The Tigers announced they’ve selected reliever Derek Law onto the 40-man roster. Bryan Garcia, who was called up as a COVID-19 substitute to start yesterday’s game in Toronto, has been returned to Triple-A Toledo. Garcia is off the 40-man but didn’t need to pass through waivers because of his virus substitute designation.
Law’s promotion, on the other hand, isn’t as a substitute. He lands a lasting 40-man spot that puts him in position to log his first MLB action of the year. The right-hander signed a minor league deal in April, and he’s spent the season with the Mud Hens. He’s worked 39 innings, pitching to a 3.23 ERA with strong peripherals. Law has fanned an above-average 27.2% of batters faced, only walked 6.2% of opponents and induced grounders at a solid 46.2% clip.
The Tigers are the fourth team for which Law will suit up in the big leagues. He spent his early career with the Giants, posting a 2.13 ERA across 55 innings as a rookie in 2016. Control problems increasingly mounted for the Pittsburgh native, however, and he lost his roster spot in San Francisco after the 2018 season. Law spent the 2019 campaign with the Blue Jays, then returned for a couple brief stints with the Twins last year after not reaching the majors during the shortened season. He owns a 4.22 ERA with a 22.3% strikeout percentage and a slightly elevated 9.9% walk rate across 181 1/3 big league innings.
Detroit is temporarily working with an extra spot on the 40-man roster, as reliever Andrew Chafin is on the restricted list for this weekend’s series against the Jays. The Tigers will need to clear a roster spot to reinstate Chafin on Monday, but it’s very possible they make a trade that subtracts someone from the major league roster within the next two days. The bullpen is sure to see a few departures, with Chafin himself, Michael Fulmer and Joe Jiménez among Detroit’s top trade candidates. Law should have a decent shot at holding onto a middle relief spot down the stretch after the Tigers ship away one or more of their veteran bullpen arms.
Chris McCosky of the Detroit News reported Law’s forthcoming promotion last night.
Good luck Derek!! Miss you on the Giants.
The Tigers selected Derek Law and their opponents won.
Makes sense given that Chafin is off for the weekend and there will likely be at least a couple openings in the Tigers ‘pen the evening of August 2nd.
Better Call… Derek?
I would have rather see Kerry Carpenter.
When did he start pitching?
It took quite a while before he was even scored upon to start the season. I felt like he should have been up/given a look ago.
Maybe he’ll take Skubal’s spot. Could you imagine Tarik on the Dodgers or Yankees, or any team in contention that can catch an infield fly. Tigers defense always seems to take the day off when he pitches.
Seriously, that genius Al Avila, could bundle ALL of our tradable guys, send them to ONE TEAM (preferably an Underdog team) = Tiger fans get to root for our guys in the playoff picture/World Series and he can get a good return.
SF?
Don’t hire the Superfife, Chris. You don’t need a friend and nobody here wants to win a World Series.
Fulmer, Chafing, Soto, Jimenez, Cisneros and.anybody with any sense knows Baez is about to snap out of it….. all to one team…..Bos?Sf?
I would like to see our guys play in the World Series.
Standing in the way of a man maximizing his professional career is just downright immoral.
They should all have the chance to go to the World Series and reap the benefits of their performance.
Al NOT TRADING THEM IS IMMORAL and a DISSERVICE TO THE MEN WHO WORK FOR THE DETROIT TIGERS AND CHRIS ILLICH.
Do it for the fans, AL!
Do it for the fans, Chris!
What are you blathering on about?
Un-pre-possesive people wouldn’t understand….you gotta have grit, true grit…..
Oh and….
Congratulations Derek Law!
I think Sabre is basically saying he doesn’t care for the Tigers GM and hopes that some players on the Tigers get dealt to contenders at the trade deadline. I could be wrong but that’s what I got out of his eccentric posts.
Lol loved the misspelling of Chafin!! Believe there is a cream for chafing. Unfortunately there is no magic cream for tigers offense this year. Time to hit the rebuild reset button again. Hopefully that includes Avila. Didn’t get this rebuild right, don’t trust another under him.
Doesn’t Derek Law have a brother named….BURKES LAW ??
It didn’t take long for him to cost a game. If the Tigers trade most of their bullpen pieces after the deadline, as forecasted, they may not win twenty games for the rest of the year.
I thought Bryan Garcia pitched OK for a couple innings.