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

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4 offseason decisions the Tigers already need to be thinking about for 2026

Detroit’s hot start faded fast, and the offseason ahead will determine if they contend in 2026 or fall further behind.
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4 offseason decisions the Tigers already need to be thinking about for 2026.
After a season of highs and lows, Detroit enters the offseason with big questions and even bigger decisions.
MCBTB
 
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Tigers insider shoots down Tarik Skubal extension, but reveals fruitful trade partner

A Detroit Tigers insider threw cold water on a Tarik Skubal extension while naming likely trade partner who can offer a dynamite return package.
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Tigers insider shoots down Tarik Skubal extension, but reveals fruitful trade partner.
If an extension isn't in the cards, this potential trade partner can give the Tigers exactly what they need.
MCBTB
 
Agent Scott Borass has 25 clients as free agents this winter. An increasing number of them exercising opt outs from their current contracts. Of note is former Detroit Tiger, J. D. Martinez, who never got a contract for 2025 and sat out the entire year.
 
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YOU BUILD THE ROSTER

This is the 2nd week of the new blog focused on building the Detroit Tigers’ 2026 roster. Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO and determine the team’s needs and which players …
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YOU BUILD THE ROSTER.
Totally Tigers

This is the 2nd week of the new blog focused on building the Detroit Tigers’ 2026 roster.
Your job? You get to play GM/PoBO and determine the team’s needs and which players to add and edit. Within reason, of course. No trading Jake Rogers for Shohei Ohtani, OK?
Every week, 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 week’s specific 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 this week’s challenge:
There are a number of concerns about each part of the Tigers’ roster. Ironically, the bullpen is the least of the team’s worries.
The starting rotation needs additional help. Tarik Skubal may be traded over the winter and Jack Flaherty may opt out of his contract. The only other starting pitchers are Casey Mize, Keider Montero and Reese Olson. It is expected that Troy Melton will make the roster but he is still unproven as a starter long-term.
The Tigers went through a lot of starting pitchers last year even though they started the year with a surplus of them. They ended up both trading and promoting more pitchers in order to fill the rotation.

Other than Dillon Dingler, the infield has many holes. Spencer Torkelson has improved but he’s still not a consistent player. Gleyber Torres is gone, leaving a hole at 2B. Third base still doesn’t have an official everyday player and SS Javier Baez will be 33 years old. It is still undetermined where Colt Keith will end up playing.
Only Baez, Ibanez and Dingler are plus defenders.

The outfield has 2 everyday outfielders and 2 platoon players. Kerry Carpenter has the best defensive stats but he’s a neutral defender (0 DRS). Riley Greene is the worst player on the roster defensively w/ -7 DRS. Parker Meadows has struggled all year, that is when he wasn’t on the IL for most of it. And Matt Vierling’s future and position(s) are uncertain after playing only 24 games in 2025.

Which of these areas is of greatest concern and requires the most attention, solutions and resources in preparation for the 2026 season?

Which area of the roster requires the most time and attention?

1. The starting rotation.

2. The infield.

3. The outfield.

VOTE
 
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