Hinch on 2025: 'We’re trying to be better'
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One potential breakout prospect for each organization in 2025
Every year as the calendar flips, we at MLB Pipeline gaze into crystal balls and turn our collective attention to potential breakout prospects for the coming season. Last year in this space, we listed Josue De Paula (Dodgers), Bryce Eldridge (Giants), Kevin McGonigle (Tigers), Jacob Melton (Astros), Lazaro Montes (Mariners),
Happy New Year! 1 prediction for each team in 2025
As the calendar flips to the new year, it's a time for everyone to set new goals and make predictions for the months ahead -- and MLB teams are no different. With that in mind, each of our beat reporters was asked to make one prediction for their respective team
Tigers' system expected to be fierce in '25
As the Pipeline Podcast wraps up 2024, Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo preview the '25 season with a wide range of predictions. The duo breaks down eight categories, from Rookies of the Year in both leagues and the No. 1 overall Draft pick to which organization will finish with the
Every team's representative(s) on the HOF ballot
When a baseball player reaches the pinnacle of the sport, a place in Cooperstown, his Hall of Fame plaque does not discriminate. If that player spent 20 seasons with a team, it gets listed under his name; if a player spent 20 games with a team, it also gets listed.
Tigers add Torres to infield mix on 1-year deal
DETROIT -- The Tigers have spent much of the offseason looking for a right-handed batter to bolster a lineup heavy in young left-handed hitters. When president of baseball operations Scott Harris saw an opportunity to add former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres on a one-year, $15 million deal, he spent
Here are 25 prospect storylines to follow in 2025
We’ve officially turned over the calendar to 2025 this week. Of course in baseball, it feels like we began to flip the calendar the moment Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler struck out Yankees outfielder Alex Verdugo in Game 5 to end the World Series on Oct. 30. Here at MLB Pipeline,
Injuries & Moves: White re-signed to Minor League deal
The Tigers' injuries and roster moves page will be updated throughout the offseason. Detroit's 40-man Major League roster is currently full.
Each team's breakout player for 2025
Each Major League season is a stage for players to raise their game to previously unseen heights. Perhaps a blossoming star becomes unquestionably elite. Or perhaps a big league newcomer makes the most of his opportunity. Regardless, these types of breakout seasons can help turn an under-the-radar club into a
One prospect to watch for each team in 2025
A new season brings new opportunities for every player in a team’s system. This is especially true for a team’s Minor League prospects, who look to build on the previous season’s accomplishments and continue to make a name for themselves as they forge a path to the Majors. Here’s a
2-time All-Star Maxwell, oldest Tigers alum, passes away at 97
Charlie Maxwell, a two-time American League All-Star with the Tigers and who was one of the 10 oldest-living former MLB players, has passed away at age 97. Maxwell was an outfielder and first baseman during parts of 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Orioles, Tigers and White Sox from 1950-64,
1 (realistic) free-agent target to fit every team
At this point in the offseason, every team could still use some help -- and plenty of top free agents remain available. But taking into account age, position, skill set and projected cost, who is the perfect fit for each club? To answer that question, we enlisted the help of
Tigers' future success hinges on young bats
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Checking out the Tigers' best regular-season ticket deals
DETROIT -- The Tigers pounced on the Black Friday sales craze by putting single-game tickets on sale over the Thanksgiving weekend. For the Christmas-New Year’s holiday, they’re giving fans a chance to look ahead to spring and summer at Comerica Park by putting customizable Tigers flex plans on sale. The
The wackiest, wildest games of 2024
As we bid adieu to 2024, there are certain games from this past season that we’ll never forget. There are, of course, the slugfests, the back-and-forth contests with several lead changes and games that treated us to epic finishes. And then there are the ones that were so crazy, we
1 stat for every team to marvel at from 2024 season
Part of what makes baseball the best are the feats and amazing stats accruing left and right, every single day. We chronicle them throughout the year, but there’s no better time than before the calendar flips to take a look back. It’s hard to pick just one per team after
The 30 most exciting endings of 2024
From stunning rallies and memorable walk-offs to game-saving defensive plays, the 2024 Major League Baseball season was packed with exciting endings that kept fans on the edge of their seats all year long. As part of its year-end countdown highlighting the best moments of 2024, MLB Network took a look
A look at 1 weird moment from Granderson's career
Baseball is the best. At times, baseball is also kooky. The 14 newcomers on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot can testify to that. In celebration of these Cooperstown candidates, let’s look back at one fun moment from each player’s career.
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Every team's longest home run of 2024
At the end of the day, a home run's distance has no impact on its usefulness. From the shortest (which, in 2024, traveled 318 feet) to the longest (480 feet), it's still just a run on the board, give or take a few baserunners. But let's be real -- moonshots
Revisit one signature win for every MLB team from 2024
From stunning comebacks to thrilling walk-offs to dominant pitching performances, every team had its share of memorable triumphs in 2024. But what was each club’s signature win of the season?
Tigers among the clubs who improved their farm system most in 2024
There is no singular established path to farm system improvement. The best organizations do it internally. They take the players already in the pipeline and help them get the most out of their tools or, in a best-case scenario, improve the tools already in their profiles. That takes a good
Each team's prospect whose stock improved most in '24
Kristian Campbell entered 2024 as a supplemental fourth-round pick the previous July who had fashioned a nice pro debut. He ended it as the No. 10 prospect on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects list, not to mention its Hitting Prospect of the Year and the MiLB Breakout Player of the
Predicting every team's No. 1 prospect a year from now
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The 10 signature players of the 2024 season
2024 was a thrilling, downright giddy year of baseball, with historic individual seasons, riveting playoff chases, hair-raising postseason games and a World Series with the biggest stars in the sport. But to our eyes, there were 10 players who made their mark on the sport more than any other, 10