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Tigers Designate Casey McGehee For Assignment

By Steve Adams | June 20, 2016 at 2:22pm CDT

The Tigers announced today that they’ve selected the contract of right-hander Dustin Molleken from Triple-A Toldeo and designated veteran infielder Casey McGehee for assignment in order to clear a spot on the active roster. Additionally, Detroit announced that it has transferred right-hander Drew VerHagen from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list as he deals with thoracic outlet syndrome in his right shoulder.

[Related: Updated Detroit Tigers depth chart]

McGehee, 33, appeared in just one game with the Tigers and logged one plate appearance upon having his contract selected over the weekend. Prior to his promotion from the minors, he’d been enjoying a nice season with Toledo, hitting .323/.370/.440 with 17 doubles and four homers in 270 plate appearances.

In 2009-10, McGehee looked to have cemented himself as a fixture in the Brewers’ lineup, but his production fell off substantially in 2011-12. After forgettable tenures with the Pirates and Yankees in 2012, he took to Japan and revived his career with a brilliant 2013 season, during which he batted .292/.376/.515 with 28 homers. That performance earned McGehee another crack at the Majors, and he capitalized with the Marlins in 2014, batting .287/.355/.357 while serving as Miami’s primary third baseman. That success, however, was followed by renewed struggles in 2015 between the Giants (who acquired him in an offseason trade) and a second stint with the Fish. After a combined .198/.264/.274 showing between the two teams, McGehee took a minor league pact this winter.

It’ll be interesting to see if McGehee’s strong minor league production this year earns him a look elsewhere. Even if the veteran is unclaimed on waivers, he has enough service time to refuse an outright assignment and seek a new opportunity with a club that offers perhaps a clearer path to a big league role. Speculatively speaking, the Mets could use some depth at the infield corners, and the Royals, too, have seen their starting third baseman go down with a season-ending injury.

As for Molleken, the promotion to the Majors represents the culmination of 13 seasons worth of perseverance. The Canadian-born righty was a 15th-round pick of the Pirates all the way back in 2003 but has yet to throw a pitch in the Major Leagues. The Tigers are his fifth MLB organization, and he’s also spent parts of two seasons in Japan pitching for the Nippon Ham Fighters as he’s continued to pursue the big leagues. Molleken has a 4.32 ERA with 8.8 K/9 against 4.3 BB/9 in parts of six Triple-A seasons and has posted some of the best ERAs of his career across the past two seasons, during which time he’s logged a mark of 3.46.

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16 Comments

  1. Gogerty

    9 years ago

    What day does the Likely to be Traded list come out again?

    Reply
  2. Surprisingly a Bucks Fan

    9 years ago

    Why did they bring him up

    Reply
    • Deke

      9 years ago

      I’m surprised too. What was the point of bringing the guy up at all? Did something happen while he was up there like he used the GM’s bathroom or something?

      Reply
      • TheMichigan

        9 years ago

        Hell I know, but still he toiled for 13 years, and at least he’s getting his shot now even though it prob will be only for 1 game

        Reply
    • stymeedone

      9 years ago

      I’m just guessing, but they had been going with a 13 man pitching staff for some time. I think they decided to add to the bench because of Victor’s knee, but then Boyd melted down and any progress they thought they had made with Lowe turned into fantasy. They need another arm until they can figure out what to do with Lowe. Right now, he’s unusable. This new guy will be gone, too, when they call up Norris to take Boyd’s spot in the rotation.

      Reply
  3. dbacksrs

    9 years ago

    Literally had a cup of coffee.

    Reply
    • Cam

      9 years ago

      No time for a cronut to go with it.

      Reply
      • dbacksrs

        9 years ago

        Truth..

        Reply
      • Deke

        9 years ago

        Dude. Why did you say that? Now I want a Cronut.

        Reply
        • Cam

          9 years ago

          I feel like a cronut too. And if I can’t have one – everyone else must suffer too.

          Reply
  4. agentx

    9 years ago

    So short it may have been a cappuccino.

    Reply
  5. AshtonLover

    9 years ago

    He was actually half way through his cappuccino when he was sent down.

    Reply
  6. adshadbolt

    9 years ago

    Mets could use him

    Reply
    • Gwynning's Anal Lover

      9 years ago

      As soon as I saw the title of the article, I was thinking the Mets as well.

      Reply
  7. cruzer1

    9 years ago

    Molleken won’t last long. He’ll likely go down when Norris is needed for his start soon. He will take over for Boyd.

    Reply
  8. tigerfan4ever

    9 years ago

    McGehee cleared waivers and is back in Toledo.

    Reply

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