US EditionTigers Bolster Pitching by Getting Nationals’ Finnegan, O’s Morton
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, JUL 31 – Detroit acquired seven pitchers at the trade deadline to strengthen their bullpen and rotation, aiming for their first World Series title since 1984, front office said.
- Ahead of the trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers added two starters, partly due to Reese Olson's injury, and also acquired Kyle Finnegan, Paul Sewald, and Codi Heuer for prospects and cash.
- The Tigers made the trades — and one earlier this week — hoping to increase their chances of winning a World Series for the first time since 1984.
- Codi Heuer posted a 3.43 ERA with 53 strikeouts over 39 1/3 innings in Triple-A before being traded to Detroit, demonstrating his effectiveness.
- The AL Central-leading Tigers won their fourth straight game with newly acquired pitchers Kyle Finnegan, Paul Sewald, and Codi Heuer, aiming to strengthen their bullpen and rotation.
- As president of baseball operations Scott Harris said, they pursued lower-risk, higher-upside bullpen deals to build a staff for October, aiming for creative pitcher deployment in the playoffs.
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Tigers bolster bullpen and perhaps pitching chaos with righties Finnegan, Morton, Sewald and Heuer
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Tigers focus on pitching with several Deadline deals
DETROIT -- The Tigers showed last postseason that they can use their bullpen in creative ways to find an edge and turn a close game in their favor. As president of baseball operations Scott Harris watched a seller-friendly relief market unfold leading up to Thursday’s Trade Deadline, and as he
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A Measured Deadline for the Tigers: But Is It Enough? - Tigers Minor League Report
The Detroit Tigers trade deadline has come and gone, and it was clear to Tigers fans. The moves made by the front office were ones that were marginal gains, addressing the bullpen with sacrificing prospects. Chris Brown’s take on it, may sum it up for those who see why Detroit did what they did: “It’s not fun or sexy, but the smartest thing to do is keep your best prospects and try to make the playoffs as many times as possible. If you could gu…
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