TIGERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

This is the negative side of the Tigers going young in their bullpen.

The Tigers send longtime National Leaguer Jordan Zimmermann to the mound opposite Rich Hill, who was a University of Michigan standout. Ironically, he'll be pitching on "University of Michigan night" at Comerica Park.

The Rangers continued their climb into the American League Wild Card race by completing a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 12-6 victory Wednesday night at Globe Life Park.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Umpire Angel Hernandez has shaken hands on the field with Ian Kinsler, a day after the Detroit Tigers second baseman said the veteran ump should find another job. Hernandez was working second base Wednesday night for the finale of Detroit’s series at Texas. When Kinsler took his position for the bottom of the first inning, there appeared to be a few words...

Angel Hernandez isn’t exactly the most popular umpire in Major League Baseball, and now we can add Ian Kinsler to his long list of critics.A day after Hernandez ejected him from a 6-2 loss to the Rangers for arguing balls and strikes, the Tigers second baseman put Hernandez on blast and called on him to re-evaluate his career, per The Detroit News’ Chris McCosky. Kinsler is far...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler has voiced harsh criticism of Angel Hernandez, saying the veteran umpire should find another job. A day after being ejected from a game for questioning Hernandez’s calls on balls and strikes, Kinsler told reporters covering the Tigers on Tuesday that Hernandez is a bad umpire who is “messing” with games �...

The young backstop is one of the most intriguing prospects of the Tigers’ 2017 draft class. When the Detroit Tigers nabbed prep catcher Sam McMillan with the 155th pick in June’s MLB amateur draft, I was immediately a fan. While it’s not uncommon for Detroit to opt for a backstop in the earlier rounds — recent examples include Alex Avila, James McCann, Bryan Holaday, and...

Scores, news and notes from around the Detroit Tigers’ farm system for Monday, August 14, 2017. Binghamton Rumble Ponies 10, Erie SeaWolves 6 (box) A.J. Ladwig, and then Victor Alcantara, took their lumps over the first six innings, surrendering eight runs. Ladwig gave up three in the first inning alone, and the SeaWolves never quite caught up. Which is peculiar, because they...

On Sunday I wrote that I was sick and tired of Bruce Rondon. It’s not just the lack of results, it’s the attitude that came with it — a man who didn’t learn from being sent home from the team early and who pulled off such an idiotic move in hitting Mike Moustakas with a pitch in July that the rest of his teammates distanced themselves from it. There’s no place for that...

Detroit Tigers third baseman Nick Castellanos committed one of the worst blunders on the bases we’ve seen in a while, and not even his manager could defend him for it.Castellanos was on second base with one out and his Tigers trailing the Minnesota Twins 7-4 in the bottom of the 8th on Friday night. John Hicks drove a ball to deep right field that was hit far enough where Castellanos...

The Milwaukee Brewers are a team to keep an eye on regarding Ian Kinsler.The Detroit Tigers became sellers at the trade deadline, dealing J.D. Martinez to Arizona and then Justin Wilson and Alex Avila to the Cubs. They would have liked to trade off even more pieces, like Kinsler or Justin Verlander, but nothing materialized. However, don’t close the door on a potential Kinsler...

This is Ashley MacLennan’s first piece as part of her August residency at FanGraphs. Ashley is a staff writer for Bless You Boys, the SB Nation blog dedicated to the Detroit Tigers, and runs her own site at 90feetfromhome.com. She also can be found on Twitter. She’ll be contributing regularly here over the next month. Read the work of all our residents here. On any given day...

Happy birthday to the best baseball player in the world, who turns 26 today. The fine folks over at The Sports Daily have compiled 10 facts about Mike Trout on his birthday, but what's really left to say about the Angels all-world center fielder that the internet already hasn't? Half a season of Mike Trout is MVP-worthy. As this video points out, 'Mike Trout's only company exists...

The Detroit Tigers have had a tough season–no sugar coating here–it’s been very hard to watch the team play. There will be nights where I can’t make it past the fifth inning, but recently I’ve noticed some improvement in the Tigers’ game. Could it be because of the trade deadline that has passed? Or is it just a coincidence? Where I stand on this is somewhere in the middle...

The Detroit Tigers did not move starting pitcher Justin Verlander prior to the July 31 non-waiver deadline, but this doesn’t mean the team can’t trade him in August. Detroit placed Verlander on waivers earlier this week, and it now looks like he’s cleared said waivers. This means that Detroit is free to trade Verlander to any of the other 29 teams around Major League Baseball...

While Justin Verlander was not traded by the July 31 deadline, the Detroit Tigers’ ace can still be moved. The Tigers placed him on revocable waivers on Wednesday. This certainly isn’t a surprise. This kind of thing happens all the time after the July 31 deadline. It may mean essentially nothing. On the other hand, if Verlander is going to be traded in August, this will be the...

Minutes before the trade deadline, Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander let it be known that he wasn’t going anywhere, posting a selfie from the visiting clubhouse at Yankee Stadium, where the Tigers are playing.Though, in a funny twist, he actually did a little more than just that.It appears as though Verlander did not check his surroundings out that well (or maybe he did), because�...

A new week is upon us, and has brought the final torturous moments of the trade deadline along with it. As the Monday, 4:00 P.M. Eastern cut off time for open market trades draws nearer and nearer, the reality check that is the self-evaluation of where the year can really end up for many teams around the game is at a fever pitch.In honor of the constant phone checking, rumor milling...

We are just a day away from the trade deadline and the Detroit Tigers have only made one move, acquiring three infield prospects for J.D. Martinez. If anyone else is to be traded, Justin Wilson and Alex Wilson appear to be the most logical options. However, rumors have been swirling around Justin Verlander. As of now, nothing appears to be happening, but his name is still being shopped...

After J.D. Martinez was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks, many Detroit Tigers fans thought the fire sale was starting. Rumors started flying that Justin Wilson, Alex Avila, Ian Kinsler and even Jose Iglesias had suitors, but nothing has happened. When will it start? Well, it may already be over. Al Avila hasn’t shown much of an aggressive attitude when it comes to trading and...

Justin Wilson used to throw more than a modicum of curveballs, but that was when he was a starter. The Detroit Tigers closer largely shelved the pitch a few years ago, as it had been serving primarily as a get-me-over option. He didn’t feel it was beneficial out of the bullpen. As Wilson explained to me in June, “it was kind of loopy — the action just wasn’t there — so...

At 34, in the middle of his worst season so far and with $200 million left on his contract, Miguel Cabrera hasn’t inspired many trade rumors this year — and perhaps rightfully so. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t inspired any. His general manager said he would listen on veterans, and Alex Rodriguez floated the idea that Cabrera would make sense in Boston. Is there a chance...