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Josue Briceño’s rapid rise continued this season
While Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark tend to draw the most coverage, the Detroit Tigers have a trio of top shelf prospects looking to storm their way to the major leagues in 2026. Josue Briceño’s defensive future is as murky as McGonigle’s at this point but he destroyed High-A pitching and got a good taste […]
Should the Tigers bring back Kyle Finnegan?
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 […]
MLB News: Tarik Skubal, Matt Manning, Hall of Fame voters, Sonny Gray, trade candidates
Happy Wednesday, everyone. Hard to believe we’re already into December. I’m not really sure where the time is going but it can only mean one thing: We’re getting close to pitchers and catchers reporting in February. Oh, right, and that whole holiday season, too, I suppose. While I’ll be writing a letter asking Santa Paws […]
Tigers interested in former Rays closer Pete Fairbanks per report
The reliever market is starting to move after a very slow month of November. The New York Mets got on the ball quickly, adding long-time Brewers closer Devin Williams on Monday, while the Baltimore Orioles signed Ryan Helsley last week after the Tigers had been linked as one of many teams interested in the hard-throwing […]
Can the Detroit Tigers depend on Tyler Holton in 2026?
I spent a fair amount of time last year pretty concerned with the Detroit Tigers left-handed options in the bullpen. Too much time, as it turned out. While Tyler Holton had a tough year compared to his 2023-2024 performance and Brant Hurter went through a rough stretch of his own, the Tigers relievers handled left-handed […]
Alex Bregman is still a perfect free agent target for the Tigers
Here we are a season later, and the Detroit Tigers should still sign free agent third baseman Alex Bregman. Their struggles down the stretch and in the postseason perfectly emphasized the need for Bregman-type hitters. Scott Harris and the Tigers know this well, hence their pursuit last offseason. Top prospect Kevin McGonigle has similar traits […]
Framber Valdez would be a major upgrade to the Tigers pitching staff
While teams, fans, and baseball writers look through the individual players that could help the Tigers, there is a structural issue in their roster that adds a layer of difficulty, but also opportunity. The Tigers currently have five if not six starting pitchers ranging from Tarik Skubal to young but talented arms like Reese Olson […]
MLB News: Dylan Cease, free agent market, Max Clark, Tarik Skubal
Happy Friday, everyone. Hope you’re all recovering from your food comas and your credit cards have been marked safe from Black Friday shopping. Today we’ve just got some little tidbits to round up the week, with a look at some minor league news for the Tigers, some World Baseball Classic news about Shohei Ohtani, and […]
Happy Thanksgiving open thread: Dylan Cease gets paid by the Jays
Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who reads and comments at Bless You Boys. The community here really adds so much to our enjoyment of the Tigers, and the game of baseball. We wish a very Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readership, and a solid Thursday to everyone […]
Free agent Ranger Suárez would boost the Tigers pitching staff
The Detroit Tigers, undeniably, need pitching help. Their starting rotation is Tarik Skubal and then a cluster of arms you can probably call better than average as a group, but each comes with distinct question marks. Reese Olson can’t stay healthy, Casey Mize regressed heavily after the All-Star Break, Jack Flaherty pulled a Jekyll and […]
Tigers linked to free agent right-hander Ryan Helsley
On Sunday afternoon, the Athletic published a report linking free agent reliever Ryan Helsley to the Detroit Tigers, among other teams showing interest. Particularly notable was the idea that the Tigers and others have interst in converting the hard-throwing right-hander into a starting pitcher. There’s been a bit of a trend in turning good relievers […]
MLB News: Tarik Skubal trade rumors, Troy Melton, Barry Bonds, Justin Verlander
Happy Monday, everyone. It’s another week closer to the 2026 baseball season, so of course, we have some hot stove updates to warm you. We’ve got plenty of rumors circulating about the Tigers and Tarik Skubal, but a fun non-Skubal discussion suggests that Justin Verlander might be a good fit to return to Detroit as […]
Sunday open thread: Tender, non-tender is the night
The deadline to tender contracts to players under club control and finish finalizing 40-man rosters came and went Friday, and while we’ve covered the Tigers decisions, there were a huge number of other players non-tendered who are now free agents looking to sign major league, or more likely minor league deals. Right now the Tigers […]
Tigers decline to tender Andy Ibáñez a contract for 2026
The Detroit Tigers went into Friday’s deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players without too many question marks. The main one was whether utility infielder Andy Ibáñez would get a contract, and as it turned out the club decided to non-tender him as predicted. The rest of their arbitration eligible players were tendered contracts […]
ZiPS forecasts Detroit Tigers’ roster ahead of the 2026 season
Blink and you’ll miss it. Only two free agents have signed 10-figure contracts this winter, yet we’re already in projections season. Dan Syzmborski, he of the ZiPS projections, has continued his annual tradition of releasing team-by-team projections with FanGraphs. There’s lots of great info here for those interested, including age-specific player comparisons, 20th and 80th […]
The Tigers farm system has the bats to contribute in 2026
It’s a good idea to know what you’ve got before going out shopping. With that in mind, let’s try to assess what the Detroit Tigers can reasonably expect their farm system to produce in 2026 before we get into free agents and trade ideas this offseason. We’ll start with position players and follow up with […]
Detroit Tigers linked to free agent closer Devin Williams
Per Jon Morosi, the Detroit Tigers are one of several teams interested in RHP Devin Williams. Williams is considered one of the best relievers in the free agent class and almost certainly would provide an upgrade to Detroit’s unit. Last year, the Tigers’ bullpen was middling at best. It lacked the depth that made 2024’s […]
Starting today, comments and Feed posts on Bless You Boys will have activity notifications
When you post on SB Nation, we don’t want you to miss all the conversations and responses that follow. So starting today, whenever a user replies to your comment or to your post on the Feed, you’ll see a notification at the top right corner of the page. And of course, this means that when […]
MLB News: Gleyber Torres qualifying offer, Josh Naylor, 2026 Hall of Fame class
Happy Wednesday, friends, and a happy day to all of those who bought a Gleyber Torres jersey last season, because it looks like you’ll still get plenty of use out of it next season, as Torres accepted his qualifying offer from the Tigers. In other news, a Tiger is freshly engaged, a dog helped Jason […]
Tigers protect Thayron Liranzo, Hao-Yu Lee and others from Rule 5 draft
On Tuesday, the Detroit Tigers completed finalizing their roster in advance of the December 10 Rule 5 draft at MLB’s Winter Meetings. They made the decision to protect just about everyone who could be exposed to the Rule 5. The Tigers added catcher and fifth ranked prospect in the system per MLB Pipeline, Thayron Liranzo, […]
Gleyber Torres accepts qualifying offer with the Tigers
Second baseman Gleyber Torres has accepted the Tigers qualifying offer and will return for the 2026 season at $22 million for the year. This was always the likely outcome, so hopefully the Tigers anticipated this and really wanted him back for 2026. The soon-to-be 29-year-old infielder is coming off a season that held a lot […]
Last look at the Detroit Tigers Rule 5 roster decisions
This evening, the Tigers will have to finalize their 40-man roster in advance of the Rule 5 draft at baseball’s Winter Meetings on December 10. Any Rule 5 eligible prospect that isn’t added to the 40-man will be available for teams to select in the draft. The Tigers certainly have some prospects who will need […]
Will Gleyber Torres stay with the Tigers or test free agency?
The final day to accept or decline qualifying offers has arrived. Teams will be finalizing their 40-man rosters in advance of the December 10th Rule 5 draft as well, but most of the big news through the day will also cycle around qualifying offer decisions. In a sense, the offseason doesn’t really begin until teams […]
MLB News: Tarik Skubal, Kevin McGonigle, free agency, Josh Naylor
Happy Monday, everyone! We’ve got some little tidbits from all around baseball for you today, including some chatter about Tarik Skubal, a Tigers’ prospect making waves in the Arizona Fall League, Emmanuel Clase pleads not guilty to pitch rigging, and Josh Naylor will not be moving to the AL Central, thank goodness. So let’s just […]
Three starting pitchers Detroit could prioritize this winter
According to Detroit Tigers’ GM Jeff Greenberg, the team is “going to prioritize pitching” this winter. There’s a lot of logic there; outside of Tarik Skubal, the starting rotation has some question marks and the bullpen needs both quantity and quality. Kyle Finnegan leads their free agent departures, while Chris Paddack, Tommy Kahnle, and Rafael […]
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