Published inBeck’s BlogGardenhire fine without contract extension for nowSAN DIEGO — One of the first questions Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire fielded at his Winter Meetings media session was how long it took him…Dec 12, 20191Dec 12, 20191
Published inBeck’s BlogFulmer on track for midseason returnThe Tigers are hoping to have top prospects Casey Mize and Matt Manning in position to knock on Detroit’s door for big-league debuts late…Dec 11, 20191Dec 11, 20191
Published inBeck’s BlogAvila not looking to tradeSAN DIEGO — Matthew Boyd threw fastballs or sliders on 86 percent of his pitches this past season. His offseason has the potential for a…Dec 11, 20191Dec 11, 20191
Published inBeck’s BlogExplaining my 2019 AL Cy Young award ballotYes, I was one of the 13 writers who voted Gerrit Cole first for the American League Cy Young award. No, it wasn’t the conspiracy theory…Nov 14, 2019Nov 14, 2019
Published inBeck’s BlogExplaining my AL MVP ballotThe first time I voted for a BBWAA award was American League MVP back in 2016. It broke down to a choice between Mike Trout and Mookie…Nov 15, 2018Nov 15, 2018
Published inBeck’s BlogNorris working out of bullpen in JapanWhile most of Detroit slept Saturday morning, Daniel Norris was getting bullpen work for the MLB All-Stars in their ongoing tour of Japan…Nov 10, 20181Nov 10, 20181
Published inBeck’s BlogBoyd makes Super-Two arbitration cutoffMatthew Boyd spent an entire season in the Majors for the first time this year after spending parts of the previous three seasons in the…Oct 25, 2018Oct 25, 2018
Published inBeck’s BlogAusmus gets second chance as manager, this time with AngelsWhen Brad Ausmus and the Tigers parted ways in September of last season, he made it clear that he was interested in managing again…Oct 23, 2018Oct 23, 2018
Published inBeck’s BlogDaniel Norris effective in winter ball debutWinter is technically two months and a week away, but the Dominican Winter League opened play on Saturday, and Daniel Norris’ stint for…Oct 14, 2018Oct 14, 2018
Published inBeck’s BlogTigers prospects open Arizona Fall League with winThe story of the Tigers’ Arizona Fall League opener Tuesday night was a pitching prospect the Tigers would love to have but couldn’t get…Oct 10, 2018Oct 10, 2018