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Most total bases in first 10 career games (with at least one PA) in Tigers franchise history:
Eduardo Valencia - 27 (2026)
Tom Hughes - 27 (1930)
Akil Baddoo - 26 (2021)
Sam Vico - 26 (1948)
Brent Clevlen - 25 (2006)
Barney McCosky - 25 (1939)

Most games reaching base 2+ times to begin a career in Tigers franchise history: Max Clark - 3 (2026)
Alex Avila - 3 (2009)
Harvey Kuenn - 3 (1952)
Barney McCosky - 3 (1939)
 
Zyhir Hope is a power-over-hit player who will be an average defender in RF as his arm flashes above-average. He employs an open stance with a slight knee bend, and uses a small leg kick load into a handsy swing. He is direct to the ball with a lofty swing and good extension. There are some chase and S/M concerns in his game, but he makes contact in the zone. He flashes double-plus raw power to all fields, and his in-game slug will also benefit from his speed and instincts on the bases, as he will consistently swipe double-digit bags. He is slashing .293/.369/.530 in Double-A Tulsa this year in 425 PA with a 10.6% BB rate, and a 24.9% K rate.
 
River Ryan is an athletic RHP with a fast, live arm. His fastball flashes double-plus. He most commonly employs a four-seam fastball with good vert that he carries at the top of the zone and gets plenty of S/M underneath, but he can sink it and cut it as well. His slider has a 1-7 movement profile and sits low 90s with tight spin, gets S/M, and he can throw it for glove strikes. His downer curveball sits low 80s with big break. His changeup is high 80s with sink, and his cutter a fringe offering he keeps in his back pocket. He maintains velocity well, and repeats his delivery to throw consistent strikes. A solid history of executing in 3-2 counts.. A true four-pitch mix with most of his offerings above-average or better, there is a lane to him becoming a solid #2 starter.
 
Brady Smith is a RHP with a four-pitch mix. He employs a 3/4 arm slot and an athletic delivery. His fastball sits 94 and he carries it at the top of the zone where he gets S/M. His changeup is his best overall pitch, sitting 83 with elite miss rates and chase. It has a splitter-like action to it with fade and sink. His slider sits 83 with downer action, and his curveball sits high 70s. He maintains his velocity well later in games, and executes well in 3-2 counts. With his plus changeup, above-average fastball, and average breaking offerings, there is a lane to him being a mid-rotation starter.
 
Tigers have scored 8+ runs in five straight games for the first time since 1996. Over that stretch the Tigers have 55 runs — just the 6th time any MLB team has scored that many in a five-game span since the start of 2020.
Remarkably, our most recent five-game span in 1996 happened over the exact same dates (July 28 - August 2).
 
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Jobe goes four innings in rehab start, Max Clark hits 10th HR
Scores, news, and notes, from the Detroit Tigers farm system for Saturday, July 25, 2026.
BYBTB
 
kalinecountry said:
Zyhir Hope is a power-over-hit player who will be an average defender in RF as his arm flashes above-average. He employs an open stance with a slight knee bend, and uses a small leg kick load into a handsy swing. He is direct to the ball with a lofty swing and good extension. There are some chase and S/M concerns in his game, but he makes contact in the zone. He flashes double-plus raw power to all fields, and his in-game slug will also benefit from his speed and instincts on the bases, as he will consistently swipe double-digit bags. He is slashing .293/.369/.530 in Double-A Tulsa this year in 425 PA with a 10.6% BB rate, and a 24.9% K rate.
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Another perspective on the Skubal trade:

For the highly coveted two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner, we got the fourth-ranked outfielder in the Dodgers' minor league system, a sort-of-young pitcher who throws hard but has trouble finding the strike zone and has posted a 4.72 ERA in the minors, and an elderly injury-prone "prospect" who has made a grand total of four Major League game appearances and hasn't pitched since 2024. (As for that last guy, how could the Dodgers possibly have parted with such a prize player?

At least Scott Harris isn't paying them 35 million a year like he gave to Framber Valdez, so I guess he's got that going for him.
 
www.blessyouboys.com

With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?

With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
www.blessyouboys.com www.blessyouboys.com
With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?
With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
BYBTB
 
Slide Rule Double said:
Another perspective on the Skubal trade:

For the highly coveted two-time reigning Cy Young Award winner, we got the fourth-ranked outfielder in the Dodgers' minor league system, a sort-of-young pitcher who throws hard but has trouble finding the strike zone and has posted a 4.72 ERA in the minors, and an elderly injury-prone "prospect" who has made a grand total of four Major League game appearances and hasn't pitched since 2024. (As for that last guy, how could the Dodgers possibly have parted with such a prize player?

At least Scott Harris isn't paying them 35 million a year like he gave to Framber Valdez, so I guess he's got that going for him.
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You're new here. I post all the Tigers news here and also in other threads, so the posters can add their comments in those threads.
We keep this thread running with constant daily Tigers news links from various baseball sites.
 
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Comparing Tigers' return for Tarik Skubal to Mets' haul after Freddy Peralta trade

Baseball Trade Values' model shows the Dodgers got Tarik Skubal for $6.2M under market, while the Rays paid an $8M premium for a regressing Freddy Peralta.
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Comparing Tigers' return for Tarik Skubal to Mets' haul after Freddy Peralta trade/
Using Baseball Trade Values' surplus-value model, here's how Detroit's return for its ace stacks up against another rental arm moved during deadline weekend.
MCBTB

Informative.
 
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Thanks to the pitch clock, 'Step lively' has been a nice addition to 'Play ball!'

I once pushed back against the notion of introducing a timing element to baseball. I've changed my mind.
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Thanks to the pitch clock, 'Step lively' has been a nice addition to 'Play ball!'
I once pushed back against the notion of introducing a timing element to baseball. I've changed my mind.
GregEno substack
 
kalinecountry said:
www.blessyouboys.com

With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?

With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
www.blessyouboys.com www.blessyouboys.com
With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?
With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
BYBTB
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kalinecountry said:
www.blessyouboys.com

With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?

With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
www.blessyouboys.com www.blessyouboys.com
With Tarik Skubal traded what else should the Tigers do at the deadline?
With the big deal out of the way, the Tigers can wait on teams to get silly or simply stand pat and try to win anyway.
BYBTB
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If the Tigers can get anything good for Mize, they should. He's a free agent after this year, and his season -- a seeming huge improvement over his career numbers despite a pedestrian strikeout rate -- screams unsustainable fluke. So he could come back to earth at any time.

Torres is having quite a good year -- or at least in the half that he has played of it -- and is worth keeping, although he is an impending free agent as well, so if a nice package is offered I wouldn't be too upset to see him go.

I hear a lot of people advocating for the Tigers to move Torquelson, Jansen, and Valdez, but that's ridiculous, because I can't see anyone wanting any of them -- especially Valdez.

Still, given the unimpressive return that Harris got for Tarik Skubal, I can't be optimistic that any further trades will light my fire.
 
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