The Detroit Tigers Hit Reset

The Detroit Tigers Hit Reset

Baseball’s waiver trade deadline usually doesn’t make much of an impact.  The Detroit Tigers made sure that the last chance for teams to add playoff eligible players this year was quite the opposite.  It began in mid-July, but August 31st was the Tigers slamming their fist down on the reset button.  It is something they… Continue reading The Detroit Tigers Hit Reset

MLB September Call-Ups That Must Happen

The baseball season is grinding towards the playoffs.  But while October will only see two handfuls of teams play, the month prior will see rosters expand.  September is when most clubs will see their favorite prospects trotted out for the first time.  Even a few will make playoff rosters and play a huge role in… Continue reading MLB September Call-Ups That Must Happen

Michael Fulmer Going For Award Double

2016 has been a tumultuous year for the Detroit Tigers.  They’ve see-sawed from contention to despair on several occasions.  But as we head to the season’s final month, Detroit see themselves in the thick of the AL Wild Card race.  Many factors have contributed to this, but none more so than the emergence of Michael… Continue reading Michael Fulmer Going For Award Double

Jose Reyes Designated For Assignment

The Jose Reyes era in Colorado came to an end yesterday.  His unceremoniously short tenure with the Rockies came to a close with a designation for assignment.  The main return in the Troy Tulowitzki trade didn’t even last a full year at Coors Field.  An offseason domestic violence saga can have that effect.  But where… Continue reading Jose Reyes Designated For Assignment

The Detroit Tigers Are Roaring Back

From 2011 to 2014, the Detroit Tigers were the class of the American League Central.  They made it to the ALCS three times and to the World Series once.  However, they were never able to produce a championship under former manager Jim Leyland or current one Brad Ausmus.  Their inability to take home the title… Continue reading The Detroit Tigers Are Roaring Back

2016 Breakout Candidates: American League

We are just a month away from meaningful baseball and I don’t know about you but I am ecstatic.  Spring Training always ushers in an air of renewed expectations, whether those be good or bad.  One begins to comb their team’s 40 man roster looking for that next contributor from the farm system.  They do… Continue reading 2016 Breakout Candidates: American League

Waiting Game Now Fruitful For Free Agents

It used to be the case in Major League Baseball that the closer it came to Spring Training, the less value you had as a free agent.  The fact that you were still around come mid-to-late January meant you had some wart that scared teams off.  Whether it be a rigid agent or a glaring… Continue reading Waiting Game Now Fruitful For Free Agents