The Detroit Tigers are set to agree to a 1-year contract with former Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop, 32-year old Jordy Mercer. The deal is worth $5.25mm with another $250k in incentives. Think of Mercer as a poor man’s Jose Iglesias (Yikes!!). The slugging is slightly higer, so expect a few more home runs and Mercer may…
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Detroit Tigers are taking a gamble on a starting pitcher on a one-year deal. Yes, this is very familar to the Matt Moore signing from last week, however this one is for a quite a bit more money, with Ross, a righthander, agreeing to the 1-year…
Admittedly, it’s been a minute (or season) since I’ve last written and am finally coming to grips with the Tigers being terrible for some time. With that, it can be challenging to find things to blog about, however, I’m going to give it another shot! Let’s first start off with what could be the “major”…
As in any rebuild, we see players go that are fan favorites and can just be upsetting. Ian Kinsler is one of those guys with his gritty play, Gold Glove defense, and strong bat. The move itself is understandable as Al Avila continues to look to cut salary and build up what was once one…
As the Tigers find themselves in a full rebuild, numerous candidates are being interviewed for Brad Ausmus’s former position. Internal candidates include Omar Viquel, Lloyd Mclendon, and Dave Clark to go along with a large list of 40+ external candidates that include Ron Gardenhire, Mike Redmon, and Joe McEwing. One name however keeps getting mentioned…
As much as I’d like to knock Al Avila for the return on the J.D. Martinez trade, the Justin Verlander trade and Alex Avila/Justin Wilson trade seem to be working out very well for the Tigers, or at least their farm system. Before the year started, the team was ranked in the bottom quarter of…
To start, this isn’t a bad trade by Al Avila, but it really takes the wind out of Tigers fans already deflated sails. Upton, by far the Tigers best player this year got off to a rough start after signing a 6-year $132MM deal last year and not sure he really ever became a fan…
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