The Tigers have designated right-handed pitcher Austin Adams for assignment, tweets Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. A corresponding move has yet to be announced and will likely come after the All-Star break. The move will clear a spot on Detroit’s 40-man roster.
Claimed by the Tigers off waivers in May, Adams got a chance to earn a spot in a Major League bullpen with Detroit, but it now appears that his time with the club is nearing its end. Splitting 2019 between the Twins and the Tigers, this season is the first time Adams has pithed in the Majors since 2016.
Adams has pitched 14 innings with Detroit this season, largely failing to produce in that small sample. He’s walked more batters than he has struck out, contributing to a below-average 5.14 ERA. His minor-league numbers have been much more impressive this season, having struck out 28 batters in 18 innings at the Triple-A level. He may remain in the Tigers organization if he goes unclaimed on waivers, and could otherwise be traded or released.
I wonder if they’ll be promoting Burrows or Funkhouser…….or is it VerHagen redux (or as I’d like to call it reflux).
I wouldn’t mind seeing Matt Hall either. Who knows, maybe he could quietly emerge like Turnbull. Funkhouser, Hall, and Burrows will be an exciting trio coming up.
Drew VerHagen or Caleb Thielbar may be the only options at this time. Matt Hall isn’t doing very well in AAA.
It doesn’t surprise me about Hall. He looked awful when he got called up last fall. You’re probably right, Garry, regarding DVH or Thielbar, if they want another bullpen arm. However, they can also use Soto in that role as a second long guy and then promote a starter to fill that spot on the 40-man roster.
I do also anticipate, other than trades, quite a few roster moves coming out of the break. Jones should be ready soon, so should Turnbull and Greiner is on a rehab assignment. I’d imagine Reyes gets another trip to Toledo when Jones is activates but not for long as he should be back when Castellanos is traded. Carpenter and Wilson get sent out when the other two return.
I-75 Tiger bus putting on the miles.
Ryan Carpenter is the worst starter in MLB. The reason I say VerHagen and Thielbar will be called upon is that they are SPs. Maybe the 2nd half is when we start seeing the pitchers they base their future on.
I’m not sure they will bring any of the kid pitchers up. Why start their MLB service time in a nothing to gain season?
Why bring them up now? To see what they have to offer. If you delay their start on service time until there is something to gain, they’ll likely have to wait another 2-3 years or more. It’s not like anyone is suggesting they bring up Mize or Manning. They probably will be held back until next year or possibly 2021. Don’t forget that this team is in a rebuild and won’t compete for a while.
The will probably move some of them up next year. Then they will figure out what we have. Most of them probably need one more year down in minors for experience and gaining the stamina and durability of a 162 game season.
Mize and/or Manning next year or 2021, yes. Burrows and/or Funkhouser after the ASB sometime or maybe September at the latest. As far as positional players go, I’d think Rogers, Cameron and possibly Willi Castro could be headed to the big club in the second half of the season.