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Detroit Tigers likely to snub former first-rounder from Opening Day roster.
With options remaining, Alex Faedo is likely to be sent down to Triple-A ahead of Opening Day. He'd get snubbed from the Detroit Tigers roster after a great spring performance.
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Former Tigers minor-league pitcher traded to Phillies.
Mlive

Former Tigers pitcher exits one deal, signs another with Red Sox.
Mlive

Spencer Turnbull could be in Phillies’ rotation; another former Tiger will start on IL.
Mlive
 
Tigers youngster Sawyer Gipson-Long once appeared likely to compete with other youngsters such as Casey Mize, Reese Olson, and Matt Manning for a role in the club’s starting rotation alongside Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty, and Kenta Maeda. Unfortunately for Gipson-Long, he’s been nursing a left groin strain throughout camp that will lead to him opening the season on the injured list.
Gipson-Long, who the club acquired at the 2022 trade deadline in exchange for right-hander Michael Fulmer, made his big league debut late in the season last year and impressed during four starts in the majors. In 20 innings of work, the right-hander posted a 2.70 ERA with a 3.16 FIP while striking out an excellent 31.7% of batters faced. With Mize and Olson now set to start the season in the rotation, Gipson-Long figures to head to Triple-A Toledo once healthy, where he’ll provide Detroit with quality rotation depth alongside Matt Manning and wait for an opportunity in the big leagues.

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Norm Cash's 1961 season.
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March 25 in Tigers and mlb history:

1901: Tigers owner John Fetzer was born. Quiet & unassuming, the radio magnate from Kalamazoo was called
"the most powerful force in baseball," and left a lasting imprint on baseball broadcasting and economics.
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1906: Popcorn vendor will be returning to Bennett Park for Tigers games this season.
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1910: The Chalmers Auto Company of Detroit agrees to award a new car to the player who owns the highest batting average at season's end. Nap Lajoie will win a disputed batting title over Ty Cobb in a controversial finish, but Chalmers will award cars to both players in an effort to save face.
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1914: Babe Ruth makes the first start of his professional career in an exhibition game played in Wilmington, N.C.
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1916: An unsigned Tris Speaker arrives at the Boston Red Sox training camp in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in time for an exhibition game. Speaker goes 4 for 4 with a home run and a triple.

1917: Manager John McGraw is signed by the New York Giants to a five-year contract for $40,000 a year plus bonuses. The contract makes him the highest-paid figure in major league baseball.

1934: The Cincinnati Reds purchased Ivey Shiver from the Detroit Tigers.

1951: Hall of Fame player/manager Eddie Collins dies in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 63. Collins batted .333 and stole 744 bases over a 25-year career, and batted .328 in six World Series with the Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Athletics.

1963: The St. Louis Cardinals purchased Bob Humphreys from the Detroit Tigers.

1966: Happy Birthday to Hall of Famer Tom Glavine, born this day in Concord, MA.
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1969: The Montreal Expos purchased Don Pepper from the Detroit Tigers.

1973: The Detroit Tigers traded Bobby Brooks to the California Angels for Bruce Kimm.

1983: The Detroit Tigers traded Stine Poole (minors) and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Sal Butera.
1983: The Detroit Tigers released Kevin Saucier.

1989: The Detroit Tigers released Ted Power.

1996: The Boston Red Sox selected John Doherty off waivers from the Detroit Tigers.

1997: In a trade reflecting current baseball economics, the Atlanta Braves send right fielder David Justice and center fielder Marquis Grissom to the Cleveland Indians for center fielder Kenny Lofton and relief pitcher Alan Embree. Atlanta and Cleveland faced each other in the 1995 World Series. The swap of the two Gold Glove center fielders and the three-time All-Star Justice reduces the Braves' payroll by an estimated $6.8 million. Both players have several years left on their contracts, while Lofton, considered the best leadoff hitter in major league baseball.

1997: The Kansas City Royals release Bob Hamelin, the 1994 American League Rookie of the Year. The 29-year-old Hamelin never lived up to his first year, when he smacked 24 home runs in a strike-shortened season. The Detroit Tigers will sign Hamelin to a minor-league contract.

1998: The Detroit Tigers purchased Doug Bochtler from the Oakland Athletics,
1998: The Detroit Tigers released Marcus Jensen.

2002: The Detroit Tigers traded Ronnie Merrill (minors) and Victor Santos to the Colorado Rockies for Jose Paniagua.

2003: The Atlanta Braves traded Chris Spurling to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Coenen (minors).

2004: The Cleveland Indians purchased Brent Abernathy from the Detroit Tigers.

2008: Tigers sign Miguel Cabrera to an 8-year, $152.3 million contract extension, largest in franchise history.
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2011: The Detroit Tigers released John Bale.

2013: The Detroit Tigers traded Curt Casali to the Tampa Bay Rays for retention of Rule 5 selection.

Tigers players and executives birthdays:
John Fetzer - Cooperstown Expert
John Fetzer owner 1956-1983.

Alan Koch 1963-1964.

Tom Monaghan owner 1983-1992.

Travis Fryman 1990-1997.

Scott Sanders 1997-1998.

Tigers players who passed away:

Al Shaw 1901.

Harry Arndt 1902.

Bill Morrisette 1920.

Joe Wood 1943.

Lou Sleater 1957-1958.

Bill Slayback 1972-1974.

Baseball Reference
 
MONDAY MUSINGS.
Totally Tigers

Today, it’s about quick hits – bits of news that catch my radar during the week as well as connecting the dots re ongoing stories. Even the quirky.
So let’s get to it! Here are the most interesting topics that hit my radar over the past week………..
 

Days of Roar Tigers Podcast Previewing 2024 season for Detroit Tigers and sizing up AL Central rival with help from insider. 61 minutes.

Opening day is finally here this week! With the 2024 regular season just days away, Mark and Evan catch us up on the final pitching starting rotation spots now filled by Reese Olson and Casey Mize. What do the guys make of Matt Manning being sent down to AAA? Later, the guys discuss the poor slow April performances that have plagued the Tigers the last few seasons and game out if the ball club could have a hotter start this year. After the break, the "Days of Roar" crew welcome Star Tribune's Minnesota Twins reporter Bobby Nightengale on to the show. The trio discuss the Twins' cost-cutting off-season moves and how they'll compete for the AL central this season.
 
2024 Player preview: Kerry Carpenter looks to build on a strong debut.
The outfielder’s first full season in the bigs was a success. Now he looks to refine his game to take the next step.
BYBTB
 
2024 Tigers season preview: Jack Flaherty looks primed after work in the Tigers pitching lab.
Flaherty has always had an outstanding slider. The Tigers have helped him clean up his mechanics and improve his fastball, setting the stage for a good year.
BYBTB
 
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