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Fan Poll: Have the Detroit Tigers done enough to contend in 2024?

Photo by Ron Schwane/ We posted a predictions roundtable on Monday, but now on Opening Day, what do you think? Will the Tigers make the playoffs? The Detroit Tigers finished the 2023 season with a mildly surprising second place finish, posting a winning record of 39-34 in the second half of the season and going 78-84 overall. A nine game losing streak in early June after a bad run of injuries pretty well crushed any hopes of a surprise run at the division. Still that strong second half featured a lot of good signs. For Tiger hopefuls, that was enough to leave a taste of...

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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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GameThread: Tigers vs. Rays, 12:35 p.m.

Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Tigers (20-9) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (11-16) Time/Place: 12:35 p.m., Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla.Media: MLB Audio (Rays' broadcast) Pitching Matchup: RHP Casey Mize vs. RHP Ryan Pepiot

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Jack Flaherty looks dialed in and other news from the Tigersphere

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Flaherty carved up the Phillies on Tuesday, pumping 94-97 mph and forcing Cardinals and Orioles fans to wonder what the Tigers are feeding him. No major news is good news at this time of year. The Tigers are in really good shape heading into the final games of the Grapefruit League calendar. Knock on all the wood, throw all the salt, do whatever your belief system permits to help the club stay healthy. Instead of injuries or roster moves, the talk on Tuesday night revolved around the ongoing velocity and stuff boosts for so many of...

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2024 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 21

Tre’ Morgan #18 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after defeating the Florida Gators to win the Division I Mens Baseball Championship | Photo by Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos via Tre Morgan rounds out the top-20 Previous Winner Tre’ Morgan, 1BRk-A | .396/.482/.542 (1.024 OPS, 182 wRC+ in A) 56 PA, 1 HR, 4 SB Three-year LSU first baseman Morgan was taken by the Rays in the third round of 2023 after winning the CWS, marking what looks like a great draft class on offense for Tampa Bay. He’s a strong defender at first baseman who can hit and hit consistently, even if it’s...

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Tyler Alexander: The New Bulk Guy?

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports If the Rays are known for anything it may be the development of the “bulk guy” — the pitcher who can get 1 to 2 times through an order. This year, they brought in Chris Devenski on a 1-year deal, and they also signed Tyler Alexander who last pitched with the Tigers. Both of these guys will be responsible for filling in the roles that Josh Fleming and Yonny Chirinos played last year. The Alexander move was a head-scratcher for some people, but the Rays are following a formula that has helped them in the past. When the Rays have...

Choi walks it off in the Rays' 5-4 win | Tigers-Rays Game Highlights 8/18/19

Condensed Game: Ji-Man Choi hit a walk-off two-run single in the bottom of the 9th as the Rays defeated the Tigers, 5-4 Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instagram: https://w

Brosseau walks it off in 13-inning shutout | Tigers-Rays Game Highlights 8/17/19

Condensed Game: The Rays set a club record with 24 strikeouts over 13 shutout frames before Michael Brosseau walked it off for a dramatic win Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ML

3 Tigers pitchers blank Rays in 2-0 win | Tigers-Rays Game Highlights 8/16/19

Condensed Game Daniel Norris, Drew VerHagen and Joe Jimenez combined to throw a five-hit shutout in the Tigers' 2-0 win over the Rays Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/mlb Follow us elsewhere too: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MLB Instag