ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Detroit Tigers lost a big right-handed arm in Wednesday’s Rule 5 Draft. RJ Petit was selected by the Colorado Rockies with the first overall pick of the draft, which marks the conclusion of MLB’s annual winter meetings. The Tigers had elected to leave Petit unprotected, and the rebuilding Rockies jumped on him.

Detroit Tigers right-handed reliever Matt Seelinger – and his famous "knuckle puck" pitch – will report to spring training as a non-roster invitee.

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Gabe Ribas, whose tenure as the Detroit Tigers’ director of pitching spanned two front offices, has been hired as assistant pitching coach for the Colorado Rockies. Ribas, 45, joined the Tigers in 2021 and remained on staff after the arrival of president Scott Harris the following year.

Imposing, this Tigers farm system heading into 2026. There are more top-drawer prospects than Detroit has owned since the 1970s. And there is depth throughout the tiers.

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