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This wasn’t something most of us ever thought we’d see again. When long-time ace and future Hall of Famer, Justin Verlander, was traded away on August 31, 2017, an eventual reunion seemed a lot more likely. With the Tigers going into rebuild mode, the hope at the time was that they might re-renter a competitive […]
If you watch the Tigers during the regular season, you have likely grown to know and love the voice of Jason Benetti. He started with the club as the Tiger’s primary play-by-play announcer in the 2024 season, and while he hasn’t been around long—he was with the White Sox before coming to Detroit—he has become […]
We generally cut our prospect rankings off when a player turns 26 but as right-hander Ty Madden has just a small amount of major league experience and missed his age 25 season with a strained rotation cuff that took longer than hoped to rehabilitate, we’ll make an exception. Long an interesting starting pitcher prospect with […]
In our group of 40+ FV prospects, there are a quite a few young pitchers that we’re just in a holding pattern with. Like out 23rd ranked prospect, right-hander Michael Massey, it’s a talented group of young arms, but just about all of them have been sidelined with injury since joining the pro ranks. That’s […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Panama Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Media: None Detroit Tigers vs. Dominican Republic Time/Place: 2:05 p.m., Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal – Santo Domingo, DRMedia: MLB Network, Tigers Radio Network
Spring training is in full swing as the Detroit Tigers prepare for their 2026 campaign, locked and reloaded for another run to the playoffs, and hopefully, a World Series ring. Sure, the team is just 2-6 so far, but these games do not matter… yet. A great deal of the optimism heading into the season […]
One of the most fun things about covering the minor leagues and prospects is when a previously unheralded player suddenly puts it together and goes nuts. Eduardo Valencia wasn’t even a mention on most prospect rankings the past few years as injuries, struggles at the plate, and slow defensive development left him looking like an […]
The Cleveland Guardians never look great when the season starts and somehow, they manage to win. The Detroit Tigers have loaded up on pitching to try to squeeze a postseason year out of Tarik Skubal’s walk year. The White Sox are better. The Royals stood (mostly) pat. And the Twins, yikes. Chicago White Sox Key […]
A year ago, young right-hander Rayner Castillo was one of the fastest rising players in the system. In 2025, he spun his wheels at the High-A level, suffering from some uncharacteristic wildness and more erratic velocity. He continued to rack up ground balls, but the contact got louder and the whiffs dried up a bit. […]
The World Baseball Classic starts to loom, and in addition to the game here, fourteen other participant countries will also be playing exhibition games here or in Florida. Among the D-backs taking part, Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo are batting 2nd and 9th respectively, as the Dominican Republic take on the Tigers. Druw Jones is […]
Outfielder Brett Callahan hasn’t gotten much national notice, and isn’t yet tracking like a future major leaguer. However, his potential makes him quite interesting, and he’s already making noise in spring camp. If there’s a hitter in the Tigers’ system who could follow Kerry Carpenter’s path as an unheralded left-handed college outfielder who ends up […]
There’s a wide gap between the Detroit Tigers top two outfield prospects and the rest of the farm system’s outfielders. Max Clark is a top 10 prospect in the game on most rankings and closing in on the major leagues. Teenager Cris Rodriguez is second ranked in the outfield, but is still anticipating his first […]
This right-hander is arguably the Detroit Tigers’ top pure relief prospect. While the Tigers have a clutch of starting pitcher prospects ranked more highly, such as Jake Miller, Andrew Sears, and Kelvis Salcedo, who might ultimately be best converted to bullpen arms at the major league level, Rodriguez could be on the fast track to […]
On Monday, the Braves were able to earn another Spring Training victory over the Detroit Tigers. It was a game where the starting pitching depth of the Braves was on full display, as Bryce Elder, Joey Wentz, and Owen Murphy all threw multiple innings. While it is likely unwise to expect big things from any […]
Well we’ve been waiting for broadcasting details since the Detroit Tigers left their partnership with FanDuel Sports Network in January. Today they announced the launch of Detroit SportsNet, a dedicated channel/app for local markets that will carry the Detroit Tigers and, starting with the 2026-2027 season, the Detroit Red Wings as well. The package is […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Atlanta Braves Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Battery PowerMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network Lineups BRAVES TIGERS John Gil – DH Parker Meadows – CF Aaron Schunk – 2B Jake Rogers – C Jonah Heim – C Matt Vierling – RF Tristin English – 1B Kerry Carpenter – LF […]
It’s a road spring training game, folks, so that means the Atlanta Braves are going to be letting their organizational depth shine in this one. With that being said, there’s still plenty of reason to tap in. Bryce Elder is right in the thick of the race for the final spot in the rotation and […]
The first few weeks of spring training are notoriously fickle in terms of work on the field actually meaning anything. Teams run out hoards of minor league pitchers. A few minor league hitters will be red hot briefly before returning to their mean as Triple-A depth. MLB caliber regulars may struggle as they wait to […]
Jays 4 Tigers 4 I know it is spring and all, but I’d like a win again, one day. But we were able to watch a bunch of minor league types (some of whom I had never heard of) Pitchers: Hitters, Starters: Others: The Jays are now 2-6-2 on the spring. Tomorrow, the Jays are […]
We don’t get many regulars today, who wants to work on a Sunday (more like who wants to ride the bus to Lakeland on a Sunday). Our starter is Grant Rogers who pitched in Vancouver and New Hampshire last year. And there are only a couple of guys in the batting order who are sure […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium – Lakeland, FLSB Nation Site: Bluebird BanterMedia: MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Spring training, left unchecked, can be a bit of a drag. After the excitement of the opening of camp and the first Grapefruit League action, what follows can be a six week slog of games that don’t count for anything. Veteran players often opine that spring camp goes on too long, and by the time […]
Detroit Tigers vs. Tampa Bay Rays Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Charlotte Sports Park – Port Charlotte, FLSB Nation Site: DRaysBayMedia: MLB Audio Lineups TIGERS RAYS Parker Meadows – CF Chandler Simpson – LF Kevin McGonigle – DH Jonny DeLuca – RF Matt Vierling – RF Jonathan Aranda – 1B Colt Keith – 1B Cedric Mullins – CF Zach […]
Nick Martinez takes the hill the today as he makes his first appearance of the Spring. There will be local radio coverage of the game today by the Rays. First pitch against the Detroit Tigers is at 1:05 at Charlotte Sports Park Today’s highlight package is from May 31-June 2, 1999 when the Devil Rays […]
On a lovely Saturday afternoon, the Tigers settled in for their final two games of the Mizzou Invitational — below-freezing temps canceled the Sunday matchup — hopefully letting the offense fly and the pitching do its thing. Well, friends, for the second day in a row, as was the case for the first game. The […]