According to the Detroit Tigers, RHP Drew VerHagen has cleared waivers and has been oitrighted to Triple A Toledo. The Tigers today announced that RHP Drew VerHagen has cleared waivers and has been outrighted to Triple A Toledo. — Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) May 11, 2019
Coming into the 2019 season, there were high hopes that Drew VerHagen would be a big part of the Detroit Tigers‘ bullpen. Embed from Getty Images Unfortunately, VerHagen was unable to get the job done and following a horrendous outing (6 runs in the 8th inning) on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, he was … Read more
The 2019 season will get underway for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday and they will already be shorthanded. According to the Tigers, the have placed both JaCoby Jones and Drew Verhagen on the 10-day Injured List retroactive to March 25. In a corresponding move, they have recalled Dustin Peterson from Triple A Toledo. Following today’s … Read more
Opening Day 2019 is just two weeks away. The Detroit Tigers will soon head north from Lakeland, Florida and head straight across the border to face the als0-but-not-quite-saying-it rebuilding Toronto Blue Jays. When, “Play Ball,” is yelled in the Rogers Center on March 28th, the question looms: who is taking the field for the Tigers? … Read more
Daylight Savings is this Sunday. That means longer days, warming weather, and eventually—baseball. Opening Day is 20 days away and the Detroit Tigers are continuing to trim their roster before heading north. One of the players hoping to make a splash in Motown this year, in an act of redemption, is pitcher Drew VerHagen. The … Read more
The Detroit Tigers have made a roster move on Monday ahead of their series in Pittsburgh, recalling outfield prospect Mike Gerber from Triple-A Toledo and designating pitcher Drew VerHagen for assignment. Today the Tigers have recalled OF Mike Gerber from Triple A Toledo and RHP Drew VerHagen has been designated for assignment. — Tigers PR … Read more
One big point of emphasis during spring training are the position battles, particularly among young, up-and-coming players in a team’s system. For some, however, it is about making one last stand because they are “out of options” moving forward. A quick refresher on options. They allow for teams to send players freely to the minor … Read more
On Friday, the Detroit Tigers used an 8th inning go-ahead grand slam by Justin Upton to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. The win was the Tigers fourth in a row and they are now 51-57. Following the game, the Tigers announced that Drew VerHagen will be the starting pitcher for Saturday’s matchup against the Orioles. … Read more
Detroit Tigers (29-30) vs. Boston Red Sox (32-27) Game 1 Jordan Zimmermann (5-4, 5.98 ERA) vs. Brian Johnson (2-0, 2.57) Friday, June 9 @ 7:10 EST TV: Fox Sports Detroit & MLB Network (Out of Market only) | Radio: 97.1 The Ticket The Tigers send Jordan Zimmermann to the mound hoping he can build off his … Read more
NOTE: The views expressed in this EDITORIAL do not necessarily reflect the views of Detroit Sports Nation or a majority of its writers and should not be misconstrued as such. The views contained within are the views of the author and the author alone. We have already reached the All-Star break in 2016 and it’s … Read more
Earlier, we handed out first-half grades for all the position players of your Detroit Tigers. Some have overachieved, some have severely underachieved, and some are just about right where we expected them to be. Now it is time to look at the pitching staff. On the surface, it is going to seem like a very poor … Read more
Well now, things got a little bit interesting. See what just one week of baseball can do the division standings? After dropping 11 of 12, the Tigers have won six of seven and went 5-1 against the Twins and Rays this past week. Couple that with the White Sox hitting a bit of a rough … Read more
Can you believe the 2016 Major League Baseball is already a quarter of the way complete? Neither can we. The Tigers through 40 games stand at 19-21, 5.5 games out of the American League Central division lead and 3.0 games back of a Wild Card spot. A recent stretch where they lost 11 of 12 … Read more
The use of bullpens has evolved over the last handful of seasons or so. That has been highlighted most by the Kansas City Royals boasting the league’s best collective set of relievers each of the last two seasons. Detroit has been hindered by the success level of their bullpen in recent years. In 2015, their relievers … Read more
Remember when the Tigers had lost four in a row and five of six and found themselves at 8-9? Neither do we. Detroit quickly turned things around last week, going 6-1 and averaging better than six runs a game during that stretch. With the exception of Mike Pelfrey, who allowed 5 ER in each of his … Read more
‘Twas a week to forget for the Detroit Tigers this past stretch. After salvaging one game in Houston that could have went in a number of directions, they concluded their eight-game road trip against the Kansas City Royals, dropping two out of three at Kauffman Stadium. Detroit finally returned home, only to get swept by another division … Read more
