The Detroit Tigers put their faith in manager A.J. Hinch on Monday, announcing they signed him to a long-term contract, according to multiple reports. Terms of the deal were not disclosed immediately, with President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris saying “We’re going to be working together a long time,” according to Jason Beck of MLB.com. […] Tigers Sign Manager A.J. Hinch to Long-Term Extension - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

Jim Leyland represents a different era of Tigers baseball that many fans are still clinging on to. When Leyland managed Detroit (2006-13), the Tigers were annually one of the best teams in the American League, including three seasons with 93+ wins, four trips to the MLB Postseason and World Series appearances in 2006 and 2012. […] Former Tigers Celebrate Jim Leyland Hall of Fame Call - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

The Tigers have already been active this offseason, adding Kenta Maeda to the rotation and Mark Canha to the outfield, but there’s still holes to fill on this roster. We can’t pretend that replacing Eduardo Rodriguez with Maeda is anything but an obvious downgrade, and this offense was DREADFUL last season even despite taking a […] 4 Free Agents Tigers Should Sign During Winter Meetings - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

Tigers fans just can’t catch a break these days. The season Miguel Cabrera retires and rids us of his albatross of a contract, Javy Baez opts in to a four year, $98 million deal. The Athletic ranked the top 10 worst contracts in the sport this week, and surprise, surprise: Baez comes in at No. […] Javier Baez Listed Among Worst Contracts in MLB by The Athletic - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

The Tigers will almost certainly lose Eduardo Rodriguez to free agency this offseason and they’re already targeting his replacement. Detroit has ‘serious interest’ in acquiring Kenta Maeda, according to a report from Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. It’s encouraging to see the Tigers active this early in the offseason, and Maeda isn’t an […] Tigers’ Interest in Kenta Maeda Could be a Disaster for 2024 and Beyond - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

Each MLB team has roster turnover from year-to-year, and that will be ESSENTIAL for Detroit if it wants to take another step toward contention. It’s no secret that the Tigers have struggled on offense over the past few seasons, and that makes it easy to target players who need to be replaced – or at […] 3 Tigers Who Will Be Replaced by Free Agent Signings - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

The Tigers’ offense was ABYSMAL in 2022, scoring just 557 runs (3.44 runs per game) – by far the lowest mark in MLB that season. Detroit addressed that issue last season, hiring hitting coach Michael Brdar from the San Diego Padres and assistant hitting coach James Rowson from the Miami Marlins. Their impact was immediate […] Yankees Target Tigers’ Coach as Next Hitting Coach - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

The Detroit Tigers tried to transition their rebuild into contention two years ago when they signed Eduardo Rodriguez and Javier Baez to big-time, long-term deals. However, we all know how that’s worked out, with the team switching general managers and the team failing to sniff the possibility of the postseason. Now, it’s time to tear […] 7 Tigers Who Won’t Be Back in 2024 - Detroit Jock City - Detroit Jock City - A Detroit Sports blog ..read more

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