Kenta Maeda looked sharp on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five batters over 3â…” scoreless innings.
Jack Flaherty and Kenta Maeda combined to allow four runs in five innings in the Detroit Tigers' 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
Maeda fanned five in 3.2 innings, becoming the first Tigers starter this spring to work into the fourth inning.
It’s probably the biggest question left for the Detroit Tigers ahead of Opening Day. Who will be the No. 5 starter? On paper, it’s actually a four-man race for the final two spots. But it feels like Jackson Jobe is closer to a lock than a demotion,
Keider Montero needs to keep developing, but he could become more important than Kenta Maeda and Casey Mize to the Detroit Tigers in the 2025 season.
Three right-handed pitchers from the Detroit Tigers seem to be emerging as frontrunners for one spot: Kenta Maeda, Casey Mize and Keider Montero.
Maeda's $10 million contract "likely gives him an edge" to open the season as the Tigers' fifth starter, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. Maeda had a disastrous first season in Detroit, finishing with a 6.