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Tigers Acquire Randy Wolf From Blue Jays

By Steve Adams | August 20, 2015 at 4:42pm CDT

The Blue Jays have traded veteran left-hander Randy Wolf, who had been with the team’s Triple-A affiliate, to the Tigers in exchange for cash considerations, per Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith (Twitter link).

The 38-year-old Wolf has been excellent at the Triple-A level this season, compiling a 2.58 ERA with 6.8 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9 in 139 2/3 innings. Recent injuries to Anibal Sanchez and Daniel Norris — both of whom were placed on the disabled list today — left the Tigers looking for rotation depth, and Wolf had asked for his release from the Blue Jays to pursue a big league opportunity elsewhere (per CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman). However, Toronto kept him around due to the possibility that they could promote him themselves come September. However, it would appear that upon learning of a big league opportunity for the veteran elsewhere, Toronto has made a trade to accommodate his desire to return to the big leagues after a strong season in the minors.

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  1. dishnet34

    6 years ago

    Wow. So, it’s come to this for the Tigers? I think this is the point where we say this team is a walking Murphy’s Law.

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    • bobbleheadguru

      6 years ago

      Well Joba Chamberlain is not going to start for them on Saturday. There is still a lot of room for Murphy’s Law.

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  2. woodhead1986

    6 years ago

    he’s only there so they don’t have to burn up the service time of Fulmer. Smart choice.

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    • bobbleheadguru

      6 years ago

      He does not appear ready yet.

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      • woodhead1986

        6 years ago

        he’s been stellar at AA and I believe Jon Heyman had heard/suggested he could be brought up to take some starts in Norris’ absence.

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  3. hawkny1

    6 years ago

    Call Dombrowski! Ask if he will trade Porcello for Iglesais, even up.

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    • johnnyshoe

      6 years ago

      Ahhh another salary dump for the Sawx.

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    • bobbleheadguru

      6 years ago

      Really? The Tigers will just trade a .300 hitting All Star SS, who is also the best defensive infielder in the American league, being paid near league minimum for middle/bottom of the rotation starter that is being paid $21MM/year for the next 4 years?

      Porcello is being paid about 40X the salary of Iglesias, just to give some perspective.

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  4. warren

    6 years ago

    After the lunacy of how umpire Jim Wolf handled the game vs. the Royals a few weeks ago where Jays pitchers were repeatedly hit by pitches but it was a Jays pitcher (and manager Gibbons) that got ejected, it really was only a matter of time until Jim’s brother Randy was disposed of by the team.

    If anything, the surprise of it is that he is likely replacing the injured Daniel Norris in the Tigers’ starting rotation. All of this would’ve sounded ridiculous a month ago, but that’s baseball.

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    • damasosburntshirt

      6 years ago

      Really? If it were because of that they would have just released him outright. Randy wanted an MLB opportunity and the Jays were classy enough to let him go to a team that really needed him.

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    • jb226

      6 years ago

      This is one of the worst theories I have ever heard. The Jays got rid of a player because they didn’t like the way his brother umpired a game? And they waited weeks to do so?

      Please.

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      • Red_Line_9

        6 years ago

        Yep. If baseball family infighting effected the game on much of any level it would totally implode

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  5. Joe

    6 years ago

    Not a bad low risk move for Detroit. They need to focus on starting pitching this offseason.

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  6. Red_Line_9

    6 years ago

    Here comes El Lobo Oldo

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