The Detroit Tigers entered the offseason looking to find the move which would allow them to take the next step as an American League contender.

Former Tigers first-round pick Matt Manning has signed with the Samsung Lions in Korea on a one-year, $1 million contract.

Former MLB GM believes Tigers will make 'risky' Tarik Skubal trade decision originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Detroit Tigers have been the center of attention this winter in trade talks, with Tarik Skubal drawing interest from nearly every contending team in the league.

To add to the mix, the Tigers recently signed Drew Anderson to a one-year contract after four seasons in Asia. In 2025, he registered a 2.25 ERA with 51 walks and 245 strikeouts across 171⅔ innings in 30 starts in KBO League. Anderson, who turns 32 in late March, will report to spring training as a starter, with a fallback role as a reliever.

The Tigers are seemingly giving indications that they may move Skubal since they risk potentially losing him for just draft pick compensation this offseason. Heyman previously reported the parties had a gap of roughly $250 million, which would require a massive change in Detroit’s approach if it wishes to retain him.

(Expected Weighted On-Base Average on Contact) is a measure from Statcast that considers a player’s offensive production only when they make contact, removing strikeouts, walks, and hit-by-pitches to assess the quality of batted balls, indicating how well a player should have performed on contact alone, not what they actually got.

Jackson Jobe last pitched for the Detroit Tigers on May 28, then underwent surgery June 16 to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

These six players just missed the cut for the Free Press' All-125 team despite outsized roles in the 125-season history of the Detroit Tigers.

Around since 1901, the Detroit Tigers are one of the oldest and most decorated franchises in baseball history. Despite Miguel Cabrera and Tarik Skubal being the