It had to end sometime. The Tigers dropped their first game of the season, and their solo hold on first place. Detroit is now tied with Cleveland at 5-1, but I don’t really think anyone is complaining. The roadtrip saw far more positives than negatives. Kenny Rogers was hit around, and balls seemed to be … Continue reading Tigers come home 5-1
Okay, so maybe they weren’t quite the first cuts. Earlier in the week they sent catcher Chris Robinson to minor league camp, and optioned Kyle Sleeth. But today marked the first big cuts. Firstly, if Matt Mantei does comeback from his injury, he won’t be doing it with the Tigers. Mantei received his unconditional release.
Over the last few weeks of spring training, I’ll be writing about the storylines that I think will be most interesting, or at least most vital to the team’s success. The first subject will be pitching coach Chuck Hernandez and how he sets the tone with Tiger pitchers and throughout the organization. One of the … Continue reading Keep an eye on: Chuck Hernandez & the Pitching Staff
After the initial excitement of pitchers and catchers reporting, and the surge of enthusiasm after the first few spring training games, baseball settles into 3 weeks of games that become somewhat tedious while fans anxiously await the beginning of real games. The World Baseball Classic has helped break up the monotony, as has some interesting … Continue reading Dog Days of Spring Training
The Tigers signed 8 players today, bringing the total number of players signed to 25. Five of the eight are sporting their first big league contract. The players are: Eulogio De La Cruz Preston Larrison Humberto Sanchez Jordan Tata Mark Woodyard Joel Zumaya Tony Giarratano Brent Clevlen
This page includes the entire Detroit Tigers 40 man roster. The links are to the stat pages at the various sites. If you click the player’s name, it will bring back the search results for every time this site mentions the player. And if for some reason you really like a player, and you really … Continue reading Roster
John Sickels has posted his review of his 2005 top 20 Tiger prospects. Comparing last year’s list with what transpired, it is easy to say that the Tigers farm system is definitely looking better. Going into 2005, Justin Verlander, who hadn’t even pitched professionally was Sickels top-rated Tiger prospect. While Verlander had a very promising … Continue reading Sickels Top 20 in Review
The Detroit Tigers have finalized their 40 man roster with the following transactions: Purchased Contracts of:Don KellyJoel ZumayaKyle SleethHumberto SanchezEulogio De La CruzJordan TataBrent ClevlenKody Kirkland Outrighted to Toledo contracts of:Adam PetersonColby Lewis The roster now stands at 40 players. The biggest omission is probably David Espinosa who the Tigers stand a decent chance of … Continue reading Tigers Finalize 40 Man Roster
Okay, the title is somewhat facetious. I know they didn’t actually stumble. They did find themselves trailing for the first time this season. It was an uncomfortable half inning. Also, Mike Maroth allowed a walk. The “incident” occured with one out in the 5th inning. It broke a string of 22 1/3 innings by Tigers … Continue reading Tigers stumble, but win