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Justin Verlander receives $15 million from the Giants in 2025, which is the same amount of money as Alex Cobb gets from the Tigers (and Charlie Morton gets from the Orioles).
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January 8 in Tigers and mlb history:
1903: The St. Louis Browns purchased Ed Siever from the Detroit Tigers.
1913: The New York Yankees sign Frank Chance to be their next manager. Chance previously won two World Series and four pennants as the manager of the Chicago Cubs.
1941: In a poll in The Sporting News, the Baseball Writers Association of America names the 1940 All-Star team: Hank Greenberg (LF), Joe DiMaggio (CF), Ted Williams (RF), Frank McCormick (1B) Joe Gordon (2B), Luke Appling (SS), Stan Hack (3B) and Harry Danning (C) are the position players, and Bob Feller, Bucky Walters, and Paul Derringer the pitchers.
1944: Bill Terry announces his retirement from baseball and plans to start a cotton business.
1953: The Cleveland Indians bar night games with the St. Louis Browns due to St. Louis owner Bill Veeck's refusal to share receipts of the game telecasts.
1953: Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter, was born this day in Lancaster, PA.
1962: Commissioner Ford Frick denies charges that Carl Furillo has been blacklisted by Major League Baseball because of a 1959 salary dispute with the Dodgers.
1963: Funeral services for Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby are held in Chicago, Illinois. Hall of Fame director Sid Keener, American League president Will Harridge and Hall of Famers Lou Boudreau, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons and Ray Schalk attend the services for Hornsby, who died from a heart attack on January 5th.
1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
1986: Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. McCovey, who receives 346 votes, becomes the 16th player to gain election in his first year of eligibility.
1987: Ten free agents (Doyle Alexander, Bob Boone, Andre Dawson, Rich Gedman, Ron Guidry, Toby Harrah, Bob Horner, Lance Parrish, Tim Raines, and Gary Roenicke) fail to meet a midnight deadline and thus will not be allowed to re-sign with their former clubs until May 1st if they are not offered contracts by new teams.
The general lack of interest in the players will become the focus of the Players Association's first anti-collusion suit against the owners.
1991: For the first time since 1984, three players are elected to the Hall of Fame: two 300-game winners, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins, and a member of the 3,000-hit club, Rod Carew, who becomes the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. Ironically, none of the three players ever appeared in a World Series.
1995: Mike Schmidt, who hit 548 home runs and won two MVP Awards in 18 years with the Philadelphia Phillies, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1996: For the first time in 25 years, and only the 7th time in history, the BBWAA fails to elect a single player for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Pitchers Phil Niekro and Don Sutton, who receive the highest number of votes, will win election to the Hall in 1997 and 1998, respectively.
2002: Ozzie Smith, a 15-time All-Star shortstop, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in his first year of eligibility. Smith won 13 Gold Glove Awards during his 19-year career with the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
2003: Eddie Murray, the only switch-hitter in major league history with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, is elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility by being chosen on 85 percent of the ballots cast by the BBWAA.
Former All-Star C Gary Carter also is elected on his sixth try after falling 11 votes short last year.
2004: The Seattle Mariners traded Carlos Guillen to the Detroit Tigers for Juan Gonzalez (minors) and Ramon Santiago.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Creek as a free agent.
2008: Goose Gossage is voted into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA on his 9th try. Gossage had a 126 ERA+ and was a nine-time All-Star while saving over 300 games. He is the fifth reliever voted into the Hall, but the third in the past five years.
He joins Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley and Bruce Sutter as relief pitchers enshrined in Cooperstown.
2011: Baseball is also in mourning after today's shooting at a supermarket near Tucson, AZ, which leaves 6 persons dead and US representative Gabrielle Giffords among those seriously injured. 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, daughter of Los Angeles Dodgers scout John Green and grand-daughter of former player and executive Dallas Green, is one of the victims.
2014: One year after failing to elect anyone, the BBWAA atones by giving three players their ticket to Cooperstown in this year's Hall of Fame election.
Pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, 300-game winners both, and 1B Frank Thomas are all elected on their first try.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Thad Weber as a free agent.
2016: The former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chris Correa, pleads guilty to five charges of hacking following an investigation by the FBI over allegations that the Cards had spied into the Houston Astros' scouting database.
2020: The Detroit Tigers purchased Eric Haase from the Cleveland Indians.
2021: A lawsuit filed by fired Angels visiting clubhouse attendant Brian "Bubba" Harkins, sheds some light on some heretofore unpublicized practices in Major League Baseball. Hawkins was fired on March 3, 2020 after 30 years of employment for supplying substances used by pitchers to rub on the baseball and increase its spin rate. In his suit, Hawkins claims the practice was well-known and tolerated, and names a number of top pitchers who benefited from his help. However, in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal, MLB cracked down on other practices bending the rules, including Hawkins' side business, resulting in his firing.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Reno Bertoia 1953-1958, 1961-1962.
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Randy Nosek 1989-1990.
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Brian Johnson 1997.
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Kevin Whelan 2014.
Tigers players and coaches who passed away:
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Lynwood 'Schoolboy' Rowe 1933-1942, coach 1954-1955, scout 1956-1961.
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1903: The St. Louis Browns purchased Ed Siever from the Detroit Tigers.
1913: The New York Yankees sign Frank Chance to be their next manager. Chance previously won two World Series and four pennants as the manager of the Chicago Cubs.
1941: In a poll in The Sporting News, the Baseball Writers Association of America names the 1940 All-Star team: Hank Greenberg (LF), Joe DiMaggio (CF), Ted Williams (RF), Frank McCormick (1B) Joe Gordon (2B), Luke Appling (SS), Stan Hack (3B) and Harry Danning (C) are the position players, and Bob Feller, Bucky Walters, and Paul Derringer the pitchers.
1944: Bill Terry announces his retirement from baseball and plans to start a cotton business.
1953: The Cleveland Indians bar night games with the St. Louis Browns due to St. Louis owner Bill Veeck's refusal to share receipts of the game telecasts.
1953: Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter, was born this day in Lancaster, PA.
1962: Commissioner Ford Frick denies charges that Carl Furillo has been blacklisted by Major League Baseball because of a 1959 salary dispute with the Dodgers.
1963: Funeral services for Hall of Fame second baseman Rogers Hornsby are held in Chicago, Illinois. Hall of Fame director Sid Keener, American League president Will Harridge and Hall of Famers Lou Boudreau, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons and Ray Schalk attend the services for Hornsby, who died from a heart attack on January 5th.
1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Tom Brookens as a free agent.
1986: The Detroit Tigers signed Kirk Gibson as a free agent.
1986: Willie McCovey is the only player elected this year to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. McCovey, who receives 346 votes, becomes the 16th player to gain election in his first year of eligibility.
1987: Ten free agents (Doyle Alexander, Bob Boone, Andre Dawson, Rich Gedman, Ron Guidry, Toby Harrah, Bob Horner, Lance Parrish, Tim Raines, and Gary Roenicke) fail to meet a midnight deadline and thus will not be allowed to re-sign with their former clubs until May 1st if they are not offered contracts by new teams.
The general lack of interest in the players will become the focus of the Players Association's first anti-collusion suit against the owners.
1991: For the first time since 1984, three players are elected to the Hall of Fame: two 300-game winners, Gaylord Perry and Ferguson Jenkins, and a member of the 3,000-hit club, Rod Carew, who becomes the 22nd player to be named in his first year of eligibility. Ironically, none of the three players ever appeared in a World Series.
1995: Mike Schmidt, who hit 548 home runs and won two MVP Awards in 18 years with the Philadelphia Phillies, is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1996: For the first time in 25 years, and only the 7th time in history, the BBWAA fails to elect a single player for induction into the Hall of Fame.
Pitchers Phil Niekro and Don Sutton, who receive the highest number of votes, will win election to the Hall in 1997 and 1998, respectively.
2002: Ozzie Smith, a 15-time All-Star shortstop, is elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA in his first year of eligibility. Smith won 13 Gold Glove Awards during his 19-year career with the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals.
2003: Eddie Murray, the only switch-hitter in major league history with 500 home runs and 3,000 hits, is elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility by being chosen on 85 percent of the ballots cast by the BBWAA.
Former All-Star C Gary Carter also is elected on his sixth try after falling 11 votes short last year.
2004: The Seattle Mariners traded Carlos Guillen to the Detroit Tigers for Juan Gonzalez (minors) and Ramon Santiago.
2005: The Detroit Tigers signed Doug Creek as a free agent.
2008: Goose Gossage is voted into the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA on his 9th try. Gossage had a 126 ERA+ and was a nine-time All-Star while saving over 300 games. He is the fifth reliever voted into the Hall, but the third in the past five years.
He joins Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley and Bruce Sutter as relief pitchers enshrined in Cooperstown.
2011: Baseball is also in mourning after today's shooting at a supermarket near Tucson, AZ, which leaves 6 persons dead and US representative Gabrielle Giffords among those seriously injured. 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green, daughter of Los Angeles Dodgers scout John Green and grand-daughter of former player and executive Dallas Green, is one of the victims.
2014: One year after failing to elect anyone, the BBWAA atones by giving three players their ticket to Cooperstown in this year's Hall of Fame election.
Pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, 300-game winners both, and 1B Frank Thomas are all elected on their first try.
2015: The Detroit Tigers signed Thad Weber as a free agent.
2016: The former scouting director of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chris Correa, pleads guilty to five charges of hacking following an investigation by the FBI over allegations that the Cards had spied into the Houston Astros' scouting database.
2020: The Detroit Tigers purchased Eric Haase from the Cleveland Indians.
2021: A lawsuit filed by fired Angels visiting clubhouse attendant Brian "Bubba" Harkins, sheds some light on some heretofore unpublicized practices in Major League Baseball. Hawkins was fired on March 3, 2020 after 30 years of employment for supplying substances used by pitchers to rub on the baseball and increase its spin rate. In his suit, Hawkins claims the practice was well-known and tolerated, and names a number of top pitchers who benefited from his help. However, in the wake of the sign-stealing scandal, MLB cracked down on other practices bending the rules, including Hawkins' side business, resulting in his firing.
Tigers players birthdays:
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Kevin Whelan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com
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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY
WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers
Reports have the Detroit Tigers pursuing 2 significant free agents – Alex Bregman and Anthony Santander.
Both are RHHs as Scott Harris said this team needs to balance the lineup. Both offering offensive power.
Santander is 30 years old and hit 44 HRs w/102 RBIs last year. He had an OPS of .814 which is considered to be in the elite range.
But he is weak defensively with a -7 DRS last year.
Bregman hit 26 HRs w/75 RBIs in 2024. His OPS was .768. He will be 31 in March.
He had the 6th best defensive stats at 3B with a +6 DRS.
At one point, Bregman’s team offered him 6 years at $165 mill and he turned it down. However, his market has narrowed significantly and it’s unclear if he will be able to get more than that now. It is expected that any new contract would probably be around 6 years and in the $150 mill – $190 mill range.
Santander has been offered a 4 year deal at $80 mill which has gone unaccepted. It is believed that his market will be 4-5 years and between $88 mill – $100 mill.
The Tigers still do not have a legitimate heir to 3B. Jace Jung played there for the first time in 2024 and did not impress. Bregman could fill that hole and make the infield defensively better.
On the other hand, Detroit has a number of potential RFs, including Kerry Carpenter who is the team’s best hitter. However, he remains defensively weak although he has gotten much better.
Potentially, the Tigers may be serious about getting both players. However, if they can sign only 1 of them, which player should they acquire?
Alex Bregman or Anthony Santander?
If the Tigers can only acquire one free agent, who should it be?
1. Alex Bregman
2. Anthony Santander
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WATERCOOLER WEDNESDAY.
Totally Tigers
Reports have the Detroit Tigers pursuing 2 significant free agents – Alex Bregman and Anthony Santander.
Both are RHHs as Scott Harris said this team needs to balance the lineup. Both offering offensive power.
Santander is 30 years old and hit 44 HRs w/102 RBIs last year. He had an OPS of .814 which is considered to be in the elite range.
But he is weak defensively with a -7 DRS last year.
Bregman hit 26 HRs w/75 RBIs in 2024. His OPS was .768. He will be 31 in March.
He had the 6th best defensive stats at 3B with a +6 DRS.
At one point, Bregman’s team offered him 6 years at $165 mill and he turned it down. However, his market has narrowed significantly and it’s unclear if he will be able to get more than that now. It is expected that any new contract would probably be around 6 years and in the $150 mill – $190 mill range.
Santander has been offered a 4 year deal at $80 mill which has gone unaccepted. It is believed that his market will be 4-5 years and between $88 mill – $100 mill.
The Tigers still do not have a legitimate heir to 3B. Jace Jung played there for the first time in 2024 and did not impress. Bregman could fill that hole and make the infield defensively better.
On the other hand, Detroit has a number of potential RFs, including Kerry Carpenter who is the team’s best hitter. However, he remains defensively weak although he has gotten much better.
Potentially, the Tigers may be serious about getting both players. However, if they can sign only 1 of them, which player should they acquire?
Alex Bregman or Anthony Santander?
If the Tigers can only acquire one free agent, who should it be?
1. Alex Bregman
2. Anthony Santander
VOTE
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Days of Roar: Gleyber Torres contract breakdown with Detroit Tigers
Evan Petzold explains the unexpected signing of second baseman Gleyber Torres and what has changed for the Detroit Tigers. Full podcast out now.
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Evan Petzold explains the unexpected signing of second baseman Gleyber Torres and what has changed for the Detroit Tigers.
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Ty Cobb taking some cuts.
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Tigers' Justin Verlander reunion dreams officially dead after 1-year deal in NL
The Detroit Tigers' chance to bring Justin Verlander back one last time are officially over as he just signed a deal in the NL West.
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Tigers could have blueprint for Riley Greene contract after A's-Brent Rooker extension
The Oakland A's signed designated hitter Brent Rooker to a five-year extension, and the Detroit Tigers would be wise to do the same with Riley Greene.
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Tigers might've been better off waiting for Dodgers' roster crunch to address 2B
Could the Los Angeles Dodgers have provided a better solution via trade for the Detroit Tigers to fill second base instead of Gleyber Torres?
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With a massive social media following, Max Clark hears the haters. He's ready to quiet them in Year 2.
Franklin grad Max Clark finished his first year of pro ball ranked the No. 6 prospect in all of baseball. Here's what he worked on ahead of Year 2.
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