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Tigers Riley Greene To Miss Opening Day With Foot Fracture

By TC Zencka | April 2, 2022 at 12:02pm CDT

12:02 PM: The preliminary timetable for Greene’s recovery pegs his return at 6-8 weeks, per The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen (via Twitter). Greene would almost certainly need time in the minors, and that’s far enough down the line that there are any number of factors that will determine when Greene might actually make his big league debut.

9:06 AM: Tigers top prospect Riley Greene has fractured his right foot, per MLB.com’s Jason Beck (via Twitter). The injury will not require surgery, but he won’t be ready for opening day. Greene is a consensus top prospect in baseball, ranked 4th overall by Baseball America, 5th by MLB.com, and 6th by Baseball Prospectus.

It’s a bummer of a break for the Tigers, who had dreams of seeing Greene take over as their everyday center fielder from day one. Instead, the former number five overall pick will begin the year on the injured list, and there’s no telling when he might be ready. Because he was not on the 40-man roster, however, Greene will not accumulate service time while on the injured list.

Instead, Victor Reyes figures to get a lot more playing time to start the year. He was told that he made the team a couple of days ago, per Evan Woodbery of the MLive Media Group (via Twitter). Reyes posted a .258/.284/.416 line over 220 plate appearances in 2021. The 27-year-old switch-hitter has an 81 wRC+ over 944 plate appearances over his four-year career.

Greene’s potential had helped raise the ceiling for Detroit, turning them into a popular sleeper pick to improve this season, but instead they will turn back to a familiar face in Reyes. Daz Cameron will not be recalled for now, and Derek Hill will not be physically ready for the opener, notes veteran reporter Chris McCosky (via Twitter).

That leaves Reyes as the likely regular in center, especially since Akil Baddoo is currently slated to start in left field. The other potential configuration would put Baddoo in center with Eric Haase or Harold Castro seeing some time in the outfield.

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  1. DarkSide830

    10 months ago

    comspiracy theorists: my time has come

    Reply
    • dugdog83

      10 months ago

      Service time baby!

      Tork will have hemorrhoids next.

      Reply
    • dadofdonnydownvote

      10 months ago

      Sucks for the Tigers but they just gained a extra year of control and nobody will be able to blame them for manipulating his service time. I’m not even a Tigers fan but I’ve been closely following Greene and Tork. I think the Tigers will be good again in a couple of years. They have stockpiled some young talent.

      Reply
    • afsooner02

      10 months ago

      What’s a comspiracy? Asking for a friend…..

      Reply
  2. stymeedone

    10 months ago

    Hill just made the team. Might save the Tigers from losing a year of control, as Greene would have been among the favorites for ROY.

    Reply
    • For Love of the Game

      10 months ago

      Still might be even though he will miss the first two months or so.

      Reply
    • Jubilation

      10 months ago

      Hill will start the year on the IL with a hamstring injury

      Reply
      • stymeedone

        10 months ago

        So this means the Other Castro makes the team?

        Reply
  3. racosun

    10 months ago

    Fudge!

    Reply
  4. Airo13

    10 months ago

    Why can’t we have nice things?

    Reply
  5. Chisox378

    10 months ago

    So many injuries already and its not even opening day. Im wondering if players work out too much not with baseball but with weights.

    Reply
    • Airo13

      10 months ago

      Don’t think fouling a ball off your foot is anything more than a freak occurrence and bad luck.

      Reply
  6. HalosHeavenJJ

    10 months ago

    I have a very close friend from Detroit so I’ve been watching this rebuild with him.

    I’m excited to see what Greene can do. Hopefully he recovers fully and quickly from this.

    Reply
  7. curlydub

    10 months ago

    The number of star players injured before OD is just hard to believe.

    Reply
    • Kapler's Coconut Oil

      10 months ago

      A shortened spring training and an offseason of training without the usual guidance of the team’s trainers and nutritionists makes it fairly easy to believe honestly

      Reply
  8. Avory

    10 months ago

    The Tigers were a “popular sleeper pick to improve this season”?

    What the heck does that mean? Are they now a “popular sleeper pick to get worse this year?”

    Reply
  9. Bobby smac9

    10 months ago

    Temporary setback for long suffering Tiger’s fan base. You’re putting together a good team.

    Reply
  10. angt222

    10 months ago

    That sucks he was just flying around the OF in Spring Training.

    Reply
  11. vaderzim

    10 months ago

    It’s times like this when I wish humans were indestructible.

    Reply
  12. Dtownwarrior78

    10 months ago

    This absolutely BLOWS!! He was tearing it up this spring (.411 BA 3 2Bs, 1 3B, 2 HRs) and this? From what I read on the Athletic, it’s true he won’t require surgery but these types of fractures can fester so this will most likely cost him atleast the first quarter of the season. And he was without doubt making this club outta ST too! DAMN…..

    Reply
  13. tradepartner

    10 months ago

    Bad luck for Greene and Tigers
    They could sign another Out Fielder to fill in

    Reply
  14. miggywrld

    10 months ago

    Us tigers fans can’t ever have anything nice.

    Reply
  15. holycowdude

    10 months ago

    Go get Conforto!!

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      10 months ago

      …and lose a draft pick…? Me thinks that what made Baez so appealing.

      Reply
  16. Cleon Jones

    10 months ago

    Following the trail blazed by Buxton.

    Reply
    • racosun

      10 months ago

      Ah yes, the only two players to ever get injured.

      Reply
  17. tiger9

    10 months ago

    Can’t seriously go into the season with Reyes playing near full time. Watch the waiver wire for some potential late help maybe. Please. Get well soon kid.

    Reply
    • not alkaline

      10 months ago

      I think btw the Castro’s and Haase they’ll have enough outfielders.

      Reply
  18. warnbeeb

    10 months ago

    Even if Greene had also been able to start the season I am concerned the Tigers are still going to offensively challenged.

    The starting 5 appear adequate. That bullpen better be good, cuz I don’t see the Tigers outslugging many teams.

    Reply
    • For Love of the Game

      10 months ago

      The Tigers are definitely a better team than last year:
      E-Rod > injured Boyd and Turnbull
      Baez > Niko
      Barnhardt > Greiner
      Mize, Skubal, Manning developed during 2021 and offseason
      Then you have Torkelson and eventually Greene

      Reply

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