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The San Diego Padres have won precisely one World Series game in the history of their franchise. On October 10, 1984, they defeated the Detroit Tigers 5-3 in Game 2 of that season’s Fall Classic. Their starter, Ed Whitson, gave up more runs (three) than he recorded outs (two). So out of the bullpen came […]
From Pinstripe Alley | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Of all the things that went wrong for the 2025 Detroit Tigers from the All-Star break to the end of the regular season, the starting rotation felt like the biggest piece of the puzzle to many fans. Injuries to Jackson Jobe and then Reese Olson left that group vulnerable, and the front office failed utterly […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Inspired by Mike Carlucci at Over the Monster (and, perhaps, an Instagram trend) I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back at Detroit Tigers teams from ten, twenty and thirty years ago and put myself in the shoes of the average fan in the winters just before those seasons. Some of you […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
When the Detroit Tigers traded left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin to the Texas Rangers at the trade deadline in 2024, it was never likely to be an impactful deal. The Tigers got sidearmer Chase Lee in the deal, but it was the second piece, right-handed starter Joseph Montalvo, who was expected to be the modest centerpiece. […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
One hallmark of the AJ Hinch-era Detroit Tigers, especially with Scott Harris in charge, has been flexibility. On a roster without many stars, Hinch’s job has been to maximize the value of each player. This takes different forms for each facet of the game. On the position player side, it usually means defensive versatility – […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
Some of the top names in the Detroit Tigers’ 2025 draft class may take a while to really get cooking. With the group headed by prep shortstop Jordan Yost and prep catcher Michael Oliveto, the Tigers are unlikely to see one of them rushing the upper levels anytime soon. In the meantime, eighth round pick […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
The Detroit Tigers offseason really holds only one major question left, and that question is what to do with Tarik Skubal. Whether the front office is waiting to see if a big spender who missed out in free agency coomes calling with a monstrous trade offer, or they’ve decided to run it back in 2026 […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The Detroit Tigers draft strategy under Scott Harris has focused on prep talent and a few value plays for college players. That has left them looking for bargain development projects with their other picks in order to save the money to go overslot on their main targets. Right-hander Preston Howey fits that mold, receiving the […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
The Detroit Tigers selected UC Irvine shortstop Woody Hadeen in the sixth round of the 2024 amateur draft, paying him $300,000. The switch-hitter was known for his outlandish contact ability as well as his defensive versatility. He put all of those traits on display in his full season professional debut in 2025, but didn’t show […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
The July 2024 deadline feels like a very long time ago now with two postseason appearances separating the Tigers from their last sell cycle at a trade deadline. Other than Trey Sweeney, the young players the Tigers acquired haven’t reached the major leagues yet. One of the minor deals Scott Harris made at that point […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Since news emerged last week that the Detroit Tigers and their ace left-hander, Tarik Skubal, were $13 million apart in arbitration numbers, the whole thing has quickly blown up into a proxy for everything distasteful about the business of sports, and every frustration surrounding the Tigers, specifically. The arbitration battle gets into every aspect of […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
Tarik Skubal is perhaps the best pitcher in baseball right now. He has won back-to-back Cy Young Awards, winning the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA, strikeouts) in 2024. The Detroit Tigers have offered him $19 million to pitch for them this year, less money than Nathan Eovaldi, Robbie Ray, Luis Severino, Eduardo Rodriguez, or Sean […]
From Royals Review | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
For the second straight year, the Detroit Tigers have struck out on one of their biggest free agent targets, third baseman Alex Bregman. Last year, the Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs were the three finalists for the former Houston Astros’ services, with the BoSox prevailing with a three-year, $120 million contract with opt-outs […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
One of the side notes to the Detroit Tigers prep heavy draft strategy under Scott Harris has been saving money elsewhere in the draft in order to go over slot to various prep pitchers they like each year. They’ve accomplished this by taking less heralded college players that they can get for minimum or close […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Infielder Cristian Santana has so far proved another cautionary tale about early breakouts for teemaged players, and the difficulty of sustaining that progress. Al Avila’s front office shelled out $2.95 million for the then 17-year-old back in the 2021 signing class. That was the largest bonus ever paid by the Detroit Tigers to an international […]
From Bless You Boys | about 1 month ago | 7 reads
The Detroit Tigers started establishing a new draft strategy in the 2023 amateur draft, the first with Scott Harris running baseball operations. Among a host of high school pitchers they selected, was right-hander Jatnk Diaz. Easily the most raw of the group, Diaz was always going to be a long term project, and yet he’s […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
While the drama of the last few days continues to make waves in national media, the Tigers vs. Tarik Skubal in arbitration isn’t the only point of interest for the club. Ken Rosenthal reports that the front office is still considering adding more starting pitching. Right-handers Chris Bassitt and Lucas Giolito are two targets the […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 6 reads
Happy Friday, everyone. We’ve had a lot of big news in the last twenty-four hours, with the Tigers ending their broadcasting contract with FanDuel, and of course, the biggest bit of news being that the team failed to settle on arbitration terms with Tarik Skubal. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Thursday’s 8 p.m. ET deadline to reach contracts with arbitration eligible players for the 2026 passed with the Detroit Tigers in agreement with everyone but ace Tarik Skubal. The two paries can continue to negotiate prior to an arbitration hearing, but for now they seem set to let an arbitrator decide the ace lefty’s salary […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 3 reads
On Thursday afternoon, nine major league teams, including the Detroit Tigers, terminated their contracts with FanDuel Sports, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic. We’ve seen this show before, of course. FanDuel’s parent group, Main Street Sports, was formerly the Diamond Sports Group. As Diamond went through bankruptcy from 2023-2025, teams terminated their deals with the […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
We all know that the Detroit Tigers are the greatest Major League Baseball franchise of all time: the tradition, the perfect uniforms and the Olde English D are all among the greatest in sports. After all, this is the Bless You Boys sports blog. However, a large portion of baseball fans also have a secondary […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The status of former Detroit Tigers’ prospect Justyn-Henry Malloy has been a bit of a mystery over the last few days. Malloy was designated for assignment over two weeks ago back on December 21. The fact that he had yet to be claimed off of waivers made it pretty clear something was going on, though […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The 2026 international free agent signing period begins on January 15th, and so far the Detroit Tigers appear to set to sign a pretty good crop of players. Baseball America released their top 50 list of IFA prospects to be signed on Monday, and the Tigers place three players in those rankings. Now, before we […]
From Bless You Boys | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired OF Justyn-Henry Malloy from Tigers in exchange for cash considerations, according to the team’s official social media account. This move might come as a mild surprise, as the Rays have added another outfielder to their 40-man roster with the acquisition of Malloy from the Tigers, brining the count up […]
From DRaysBay | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a new sheriff in town. Only, he’ll have to earn his badge the hard way. Days after freshman Matt Zollers re-signed with Missouri – boy, I’m still not used to saying that – Ole Miss backup QB Austin Simmons has signed with the Tigers according to reports from multiple reporters across […]
From Rock M Nation | about 2 months ago | 5 reads