According to a report from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, former Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler is retiring from baseball. Rosenthal adds that Kinsler will remain with the San Diego Padres front office. Ian Kinsler is retiring, but will remain with the #Padres in front-office capacity, sources tell The Athletic. Kinsler is still owed … Read more
According to reports, former Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler has signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the San Diego Padres. Ian Kinsler has agreed with #Padres on 2-year, $8 million contract, source confirms @Ken_Rosenthal report. @MLB @MLBNetwork — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 14, 2018 There were rumors floating around that the Tigers were … Read more
The 2018 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings are officially underway, which means the rumors will be flying around for the next few days. Embed from Getty Images For the Detroit Tigers, adding a shortstop during the offseason is priority No. 1 but general manager Al Avila has said the team will also be open to … Read more
Detroit Tigers fans can look at this one of two ways. The first is we can be upset that the franchise couldn’t capitalize on having great talent by winning a World Series. The second way is that we can root for our former fan-favorite players as they pursue a World Series Championship in another city. … Read more
As a sports fan, it is never easy to lose a star player to another team and when you lose multiple stars, the pain grows even stronger. Not too long ago, Justin Verlander, J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, and David Price were all members of the Detroit Tigers. Embed from Getty Images But that was then … Read more
Spring training has arrived in Major League Baseball but that doesn’t mean business is still happening behind closed doors. Hell, there’s still roughly 100 free agents available on the market as spring camp gets underway. One name that has surfaced this weekend is outfielder Corey Dickerson. In a surprising move from the Tampa Bay Rays, … Read more
We all know that 2018 is going to be a long year for Detroit Tigers fans. That being said, there are some great opportunities to get out to Comerica Park and watch the festivities. Tickets shouldn’t be hard to get! Embed from Getty Images After reviewing the schedule, here are 5 must-see games in 2018: … Read more
1/10/18: This article has been updated to reflect the current market facing the Tigers and a possible trade of Michael Fulmer. With pitchers and catchers due to report (usually the week of February 13-15) soon, time is winding down on the Detroit Tigers offseason. Since entering a rebuild in the midst of their 2017 season, the … Read more
For those of you who have followed former Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler throughout his 12-year Major League Baseball career, there is a perfect word to describe his style of play. That word is, “scrappy.” After all, Kinsler is the type of player who seems to give his all on every pitch. Embed from Getty Images So, … Read more
Now that Ian Kinsler has officially been traded to the Los Angeles Angels, Dixon Machado will take over the second base duties for the Detroit Tigers beginning with the 2018 season. With Machado likely becoming the full-time second baseman, the Tigers will be looking to sign a player who can fill more of a utility … Read more
On Wednesday, news broke that Ian Kinsler was no longer a member of the Detroit Tigers after being traded to the Los Angeles Angeles for a couple of prospects. Following the move, Tigers fans hopped on social media to give their thoughts on the move. LOOK: Detroit Tigers trade Ian Kinsler and Twitter explodes! Today, … Read more
The Detroit Tigers are in an all-out rebuilding mode. In fact, they have been in that phase since the MLB trade deadline approached this past July. Tigers general manager Al Avila made it perfectly clear at that time that his goal was to shed payroll by unloading some of the bigger contracts while trying to … Read more
On Wednesday evening, news broke that the Detroit Tigers had traded second baseman Ian Kinsler to the Los Angeles Angels. As soon as the trade was announced, the Twitter universe absolutely exploded with comments about Kinsler and some were pretty darn funny. Mike Trout is not involved in the potential Ian Kinsler deal between the … Read more
UPDATED WITH TRADE DETAILS – 9:13pm With trade rumors swirling all day on Tuesday, one has finally come to fruition. The Detroit Tigers parted with fan favorite Ian Kinsler today, trading him away to the Los Angeles Angels. The news should come as no shock to anyone, as Kinsler’s name has been tossed around as trade bait since … Read more
It’s Day 3 of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings down in Orlando, Florida and things are slowly but surely starting to pick up. Some news surrounding the Detroit Tigers includes their interest in potentially reuniting with a former Tigers reliever. Perhaps the biggest news regarding the club revolves around a trio of players on … Read more
As is to be expected given their current situation moving forward, the Detroit Tigers are clearly sellers this week at the baseball Winter Meetings down in Orlando. Nothing monumental has really percolated over the previous two days but the Tigers have a number of players that they have reportedly been fielding calls on since arriving; … Read more
