The Tigers had a busy Thursday ahead of the deadline to make decisions on contract options and extending qualifying offers. They declined options on Randy Dobnak, Paul Sewald, and José Urquidy to clear up around $15 million in payroll for 2026, and they offered the $22.025 million QO to Gleyber Torres, who is expected to make somewhere around $45-$55 million over three years in free agency.
They reactivated all six of their players on the 60-day IL (all pitchers) and claimed pitcher Jack Little off of waivers from the Pirates to fill up the 40-man roster.