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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-gleyber-torres-il-oblique-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Gleyber Torres heads to IL with oblique injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-news-Gleyber-Torres-heads-to-IL-with-oblique-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Gleyber Torres heads to IL with oblique injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T15:56:23-07:00">March 31st, 3:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T15:56:23-07:00">March 31st, 3:56pm</time><address><a>Russell Steinberg</a>Russell Steinberg covers Major League Baseball and the New York Liberty for ClutchPoints. A baseball and basketball lifer, he has written for Boardroom, SLAM, SB Nation, The Next, and more. He graduated from NYU in 2012 and still returns to serve as PA announcer and occasional broadcaster for the school’s basketball and volleyball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers have placed second baseman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-gleyber-torres-injury-dampens-hr">Gleyber Torres on the 10-day injured list</a> with a left oblique strain, the club announced on Monday. The Tigers have recalled utility man Justyn-Henry Malloy from Triple-A Toledo <a href="https://x.com/DetroitTigersPR/status/1906819159020777722" rel="noopener">to replace him</a>.</p><p>Torres seemed to aggravate his oblique while hitting a home run on Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He left the game early and did not play the rest of the series. He revealed after the game that the area had been sore the previous few days but he had been able to play through it.</p><p>The Tigers have yet to provide a timeline for Torres’ return as of this writing, but he will be eligible to come off the injured list next Tuesday while his new team is visiting his old team in New York. For now, however, it seems unlikely that Torres would be able to play in that series as oblique injuries tend to cost hitters more than the minimum 10 days.</p><p>Through his first two games with the Tigers, the career New York Yankee was hitting .429 with a homer, two runs scored and a stolen base.</p><p>The Tigers signed him in the offseason to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-detroit-gm-reveals-gleyber-torres-plan-after-15-million-contract">one-year, $15 million deal</a> after the 28-year-old endured a turbulent season with the Yankees.</p><p>The Dodgers ultimately swept the Tigers, who are still searching for their first win of the year. Detroit will start a series against the Mariners in Seattle on Monday.</p><h2><b>The Tigers’ relationship with Gleyber Torres seems to be off to a good start despite injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Gleyber-Torres.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It’s no secret that there was some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-gleyber-torres-yankees-2025">friction between Torres and the Yankees</a> by the end of his time in the Bronx. When New York acquired Jazz Chisholm Jr. at the 2024 trade deadline, Torres refused to move to third base to accommodate him, according to general manager Brian Cashman.</p><p>Things <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/10/sports/gleyber-torres-revels-in-yankees-fans-warm-welcome-as-hurt-lingers/#!" rel="noopener">seem to be better</a> for Torres in Detroit.</p><p>“I feel I deserve to be with an organization that wants me,” he said during spring training, according to the New York Post. “I’m here now and that’s the reason I’m here.”</p><p>He seems to have <a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/when-ex-yankees-player-joined-new-team-star-admits-thinking-i-have-no-idea-who-you-are.html" rel="noopener">endeared himself to his teammates</a> as well. Outfielder Riley Greene joked about not recognizing Torres when he showed up to camp because he had grown a beard.</p><p>“Gleyber’s awesome,” Greene added, per Jimmy Hascup of NJ.com. “Great, great dude. Great teammate, wants to win, puts the work in, and he fits right into our clubhouse. It’s awesome.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Gleyber Torres heads to IL with oblique injury

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-news-los-angeles-jack-flaherty-tigers-trade">Los Angeles Dodgers acquired Jack Flaherty</a> from the Detroit Tigers during the 2024 season. Flaherty ended up playing an important role in LA’s World Series run. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-jack-flaherty-returning-detroit-2-year-35-million">Flaherty re-signed with the Tigers</a> this past offseason, and Detroit is currently in LA to play the Dodgers. With Flaherty back in town for the weekend, Dave Roberts <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6240109/2025/03/29/tigers-jack-flaherty-dodgers-ring-day-return/" rel="noopener">shared his honest thoughts</a> on the right-handed hurler’s role for the ’24 World Series-winning team.</p><p>“Somewhat of a savior, to be honest with you,” Roberts said, via Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. “Jack, hometown guy, it was his dream to pitch for the Dodgers, and he delivered. So he’s going to be a friend of mine for life… He was the right person at the right time for our club. And I’m happy that he got family and friends to see him in a Dodger uniform.”</p><h2><b>Jack Flaherty’s impact on 2024 Dodgers</b></h2><p>Overall, Flaherty pitched to a 3.17 ERA between his time in Los Angeles and Detroit a season ago. His 2.95 ERA with the Tigers led to plenty of interest from teams around the league at the MLB trade deadline. The Dodgers ultimately landed him in a deal, though.</p><p>Flaherty went on to record a 3.58 ERA in LA. He struggled in the postseason — pitching to a 7.36 ERA — but Flaherty still had some big moments. In the end, the Dodgers are likely content with their decision to acquire him via trade.</p><p>He ended up re-signing with Detroit this past offseason, and now he is hoping to lead the Tigers back to the postseason. Despite trading him away last year, the Tigers still earned a playoff spot. One has to imagine that Detroit has especially high expectations with Flaherty back on the roster.</p><p>The Dodgers will host the Tigers once again at 9:10 PM EST on Saturday night. LA leads the series 2-0 up to this point.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dave Roberts gets candid on Jack Flaherty’s role with 2024 World Series-winning Dodgers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-gleyber-torres-injury-dampens-hr');   ga('set', 'title', 'Concerning Gleyber Torres injury dampens first Tigers HR');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Gleyber-Torres-injury-scare-dampens-first-Tigers-HR.jpg"></figure><h1>Concerning Gleyber Torres injury dampens first Tigers HR</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-28T20:50:27-07:00">March 28th, 8:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-28T20:50:27-07:00">March 28th, 8:50pm</time><address><a>Tristin McKinstry</a>Tristin McKinstry is an experienced sports writer who got his start back in 2014. He is a Senior Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-gleyber-torres-signing-detroit-spurning-nationals">Detroit Tigers signed Gleyber Torres</a> in the offseason, hoping the infielder could help boost their offense. On Friday night, he showed what he could do with the bat. Unfortunately, his offensive contribution is not what fans are focusing on as Detroit chases a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>Torres came up to bat in the third inning against Los Angeles on Friday night. He saw a pitch on the inside part of the plate, and he pulled it. The former New York Yankees star <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905814378743566762" rel="noopener">slammed his first home run</a> as a Tiger to give Detroit a 2-0 lead. However, he appeared to favor his hip as he rounded the bases.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Gleyber Torres hits his first home run as a Tiger but then heads to the clubhouse after grabbing his side while rounding the bases <a href="https://t.co/3pQX3MdHaU">pic.twitter.com/3pQX3MdHaU</a></p><p>— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://twitter.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/1905814378743566762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The Tigers second baseman went to the clubhouse following his home run trot. He stayed in the game defensively after the home run. However, he has now <a href="https://x.com/evanwoodbery/status/1905826211458326530" rel="noopener">been taken out</a> of the game, as noted by MLive reporter Evan Woodbury. Zach McKinstry shifted over to second while Javier Baez came in to play third base.</p><h2><b>Tigers hope Gleyber Torres boosts offense in 2025</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Gleyber-Torres-after-his-first-Tigers-HR.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-riley-greene-truth-bomb-detroits-return-playoffs">The Tigers went on an inspiring run</a> to the playoffs in 2024. Detroit was eight games under .500 at the MLB Trade Deadline, but they caught fire. In fact, they were the best team in baseball from the trade deadline onward last season.</p><p>However, Detroit has a glaring flaw. The team had no consistent offensive contributors outside of Riley Greene and Kerry Carpenter. Carpenter ended up suffering an injury in the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians, as well. This factored into the Tigers’ loss to the Guardians in five games.</p><p>Detroit wanted to boost its offense over the offseason. They turned to Torres to aid in this effort. The ex-Yankees second baseman is a two-time All-Star who has shown impressive ability at the plate. In 2024, he hit 15 home runs, drove in 63 runs, and slashed .257/.330/.378.</p><p>The Tigers don’t need Torres to play at a superstar level. However, they could use key contributions like Friday night’s home run against the Dodgers. Hopefully, the veteran infielder didn’t suffer a serious injury, and he doesn’t miss an extended period of time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Concerning Gleyber Torres injury dampens first Tigers HR

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-detroit-spencer-torkelson-2025-season');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Tigers’ former No. 1 overall pick is finally poised for breakout 2025 season');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Why-Tigers-former-No.-1-overall-pick-is-finally-poised-for-breakout-2025-season.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Tigers’ former No. 1 overall pick is finally poised for breakout 2025 season</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-28T09:52:50-07:00">March 28th, 9:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-28T09:52:50-07:00">March 28th, 9:52am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Will 2020 No. 1 overall pick Spencer Torkelson find his footing at the big league level in 2025? Ben Verlander of Fox Sports <a href="https://x.com/BenVerlander/status/1905650952172175593" rel="noopener">is a believer</a> in the Detroit Tigers 25-year-old. However, is Verlander’s following post an over-exaggeration or is he correct in his assessment?</p><p>“What’s one takeaway for you from Opening Day? I’ll start: 1st overall pick Spencer Torkelson has arrived,” Verlander wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>First, let’s take a look at what prompted the message.</p><p>Although the Tigers were defeated 5-4 by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Torkelson went 1-1 with a home run and four walks. Yes, that OBP will play just fine.</p><p>It was a quality performance for Torkelson without question. This is a player who has failed to live up to expectations so far in his career, though. In fact, there were no guarantees that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-aj-hinch-proud-spencer-torkelson-after-making-opening-day-roster">Torkelson was going to make the Tigers’ 2025 Opening Day roster</a>.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-spencer-torkelson-drops-admission-possible-role-change-tigers">Torkelson offers versatilit</a>y for Detroit. The Tigers are hopeful that he can emerge as a star at some point down the road. They are set to give him another opportunity this season, but Torkelson has been given opportunities before at the MLB level.</p><h2><b>Spencer Torkelson’s MLB career</b></h2><p>Torkelson made his big league debut in 2022. He hit just .203 with a .604 OPS across 110 games, but the Tigers remained confident in the former No. 1 overall pick. After all, it was just one season.</p><p>In 2023, though, Torkelson continued to struggle at the plate. He ended up hitting .233 with a .758 OPS in 159 games played. Torkelson did manage to crush 31 home runs in his first full season at the MLB level, but he still wasn’t producing No. 1 overall pick numbers.</p><p>Things got even worse in 2024.</p><p>Torkelson struggled mightily to begin the ’24 campaign before the Tigers made the surprising decision to demote him to the minor leagues. He was later promoted to the big league team once again, but Torkelson finished the season with a lackluster .219/.295/.374/.669 slash line across 92 games played.</p><h2><b>Will Torkelson find his groove with the Tigers in 2025?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Spencer-Torkelson-reacts-after-hitting-a-home-run-against-Dodgers.jpg"><figcaption>Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Looking back at the original question, is Ben Verlander correct in his Opening Day takeaway?</p><p>Although Torkelson has yet to truly find his rhythm with the Tigers, it is important to remember that he is only 25 years old. Some prospects simply take longer to settle in. Sure, there have been players such as Juan Soto and Bryce Harper who have posted elite numbers in their early 20’s. Other players, however, don’t get things going until their mid-late 20’s.</p><p>It seems as if the Tigers are prepared to give Spencer Torkelson an opportunity to play everyday. He was the designated hitter on Thursday. Torkelson is a first baseman as well, and there is even a chance that he could spend some time in the outfield this year. Regardless of which position Torkelson ends up playing, he is going to receive plenty of at-bats.</p><p>If Torkelson can cut down on his strikeouts — his 27.6 percent strikeout rate in 2024 was a career-high — then he will take a step in the right direction. Torkelson has displayed the ability to hit for power in the past — he recorded career-highs in home run percentage (4.5 percent) and hard-hit percentage (50.9 percent) during his 31-home run 2023 campaign.</p><p>If the Tigers infielder can limit his strikeouts while hitting the ball hard once again, he will enjoy a big season. The Tigers selected him first overall in the 2020 MLB Draft for a reason. Torkelson features the ceiling of a superstar, and perhaps everything will come together in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Tigers’ former No. 1 overall pick is finally poised for breakout 2025 season

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-aj-hinch-proud-spencer-torkelson-after-making-opening-day-roster');   ga('set', 'title', 'AJ Hinch ‘proud’ of Spencer Torkelson after making Tigers’ Opening Day roster');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-news-AJ-Hinch-proud-of-Spencer-Torkelson-after-making-Opening-Day-roster.jpg"></figure><h1>AJ Hinch ‘proud’ of Spencer Torkelson after making Tigers’ Opening Day roster</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-27T00:56:56-07:00">March 27th, 12:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-27T00:56:56-07:00">March 27th, 12:56am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He's a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic. In addition to sports writing, he works for Arizona Football in the Player Personnel and Recruiting department and formerly served as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Let the redemption arc begin in Detroit. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-spencer-torkelson-drops-admission-possible-role-change-tigers">Former No. 1 overall pick Spencer Torkelson will be on the Tigers’ Opening Day roster</a>, a decision that reflects both <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/03/26/spencer-torkelson-tigers-roster-opening-day-2025/82675540007/" rel="noopener">his standout spring training performance</a> and the organization’s continued belief in his potential. Torkelson, 25, is slated to start as the designated hitter when the Tigers open their season Thursday against the Dodgers, facing off against lefty Blake Snell.</p><p>“I’m very proud of Tork,” Hinch said Wednesday. “There have been times where it felt like he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. The work now starts again in the season for him to be a middle-of-the-order bat that we want to rely on.”</p><p>Torkelson certainly earned this shot. Across 19 spring training games, he slashed .340/.389/.680 with five home runs and 11 RBIs in 55 plate appearances, good for a 1.069 OPS. He made subtle mechanical changes in the offseason that unlocked more athleticism in his swing and allowed him to drive balls consistently — especially to the opposite field.</p><p>“He made a ton of subtle adjustments that have turned into a pretty athletic swing with damage and a consistency in how he’s going about his at-bats,” Hinch added. “It’s a great hat tip to Tork on taking his offseason into the spring and really crushing his way to the Opening Day lineup.”</p><h2><b>Tigers manager AJ Hinch couldn’t be more proud of Spencer Torkelson and his hard work this Spring</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Spencer-Torkelson-1.jpg"><figcaption>D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The path back to Detroit’s big-league roster wasn’t guaranteed. After a disappointing 2024 campaign in which he hit just .219 with 10 homers over 92 games before being optioned to Triple-A Toledo, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-spencer-torkelson-breaks-silence-on-losing-starting-spot">Torkelson’s role with the club was uncertain</a>, especially after the Tigers acquired Gleyber Torres and shifted top prospect Colt Keith to first base. President of baseball operations Scott Harris made the stakes clear back in December.</p><p>“I called him and told him, ‘If you make adjustments and have a big spring, there’s going to be a role for you on this team,’” Harris said. “I meant it, and he proved it. We’re really proud of him.”</p><p>Torkelson did play some innings in right field during camp — six in total — and while his primary duties will be at DH, Hinch suggested the team is open to giving him defensive reps when needed.</p><p>“He’s going to get at-bats at designated hitter, first base,” Hinch said. “And if an in-game situation arises where he ends up in right field, it won’t be the first time. He’s practiced it.”</p><p>Torkelson owns a .221 batting average and .693 OPS over his three-year MLB career, with his 2023 season being a bright spot (31 home runs in 159 games). The key now is consistency — something Detroit desperately needs from a right-handed power bat in the middle of its order. After an offseason of questions and a spring full of answers, Torkelson is back — and hungry to prove he belongs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Hinch ‘proud’ of Spencer Torkelson after making Tigers’ Opening Day roster

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers f<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-vs-dodgers-prediction-odds-pick-3-27-2025">ace the Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day with Tarik Skubal</a> on the hill. After a<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-with-special-reaction-to-al-cy-young-victory"> Cy Young season last year, the lefty</a> has massive expectations for 2025. The Tigers made the playoffs and Skubal was key to their upset of the Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card Series. Ahead of his Cy Young defense, Skubal penned a letter to Detroit fans <a href="https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1905068330869760205" rel="noopener">and posted it on</a> social media.</p><p>https://twitter.com/tigers/status/1905068330869760205</p><p>“Dear Detroit, Even though I am from a small town in Arizona, we have a lot more in common than you might think,” Skubal wrote. “As I’ve learned more about our city, it’s clear that Detroit has faced its fair share of adversity which at times put its future in question. For me…I only had one offer to play Division 1 baseball, some pretty difficult injuries, and other setbacks that made my future feel uncertain. But this city is resilient and this team is resilient.”</p><p>Skubal continues talking about the Tigers’ hometown. “Detroit is a sports town and a slept-on city. You don’t understand this place of the people in it unless you’ve been here. The grit and the grind. The hustle and the attitude. The culture and authenticity. But also, a community where neighbors take care of each other and lifted each other up.”</p><p>Skubal finishes with “It’s a new era of Tigers baseball and we’re building something different. A new standard has been set and we’re about to clock in like the blue-collar people of this city. So say what you want about us…about Detroit…we have unfinished business. So…let’s run it back.</p><p>The Tigers instilled energy in Detroit baseball fans for the first time in a decade. With the Lions at the top of the NFC and Red Wings pushing for the playoffs, it is a new era in the Motor City. And no athlete exemplifies that more than Skubal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tarik Skubal fires up Tigers fans with powerful letter before MLB Opening Day

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-detroit-signs-ex-astros-mariners-outfielder-minor-league-deal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers sign ex-Astros, Mariners outfielder to minor league deal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-sign-ex-Astros-Mariners-outfielder-to-minor-league-deal.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers sign ex-Astros, Mariners outfielder to minor league deal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-26T11:25:33-07:00">March 26th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-26T13:40:39-07:00">March 26th, 1:40pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/astros-make-multiple-roster-moves-before-opening-day">The Houston Astros just recently parted ways with outfielder Ben Gamel</a>, but it didn’t take long for him to find a home with the Detroit Tigers.</p><p>The AL Central ball club is <a href="https://x.com/Feinsand/status/1904945805770760376" rel="noopener">signing the veteran</a> to a minor league deal.</p><p>Via Mark Feinsand:</p><p>“The Tigers have signed Ben Gamel to a Minor League deal, per source. He gets $1.2 million plus incentives.”</p><p>While Gamel will start the season in Triple-A Toledo, he is a potential depth piece in the outfield for Detroit. Gamel has played in the big leagues in each of the last nine seasons, suiting up for the likes of Houston, the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets, among others.</p><p>The 32-year-old is a lifetime .252 hitter but was limited to just 38 games in 2024 with the Astros and Mets, slashing .247/.384/.333. Gamel has mostly played left field in his MLB career, and the Tigers do need some depth out there, considering the recent injuries.<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-projected-starter-out-with-nerve-issue-has-silver-lining"> Parker Meadows is likely out until June</a> at the very least due to injury. Matt Vierling, who plays third base and in the outfield, has a rotator cuff issue and won’t be ready for Opening Day.</p><p>The Tigers were hoping Wenceel Perez could make up for the loss of Meadows and Vierling, but he’s now on the shelf as well, sustaining a back injury in spring training. You can now see why the signing of Gamel was an important one for Detroit.</p><p>Given how injury-riddled their outfield group is at the moment, there’s certainly a good chance Gamel gets called up to the Majors sooner rather than later. He doesn’t lack experience, and while the Tigers are a talented team, they do not have a ton of seasoned veterans. Gamel has been around the block for a hot minute and could also bring leadership to this organization.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers sign ex-Astros, Mariners outfielder to minor league deal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-detroit-loses-promising-outfielder-injury-manuel-margot-signing');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers lose promising outfielder to injury after Manuel Margot signing');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-lose-promising-outfielder-to-injury-after-Manuel-Margot-signing.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers lose promising outfielder to injury after Manuel Margot signing</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-24T17:45:28-07:00">March 24th, 5:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-24T17:45:28-07:00">March 24th, 5:45pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-detroit-scoops-up-veteran-outfielder-brewers-release">Detroit Tigers have themselves a new veteran outfielder</a> in the fold, as they came to terms on a contract with Manuel Margot. But shortly after the signing was announced, discouraging injury news was also revealed.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-projected-starter-out-with-nerve-issue-has-silver-lining">The Tigers, who are already dealing with injuries</a> to the likes of Parker Meadows, Matt Vierling, and Akil Baddoo, have now lost Wenceel Perez thanks to lower-back inflammation. He’s <a href="https://x.com/CodyStavenhagen/status/1904292934650061040" rel="noopener">been ruled out</a> for at least a month.</p><p>The news was confirmed by Tigers President of Baseball Operations Scott Harris, who also indicated that Perez is <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/03/24/wenceel-perez-injury-update-detroit-tigers-outfielder-out/82643562007/" rel="noopener">scheduled to receive a back injection</a> later this week via The Detroit Free Press.</p><p>“He is scheduled to get an injection later this week and will be out at least a month,” Harris said, via Detroit Free Press writer Evan Petzold. “We will share more information about the exact injury and prognosis as we learn more this week.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Margot played multiple seasons with the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays before playing last season with the Minnesota Twins. He was recently released by the Milwaukee Brewers and is expected to be on Detroit’s roster for their regular season opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 27.</p><h2>Detroit Tigers OF Wenceel Perez had a strong rookie season</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-Wenceel-Perez-in-action-against-Cleveland-on-October-10.jpg"><figcaption>Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Perez, who was never drafted, joined the Tigers as an international free-agent in 2016. After the injury to Meadows, Perez was expected to be Detroit’s regular center fielder for the foreseeable future. Detroit signed Margot to give them some added depth in the outfield.</p><p>Perez earned his first MLB call-up last April and was never returned to Triple-A Toledo. In his rookie MLB campaign for the Tigers, he posted a stat line of .242/.300/.383 with a 93 OPS+.</p><p>Earlier this month, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch described Perez’s <a href="https://www.mlb.com/rays/news/wenceel-perez-an-option-in-center-field-for-tigers-opening-day-roster" rel="noopener">first foray in the majors</a> as “impressive”, via MLB.com.</p><p>“What I’ve learned about Wenceel is he can handle it all,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday. “The bat quality is really good. His feel for the outfield is better than I think any of us expected. He’s continuing to get better and can get a lot better. There may be a day when he goes back into the infield and plays both on the dirt and the grass. But last year doesn’t happen without his contribution, and a lot of that was a new position at the highest level that he’d never played at. That’s pretty impressive.”</p><p>He’ll begin the 2025 season on Detroit’s injured list.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers lose promising outfielder to injury after Manuel Margot signing

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-detroit-scoops-up-veteran-outfielder-brewers-release');   ga('set', 'title', 'Tigers scoop up veteran outfielder after Brewers release');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Detroit-scoops-up-veteran-outfielder-after-Brewers-release.jpg"></figure><h1>Tigers scoop up veteran outfielder after Brewers release</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-23T12:46:57-07:00">March 23rd, 12:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-23T12:46:57-07:00">March 23rd, 12:46pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-spencer-torkelson-drops-admission-possible-role-change-tigers">Detroit Tigers are ready to go for the upcoming 2025 campaign</a>, but even with Opening Day right around the corner, they are still looking for ways to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/tigers-news-sign-world-series-champion-recovering-injury">upgrade their roster</a>. With that in mind, the team made a move for veteran outfielder Manuel Margot after he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers ahead of the start of the season.</p><p>Margot spent four seasons apiece with the San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays, before latching on with the Minnesota Twins in 2024. Back in February, Margot signed a minor league deal with the Brewers, but they ended up releasing him on Saturday. He didn’t stay on the open market very long, as the Tigers <a href="https://x.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1903841263709016254" rel="noopener">scooped him up</a> on Sunday morning.</p><p>“Outfielder Manuel Margot, released by the Brewers, is headed to the Tigers, sources tell The Athletic,” Ken Rosenthal reported in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><h2><b>Tigers shore up outfield with Manuel Margot signing</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-outfielder-Manuel-Margot.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Throughout his time in the majors, Margot has been average at best at the plate, with his true skills being his speed and his defense. He struggled last season with the Twins, though, posting a .238 batting average while hitting four home runs and driving in 31 runs. Perhaps more alarmingly, Margot stole just five bases, which was the lowest total he’s recorded in a full season of his career.</p><p>Margot doesn’t really profile as an everyday player anymore at this stage of the game, so it’s good news that Detroit doesn’t need him to fill that role. As a fourth outfielder who can sub in on the basepaths and finish out the games with his strong defense, Margot is a sneaky veteran addition who will shore up the Tigers depth. And if they need to turn to him due to injuries or because of a starter’s poor play, he’s proven that he can at least hold his own throughout his time in the league.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Tigers scoop up veteran outfielder after Brewers release

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/detroit-tigers/alex-bregmans-free-agency-admission-will-sting-tigers-fans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Alex Bregman’s free agency admission will sting Tigers fans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tigers-news-Alex-Bregmans-free-agency-admission-will-sting-Detroit-fans.jpg"></figure><h1>Alex Bregman’s free agency admission will sting Tigers fans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T15:25:06-07:00">March 19th, 3:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T15:25:06-07:00">March 19th, 3:25pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Detroit Tigers aggressively pursued free agent third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason, but lost out to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/boston-red-sox/red-sox-alex-bregman-winning-guarantee-signing-120-million-contract">Boston Red Sox, who landed the third baseman on a three-year, $120 million deal</a>. Bregman revealed that he thought he was <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/03/19/alex-bregman-talks-detroit-tigers-free-agency-before-red-sox-signing/82545163007/" rel="noopener">going to land somewhere else</a> before he signed with the Red Sox.</p><p>“We thought we were going somewhere else the entire time,” Bregman said on Foul Territory, according to Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press. “And then in the last 30 minutes, we talked to Boston and the deal got done.”</p><p>That team in question was the Tigers. Instead, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-jack-flaherty-returning-detroit-2-year-35-million">Detroit signed Gleyber Torres and Jack Flaherty this offseason</a> and failed to land one of the bigger pieces this offseason in Bregman. The Red Sox seemingly came in at the last second.</p><p>“We thought we were going to be in Detroit the entire time,” Bregman said. “and then at the last second, Boston kind of came in.”</p><p>Many connected the dots between Bregman and Tigers manager AJ Hinch. It was a logical connection because Hinch managed Bregman when he came up with the Astros, and they won a World Series together in 2017.</p><p>“It’s a great relationship,” Bregman said of Hinch. “I think he’s an amazing manager, great guy. We talk all the time. We were talking all offseason.”</p><p>Ultimately, there are still many reasons for optimism with the Tigers heading into 2025. Adding Flaherty back into the rotation and a hitter like Torres to a lineup that has a lot of promising young players theoretically should help the Tigers build on a surprising playoff run from last season. It will be interesting to see how all of the pieces fit together both in the position player and pitching departments, but there is plenty of talent on the roster.</p><p>Unfortunately, they will not have Bregman there with them to anchor the lineup. Still, it will be interesting to see how the Tigers fare in the American League Central this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alex Bregman’s free agency admission will sting Tigers fans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/mlb-stories/mlb-news-insiders-think-tarik-skubal-best-pitcher-over-paul-skenes');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why insiders think Tarik Skubal is best pitcher in baseball over Paul Skenes');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Why-insiders-think-Tarik-Skubal-is-best-pitcher-in-baseball-over-Paul-Skenes.jpg"></figure><h1>Why insiders think Tarik Skubal is best pitcher in baseball over Paul Skenes</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-19T13:38:42-07:00">March 19th, 1:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-19T13:51:01-07:00">March 19th, 1:51pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes burst onto the scene in 2024. One year after dominating college baseball at LSU, Skenes was mowing down hitters in the majors with his sizzling triple digit four-seam fastball and devastating splinker. The sensational debut earned Skenes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-news-paul-skenes-beats-jackson-merrill-nl-rookie-of-the-year">NL Rookie of the Year honors</a> and a third-place finish in Cy Young voting.</p><p>Expectations for Skenes’ sophomore season are sky high. But MLB insiders believe he’ll take a back seat to one pitcher in 2025, according to a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6197907/2025/03/19/mlb-starting-pitcher-rankings-player/" rel="noopener">panel of experts</a>.</p><p>The Athletic’s annual starting pitcher survey, composed of 20 scouts, analysts and executives, found that Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal is the best pitcher in baseball. The experts rank each starter on a scale of 1-5, creating tiers. The top pitchers in MLB reach Tier 1, which requires a perfect total score of 100.</p><p>Only Skubal reached that rarified air, with survey respondents unanimously selecting him as baseball’s best starting pitcher. Skenes was ranked second, with a score of 98.5. He finished well ahead of third-ranked Zack Wheeler, who was given a 97.</p><h2><b>Will Tarik Skubal outshine Paul Skenes in 2025?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tarik-Skubal_fe2b96.jpg"><figcaption>Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Skubal was electric in 2024. He won the pitching triple crown, leading the American League in wins (18), ERA (2.39) and strikeouts (228). Skubal led all pitchers in wins, ERA and bWAR, finishing with 6.4 in 31 starts. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-tarik-skubal-al-cy-young-award-historic-season">unanimously won the AL Cy Young Award</a>.</p><p>Skubal had shown signs that a breakout campaign was coming. After starting the 2023 season on the 60-day injured list and having his debut pushed back to July, Skubal hit the ground running, dominating in 15 starts for the Tigers with a 2.80 ERA, 0.896 WHIP and 102 strikeouts in 80.1 innings. Then, in 2024, he put it all together.</p><p>While Skenes could just as easily ascend to the next level after his phenomenal debut, The Athletic’s panel was concerned about injury risk. The Pirates’ star threw 294.7 innings between college ball, Triple-A and the Majors from 2023-2024. Given the increasing prevalence of pitcher injuries, the survey expressed a sense of uncertainty regarding Skenes’ 2025 season.</p><p>For his part, Skenes is ready to be unleashed. He’s wants to move past an innings limit this year, stating he’s ready to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-news-paul-skenes-stern-declaration-2025-innings-limit">throw 240 innings in 2025</a>. But respondents wonder how his arm will hold up under that new strain.</p><p>While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/detroit-tigers/tigers-news-mlb-network-fans-vote-tarik-skubal-best-pitcher-2025-season">fans voted Skubal the best pitcher</a> in baseball and The Athletic’s survey of experts backs that claim up, Skenes could easily take another giant leap forward this season. Perhaps another year of dominance will lead to a new number one in 2026.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why insiders think Tarik Skubal is best pitcher in baseball over Paul Skenes

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He is a Senior Editor with ClutchPoints and is one of the staff's NHL experts. Tristin has worked professionally with The Inquisitr and GIVEMESPORT in the past, and his work has also been featured on Last Word On Sports, XFL News Hub, and USFL News Hub. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications at Southern New Hampshire University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Detroit Tigers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mlb-rumors-tigers-surprising-aggressiveness-alex-bregman-pursuit">Detroit Tigers aggressively pursued Alex Bregman in MLB Free Agency</a> all winter long. In some ways, they centered their entire offseason around signing the two-time World Series champion. In the end, they failed to reunite Bregman with manager AJ Hinch. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/alex-bregmans-tigers-interest-mlb-red-sox-signing-scott-boras">Bregman signed with the Boston Red Sox</a>, and the third base job seemed to be lined up for former first-round pick Jace Jung.</p><p>This could still pan out sometime down the line. However, Jung will not be Detroit’s third baseman on Opening Day in 2025. The Tigers optioned the prospect infielder to Triple-A Toledo on Monday morning. As a result, someone else will take the hot corner on March 27th when Detroit takes on the Los Angeles Dodgers.</p><p>On Monday, Hinch addressed his team’s move and admitted there <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jace-jung-optioned-to-triple-a-ahead-of-opening-day-2025" rel="noopener">won’t be a consistent starter</a> at third for the time being. “It’s still going to be a timeshare,” the Tigers skipper said, via MLB.com’s Jason Beck. “And so you will see [Zach McKinstry] there, you’ll see Andy [Ibáñez]. Javy [Báez] will get some time there. And then we’ll see if anybody else factors in.”</p><h2><b>Tigers still seeking third baseman amid Jace Jung’s struggles</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Jace-Jung-taking-a-swing.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jace Jung has the potential to be a long-term starter in MLB down the line. However, he could not put together the performances needed to win the job in Spring Training. The Texas Tech product went 4-for-33 at the plate during Grapefruit League action before his demotion to Triple-A.</p><p>It wasn’t all bad for the young infielder. He did hit a home run shortly before the demotion. And his defense — a major question mark before Spring Training — showed progress. However, the offense never came together. To some extent, it never showed up for Spring Training in the first place.</p><p>“His timing was off, almost entirely, even the first day,” AJ Hinch said, via Beck. “I know he ambushed a couple balls to the pull side, but he just didn’t make the adjustment timing-wise to make this team.”</p><p>The Tigers are once again in a tough spot regarding the hot corner. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/fatal-flaw-detroit-tigers-address-2025-mlb-season">Matt Vierling is out with an injury</a> and won’t be ready for Opening Day. This leaves the aforementioned McKinstry, Ibanez, and Baez as options for the beginning of the year.</p><p>McKinstry had a strong postseason with the Tigers in 2024. However, he has never consistently produced offensively in the majors. Ibanez also came up big for Detroit in the postseason last year. Baez was once an excellent hitter, but has struggled mightily since joining Detroit.</p><p>The Tigers, of course, could add an infielder before Opening Day. For now, Hinch is working with what he has. And he will need to figure something out before they take on the Dodgers in Los Angeles to begin the push for an AL Central title in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AJ Hinch gets real on 3rd base outlook after Jace Jung demotion

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2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.256	1	1	0.668	1