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Homepage Open in app Sign in Get started Tracking the Tigers with MLB.com reporter Jason Beck Follow Following Jason Beck Dec 11, 2019 Gardenhire fine without contract extension for now SAN DIEGO — One of the first questions Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire fielded at his Winter Meetings media session was how long it took him after the season to decompress. Read more… 1 response Jason Beck Dec 11, 2019 Fulmer on track for midseason return The Tigers are hoping to have top prospects Casey Mize and Matt Manning in position to knock on Detroit’s door for big-league debuts late next season. They could also have Michael Fulmer to add back into the mix by then. Read more… 1 response Jason Beck Dec 11, 2019 Avila not looking to trade Boyd, but will listen SAN DIEGO — Matthew Boyd threw fastballs or sliders on 86 percent of his pitches this past season. His offseason has the potential for a lot of curveballs and changeups. Read more… 1 response Jason Beck Nov 13, 2019 Explaining my 2019 AL Cy Young award ballot Yes, I was one of the 13 writers who voted Gerrit Cole first for the American League Cy Young award. No, it wasn’t the conspiracy theory you might be thinking. Read more… Jason Beck Nov 15, 2018 Explaining my AL MVP ballot The first time I voted for a BBWAA award was American League MVP back in 2016. It broke down to a choice between Mike Trout and Mookie Betts, and a philosophical decision on what constitutes an MVP, how to value different facets of a player’s game, and whether a team’s standing… Read more… Jason Beck Nov 10, 2018 Norris working out of bullpen in Japan While most of Detroit slept Saturday morning, Daniel Norris was getting bullpen work for the MLB All-Stars in their ongoing tour of Japan. The Tigers left-hander pitched in relief for the second time in three games of the series, delivering 1 1/3 innings in… Read more… 1 response Jason Beck Oct 25, 2018 Boyd makes Super-Two arbitration cutoff Matthew Boyd spent an entire season in the Majors for the first time this year after spending parts of the previous three seasons in the big leagues, including four trips back and forth between Detroit and Toledo in 2016 and a one-day stint as the 26th player… Read more… Jason Beck Oct 23, 2018 Ausmus gets second chance as manager, this time with Angels When Brad Ausmus and the Tigers parted ways in September of last season, he made it clear that he was interested in managing again somewhere. After a one-year hiatus, that somewhere is close to home in southern California… Read more… Jason Beck Oct 14, 2018 Daniel Norris effective in winter ball debut Winter is technically two months and a week away, but the Dominican Winter League opened play on Saturday, and Daniel Norris’ stint for Aguilas Cibaenas along with it. The Tigers left-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball while striking out four… Read more… Jason Beck Oct 10, 2018 Tigers prospects open Arizona Fall League with win The story of the Tigers’ Arizona Fall League opener Tuesday night was a pitching prospect the Tigers would love to have but couldn’t get in the Justin Verlander trade. Forrest Whitley struck out the first seven batters he faced and eight of… Read more… About Latest Stories Archive About Medium Terms...