity in MLB free agency was supposed to help a revitalized franchise return to the postseason. However, it didn’t happen. Baez was hot and cold all season, and Rodriguez […]

Justin Verlander will turn 40-years old in February. Nevertheless, the 2022 Cy Young hopeful will receive plenty of interest on the MLB free agent market. But where should Verlander sign in what could be the final contract of his historic career. There are 3 teams that standout as good fits for Verlander. One team is […]

Willson Contreras is officially hitting the open market. The star catcher has elected MLB free agency after choosing to decline the $19.6 million qualifying offer extended by the Chicago Cubs. The fact that the 30-year-old was in a position to receive a qualifying offer in the first place is surprising. Subject to trade rumors for […]

The MLB rumors are beginning to swirl as the hot stove heats up, with the latest team of interest being the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers, who endured their sixth straight losing season, aren’t looking to just sit back this offseason. After shelling out large contracts to starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez and infielder Javier Baez last […]

The Detroit Tigers, like all of MLB, are looking towards the offseason after the conclusion of the World Series. They began the “Hot Stove” season with an addition in the dugout. The Tigers have hired Iowa baseball pitching coach Robin Lund, according to the Detroit Free Press. Lund will be an assistant pitching coach, giving […]

The Detroit Tigers (66-95) will close out the regular season with a series finale against the Seattle Mariners (89-72) on Wednesday evening. It’ll be a battle between two southpaws as Tyler Alexander (4-11) is the projected starter for Detroit and Marco Gonzales (10-15) will take the bump for Seattle. The first pitch is slated for […]

The Detroit Tigers take on the Seattle Mariners in Game 2 of a doubleheader. Check out our MLB odds series for our Tigers Mariners prediction and pick. Will Vest goes to the mound in a bullpen game for the Tigers, while reliever Justus Sheffield takes the rubber in what will also be a bullpen game […]

The Kansas City Royals (63-90) will face off against the Detroit Tigers (60-92) in an AL Central matchup on Tuesday. Zach Greinke (4-9) is projected to pitch for the Royals, while Joey Wentz (2-2) will take the bump for the Tigers. First pitch is slated for 6:40 ET. Here we continue our MLB odds series […]

The Detroit Tigers take on the Baltimore Orioles. Check out our MLB odds series for our Tigers Orioles prediction and pick. Matt Manning goes to the hill for the Tigers, while Jordan Lyles takes the bump for the Orioles. Matt Manning has a 3.28 ERA in 11 appearances for the Tigers in 2022. He made […]

While not the most eye-popping matchup of the day, there is still money to be made as the Detroit Tigers hope to continue their offensive prowess as they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. It is time to take a look at our MLB odds series, where our Tigers-Orioles prediction and pick will be […]

The Detroit Tigers began closing the door on the Al Avila era on August 10th when the team fired the former general manager. On Monday, the team put the final nail in that coffin. The Tigers hired San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris as their new President of Baseball Operations. He will be tasked […]

The Detroit Tigers are hiring Scott Harris to be their new president of baseball operations, per Jeff Passan. Harris, formerly the GM of the San Francisco Giants, will be charged with leading the Tigers’ rebuild. The Tigers entered the 2022 campaign with lofty aspirations. They had signed Javier Baez and Eduardo Rodriguez over the offseason, […]

The Detroit Tigers will travel to take on the Baltimore Orioles in the first of their three-game series in Baltimore on Monday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Tigers-Orioles prediction and pick, laid out below. The 2022 season was supposed to mark the beginning […]

Javier Baez’s troubling 2022 campaign got an unfortunate update on Saturday. Baez was scratched from the Detroit Tigers’ lineup with right knee soreness, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. Baez’s stats are problematic to say the least. The Tigers shortstop has racked up as many errors as he has drawn walks on the season which […]

The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers will square off in a weekend series at Comerica Park in Detroit this weekend. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a White Sox-Tigers prediction and pick, laid out below. The Chicago White Sox are 74-71 on the season, sitting […]

The Detroit Tigers made a big splash in the 2022 offseason when they signed Javier Baez to a sweet new deal. After a modestly successful 2021 campaign, the team hoped that Baez would be the key to unlocking their full potential. However, with less than a month left on the season, Detroit finds itself outside […]

The Detroit Tigers were absolutely crushed Monday night by Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels, dropping the first game of a three-game set in LA, 10-0. But at least for Tigers outfielder Kody Clemens, he went to bed with the cool memory of his surprising strikeout of Shohei Ohtani. With the Tigers down big […]

Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows released a statement on Friday in reference to his mental health. The former Tampa Bay Rays All-Star explained how various off the field issues led to an intense battle with his mental health. “This season has been an unfortunate struggle with a series of injuries and illness, from dealing with […]

The Detroit Tigers are a major disappointment. Prior to the season, Tigers fans saw the 2022 MLB season as a potential beginning of the end of their long rebuild. Tigers owner Chris Ilitch even went public to declare that the rebuild was “100% over.” Detroit expected to be good this year, and great for years […]

The Detroit Tigers have had to suffer through most of their nightmarish 2022 season without one of their key offseason additions. Pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has been on hiatus since May but is now finally set to rejoin the club. The Tigers announced that they have reinstated Rodriguez and designated Wily Peralta for assignment. The Tigers […]

The Cleveland Guardians are set to host the Detroit Tigers today in the final matchup of a four-game set at Progressive Field. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Tigers-Guardians prediction and pick we have laid out below. Cleveland was on a bit of a […]

The Detroit Tigers lost eight games consecutively entering the nightcap of their doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. Thanks to rookie Kerry Carpenter, their fortunes changed. Carpenter mashed his first big league double, his first major league home run, his first major league RBI, and his first major league multi-hit game as the Tigers defeated the […]

The Detroit Tigers heard the cries of their fanbase on Wednesday. The team fired executive vice president and general manager Al Avila. It ended a tumultuous end to a seven-year stint at the head of the front office for the MLB’s first Cuban-born general manager. The only winning season the Tigers had under Avila came […]

The Detroit Tigers made the difficult and surprising decision to part ways with Al Avila, who had been the organization’s general manager for the past seven seasons. During a press conference after the news broke of the Tigers’ decision, team owner Chris Illitch proceeded to throw Avila under the bus for some questionable moves he […]

The Detroit Tigers have been one of the worst teams in baseball this season, as evidenced by their 43-68 record. On Wednesday afternoon, they decided to do something about it. The club announced that they have fired Executive Vice President and general manager Al Avila, per Tigers PR on Twitter. The Detroit Tigers today announced […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will attempt to win the four-game series as they finish the set with the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Sunday. It’s time to go to Mo Town and continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Tigers prediction and pick. The Tigers devoured the Rays 9-1 on Saturday to get their first win […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will be looking for their fourth straight win tonight as they go up against the Detroit Tigers tonight. This is game three of this series where the Rays won both games one and two so far. Can they pull off another win tonight? Let’s get into it. It’s time for our […]

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera fueled speculation regarding his future in the majors on Thursday. He noted ahead of the Tigers’ home matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays that he was unsure about whether he would decide to play in the 2023 campaign, as he mentioned that he needed to “talk to everybody to see […]

The Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays get ready for an AL matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Tigers prediction and pick. The Rays are (56-49) on the season which places them third in the AL East Division. They are three games behind the Toronto Blue Jays […]

Miguel Cabrera is slowly approaching the end of his mega-deal with the Detroit Tigers. Cabrera, who signed a monstrous 8-year, $248 million deal with the Tigers back in 2016, has two more seasons left on his deal before he and the Tigers have a mutual option for the final two seasons. Currently plagued by injury, […]

An American League showdown is on tap in this one as the playoff-chasing Tampa Bay Rays travel to the “Motor City” to do battle with the Detroit Tigers. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Rays-Tigers prediction and pick will be made. At 55-49 and in third place in the ultra-competitive AL East, the […]

The Detroit Tigers offloaded some key pieces at the 2022 MLB trade deadline, including star reliever Michael Fulmer. Among the Tigers players who survived the deadline and will remain in Detroit for the rest of the season is Tarik Skubal, but it may be a while until Tigers fans get to see him on the […]

The Minnesota Twins will host their AL Central rivals in the Detroit Tigers for the final game of this three-game series. The Twins are looking for a sweep in this series as they already beat the Tigers in the first two games while the Tigers are just trying to get out of the bottom of […]