For a franchise that spent much of 2025 duct-taping together a rotation and praying its lineup wouldn’t spontaneously combust, the Detroit Tigers’ winter has delivered something rare: positive injury news.
Beau Brieske, Gleyber Torres, Jake Miller, Reese Olson and Jackson Jobe — all of whom missed significant time or ended their seasons under medical supervision — are officially trending upward. And in a Tigers offseason defined by uncertainty, stalled contract negotiations and incessant roster-building debates, this batch of updates finally gives fans something to exhale about.
Let's break down the Tigers' medical update shared by Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press on Tuesday, with a focus on three key players who can have a major impact in 2026.