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Tampa Bay Rays 2024 Spring Training Leaders

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via It was a Spring to remember for some; for others a Spring to forget After six grueling agonizingly long weeks, Spring Training is mercifully over. The highly anticipated yet quickly yawn inducing schedule of about 30 exhibition games has reached its conclusion with the Rays and Tigers playing to a 3-3 tie on Tuesday afternoon. All of the meaningless statistics that will forever grace analytical websites will be the only thing to actually show that any games were played. Random minor league free agents, the occasional top...

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Wednesday Open Thread: Make your bold predictions for 2024

Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Can’t wait to revisit these at the end of the year... One of my favorite pre-season rituals is the opportunity to make some genuinely wild predictions for the upcoming year. Sometimes the crazier they are, the more often they seem to become reality. We love to do this as a group for our annual roundtable discussion, but I figured it would also be fun to turn the crystal ball over to all of you and see what kind of predictions you have for the upcoming year. Will the Tigers have a breakout start to the season and be buyers at...

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Mark Canha should stabilize the Tigers offense in 2024

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Canha’s strong, disciplined approach is a model of consistency for the club’s younger hitters. The Tigers began their offseason maneuvering by trading for veteran outfielder Mark Canha from the Milwaukee Brewers. The move was well-received in the immediate aftermath of the trade, and then promptly fell out of the conversation around Detroit. Far from being a shiny new toy, Canha has been in the league since 2015 and is a known quantity in his steady, low key role. But it would be a mistake to take his presence on the team for granted....

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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...

Royals Review

2024 Division rival preview: Detroit Tigers

Photo by Gregory Shamus/ Are the Tigers ready to roar? The Tigers began their rebuild a year before the Royals did, and while last year was their seventh consecutive losing season, their 78 wins were more than the Royals have managed in any season since 2017. The Tigers had a fairly young team last year, and will likely add two rookies to the starting lineup this season. But they have also supplemented the roster with some veteran free agents, notably pitchers Jack Flaherty and Kenta Maeda. The Tigers signed manager A.J. Hinch to a contract extension last December and...

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Tigers claim infielder Buddy Kennedy, trade Andre Lipcius to the Dodgers

Photo by Todd Kirkland/ Detroit claimed Kennedy off waivers, placed infielder Andre Lipcius on waivers, signed a relief prospect from the Frontier League, and then ultimately traded Lipcius. Let’s break it down. The Tigers under Scott Harris have a well-earned reputation as a restless organization, and with the spring well underway, they haven’t slowed down trying to improve around the edges. First, they signed pitching prospect Thomas Bruss to a minor league deal last Tuesday. Then, on Friday, they claimed infielder Buddy Kennedy off waivers from the Cardinals. To...

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Rival Roundup, Vol. 52: Creepin’ Closer

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports There’s still plenty of free-agency activity to come, but the first week of spring is settling in. The Detroit Tigers will deploy Tarik Skubal to start their season, as we enter the era of official Opening Day starter statements from teams who don’t employ Pablo Lopez. Tarik Skubal is the Opening Day starter, A.J. Hinch announces. #Tigers— Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) March 1, 2024 Among the deluge of other off-season organizational changes, the Chicago White Sox are employing a dietician for the first time, at the direction of...

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NYY vs. MIA: Clayton Beeter vs. Ryan Weathers

Photo by New York Yankees/ The Yanks welcome the Fish to Tampa. After the day off yesterday, we get a new round of exhibition baseball from Tampa, as the Yankees take on the Marlins in Grapefruit League action. Clayton Beeter, one of the on-the-rise pitching prospects who could see MLB time in 2024, will be on the hill for the second time this spring. He struck out a trio of Tigers in his only other appearance, although Detroit did tag him for two runs. Recent free agent signee Tim Anderson will make his spring debut for the Marlins, batting second and at his customary...

MLB.com FastCast: Tigers sign Josh Harrison - 2/20/19

The baseball world's attention focuses on Bryce Harper's free agency, plus Josh Harrison agrees to a one-year deal with the Tigers About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United Stat

McCann is a free agent after being non-tendered

James McCann heads for free agency after being non-tendered by the Tigers About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada

Fiers non-tendered by A's, becomes a free agent

Mike Fiers is non-tendered by the Athletics and becomes a free agent after going 12-8 with a 3.56 ERA for the A's and Tigers About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and