Spring Training The Tigers have ended grapefruit league play with a record of 15-14-3. They had their fair share of good moments and bad. Al Avila and Ron Gardenhire should be happy with the progress made this spring, with the team that they are bringing north, and the prospects that showed flashes in camp. The … Read more
In honor of Miguel Cabrera’s 36th birthday, we figured we would flashback to Spring Training to see him goofing around (yet practicing for a certain situation) at the same time. The best of the best are prepared for every situation because they practice for every situation. Embed from Getty Images That’s exactly what Miguel Cabrera … Read more
It’s cold outside and it is only going to get colder before spring is finally upon us. But that does not mean that Detroit Tigers’ baseball is not right around the corner! On Monday, the Tigers released their official 2019 Spring Training dates. From Detroit Tigers: Tigers pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to … Read more
The Tigers have made it very evident that they will basically be holding their own job fair down in spring camp when it comes to the pitching department. There is no where to go but up for the team who finished with the highest team ERA in baseball a year ago (5.36). Simply put, they … Read more
The Detroit Tigers have been in Lakeland, FL for Spring training since February 17th (pitchers and catchers reported on February 13th). Most fans take spring training with a grain of salt. The games don’t mean anything, you see a bunch of players that you’ve never heard of, and you might see a famous person taking … Read more
A lot has been written and talked about the prowess and expectations for the Detroit Tigers young 3rd baseman Jeimer Candelario. He is heading into 2018 as the starter at the hot corner, and he is showing promise so far early in Spring Training. Embed from Getty Images Yesterday in the Tigers home opener in … Read more
It’s been well documented that Miguel Cabrera had a bad year in 2017. If the Detroit Tigers are going to do anything this year, Miggy needs to bounce back. Cabrera had the worst slash line of his career last year at .249/.329/.399. That’s far below his career average of .317/.395/.553. His 16 home runs and 60 … Read more
With only one week of spring scrimmages to go, Major League Baseball teams have to make some pressing decisions regarding the Opening Day personnel. The Detroit Tigers are no exception, as they made their first real noteworthy decision on Sunday, cutting reliever Mark Lowe. The Tigers will eat up his $5.5M guaranteed salary for the … Read more
We are just a little more than a week away from Opening Day, and the 25-man rosters for every team begins to take shape. The Tigers in particular have bee tasked with making some difficult and bold decisions, and they did so early on Sunday. The team announced a wave of roster moves in camp, … Read more
Spring training. It’s pointless, right? Oh, but on the contrary. The baseball preseason serves many purposes. Among those is for the fringe major league players needing to make a big statement to the organization, in hopes of just staying on the big league roster come Opening Day. There’s a bevy of those on every team … Read more
The Tigers were going split-squad on Saturday. The team that was playing (home) in Lakeland included outfielder J.D. Martinez. Unfortunately, Martinez could not finish the game due to injury. J.D. Martinez walking to clubhouse gingerly — but no longer limping — with athletic trainer Kevin Rand. Replaced by Alex Presley in RF. — Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) … Read more
It happens each and every year. Some fan base gets either too high or too low after a couple of weeks of Spring Training baseball. Maybe their team has been lights out early on and everything seems to be clicking perfectly, or maybe a five or six game losing streak has caused some fans to think … Read more
In a bit of unwelcome news from spring training, Detroit Tigers starter Michael Fulmer has been bitten by the injury bug. Michael Fulmer rolled his right ankle during agility drills, will miss next start, now unlikely to pitch in WBC. — Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) March 5, 2017 Brad Ausmus told Chris McCosky of the Detroit News that the injury … Read more
When making his decision whether or not to participate in the upcoming 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC), Detroit Tigers ace pitcher Justin Verlander took counsel from a familiar baseball sage, former manager Jim Leyland. The skipper was a wildly successful manager of the Tigers from 2006-13, when he compiled 700 wins in Detroit. He is the manager of the United States team in … Read more
Well, the Lions are out of the playoffs, the Red Wings look to be on the verge of ending their playoff streak, and the Pistons are a roller coaster that we are are hoping stops at the top of a hill rather than the bottom. Luckily, Detroit Tigers baseball is right around the corner and … Read more
Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Detroit Tigers (0-0) Where: Joker Marchant Stadium; Lakeland, FL First Pitch: 1:08 PM EST Weather: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning. TV/Radio: None/97.1 The Ticket FM Pitching Matchup: Kyle Lobstein (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. … Read more
