Some minor league moves from around the sport…
- Former Tigers infielder Dawel Lugo will play 2021 with the expansion Mariachis of Guadalajara of the Mexican League, per Evan Woodbery of the MLive Media Group (via Twitter). The 26-year-old Lugo spent time in each of the past three seasons on the Tigers’ roster, though with just 11 plate appearances in 2020. In all, Lugo owns a .236/.270/.358 batting line, 61 wRC+, over 400 plate appearances with a 20.0 percent strikeout rate and 4.0 percent career walk rate. Lugo was signed back in 2011 by the Blue Jays as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic. He was sent from Toronto to the Diamondbacks for Cliff Pennington in 2015 and then on to Detroit as part of 2017’s J.D. Martinez deal. He ranked among his organization’s top-30 prospect by Baseball America in every season from 2013 to 2019 except for 2016. Most recently, he was the Tigers’ No. 17 prospect before the 2019 season as a versatile, contact-oriented infielder with some potential for doubles power.
Mexico? that’s a bit of a step down.
IDK, Jake Taylor couldn’t cut it in the Mexican League.
Maybe California Penal League is next
Is it?
AAAA player.
Why would this guy want to travel back in time to the year 2020? Pretty much the last year I’d want to relive.
“Is that you, Tolbert?! At least ya coulda said you were calling from the Yankees …”
Still hard to believe the return the Tigers got for JDM was the best they could get.
Consider the general manager. Look what they got for Verlander as well.
Which was nothing. This is why Detroit is looking at its fifth straight year of 95+ losses.
JD was a cancer in clubhouse
No he wasn’t.
@detroitfan69— when was he a cancer in the clubhouse? I’m a Tiger fan and I feel like remember there being something with him, but for the most part he seemed to be a good player and teammate overall. Was it because he was wanting max money???
JD was always scribbling notes about opposing pitchers. I don’t think he had time to be “a cancer in the clubhouse”
What is your source?
Minor? These are the biggest transactions of the offseason.
This is random but I remember one time I was getting blown out in MLB the Show so I just threw in Dawel at pitcher to see what would happen. He gave up 6 runs before I decided to pull him lol
Pitchers and catchers report this Thursday. The bigger question is where are Odorizzi, Walker & Rosenthal reporting to?