The Tigers entered the offseason with a focus on adding pitching help, and that goal manifested itself in the form of two notable bullpen arms (Kenley Jansen and re-signed Kyle Finnegan) and a rotation candidate who has had a successful period in South Korea (Drew Anderson). Other pitchers like it Ranger Suarez, Zac Gallen, Michael […]
Despite declining his end of a mutual option for the 2026 season, right-hander Luke Giolito was and is very open to a return to the Red Sox, the pitcher himself said WEEI’s Rob Bradford in a guest appearance on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast. However, Giolito was also realistic about the slim chance of this […]
Last week it was reported to be right-handed Tatsuya Imai would be fielded by the Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. His agent Scott Boras met with members of the media today at the general managers meeting and said the post will become official on November 19. Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith was among those who passed […]
After UCL surgery cost him the entire 2024 season, Luke Giolito returned in 2025 and posted solid results (3.41 ERA in 145 innings) in the Red Sox rotation before the injury bug came just before the start of Boston’s Wild Card Series with the Yankees. Right flexor irritation and a bone problem kept Giolito off […]