Tigers' Tarik Skubal: Wins second AL Cy Young Award
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Skubal was named the winner of the 2025 American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
The 28-year-old lefty didn't receive all 30 first-place votes like he did in 2024, with four votes going to Garrett Crochet, but Skubal will still take home the award for a second consecutive season. He set career bests in ERA (2.21), WHIP (0.89), strikeouts (241) and innings (195.1) while making 31 starts for a second straight regular season.
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Tigers' Dugan Darnell: Claimed by Detroit
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The Tigers claimed Darnell (hip) off waivers from the Pirates on Wednesday.
Darnell spent most of the 2025 season at Triple-A Albuquerque in the Rockies organization, holding a 3.19 ERA and 63:19 K:BB over 53.2 innings. He had surgery in September to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, but the Tigers appear confident in his ability to make a full recovery.
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Tigers' Alex Lange: Scrubbed from 40-man roster
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The Tigers designated Lange for assignment Wednesday.
The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for waiver claim Dugan Darnell (hip). Lange recorded 26 saves for the Tigers in 2023 but was limited the last two seasons due to June 2024 right lat surgery. The 30-year-old has a career 27.2 percent strikeout rate but also a 13.5 percent walk rate. Lange is eligible for salary arbitration for the first time this offseason and should draw interest on waivers.
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Tigers' Jack Little: Claimed by Tigers
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The Tigers claimed Little off waivers from the Pirates on Thursday.
Little went from the Dodgers to the Pirates via waivers in August but never made an MLB appearance in Pittsburgh. The 27-year-old allowed two runs in three innings with the Dodgers in 2025 and held a 4.06 ERA and 53:22 K:BB over 62 frames at the Triple-A level.
Flaherty will remain with the Tigers after electing not to opt out of his $20 million contract for 2026, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Flaherty surely could have received more guaranteed money on the open market, but he has decided to stay put following an up-and-down 2025 campaign. The right-hander posted a 4.64 ERA across 31 regular-season starts for the Tigers, but he also fanned 188 batters over 161 innings. Staying put at Comerica Park and having what should be an above-average offense to support him help Flaherty's case for 2026.
Tigers' Gleyber Torres: Undergoes sports hernia surgery
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Torres underwent surgery Friday to repair a sports hernia on his left side, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Torres played through the injury for the final month of the regular season and playoffs, and the operation was anticipated. The expectation is that Torres will be cleared for baseball activities in four weeks, which would give him plenty of time to gear up for spring training. Torres is an impending free agent after slashing .256/.358/.387 with 16 home runs and an 85:101 BB:K over 145 regular-season contests for the Tigers.
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Tigers' Tomas Nido: Back with Tigers on MiLB pact
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The Tigers re-signed Nido to a minor-league contract Thursday with an invitation to spring training.
Nido finished the 2025 season with the Tigers after stops with the Mets and Cubs. A career .215/.249/.310 hitter over parts of nine big-league seasons, the 31-year-old Nido is slated to begin the 2026 season as experienced catching depth at Triple-A Toledo.
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Tigers' Troy Watson: Re-ups with Tigers as NRI
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The Tigers re-signed Watson to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Wednesday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Watson, 28, split the 2025 season between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo, collecting a 2.75 ERA and 97:37 K:BB over 104.2 innings. While Watson has yet to pitch in the majors, the Tigers considered him for a promotion in September when they needed a spot starter before they ultimately chose Troy Melton for that assignment. He'll earn $1.2 million in 2026 if he makes the major-league roster, per Petzold.
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