I don’t exactly know a ton about him but Tigers twitter is really excited and white Sox is pissed so that’s a good sign
The difference in quality/talent between Shepard and Benetti is like the difference in quality between the Tigers and Astros. That's wild they actually did that. Now please find someone besides Gibson, Monroe and Petry to stick him with.
his B1G hoops game with Hummel were excellent. this is an unbelievable hire. better than signing Ohtani to me
Please tell me they are going to hire a respectable name to work next to him. No more CMO or whatever trash we had last year.
Seeing someone link us as a team in the Yamamoto market has been very bad for me because I want him very badly now.
I have no clue whether he'd be interested because he's probably back at MLBN now, but I'd love to see the Tigers go after Sean Casey as an analyst.
Kind of hilarious that the beat writers are tweeting about this zoom call announcing Benetti like it's a major free agent signing
You got Jason Benetti. Be happy. He’s going to make whomever he’s sitting next to sound better because he’s that good.
I can't believe we went from Shep to Benetti. Great get, but you have to upgrade the color analyst, too. It will be a big change actually listening to the Tigers announcers when I watch Tiger games on mlb.tv now.
Tigers 40-man moves per Baseball America: Detroit Tigers (40) Added: RHP Keider Montero, C Dillon Dingler, RHP Wilmer Flores. Analysis: Montero was an easy addition decision, even if his surface-level statistics (15-4, 4.66 between Double-A and Triple-A) may not indicate it. A starter who reached Triple-A this year, Montero has a mid-80s plus slider to pair with a mid-90s fastball. That combination should at least make him a useful reliever, although the Tigers can be patient and see if he develops as a starter. Dingler has long been lauded for his glove and arm, but has struggled to stay healthy and to hit. He reached Triple-A late in 2023 and is a viable backup option for now with a chance to develop into being a more well-rounded backstop if his bat develops further. Flores is the younger brother of Giants shortstop Wilmer Flores. He had a breakout season in 2022, but didn’t fully match that in 2023. He profiles as a back-of-the-rotation starter with above-average control.
Looks like he's made $5.9M over his career with $900K of it coming in 2014. You'd definitely think a 31 year old MLB player has made more than that.
Yeah, and being a malcontent at 31 makes it a lot harder to get that next contract than being a malcontent at 27.
Nick Senzel was non-tendered by the Reds. I could see him being someone Harris would target as a possible platoon or stopgap 3b/2b option.
He’s the exact opposite type of player he would target. He doesn’t walk, and we already have an equally shittier player in Maton.
And Senzel's hurt all the time. They would know more about Senzel than me, but I have no interest in Senzel.
Fuck this little bitch. I hope he blows out his arm and is never able to play any kind of professional baseball again. He manipulated the entire thing last year from the time we originally sent his ass to Toledo back in April
Petzold The Detroit Tigers have "serious interest" in free-agent right-hander Kenta Maeda, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The Tigers want to establish themselves in the Japanese pitching market, so signing Maeda to a short-term contract — and giving him a first-class experience — would help set the foundation for future deals. He would provide a much-needed veteran presence on the young pitching staff, as well. It's unclear if Maeda is interested in the Tigers.
If they want to establish themselves in that market, they could also pay market price for the most talented starting pitcher on the market who is only 25 years old. But why do that when you can sign someone much worse for much less?