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Tigers Select Garrett Hill

By Darragh McDonald | July 3, 2022 at 9:05am CDT

The Tigers announced that they have selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Garrett Hill. He will take the active roster spot of fellow righty Rony Garcia, who has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder soreness, retroactive to June 30. To create space on the 40-man roster, Matt Manning has been transferred to the 60-day IL.

Hill, 26, was selected by the Tigers in the 26th round of the 2018 draft. Since then, he’s climbed the rungs of the minor league ladder, racking up strikeouts at each level along the way. He started this year at Double-A and made seven starts for the SeaWolves. In that time, he struck out 40.9% of the batters he faced, walking 7.9% of them and getting grounders at a 33.3% clip.

Based on those strong results, he was moved up to Triple-A and made eight starts for the Mud Hens. The higher level of competition naturally resulted in lesser results, though Hill still fared well. His Triple-A ERA is 4.06, along with a 28.7% strikeout rate, 9.4% walk rate and 32.6% ground ball rate. Baseball America ranked him the #21 prospect in the system as part of a recent update. The Tigers’ plan is for Hill to start one of the games in tomorrow’s doubleheader against the Guardians, which will be his MLB debut.

Detroit was supposed to have their rotation as a strength this year but have seen a litany of injuries derail that plan. Casey Mize underwent Tommy John surgery and is out for the rest of the year, joining Spencer Turnbull, who underwent the procedure last year. Matt Manning has only made two starts due to shoulder issues. Eduardo Rodriguez made eight starts before landing on the IL and then the restricted list due to a personal matter. Michael Pineda spent about six weeks on the IL as well, but has since returned. Now Rony Garcia is the latest starter to land on the shelf.

Due to all of that, the Tigers have leaned hard on their starting depth this year, giving MLB debuts to pitchers such as Beau Brieske, Alex Faedo, Elvin Rodriguez and Joey Wentz, with Hill now stepping up as the next rookie to get a shot.

The move for Manning is strictly procedural as he’s been on the IL for over 60 days already. He will be eligible to return as soon as his health allows, though he will need to be added back onto the 40-man roster at that time. He is close to starting a rehab assignment but will need some time to build back up into game shape.

Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported Hill’s promotion before the official announcement.

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Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    2 months ago

    Man Detroit’s SP pipeline is something

    Reply
    • doobiejc

      2 months ago

      And there is still more SP in the minors progressing.

      Reply
      • ThonolansGhost

        2 months ago

        Next year, we should see Reese Olson, Wilmer Flores and Austin Bergner. In 2024, we could see Ty Madden, Dylan Smith and Brant Hurter. And Jackson Jobe somewhere around 2025.

        Reply
        • ThonolansGhost

          2 months ago

          And Ty Mattison and possibly Keider Montero in 2024 as well.

        • dkhits20

          2 months ago

          I’d be shocked if they wait until 2025 to debut Jobe.

        • ThonolansGhost

          2 months ago

          He’ll turn 23 in the middle of that season, so it seems about right to me. His MLB Pipeline ETA is 2025, but that could change.

  2. tiger9

    2 months ago

    Ty Madden and Dylan Smith to name a couple. Reese Olsen.

    Reply
  3. BSHH

    2 months ago

    Hill has always produced solid ERAs in the minors. His ascension comes quick, but his last starts at AAA were good. I think it is good for the system when an older minor leaguer, who was not touted as a prospect, makes it all the way up from time to time (Mize and Skubal were drafted in 2018 as well and are in their third season now).

    However, that unfortunately comes with an injury for Garcia. He was better than Faedo and Brieske recently; hopefully he returns soon.

    Gruß,
    BSHH

    Reply
  4. ThonolansGhost

    2 months ago

    And of course, another Tigers pitcher got hurt… No surprise there.

    Reply
  5. Clown show

    2 months ago

    Schedule his Tommy John Surgery for next March so we can get it out of the way.

    Reply
  6. GarryHarris

    2 months ago

    Tigers raiding the Independent League now.

    Reply
    • For Love of the Game

      2 months ago

      You are such an effing dumbarse Tiger hater, Garry Harris. You can’t even get your facts straight. I’m putting you on mute.

      Reply
  7. SaintChris

    2 months ago

    Should have signed Verlander instead of ERod.

    Reply
    • Airo13

      1 month ago

      Verlander wasn’t interested. Only wanted to go to an obvious contender if he left Houston.

      Reply
  8. The Saber-toothed Superfife

    1 month ago

    And so on and so forth…….

    Reply
    • ThonolansGhost

      1 month ago

      lol

      Reply
  9. ThonolansGhost

    1 month ago

    Hill just gave up one run in six innings… A fantastic debut.

    Reply
    • ThonolansGhost

      1 month ago

      Just two hits, one walk and 78 pitches in six innings.

      Reply
  10. Oneofthesedays

    1 month ago

    No better team to make your debut against, and he took it to ’em congrats on the debut Hill

    Reply

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