The Detroit Tigers are coming off a trip to the ALDS and have entered the offseason looking to address their starting rotation and their lineup with a key bat. Today they added an arm to their rotation as they inked right-handed pitcher Alex Cobb to a one-year deal. Cobb faced the Tigers in the ALDS as he got the start for the Cleveland Guardians and he suffered the loss giving up two runs on three hits in three innings; he walked one and struck out two.
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Alex Cobb
Cobb will be entering his 14th season having pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, San Francisco Giants, and Cleveland Guardians. He has made 233 career starts going 79-76 with a 3.84 ERA, a 3.81 FIP, a 1.27 WHIP, a 0.9 HR/9, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 7.5 K/9 in 1,327.2 innings. He was an All-Star in 2023 when he was with the Giants. He returned from hip labrum surgery and made three regular season starts for the Guardians who acquired him from the Giants at the trade deadline. He went 2-1 in those three starts with a 2.76 ERA, a 3.29 FIP, a 1.04 WHIP, a 0.6 HR/9, a 1.7 BB/9, and a 5.5 K/9 in 16.1 innings. In the 2024 postseason, he made two starts going 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA, a 2.12 WHIP, and five strikeouts in 5.2 innings.
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This is likely just the beginning of the additions to the rotation with the Tigers having been linked to Walker Buehler, Kyle Gibson, and Andrew Heaney. Right now the expected rotation will include Tarik Skubal, Reese Olson, Keider Montero, and either Jackson Jobe or Casey Mize with Cobb.
