Detroit Tigers Bring Back Jordy Mercer on Minor League Deal It was in the 2019 season that the Detroit Tigers chose to sign Jordy Mercer on as their starting shortstop. He was taken on as one of two veteran additions, with double play partner Josh Harrison taking up position at second base. Yet issues arose during the season when both Mercer and Harrison weren’t able to compete … [Read more...] about Detroit Tigers Bring Back Jordy Mercer on Minor League Deal
Potential Landing Spots for Taijuan Walker
Most of the talk this offseason will center around free agent starting pitcher and Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer. Bauer is an ace and should receive multiple offers. However, there are several other pitching candidates that teams will target. Among them is right-hander Taijuan Walker. Walker is a former 2010 first-round draft pick. After an up and down three seasons with … [Read more...] about Potential Landing Spots for Taijuan Walker
MLB Free Agency: The Walk Year
Free agency changed the very fabric of baseball more than forty years ago. The champions of that battle, Curt Flood and Marvin Miller are ever-fading memories to those of us old enough to remember it. Younger fans are lucky to know anything about it all. But all fans know free agency as a fixture of the game’s reality. And with it come mechanisms unique to the process. … [Read more...] about MLB Free Agency: The Walk Year
Rumor: Spencer Torkelson Could Be on Trade Block
With the Detroit Tigers signing Gleyber Torres to a one-year deal, former number-one pick Spencer Torkelson is now generating trade buzz. Torkelson sported a .219 batting average along with 10 home runs, 37 RBI and 75 hits for the Tigers last season. With the Tigers signing Torres and Colt Keith presumably shifting to first, this has left Torkelson’s role with the team somewhat … [Read more...] about Rumor: Spencer Torkelson Could Be on Trade Block
Gleyber Torres, Tigers Agree to One-Year Deal
The Detroit Tigers have made an upgrade in their infield. They’ve signed second baseman Gleyber Torres to a 1-year $15 million deal. Torres, 27, has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He debuted in 2018 and cracked the All-Star team in his first two years in the majors. Though he has plateaued after those first few seasons, Torres has remained a solid presence … [Read more...] about Gleyber Torres, Tigers Agree to One-Year Deal