Tigermojo

Pending physicals. Hopefully Soto didn't break his ankle ten years ago.

DD didn't trade away all their top prospects yet?

I'm cutting off a finger if you guys post boring stuff!

The schedule will be a lot tougher this year.

I was a very upset fan when they let Fryman go and brought in Nevin. Phil was a late bloomer, just not for the Tigers.

Does Fryman have a kid?

Willi to the Twins on a minor league deal.

The roster is full of question marks but at least some have had success in the past. 2022 was probably one of the most chaotic seasons in team history. So many injuries and so many under performers can't possibly happen again (gulp?). Baddoo and Rogers looked good in '21. Green and Haase looked good in '22. Hopefully everything clicks in '23 but there might be even more questions after that with the contract situations of the veterans.

Someone call Bill Nye so he can explain for us morons.

Some team will get desperate at the trade deadline.

He and Crouch will make an amazing battery for years to come.

Logue gave up almost 190 hits in 135 innings between AAA and the majors.

Mario Feliciano scouting reports: https://www.prospectslive.com/scoutingreports/mario-feliciano https://www.mlb.com/prospects/2020/brewers/mario-feliciano-666128 Younger version of Haase? I read an article he has worked with Yadier Molina in the past on his catching. Average catching skills with above average bat. Why did the Brewers give up on him? Found the answer on mlbtraderumors. Shoulder impingement in 2021 and his power numbers were reduced this year. Sounds like the Brewers kept him on their roster without giving him any playing time. He still has one option left.

We're all getting coal for Christmas.....

Candy couldn't get the job done when it was in his best interest for his future earnings to play his absolute best. He couldn't do it all season. There was something wrong and we don't know what it was. Maybe the Tigers' do but we don't. For a player to "bounce back" to previous performance levels, there probably needs to be a reason identified for poor performance and a plan to improve back to form. As far as we know the problem has not been fixed so why give him arbitration when he didn't earn it. Baseball is a very competitive sport. There's always someone ready for an opportunity. We might not know who the third baseman is until the end of spring training and we won't know the results until the end of next season. Candy wasn't going to be here long term anyway. I'd rather try to find a long term solution than waste time on an overpriced stop gap.

Correa 13 years $350 million with the Giants. Guess it was worth waiting one year.

We're creating an environment where guys can get better! Then go sign a big free agent deal somewhere else...

Rumors! Not very exciting though... https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/12/latest-on-tigers-offseason-targets.html

It's a minor league deal for Reyes. Will he even make it onto their 26 man roster?

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-braves-and-tigers-swap-production-for-potential/ Ben Clemens thinks the Tigers made a good deal.

We could probably wait and see if someone is blocked by the end of spring training. I'm guessing there will be plenty of roster space.

From Fangraphs: 6. Detroit Tigers (38) Mason Englert, SP, from the Texas Rangers Englert’s second healthy pro season was fantastic, as he made 24 healthy starts and pitched just shy of 120 innings with a 30% K% and a 7% BB%, commanding four pitches with aplomb. He doesn’t throw very hard, sitting 90-94 and living off deception created by his arms-and-legs delivery and the pitch’s odd angle. After that, Englert mixes in an above-average changeup and two solid breaking balls — a mid-80s slider and upper-70s curveball — both of which he commands. He probably doesn’t have a huge long-term ceiling but Englert’s feel to pitch is polished enough for him to essentially make the leap from High-A to the majors and stick as the Tigers’ fifth starter.

Malloy was The Braves number 11 prospect. 23 years old, .404 OBP in the minors.

Something happened!

Lost of some available players: https://www.mlb.com/news/rule-5-prospects-to-keep-an-eye-on?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage