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Detroit Tigers MLB trade deadline tracker: What will team do with Jack Flaherty?
Detroit Tigers trade Carson Kelly to Texas Rangers: What to know
Mark and Evan break down the latest trade of the Detroit Tigers, sending catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers for two minor leaguers.
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Detroit Tigers are looking to sell off some of their players at the trade deadline.
After losing to the Cleveland Guardians Monday night, the Tigers enter deadline day sitting four games under .500 and on the outside looking in at a playoff spot.
The trade deadline is at 6 p.m. on July 30, meaning time has run out for teams to decide which direction they chose to go for the remainder of the season.
The Tigers were playing some better baseball leading up to the All-Star break and in the first few games after, but a recent rash of injuries, including to the team’s best position player, Riley Greene, has slowed the momentum in a major way.
Even still, the Tigers would’ve had to get ridiculously hot over the final few weeks before the trade deadline to swing the intentions of president of baseball operations Scott Harris after the team dug itself into such a hole earlier in the year.
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Although the major dominoes haven’t fallen yet, the Tigers already tipped their hand for their intentions at this year’s deadline when they agreed to a deal to send catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers in exchange for two minor league players in a nice piece of business from Harris after claiming Kelly for nothing off waivers last year.
Most of the talk surrounding the Tigers at this year’s deadline has surrounded their have two blue-chip pitchers, Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty, who have very different contract situations. Flaherty was signed by the Tigers before the season to a one-year, $14 million deal, while the Tigers still have multiple years of team control on Skubal, meaning it’s significantly more likely they trade Flaherty than Skubal.
Follow along below for live updates on the Detroit Tigers at the MLB trade deadline:
Jack Flaherty rumors persist
Everyone knows that the Tigers have made Flaherty available, but will the Tigers be able to get back what they’re looking for?
That seems to be the biggest question, as teams could be scared off by Flaherty’s multiple back issues this year, which have caused him to miss a couple of starts.
USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale reported Monday afternoon the New York Yankees and Tigers were in “extensive trade talks” for Flaherty, but a deal did not come about immediately after.
Carson Kelly is shipped out
The first piece to head out the door for the Tigers was Kelly, who had a productive season with the Tigers both offensively and defensively. Last year’s World Series champions are gearing up for another postseason run and decided adding Kelly was worth giving up a few future assets.
The Rangers shipped catcher Liam Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens to the Tigers on Sunday night, moving the Tigers to call up catcher dillon Dingler from Triple-A Toledo just a few hours later.
Dingler got the start Monday and picked up his first MLB hit, slapping a double into left field and driving in a run.
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Teen on moped hit by car after cruising through stop sign in Detroit
Photos by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old moped driver was hospitalized after a crash on Detroit’s west side on Wednesday night.
The backstory:
Detroit police say the teen disregarded a stop sign while going east on Vassar when he collided with a vehicle turning south on Outer Drive at about 9:30 p.m.
Photos by FOX 2 Photog Scott Federspiel
The boy was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in critical condition. The driver of the car, a woman in her 30s, was not injured.
The Source: Information for this report is from Detroit police.
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Chickens, geese found at vacant home after nonprofit reports them stolen
Chickens and geese that went missing from a local nonprofit’s Detroit site were found in the backyard of a nearby home, the director of operations said Wednesday.
The Full Circle Foundation, a Grosse Point Park-based nonprofit, said more than a dozen chickens and geese were believed stolen from a chicken coop on Detroit’s east side that also features the Full Circle Edible Garden.
The nonprofit provides training and job opportunities for young people with special needs.
Neighbors who learned from news reports about the missing flock found the “chickens were being held in the backyard of a vacant home not far from the Full Circle Edible Garden,” said Stephanie DiVirgil, director of operations. She said Ribbon Farm 4-H owns the flock.
“The homeowner was contacted, and she reached out to Full Circle to confirm,” said DiVirgil. “We were able to retrieve all of the chickens and geese that were found on the property, 19 in total.”
The foundation and Ribbon Farms 4-H are working to secure the site, including cameras, fencing and lights.
“We will likely start a fundraising campaign to have these items installed,” DiVirgil said. “We’ve gotten amazing support from the community, including offers to help pay for these additional security measures.”
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DPD investigating after human remains found in home on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT (WXYZ) — Human remains were found in a furnace of an home on Detroit’s west side, the Detroit Police Department tells us.
The remains was found by an individual working on the home in the 5200 block of S Clarendon just after 11 a.m.
Anyone with information can call 313-596-2260 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-SpeakUp.
Stay with WXYZ.com for updates on this developing story.
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