Tigers 2024-2025 Offseason: Trades, Free Agents, Call ups, Rule 5, tender, non-tender, Awards

[byco42]

Here's the catch that makes me scratch my head wondering what the plan is. He has spent millions to upgrade the coaching staff at each minor league stop, extensively upgraded every imaginable form of analytics, upgraded the Lakeland Fla. minor league and Spring Training Complex, put more investments into international scouting, and overall drafting of the right kinds of players to be a top 1/2/3/4/5 team with prospects. Of course this was long over due by possibly decades. The question is why are they hesitant to sign a couple of quality free agents? If they are waiting to have an overabundance of minor league talent that they can pick from for the Tigers and also trade some minor league talent for quality players fine. But the bigger question to me is are they going to sign star players who are ready for free agency like Skubal, or in a few years Greene? If not, then it looks like we will become a team like Tampa and have great minor league development and players who can step in to the majors only to trade them before the enter FA.
Throw all of this speculation out if Chris Ilitch is waiting for their mother to die before spending bigger amounts of money on the Tiger's team.

I think that the MiLB facility upgrades were mandatory. Is that accurate? As for improving the foundation of coaches and scouting and building a young team that can make the playoffs, I think that this is the plan. With the expanded playoff field, it makes little sense to me to sign certain free agents for long-term deals anymore, especially those older than 30.

I say keep the pipeline full with quality replacements rather than paying players for what they have done as, at the same time, they get older.

Current teams like Tampa, (and the Twins of the 1990's and early 2000s) at least have a good shot of getting in the playoffs every season. After that, anything is possible.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-historical-moves-after-missing-on-free-agents

From Pudge to Magglio: How Detroit has historically bounced back from FA misses.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-seek-internal-option-for-third-base

Tigers 'will be fine' without Bregman, turn to internal 3B options.
Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers fans won't like rumored backup plan after missing out on Alex Bregman

After losing the Alex Bregman sweepstakes to the Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers have been named as a possible trade destination for another veteran third baseman.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers fans won't like rumored backup plan after missing out on Alex Bregman.
An aging player with declining returns? No, thanks.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers sign a different former Astros draft pick after missing on Alex Bregman

The Detroit Tigers signed a former Houston Astros utility man after Alex Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox.

motorcitybengals.com

Tigers sign a different former Astros draft pick after missing on Alex Bregman.
MCBTB

 

[kalinecountry]

Detroit Tigers 'got to focus on here,' but letting go of Alex Bregman isn't easy

The Alex Bregman saga, drawn out for three months, concluded Wednesday night with the Boston Red Sox as winners and the Detroit Tigers as losers.

www.freep.com

Detroit Tigers 'got to focus on here,' but letting go of Alex Bregman isn't easy.
Freep

 

[kalinecountry]

Moving 3Bman Bregman to 2B might be very unusual for a guy his age

He will be 31 this year. I had Stathead call up all the seasons when a guy played 100+ games in any one season at 2B from ages 31-35 since 1...

cybermetric.blogspot.com

Moving 3B man Bregman to 2B might be very unusual for a guy his age.
Cybermetrics