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

[kalinecountry]

6 whiffs on 12 swings in the WBC do Enmanuel De Jesus’s cutter. 9 whiffs on 12 swings for his changeup. 18” IVB for his fastball. Where did he come from?!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/tigers-found-him-153084592?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

The Tigers Found Him First: Enmanuel De Jesus Strikes Out Ohtani on the World Stage.
TMLR

 

[kalinecountry]

March 14: Max Scherzer strikes out Kevin McGonigle on three pitches in the first inning. He is hitting .077 (1-for-13) with one home run, four walks (plus one hit by pitch) and three strikeouts in his past eight games in Grapefruit League play, spanning 18 plate appearances.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch on pitchers throwing more non-fastballs to Kevin McGonigle, who has walked six times in his past seven games: "A lot of balls away, too. We're getting closer and closer to the season style, where there's not a lot of free pitches. ... Scouting reports are starting to be paved a little bit. ... Young hitters are going to see a complete change."

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tarik-skubal-uses-abs-to-get-strikeout-in-spring-training-game

With green light from Hinch, Skubal shows how Tigers might deploy ABS.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

MLB’s PPI rules dictate the Tigers need to move it or lose it with Kevin McGonigle

For decades, Major League Baseball teams played the same quiet game with their best prospects: wait two weeks, gain an extra year. Everyone knew the script. Now

motorcitybengals.com

MLB’s PPI rules dictate the Tigers need to move it or lose it with Kevin McGonigle.
The clock is ticking.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers' roster ripple effects if Kevin McGonigle joins Opening Day squad in 2026

Who gets bumped off the Tigers' roster if Kevin McGonigle forces their hand?

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers' roster ripple effects if Kevin McGonigle joins Opening Day squad in 2026.
Who gets bumped?
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/jordan-yost-tigers-first-rounder-hits-home-run-in-first-spring-training?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

Jordan Yost goes yard in first Grapefruit at-bat of Year 1.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/tigers-vs-yankees/2026/03/15/831611/final/box

Tigers 12 - yankees 1.
Boxscore.

 

[kalinecountry]

MONDAY MUSINGS

by Holly Horning Sometimes it’s the smaller stories that slip under the radar and have the biggest and most lasting impact. Let’s cover some of those from the past week as they pertain…

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MONDAY MUSINGS.
Totally Tigers

 

[tomdalton22]

Tigers' roster ripple effects if Kevin McGonigle joins Opening Day squad in 2026

Who gets bumped off the Tigers' roster if Kevin McGonigle forces their hand?

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers' roster ripple effects if Kevin McGonigle joins Opening Day squad in 2026.
Who gets bumped?
MCBTB

I'd send Sweeney and Meadows to Toledo

 

[kalinecountry]

The Tigers rotation is currently set up in this order:
Tarik Skubal, Framber Valdez, Jack Flaherty, Justin Verlander + Casey Mize.
If that holds into the regular season, Justin Verlander’s 1st home start would be April 5th on Sunday Night Baseball against the St. Louis Cardinals.

 

[kalinecountry]

With about 50 family and friends in the park, Kevin McGonigle turned on a first-pitch slider and crushed it 437 feet to right for a 3-run HR, his third homer of the spring and second in Grapefruit League play. 5-0 Tigers.

 

[kalinecountry]

AJ Hinch says Justin Verlander got a new locker from his previous time with the Tigers.He's in between Tarik Skubal and former teammate Framber Valdez, and has "developed a really good relationship" with Skubal.

 

[kalinecountry]

Interesting to see how McGonigle has gotten significant reps at SS, 3B, and 2B over the last year. Makes it all the more difficult to justify keeping him off the roster.
Jason Beck

 

[kalinecountry]

ABS uses the front of the plate, NOT where the ball is caught.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HDivcW3WUAAjWdF?format=jpg&name=large

 

[kalinecountry]

AL Central preview: Kansas City Royals

The Royals are a top-heavy team relying on stars and rookies to carry them in a generally weak division

www.blessyouboys.com

AL Central preview: Kansas City Royals.
The Royals are a top-heavy team relying on stars and rookies to carry them in a generally weak division.
BYBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/kevin-mcgonigle-fitting-in-with-tigers-in-spring-training?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage

On the field and in the clubhouse, McGonigle showing he belongs in the Majors.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Bless You Boys 2026 Detroit Tigers prospects #6: SS Jordan Yost

The slick fielding prep shortstop’s weakness on draft day was his power potential, but he’s showing gains in camp.

www.blessyouboys.com

Bless You Boys 2026 Detroit Tigers prospects #6: SS Jordan Yost.
The slick fielding prep shortstop’s weakness on draft day was his power potential, but he’s showing gains in camp.
BYBTB

We don’t generally go out of order with our spring prospect reports, but the timing is too good for Jordan Yost. The Detroit Tigers first round pick last summer stepped to the plate for his first at-bat as a professional on Sunday afternoon and made a little magic. The Tampa native had friends and family in attendance as he dug in with the bases loaded and no outs, trying to just hit something to the outfield. He did, crunching a grand slam to right field on a 1-0, 95 mph fastball from a Triple-A level pitcher. Welcome to pro ball.

Brandon Day of BYBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Jeff Passan's Tigers prediction offers fans a loose timeline to Max Clark's arrival

Jeff Passan's prediction for the Tigers' 2026 season has both Kevin McGonigle and Max Clark in the majors by the postseason.

motorcitybengals.com

Jeff Passan's Tigers prediction offers fans a loose timeline to Max Clark's arrival.
Bright days ahead in Detroit.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Casey Mize reveals reason behind spring troubles as Tigers rotation thins

Casey Mize's All-Star selection last season was both surprising and expected at the same time. The Detroit Tigers had always had high hopes for the former first

motorcitybengals.com

Casey Mize reveals reason behind spring troubles as Tigers rotation thins.
There's nowhere else to turn if he can't figure it out.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/phillies-vs-tigers/2026/03/16/831498/live/box

Tigers 13 - Phillies 6.
Boxscore.

 

[kalinecountry]

Flaherty won today allowing 5 runs in 5 innings, against what looked like a bunch of players not on the phillies 25 26 man roster.