The Tigers acquired the following players for their 2025 active roster:

• Gleyber Torres, second base
• Jack Flaherty, starting pitcher
• Tommy Kahnle, relief pitcher
• John Brebbia, relief pitcher

Torres played his walk year at seasonal age 27, an age at which players normally peak. Instead, this turned out to be the worst of his last three seasons, which is why he settled for a one-year, $15 million contract. Torres’ power yo-yos; some years he pounds the ball; other years he hits like a second baseman known for his defense. Since his defense never was great, Torres needs to produce at the plate to make his WAR high. I’m not sure Torres is an improvement over what the Tigers received from their second basemen in 2024.

Flaherty returns to the Tigers after a mid-season trade which brought him a World Series ring, even though he pitched poorly in the post-season. Overall in 2024, he posted a 3.2 fWAR his highest since 2019. His walk and strikeout rate returned to the 2019 levels so the Tigers hope that continues.

Kahnle produced ERAs well below his FIP numbers in his last two seasons. He walks a lot of batters, but a high K rate and a low BABIP in that time meant the walks didn’t hurt him. In the last two seasons he added a sinker to complement his four-seam fastball, but he’s always had a high ground ball rate. We’ll see if he moves closer to his FIP this season.

Brebbia can go long in the bullpen or start. The last two seasons he gave up home runs at a high rate, however.

I don’t think there was a lot of improvement from moves. The offense is young, with only Jake Rogers hitting 30 this year. Another year of maturity should help more that their off-season moves.