Tigers' failed 2025 trade deadline emphasized after former pitcher signs with Marlins

Detroit Tigers pitcher Chris Paddack (40) walks off the field for a pitching change against New York Mets during the seventh inning at Comerica Park in Detroit on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThere's no way of sugarcoating it: the Tigers' 2025 trade deadline, outside of the acquisition of Kyle Finnegan, was a complete failure.

After their late-season slide started before the All-Star break and continued closer to the trade deadline, they acquired pitchers Finnegan, Chris Paddack, Charlie Morton, Rafael Montero, Paul Sewald, and Codi Heuer.

Paddack was demoted to the bullpen after five starts (and a 5.40 ERA), Morton was DFA'ed after nine starts…