MATTHEW BOYD NEWS

Closing time: Indians to use closer-by-committee approach

The Indians will open the season without a definitive closer

MARCH 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleveland opens 2021 season at Detroit

Cleveland visits Detroit on opening day

MARCH 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox lefty Rodriguez scratched for opener with 'dead arm'

Boston Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez will have to wait a little longer before returning to a big league mound

MARCH 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boyd gets the ball on Opening Day  Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced that left-hander Matthew Boyd will be the Opening Day starter against the Indians on April 1 at Comerica...

MARCH 23, 2021 • MLB.COM

Why Detroit Tigers' AJ Hinch picked Matthew Boyd as Opening Day starter Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch talks Monday, March 22, 2021, about making Matthew Boyd his Opening Day starter.

MARCH 22, 2021 • FREEP.COM

Named Opening Day starter Boyd was named the Tigers' Opening Day starter Monday and will get the ball April 1 against Cleveland, William Ladson of MLB.com reports.

Impact The veteran lefty earns the honor for the second season in a row. He wouldn't get the nod on many teams following a season in which he struggled to a 6.71 ERA, but the Tigers' wave of young pitching prospects hasn't been fully established yet, making him the clear top choice with Spencer Turnbull sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols.

MARCH 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers Talk: Who is going to be the Opening Day starter? Will Matthew Boyd again start for the Tigers on Opening Day? Plus other notes on Michael Fulmer, Christin Stewart and more.

MARCH 22, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Yanks star Stanton off to strong start after smashing finish

Giancarlo Stanton is picking up where he ended the postseason last year

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tigers have a chance to provide a glimpse of the future

The Detroit Tigers have been one of baseball’s worst teams for the past four seasons, but they can now boast a few highly ranked prospects

MARCH 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sharp again Monday Boyd allowed one earned run on three hits and a walk across four innings of work in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Blue Jays. He struck out four.

Impact Boyd surrendered a leadoff home run but settled in nicely after that and looked sharp while tossing 60 pitches. He now has seven strikeouts across his last seven Grapefruit League innings, which is right in line with the 9.0 K/9 he registered in 12 starts last season, and he has a spring ERA of 2.00. If the lefty can get closer to his 2019 K/9 of 11.6 this year, he should once again be a solid fantasy asset, even if he doesn't deliver a great ERA or win total.

MARCH 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers' Matthew Boyd, Matt Manning take lessons from 4-0 spring loss Two scoreless innings for Matt Manning, but it came with a lesson. His failure to hold runners led to three stolen bases in one inning

MARCH 15, 2021 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Boyd changes it up; Manning, Pérez sharp The leadoff home run from Jonathan Davis looked like a bad omen for Matthew Boyd in his third spring start on Monday. It wasn’t just about t...

MARCH 15, 2021 • MLB.COM

Detroit Tigers: Can Matthew Boyd recover from horrid 2020 season? The Detroit Tigers need Matthew Boyd to do a full 180-degree turnaround for the 2021 season. Boyd was absolutely terrible in 2020 and has no...

MARCH 11, 2021 • DETROITJOCKCITY.COM

Strikes out three Wednesday Boyd allowed one run across three innings in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies. He gave up three hits and a walk, while striking out three.

Impact Boyd is off to a solid start this spring, allowing just one run through five innings of work with four strikeouts. It would be nice to see the lefty begin generating more strikeouts in his upcoming Grapefruit League starts, as his K/9 fell to 9.0 last season after sitting at 11.6 in 2019. If Boyd can get the whiffs back up, he should be able to maintain fantasy value even if he struggles with his ratios and wins.

MARCH 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mets celebrate World Series title -- in their minds

Michael Conforto and his New York Mets sprinted to celebrate the World Series title

MARCH 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Makes spring debut Boyd tossed two scoreless innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees. He walked two and struck out one.

Impact Boyd made his Grapefruit League debut and was solid against a New York lineup that had most of its regulars. The lefty struggled with a 6.71 ERA and 1.48 WHIP last season, but he also acknowledged pitching through a hamstring injury and plantar fasciitis, which could have impacted his mechanics. If Boyd looks healthy and effective this spring, he could be primed for a bounceback 2021 campaign.

MARCH 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani fans 5 in return to mound; Harper HR on 1st swing

Shohei Ohtani figured he’d be careful in his return to the mound after two injury-spoiled seasons

MARCH 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tosses bullpen Thursday Boyd tossed 41 pitches in a bullpen session Thursday and is reportedly ahead of his normal schedule at this point in the spring, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact This is encouraging news early in camp, as Boyd acknowledged that he pitched through a hamstring injury and plantar fasciitis last season. The ailments might have contributed to his subpar 6.71 ERA and 1.48 WHIP, but if he's healthier in 2021, the lefty could return to his 2019 form, when he registered a 4.56 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 238 strikeouts across 185.1 innings.

FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Hinch grateful to be back as Tigers begin spring training

This year, the start of spring training was meaningful in a different way for AJ Hinch

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Detroit Tigers' Matthew Boyd 'ready to run through brick wall' for AJ Hinch Detroit Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd shares his love for new manager AJ Hinch on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, from Lakeland, Florida.

FEBRUARY 17, 2021 • FREEP.COM

Tigers' GM says team considering 6-man rotation

The Detroit Tigers are considering using a six-man rotation for at least some of this season as they return to a normal-length schedule

FEBRUARY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitched through multiple injuries Boyd pitched through a hamstring injury suffered during summer training camp, and then later with plantar fasciitis in his left foot over his last couple of starts, Evan Petzold of...

Impact It wasn't enough to put Boyd on the IL, but perhaps it should have, as he turned in a 6.71 ERA with 15 homers allowed. "Physically, it affected me in terms of being able to repeat my delivery," Boyd said Monday. "There was no pain for the majority of the year, but my mechanics moved and adapted to where I wasn't able to do the same things on the mound that I used to." The southpaw saw his K% tumble from a career-high 30.2 percent in 2019 to 23.3 percent last season, so perhaps a return to health will allow him to regain some dominance.

JANUARY 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers avoid arbitration with all 8 remaining players

The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a $6.5 million contract with Matthew Boyd, avoiding arbitration with the left-hander after he struggled during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season

JANUARY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Won't require arbitration Boyd and the Tigers reached a one-year, $6.5 million deal Friday, avoiding arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.

Impact Boyd receives a fairly hefty salary from the Tigers for the 2021 season, and the two sides won't require an arbiter since they were able to strike a deal before Friday's deadline. The lefty logged a 6.71 ERA and 1.48 WHIP over 60.1 innings across 12 starts in 2020 and will attempt to bounce back in 2021.

JANUARY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers agree with 4 arb-eligibles (sources) The Tigers avoided salary arbitration Friday with half of their eight remaining arbitration-eligible players, reaching agreements on one-yea...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • MLB.COM