Former Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias will have a new address in 2020. The Baltimore Orioles have signed him to a one year, $3 million deal, with an option for 2021. Embed from Getty Images In 530 plate appearances last season with the Cincinnati Reds, he hit a career high 11 home runs while hitting … Read more
According to reports, former Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias has found a new home. Embed from Getty Images Iglesias has reportedly signed with the Cincinnati Reds and he has already been seen in the clubhouse wearing No. 4. He has been invited to Spring Training, where he will battle for a roster spot. #Cardinals C. Trent … Read more
There is little question about it, 2019 will likely be another rough year for the Detroit Tigers. In fact, do not be surprised if their final record ends up worse than it was this past season when they finished 64-98 in the American League Central. General manager Al Avila has made it clear that the … Read more
The Detroit Tigers are in the middle of a full-blown rebuild which means the offseason likely will not be too exciting for the fans. Big-name free agents like Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, and Dallas Keuchel will be signing with teams other than Detroit but that does not mean the Tigers will be sitting on the … Read more
The 2018 World Series is officially in the books and the offseason is officially underway for every Major League Baseball team. Embed from Getty Images On Monday, the Detroit Tigers announced seven roster moves which include Francisco Liriano, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jose Iglesias, and Victor Martinez becoming free agents. Martinez has already announced that he is … Read more
One of the biggest decisions the Detroit Tigers have to make heading into the 2019 season is whether or not they want to bring back shortstop Jose Iglesias. Well, it sounds like that decision could already be made, at least from Iglesias’ point of view. On Wednesday, Iglesias posted the following message on his Instagram account, thanking … Read more
On Monday, the Detroit Tigers were able to work out a deal with the Oakland Athletics which sent starting pitcher Mike Fiers out west. But general manager Al Avila may not be done trading just yet as a trio of Tigers have reportedly cleared waivers. Shortstop Jose Iglesias along pitchers Francisco Liriano and Jordan Zimmermann … Read more
The July 31 non-waiver trade deadline has come and gone. The Tigers made just one transaction but as fans learned a year ago, key trades can still be made in the month of August… they just require a little extra work. A quick refresher on the waiver wire works: A team can place non-injured players … Read more
The Detroit Tigers will kick off the 2018 campaign March 29th against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and with the youth movement underway in Motown, it is pretty safe to say who will be next to leave Detroit? The three players that come to mind for me are Jose Iglesias, Nicholas Castellanos, and James McCann. Here are … Read more
We currently sit just over 24-hours away from the first pitch being thrown on the 2018 Detroit Tigers season. A season that will be filled with plenty of memories created for families around the ballpark as we watch our team struggle through the first year of a rebuild. Sure the names and faces on the roster may … Read more
What exactly is in store for the Detroit Tigers in 2018? Hell, nobody really knows, but there seems to be a general guestimation that they “won’t be very good” this season, which is very possible. Still, there are some guys spread throughout what will eventually make up the Opening Day 25-man roster that could dictate a … Read more
The Tigers have come to terms with shortstop José Iglesias avoiding arbitration, per the official Detroit Tigers Twitter account. The deal will see Iglesias make $6.275 million, per Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press. You can read the full statement from the Tigers organization below. Embed from Getty Images Iglesias, who joined the Tigers in 2013, played … Read more
We are currently about a month and handful of days away from the pitchers and catcher of the Detroit Tigers reporting to Lakeland, Florida for Spring Training. With the arbitration deadline set for 1 P.M this afternoon, a few moves were made this week to round out the Tigers 40-man roster. Friday’s deadline was for the arbitration-eligible … Read more
General manager Al Avila will certainly have his work cut out for him if he wants to successfully lead the Detroit Tigers through a rebuild and back to the World Series. Embed from Getty Images On Friday night, the Tigers announced they have agreed to terms with Shane Greene, Alex Wilson, and Nicholas Castellanos. By … Read more
Today the Tigers avoided arbitration with closer Shane Green and reliever Alex Wilson. This comes the day after they avoided arbitration with catcher James McCann. Still left unsigned, but arbitration eligible, are INF/OF Nicholas Casetellanos (projected to make $7.6MM), shortstop Jose Iglesias (projected to make $5.6MM). Back in November, the club reached a deal with reliever Blaine Hardy, leaving Iglesias and … Read more
On Monday, the Detroit Tigers made a series of moves that added depth to their competition in Spring Training. Also, there is a report circling that shortstop Jose Iglesias’ days in the Motor City may be numbered. Tigers sign catcher, Brayan Pena to Minor League Deal Here’s a familiar face we all know. The Tigers signed catcher Brayan … Read more
