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BYB Bracketology is back

BYB Bracketology is back

Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Fill out your brackets here by noon on Thursday, March 21 The pairings are all set for the 2024 NCAA Mens’ basketball tournament, and that means that the BYB Bracketology contest is ready to go. Invitations have been sent out to last year’s participants and the link to complete your bracket is right here. The deadline to complete your bracket is on Thursday, March 21, 2024 prior to the published tip-off time of the first game (a little after noon, ET). Michigan has two schools in this year’s...
Mar 17, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 1:05 p.m.

Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (11-7) vs. Baltimore Orioles (17-5) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Julio Teheran
Mar 17, 2024
2024 Detroit Tigers’ payroll, options and roster information

2024 Detroit Tigers’ payroll, options and roster information

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Nine of the ten highest paid and most experienced players from the 2023 opening day roster are gone The Detroit Tigers enter the 2024 season with an overhauled roster that will be without nine of their ten highest paid players from the 2023 Opening Day roster. Those ten players also had the most major league service time on the roster, with only Javier Baez returning. Gone are Miguel Cabrera, Eduardo Rodriguez, Jonathan Schoop, Matthew Boyd, Michael Lorenzen, Austin Meadows, Jose Cisnero, Spencer Turnbull, Tyler Alexander, and Chasen...
Mar 16, 2024
GameThread: Breakout Game and Tigers vs. Pirates

GameThread: Breakout Game and Tigers vs. Pirates

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK Get a look at some of the Tigers’ best prospects in the Spring Breakout Series, and later the big leaguers face the Pirates. Today the Tigers take their turn in the Spring Breakout Series in an all-prospects game against the Phillies. You can read our full primer, including which prospects are playing, here. Tigers Prospects vs. Phillies Prospects Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: MLB.TVPitching Matchup: LHP Brant Hurter vs. RHP Mick Abel Detroit Tigers (14-8) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Time/Place: 4:05...
Mar 16, 2024
Breaking down the battle for the Tigers final bullpen spots

Breaking down the battle for the Tigers final bullpen spots

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK With only a few outings left with which to impress, the competition for the bullpen is coming down to the wire. The Detroit Tigers didn’t make much noise this offseason, but one area that they did fortify pretty aggressively was the bullpen. With a solid core consisting of Jason Foley, Alex Lange, Tyler Holton, and Will Vest already in place, Scott Harris inked right-hander Shelby Miller and lefty Andrew Chafin to free agent deals. That whole group still tracks as the core of the Opening Day bullpen despite a few hiccups this spring. So...
Mar 15, 2024
Friday Open Thread: Which prospect would you steal?

Friday Open Thread: Which prospect would you steal?

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/ There are some stellar options out there. It’s hard to believe it, but we’re already almost finished with spring training. And while this leads to more excitement: the regular season is just around the corner, it also means that we’ve been lucky to spend quite a lot of time watching prospects and rookies on other teams make a big splash in the pre-season. With that in mind, our open thread for the day revolves around which young player we would love to snag to add to the Tigers 40-man ahead of the new season beginning, and why. Do you think...
Mar 14, 2024
A Tigers fan’s guide to the Spring Breakout series

A Tigers fan’s guide to the Spring Breakout series

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via What is the Spring Breakout series and which Tigers are playing in it? Major League Baseball is introducing the Spring Breakout series this week, which will give fans a look at each team’s farm system in competition with another. Sixteen games will be held between March 14-17, including the Detroit Tigers vs. the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, March 16 at 1:05 p.m. ET. The game will take place at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Florida. Fans can follow the game with an MLB digital subscription (MLB.tv, MLB.com, MLB...
Mar 12, 2024
Jackson Jobe is the monster at the door

Jackson Jobe is the monster at the door

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Another spectacular display from the game’s top pitching prospect makes clear he won’t be denied much longer. Well, we tried to keep the Jackson Jobe hype low key this spring, but he just won’t let us. The top pitching prospect in baseball stepped to the mound for the first time in a Detroit Tigers uniform on Tuesday, tasked with holding a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning of a Grapefruit League contest with the Minnesota Twins. Let’s just say the Twins got a look at the future, and they did not like what they saw. Jobe proceeded to unleash the...
Mar 12, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Twins, 1:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Twins, 1:05 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (10-7) vs. Minnesota Twins (6-9) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Bally Sports Detroit, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Joe Ryan
Mar 12, 2024
Miguel Cabrera arrives in camp as the Tigers trim roster

Miguel Cabrera arrives in camp as the Tigers trim roster

Photo by Julio Aguilar/ The Tigers have sent 10 players down to minor league camp as the final two weeks of camp get underway. The big news on Tuesday morning involved the big fella himself. Miguel Cabrera has arrived in major league camp and will be working with players all week. After nearly a month in camp, the vibes no doubt needed a boost, and having Cabrera in camp can only help. This is Cabrera’s first appearance as a special assistant to Scott Harris. Cabrera’s appearance coincides with things starting to get serious in camp. The club did some aggressive...
Mar 12, 2024
Reese Olson stakes his claim in the Tigers starting rotation

Reese Olson stakes his claim in the Tigers starting rotation

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ The right-hander had a very solid MLB debut in 2023, and he looks ready to back it up with another good season. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Reese Olson makes for an interesting case study as the organization continues to improve its player development system. A year ago, Olson wasn’t particularly well regarded as a starting pitching prospect. He had a really good slider-changeup combination and racked up plenty of strikeouts in his rise through the minor leagues. But an average fastball and inconsistent command kept him off top 100 prospect...
Mar 10, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Detroit Tigers (7-7) vs. New York Mets (8-5) Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: MLB Audio (Mets’ feed)Pitching Matchup: LHP Brant Hurter vs. RHP Adrian Houser
Mar 8, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 6:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Orioles, 6:05 p.m.

Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Detroit Tigers (7-6) vs. Baltimore Orioles (11-2) Time/Place: 6:05 p.m., Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Fla.Media: MLB Audio (Orioles' feed) Pitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize vs. RHP Grayson RodriguezAlso pitching: RHP Keider Montero, RHP Trey Wingenter, LHP Andrew Vasquez, RHP Devin Sweet
Mar 7, 2024
GameThread: Tigers vs. Blue Jays, Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

GameThread: Tigers vs. Blue Jays, Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (6-5) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (3-8) Time/Place: 6:35 p.m., George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla.Media: Tigers Radio Network, MLB.TVPitching Matchup: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Bowden Francis Detroit Tigers (6-5) vs. New York Yankees (5-6) Time/Place: 6:35 p.m., George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Fla.Media: NonePitching Matchup: RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Luke Weaver
Mar 7, 2024
Tyler Holton looks to build on his outstanding Tigers debut

Tyler Holton looks to build on his outstanding Tigers debut

Photo by Ron Jenkins/ The Tigers claimed Holton off waivers last March, and things couldn’t have gone any better. Can he repeat his 2023 dominance? When Tyler Holton was claimed off waivers the Tigers last spring, he came with a reputation as a low-powered lefty junkballer. He found himself finishing the season as one of Detroit's most trusted relievers. He's spent most of his pro career as a swingman and took on the mantle of long relief during his rookie season, but did so with rare effectiveness, eventually earning more high leverage work as the season progressed....