Tigers 2025-2026 Offseason: Trades, Free Agents, Call ups, Rule 5, tender, non-tender, Skubal Cy Young Award

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Rumors: Alex Bregman's 2025 counteroffers surface and Detroit should stay away

Alex Bregman's counteroffers to the Detroit Tigers have been revealed, and it's more reason why the Tiger should stay away this offseason.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers Rumors: Alex Bregman's 2025 counteroffers surface and Detroit should stay away.
Just not worth it.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

4 doomsday trade scenarios if Tigers do the unthinkable with Tarik Skubal

These Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets, and Phillies trade packages could get the job done if the Tigers trade Tarik Skubal.

motorcitybengals.com

4 doomsday trade scenarios if Tigers do the unthinkable with Tarik Skubal.
Please no.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit radio speculates on Tigers player Scott Harris refused to trade at deadline

All signs point toward Troy Melton being the player the Detroit Tigers refused to move at the MLB Trade deadline.

motorcitybengals.com

Detroit radio speculates on Tigers player Scott Harris refused to trade at deadline.
Mystery seems to have been solved.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers’ 14-man arbitration class projected to cost $60 million

But not all 14 are likely to be tendered contracts.

www.mlive.com

Detroit Tigers’ 14-man arbitration class projected to cost $60 million.
Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers Roster Decisions and Rule 5 Options - Tigers Minor League Report

A look at some impending roster moves and Rule 5 Draft decisions the Detroit Tigers face heading into the offseason.

tigersmlreport.com

Detroit Tigers Roster Decisions and Rule 5 Options. Interesting read.
TMLR

 

[kalinecountry]

Tarik Skubal Contract Talks Test Detroit’s Identity

Detroit's identity hinges on paying their ace. Skubal's contract talks reveal a franchise at a crossroads, demanding more than just numbers.

roundtable.io

Tarik Skubal Contract Talks Tests Detroit's Identity.
MCBTBRoundtable

 

[kalinecountry]

ESPN fuels Tigers free agency rumors by mentioning 2 star pitchers in prediction

ESPN predicted the Tigers will "go hard" after starting pitchers this offseason with arms like Framber Valdez and Dylan Cease.

motorcitybengals.com

ESPN fuels Tigers free agency rumors by mentioning 2 star pitchers in prediction.
Color us mildly intrigued.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Funniest possible Tarik Skubal scenario emerges after owner answers fan email

Fan hilariously pleads with Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort to trade for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal.

motorcitybengals.com

Funniest possible Tarik Skubal scenario emerges after owner answers fan email.
Need a good laugh?
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

YOU BUILD THE ROSTER

Today, we’re introducing a new weekly blog as the Tigers get ready to move into the Hot Stove season and edit/add to their roster. Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO building the 2026 ro…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

YOU BUILD THE ROSTER.
Totally Tigers

Today, we’re introducing a new weekly blog as the Tigers get ready to move into the Hot Stove season and edit/add to their roster.
Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO building the 2026 roster. Within reason, of course. No trading Jake Rogers for Shohei Ohtani, OK?
Over the coming weeks, we’ll ask you to respond to a poll question. We’ll start off considering the overall strategy and general direction, becoming more specific as we go along. Of course, we welcome your responses as they pertain to that specific weekly topic.
Just before spring training, we’ll publish the final results of your decisions to see where you matched or misjudged the Tigers’ Front Office.
Here’s your first challenge:
The Tigers have a lot of needs. They need starting pitching, a proven shut-down reliever, hitters with plate discipline and 2-3 infielders (2B, 3B, SS). Maybe more.
Some of those needs may be filled by prospects in the minors who either make the Opening Day roster or make their debut later in the season.
But should the Tigers go out and sign some free agents? If so, do you know what positions? Should they be free agents who block top prospects? The better the free agent, the longer the contract that will be required.
Where should the Tigers focus their efforts in building their roster for 2026? Placing more emphasis on acquiring free agents or ensuring that top prospects make the roster as soon as possible?

Where should the Tigers put their focus on building the 2026 roster?

1. On acquiring free agents.

2. On promoting their top prospects.

VOTE

 

[tomdalton22]

YOU BUILD THE ROSTER

Today, we’re introducing a new weekly blog as the Tigers get ready to move into the Hot Stove season and edit/add to their roster. Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO building the 2026 ro…

totallytigers.wordpress.com

YOU BUILD THE ROSTER.
Totally Tigers

Today, we’re introducing a new weekly blog as the Tigers get ready to move into the Hot Stove season and edit/add to their roster.
Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO building the 2026 roster. Within reason, of course. No trading Jake Rogers for Shohei Ohtani, OK?
Over the coming weeks, we’ll ask you to respond to a poll question. We’ll start off considering the overall strategy and general direction, becoming more specific as we go along. Of course, we welcome your responses as they pertain to that specific weekly topic.
Just before spring training, we’ll publish the final results of your decisions to see where you matched or misjudged the Tigers’ Front Office.
Here’s your first challenge:
The Tigers have a lot of needs. They need starting pitching, a proven shut-down reliever, hitters with plate discipline and 2-3 infielders (2B, 3B, SS). Maybe more.
Some of those needs may be filled by prospects in the minors who either make the Opening Day roster or make their debut later in the season.
But should the Tigers go out and sign some free agents? If so, do you know what positions? Should they be free agents who block top prospects? The better the free agent, the longer the contract that will be required.
Where should the Tigers focus their efforts in building their roster for 2026? Placing more emphasis on acquiring free agents or ensuring that top prospects make the roster as soon as possible?

Where should the Tigers put their focus on building the 2026 roster?

1. On acquiring free agents.

2. On promoting their top prospects.

VOTE

they really need to do both

 

[kalinecountry]

they really need to do both

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.patreon.com/posts/141589481?utm_campaign=postshare_creator

Who Forces Detroit’s Hand First — Anderson, Lee, McGonigle… and the Wild Card Cruz.
TMLR

 

[kalinecountry]

Some Tarik Skubal chatter today via Will Sammon of The Athletic:
If Skubal is made available this offseason, Mets are “expected to be involved”.
Notes that “an industry source unaffiliated with the club speculated that Detroit may look to ask for two top-level starting pitchers and a position player prospect”.
Notes that multiple high-ranking executive sources speculated that the cost should be greater in value to acquire Skubal than the Corbin Burnes trade.
Gonna be a long offseason…

 

[kalinecountry]

MLB off season calendar 2025- 2026

These are the key date through the offseason and into 2026.

www.blessyouboys.com

MLB off season calendar 2025- 2026.
These are the key date through the offseason and into 2026.
BYBTB

We’re into our brief intermission phase here at BYB, waiting for the offseason. There’s a temptation to jump the gun and write the host of offseason articles we have in the works right now, but as Tigers fans, including ourselves, lick our wounds for a bit, let’s just start setting the offseason stage to a degree.
This is going to be a crucial offseason for the Tigers. That much is obvious. More than likely this is Tarik Skubal’s final season in Detroit. Even if it isn’t, the decisions get a lot more difficult as a team becomes a contender and tries to take the next step. The 40-man roster decisions get a lot tougher as there are few players on the roster that are just dead weight the way there were throughout the rebuilding years. That ties into having to protect more prospects from the Rule 5 draft with fewer wide open 40-man roster spots to use.
Then there’s the matter of actually re-tooling the major league roster to shore up the pitching staff and hopefully find some ways to upgrade the offense, or at least to balance it out with hitters who make more contact and strike out less, even if they don’t quite pack the same punch as Riley Greene, Spencer Torkelson, and Kerry Carpenter do.

 

[kalinecountry]

Scott Harris’ biggest regret from Tigers trade deadline isn’t what you might think

Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris finally addressed his controversial trade deadline decisions after their ALDS exit.

motorcitybengals.com

Scott Harris’ biggest regret from Tigers trade deadline isn’t what you might think.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers could once again swipe talent from Yankees to improve 2026 offense

Once again, the Detroit Tigers could swipe a bat from the New York Yankees to take advantage of a soft market.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers could once again swipe talent from Yankees to improve 2026 offense.
Could the Tigers look to New York to bolster their offense for the second straight year?
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers reportedly make coaching change in first offseason move after playoff exit

The typical wave of managerial and coaching layoffs that hits teams almost immediately after their regular or postseason exits didn't immediately come for the T

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers reportedly make coaching change in first offseason move after playoff exit.
So it begins.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/10/20/tarik-skubal-contract-tigers-trade/86711793007/

Tarik Skubal contract talks with Tigers, potential trade return and everything we know.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/10/20/detroit-tigers-anthony-iapoce-first-base-coach-coaching-staff/86726134007/

Detroit Tigers first-base coach Anthony Iapoce won't return to coaching staff in 2026.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

Evaluating Detroit’s 40 man roster going into the offseason

Most of these decisions are straightforward, but a few stand out as more interesting

www.blessyouboys.com

Evaluating Detroit’s 40 man roster going into the offseason.
Most of these decisions are straightforward, but a few stand out as more interesting.
BYBTB