by Holly Horning The bar has been raised for who earns a spot on the Detroit Tigers’ roster. Starting this year, those who make the 2025 26-man roster will have increased competition. And th…
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The bar has been raised for who earns a spot on the Detroit Tigers’ roster. Starting this year, those who make the 2025 26-man roster will have increased competition.
And the decisions will become harder. In order to show improvement, some have to be cut so others can be added.
So which players are most likely to see themselves on the outside looking in?
I’ve got my list of 5.
But before I list them, there are some qualifiers:
– Those being cut have had to have some significant time playing in Detroit. Not just a small taste.
– There are those who are recovering from injuries and surgeries like Sawyer Gibson-Long who will get a longer leash and thus a more accurate assessment.
– Contracts like Javy Baez’s will not permit an outright DFA or trade to another team no matter how deserving. If there’s any movement, it won’t happen until spring training at the earliest.
– Player like Andy Ibanez and Zach McKinstry who just got raises are unlikely to be cut.
– Those who play crucial positions in which there are depth issues will stay with the team at least temporarily. Thus SSs like Ryan Kreidler will hang around, starting pitchers such as Matt Manning and Casey Mize along with catchers like Dillon Dingler. All safe until viable replacements are found or promoted. But if another team asks for one of these players to be included in a multi-trade deal then….
Without further adieu, here are my top 5 most likely to be traded:
