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Ibáñez's willingness, prep work build his value with Tigers

March 17, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The early days of workouts this Spring Training seem like eons ago, rather than just a few weeks. But the image of Andy Ibáñez standing in at the plate while pitchers threw their bullpen sessions is impossible to forget. Some pitchers want to work with a plastic

Foley's arsenal ticking up after time off in Grapefruit League

Kreidler goes deep vs. Orioles; Maeda's splitter-slider combo plays well
March 17, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- On a warm, windy Sunday afternoon, when balls were flying out of Joker Marchant Stadium, Jason Foley continued to impress. Not that the Tigers’ hard-throwing reliever really needs to at this point. Two days after throwing a 100.4 mph sinker for a called third strike, Foley entered

Jung's power showing earns him All-Spring Breakout spot

March 18, 2024

The first Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play

Tigers excited about top two 2023 Draft picks in Spring Training

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 18, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- It's difficult to find a top Tigers prospect who had a bad year in 2023. Colt Keith posted a .932 OPS over 126 games at Double-A and Triple-A, earning a contract extension in the process. Jackson Jobe overcame an early back injury to strike out 84 and

Max chats up Miggy, swipes base in custom kicks

Detroit's top prospect Clark put on a show -- and he wasn't alone -- at Spring Breakout
March 16, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers’ inaugural Spring Breakout lived up to the hype, both in terms of the event as well as the Tigers' farm system. Jace Jung put on a show with a pair of homers in a 5-1 win over the Phillies at Joker Marchant Stadium, but he

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

March 18, 2024

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

'He's all-in': Tigers' Jung clubs 2 HRs at Spring Breakout

March 16, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Hall of Famer Alan Trammell has worked with so many Tigers prospects over his time as a special assistant that he could soon boast having molded most of Detroit’s starting infield by season’s end -- not that he would boast. When he sees Jace Jung, he sees

Injuries & Moves: Relief prospect undergoes elbow surgery

March 16, 2024

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These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 17, 2024

As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a

Hiura's search for more at-bats leads to grand reward

Báez's work beginning to pay off; Foley impressive vs. Braves
March 15, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Keston Hiura has 284 MLB games played from his days as a Milwaukee Brewer, but he has handled his first Spring Training as a non-roster invite with the Tigers like a pro. Road trips across Florida? He takes them. Sunday morning at-bats against Tarik Skubal in a

High-energy Campos eager for healthy '24

March 15, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck's Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Mize welcomes doubters as confidence keeps growing

Top catching prospect Dingler continues to prove it's unwise to test his arm
March 14, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- On the day the Tigers announced Tarik Skubal as their Opening Day starter, the left-hander seemed arguably happier to talk about his friend Casey Mize. “We rehabbed together for four months of [last] season. And then I started playing and he kept grinding,” Skubal said two weeks

Bigbie 'a phone call away' from Majors after strong spring

March 14, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- A.J. Hinch keeps track of prospects’ progress in the farm system as closely as any Tigers manager has done over the past 20 years. And even he has learned a lot about Detroit's No. 13 prospect, Justice Bigbie, this Spring Training. A year ago, Bigbie was an

Triple-A affiliate will help Jamie Farr blow out candles

@BensBiz
March 15, 2024

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE.

Vaughn receives Game Changers honor for 'Jackets for Jobs'

March 14, 2024

DETROIT, Mich. -- Alison Vaughn wanted to help more women in her community get jobs. But for those women to attend interviews they needed proper clothes, and to buy those clothes, they needed a job. There didn’t seem to be a solution for the cycle. So Vaughn created one. Twenty-four

Flaherty 'ultra prepared' for '24, has strong outing versus Phils

Jobe unlikely to pitch in another Grapefruit game
March 13, 2024

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Tigers starter Jack Flaherty was dealing here against the Phillies. He struck out five and allowed only one hit over four innings in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss. “He was great,” Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said. “He did everything from show his power and strength to his ability to

Jobe touches 102, dazzles in tantalizing spring debut

March 12, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Jackson Jobe knew for a while that he’d be pitching for the Tigers on Tuesday. Detroit’s No. 3 prospect -- and MLB Pipeline’s No. 25 prospect -- had been counting down the days in anticipation like a kid around the holidays. As he jogged in from the

'We need his influence': Miggy back at camp as special assistant

March 12, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- For a split second, it was as if Miguel Cabrera never left. There was the no-doubt Hall of Famer and the Tigers’ newest special assistant, in baseball gear, cap and hoodie, taking throws at first base Tuesday morning. He looked in playing shape, even with a couple

Here's how the Tigers' Opening Day roster could shake out

March 11, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Tigers still have a logjam in their rotation as they head into the home stretch of Spring Training. Six starters. Five spots. Three off-days in the first two weeks of the regular season, rendering a six-man rotation out of the question. Zero starters pitching their way

This top catching prospect has gained trust of Tigers

March 12, 2024

This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Greene getting into a groove as he awaits first spring homer

Hurter works on honing changeup in solid start vs. Mets
@paige_leckie
March 10, 2024

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Riley Greene is itching to get going. It’s been a slow start for the center fielder, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow last September. The hits have come in clusters, and though he’s batting .333 so far this spring, there’s still one

With more ride on fastball, Wentz surging towards bullpen

March 9, 2024

LAKELAND, Fla. -- The long, slow trudge from the mound back to the dugout seemed like an inevitable ending to Joey Wentz’s outings by the end of last season. It was a microcosm of the slog that the year became for the lanky left-hander, who struggled to recapture the sneaky

1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,