Scouting Profile: David Gonzalez
It’s been a little while since I’ve gone in depth on some scouting reports on some of the Tigers minor leaguers, so I thought I would get to a few over the course of the next month as I continue…Read More
Detroit Tigers Thought Experiment: Free-for-all Batting Order
A quirky never-going-to-happen (but still fun to think about) rule change was suggested for discussion by a Bill James reader (and brought to my attention on the Tangotiger Blog) pertaining to batting…Read More
Tigers Rotation Wins Cy Young Award!
We’re just around that point in a season (closing in on 1/5 of the way through…) when the line for a rotation starts to look fairly similar to a full season for a single starter. In the case…Read More
American League Central Playing Like the Best Division in Baseball
We usually don’t have much to be proud of here in the American League Central division,* but, in the early part of this season, the AL Central has performed as well as (or better than) any other division…Read More
Tigers’ Victor Martinez Has Been Hitting the Ball Hard, Even if Results Don’t Show it
One of the themes of the Detroit Tigers’ offseason was that getting Victor Martinez back from injury (to replace Delmon Young) would be the Tigers’ biggest “acquisition” of the year. So far, though,…Read More
Houston…You Have A Multitude Of Problems
The last two days of Tigers baseball were a massacre. They scored 26 runs on 34 hits, while allowing…Read More
Today in Selective Endpoints: Alex Avila Finishes a Blazing Hot Week
Is it a coincidence that the Detroit Tigers went 5-0 in games in which Alex Avila played last week? Of…Read More
A Tale of Two Wins
It was a tale of two wins for the Detroit Tigers on Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday, the Tigers…Read More
Detroit Tigers Minor League Recap 5/4/13: Tyler Collins Homers for 4th Day in a Row
AAA: Charlotte 10, Toledo 2 Avisail Garcia had three more hits to bring his two-game AAA total to five…Read More
Looking Back At The 2003 Detroit Tigers–Week 5 (4-25)
The 2003 Detroit Tigers, the team that quite possibly turned around the fortunes of the franchise,…Read More
Rick Porcello Gets Back On Track With A Pair Of Solid Outings
After Rick Porcello’s 0.2 inning, nine run outing in Los Angeles a couple of weekends ago, many fans…Read More
Detroit Tigers Minor League Recap 5/2/13: Tyler Collins Homers Yet Again
AAA: Toledo 4, Charlotte 2 Bryan Holaday was 3-3 on the day. He’s hitting a none-too-shabby .265/.324/.426…Read More
Prince Fielder Banned in New Zealand
Well, I suppose not actually the man himself – but apparently his name is. According to TIME magazine,…Read More
The Cutoff Man: Justin Verlander’s Pitches, Torii Hunter’s Fit, and Bruce Rondon
GIF: Justin Verlander’s four pitches from one release point – Bless You Boys Unfortunately,…Read More
Detroit Tigers Minor League Recap 5/1/13: Tyler Collins and Austin Schotts Homer
AAA: Toledo Mud Hens – Off Day AA: Erie 11, Binghamton 4 Tyler Collins went deep for the second…Read More
Kenny Faulk Gets the Short End of the Stick
We heard earlier today that lefty Phil Coke is heading to the DL and righty Jose Ortega is heading to…Read More
Phil Coke Hits DL With Injured Groin, Tigers Recall Jose Ortega From Toledo
Earlier today the Detroit Tigers announced that left-handed pitcher Phil Coke has been placed on the…Read More
Detroit Tigers Minor League Recap 4/30/13: Avisail Garcia and Tyler Collins Homer
AAA: Norfolk 7, Toledo 3 Nick Castellanos was 1-4 with a double. His slash line on the year is .259/.311/.444.…Read More
For Detroit Tigers Offense, Home Field Has Been Huge Advantage
There’s been no place like home for the Detrot Tigers who have started the season with a 10-3 record…Read More
Detroit Tigers’ Monday Win Diverts from 2013 Script
Halfway through the Detroit Tigers’ game with the Minnesota Twins on Monday night, it appeared…Read More

