It has been a relatively quiet offseason for the Detroit Tigers so far, but they recently made a nice addition to their bullpen. The Tigers were able to end up having an excellent campaign in 2024, which resulted in them snapping a lengthy playoff drought.
Kahnle, 35, went 0-2 with a 2.11 ERA and one save in 50 relief appearances with the American League champion Yankees last season.
Now-former New York Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Robert Murray of Fansided the contract details in
Detroit Tigers reliever Tommy Kahnle had a 2.11 ERA with 19 walks and 46 strikeouts across 42⅔ innings in 50 games with the New York Yankees in 2024.
The Detroit Tigers are the only team in baseball with three top 10 prospects on ESPN's top-100 list, as compiled by draft expert Kiley McDaniel.
Zachary D. Rymer of Bleacher Report recently graded the offseason for the Tigers. He gave them a mediocre grade of a ‘C’, and highlighted that while they didn’t lose anyone notable, they only made two additions that weren’t extremely noteworthy.
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have added a star free agent relief pitcher to what was already a solid bullpen. Tommy Kahnle has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tigers worth $7.75 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
Detroit Tigers infielder Andy Ibáñez had never experienced a Michigan winter — or even touched snow. Both things changed last week. "It was my second time seeing snow," said Ibáñez ...
The Tigers finalized a one-year deal to add Tommy Kahnle to the back of their bullpen this afternoon. President of baseball operations Scott Harris spoke with reporters shortly after that signing was announced.
Detroit Tigers infielder Eddys Leonard learned from manager Yadier Molina, a former 19-year MLB catcher and a (very likely) future Hall of Famer.
Free Press reporter Evan Petzold evaluates the one-year deal between the Detroit Tigers and Tommy Kahnle in free agency, providing grade and analysis.