One went down, a little. The other went up, a lot. But both of the Tigers’ top two prospects — pitcher Jacob Turner and third baseman Nick Castellanos — had respectable showings Thursday, when ESPN’s Keith Law unveiled his annual top-100 prospects list. Turner, the favorite to be the Tigers’ fifth starter this season, checked … Continue Reading →
The Tigers rarely get rave reviews for the talent level in their minor league system, mostly because they’re not afraid to spin off top prospects for major league-ready stars. See Miguel Cabrera, Doug Fister, etc. So, today’s unveiling of Keith Law’s organizational rankings by ESPN hardly triggered shockwaves in the Comerica Park front offices. He … Continue Reading →
The Tigers insisted at the winter meetings here in Dallas earlier this week that they’d like to find a cheap No. 5 starter on the free-agent market, but GM Dave Dombrowski also said he’d be comfortable going to spring training counting on one of several promising internal candidates to win the job. With Dombrowski, though, you … Continue Reading →
The grass is greening, the chill in the air is suddenly bearable, $9 beers are back! The baseball season arrives this week — Thursday for the Tigers, who open against CC Sabathia and Yankees in New York. Also returning this week is The Detroit News Tigers Over-Under Contest. Last year, Livonia’s Grant Dossetto beat out … Continue Reading →