Tigers rookie phenom Fulmer stumbling to finish line
Michael Fulmer insists he still feels strong entering the final two weeks of his rookie season. However, the Detroit Tigers right-hander’s numbers tell a different story now as his innings total has...
View ArticleTigers’ slim postseason odds might get even worse after Kinsler injury
The Detroit Tigers don’t look like a playoff team. They haven’t won a series since winning two of three in Kansas City on Sept. 4, their offense is slumping and the starting pitchers went three weeks...
View ArticleFrancisco Rodriguez meltdown costs Tigers in wild card race
The Detroit Tigers had everything under control. They took a five-game winning streak into the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, and even though there were two runners on base, Francisco Rodriguez had a...
View ArticleAusmus needs to figure out pitching staff puzzle to save Tigers playoff hopes
Brad Ausmus is facing the biggest week of his three-year managerial career. In the next seven days, Ausmus has to figure out some way to keep his crumbling pitching staff from costing the Detroit...
View ArticleMother Nature takes control of Tigers, AL postseason race
Mother Nature has taken firm control of the American League postseason hunt. Her first victims were the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians, but they might not be her last. A freak low-pressure system...
View ArticleTigers watch postseason hopes vanish as offense struggles
The Detroit Tigers season couldn’t have ended in a more fitting way. Justin Verlander pitched an outstanding game in Atlanta, but lost 1-0 as Justin Upton struck out to end Detroit’s hopes at a wild...
View ArticleColumn: Tigers either need to commit to Ausmus or move on
Note: Hours after this post was published, it was reported that the Detroit Tigers will exercise their 2017 contract option on manager Brad Ausmus. The point remains the same. A convincing case can be...
View ArticleTigers bring Brad Ausmus back, but without any job security
The Detroit Tigers didn’t give Brad Ausmus an enthusiastic endorsement on Wednesday. They simply decided they didn’t have a better option at the moment. Instead of giving Ausmus a new contract or...
View ArticleAl Avila faced with task of slashing Detroit’s $200 million payroll
The Detroit Tigers aren’t rebuilding. Just ask general manager Al Avila, who held his annual end-of-season meeting with the Detroit media Tuesday afternoon. He insisted that the team hasn’t closed the...
View ArticlePleskoff Scouting Report: JaCoby Jones
TEAM: Detroit Tigers AGE: 24 POSITION: OF/3B BATS: Right THROWS: Right HEIGHT: 6-foot-2 WEIGHT: 205 lbs. ACQUIRED: The Houston Astros selected Jones in the 19th round of the 2010 First-Year Player...
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