Detroit — The last couple of years, the Tiger of the Year Award has ended being a departing gift bestowed by the Detroit Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America, with Justin Upton (traded to Anaheim) winning in 2017 and Nick Castellanos (Cubs) in 2018.
This year’s winner, starting pitcher Matthew Boyd, also has had his name bandied about by the trade winds. But as things stand now, Boyd, eligible for arbitration and under team control for three more seasons, is expected to enter the 2020 season as the team’s ace.