When the Detroit Tigers signed right-hander Jose Urena to a one-year, $3.25 million contract this offseason, general manager Al Avila s decision was met with skepticism.
Remember, the 29-year-old had a 5.25 ERA for the Miami Marlins in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. More importantly, one-year rentals for starting pitchers don t often work in Detroit s favor recently they seem to spend more time on the injured list than in the rotation. And Avila does not have a history of flipping starting pitchers for gold mines at the trade deadline. Jose has a great ability to navigate a lineup and limit damage while keeping his team in the game, Avila said when the signing became official in late December, which is exactly the stability we’re looking for heading into the 2021 season.
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Renato Nunez had a choice to make.
The Detroit Tigers informed him toward the end of spring training that he wouldn t make the Opening Day roster. Because the 27-year-old had an opt-out in his minor-league contract, he checked to see if there were other offers on the table.
There were a couple of teams interested, Nunez said Saturday, but those potential deals were the same as what he already had in Detroit a minor-league contract. Regardless of where he ended up, he wasn t going to make an initial 26-man roster. When I was here in spring training, I liked the team, said Nunez, a member of the five-player taxi squad for the team s road trip. I liked the coaching staff and the players we have. I m excited to stay here, and I really like this place. Hopefully, I ll be here (in the majors) sooner than later.
Twins 3, Tigers 2: The Tigers had their chances
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If you’d told us Matthew Boyd and the Tigers pen would hold the Minnesota Twins’ high powered offense to three runs, we would have liked our chances. Unfortunately, the Tigers ran into two outs at home plate that cost them, and they lost 3-2. Their record stands at .500 through the first two series of the season.
Boyd was good in this one, and he was also efficient. Through the first four innings, he blanked the Twins while keeping his pitch count in good enough shape to make it through seven innings. He was helped by the fact that he issued not one free pass, and Boyd also kept the ball in the park, which is quite hard to do against them. He did it by filling up the zone with first pitch strikes and mixing heavy doses of his secondary pitches in to keep them off the fastball. He ultimately racked up eight strikeouts on the day and wasn’t fully responsible for the final two runs he w
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Akil Baddoo races for a triple during a game against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan on April 7, 2021. (Allison Farrand / Detroit Tigers) (Photo used with permission from the Detroit Tigers)Allison Farrand
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DETROIT The 2021 season began on a blustery day, with temperatures barely above freezing and heavy snow flurries providing a scenic background for the first inning.
Six days later, the Detroit Tigers’ first homestand ended on a gorgeous afternoon with high temperatures cracking 80 degrees.
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