April 9: Manager A.J. Hinch said this morning that Rogers was diagnosed with a strained oblique and noted that it’ll be more than a minimal IL stint, adding that strains of this nature often take a month or more to heal (via Chris McCosky of the Detroit News).
April 8: The Tigers announced Tuesday that they’ve selected the contract of veteran catcher Tomas Nido from Triple-A Toledo and placed fellow catcher Jake Rogers on the 10-day IL with tightness in his left oblique. Infielder/outfielder Wenceel Perez has been transferred from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man roster spot. Perez’s 60-day stint includes the time he’s already missed; he’ll be eligible to return in late May.
Rogers, 30 next week, was scratched from the lineup less than an hour ago. He felt the discomfort in his oblique area while taking swings in the batting cage prior to today’s game, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. The Tigers — whether influenced by the frigid temperatures at today’s home opener or not — will take the cautious route. They have not yet provided a timetable for his return or specified whether Rogers will head for an MRI. At this point, they’re using the term “tightness” and not “strain,” which suggests Rogers could escape with a relatively minimal IL stay.
Rogers has appeared in six games thus far and is out to a .222/.364/.333 start. He’s seeking a rebound from a down year in 2024, hopeful of returning to the 2023 form that saw him belt a career-best 21 homers while providing his typical brand of plus-plus defense behind the dish. Evan Woodbery of MLive.com pointed out earlier thiat his IL placement will snap a stretch of 37 straight Tarik Skubal starts caught by Rogers.
Nido doesn’t have the same power upside as Rogers, but he’s a plus defender with plenty of big league experience under his belt — most of it coming with the Mets. The 30-year-old veteran (31 this weekend) is a .210/.245/.309 hitter in 945 big league plate appearances accrued over parts of eight MLB seasons. Nido is just over seven weeks shy of six years of big league service time, and this new stint with Detroit will help him inch closer to the six-year mark. He appeared in 49 games between the Mets and Cubs last year, slashing a combined .192/.219/.315 with four homers.
Though Nido has never hit much outside a tiny seven-game sample in the shortened 2020 season, he’s consistently drawn above-average marks for his framing, his ability to block balls in the dirt and his prowess in controlling the running game. His throwing numbers did dip a bit below-average in 2022-23, but he bounced back with a 22.7% caught-stealing rate in 2024 — a couple ticks higher than the league-average 20.4% mark.
Poorest Mr. Rogers.
Nido: Career MLB OPS+ 54
I’ll take Nido, he has more seasons with success. Hedges is consistently atrocious.
Austin Hedges: 53 OPS+
Hedges in 2025: 246 OPS+
7 PA, 5 AB, 2 BB, I Hit, I HR.
Best of luck to Tomas!
Good luck Tomas from all Mets fans.
Meanwhile, just call the Tigers other catcher Dillon Dinger!
That was a nice pick up. Home run city id Detroit today !!! GO TIGERS !!!
It’s cold today in Detroit but it’s not the Tigers’ home opener — that was last Friday vs. the White Sox.
Yeah, I would have expected more attention to detail from @Steve Adams. Everyone is entitled to an off day.
Dingler looked good today. He hit his 3rd jack, had another multi hit game and caught a shutout of the vaunted Yankers. I mean Yankees. Either way, yanking is involved.
Yankers was correct call đź‘Ť
Dingler is a solid defensive C with more bat than Jake. I expected him to get a bigger share of job as the season progressed. Looks like that time is now.
I like Dingler. I thought he was going to be the number 1 when spring training broke. Rogers is a solid defender and should have a job for quite a few years, but he’s no starter.
more bat? DD had an ops of .400 last yr. Rogers is the best defensive player in the world arguably. Guided our staff to 2nd lowest ERA in MLB last year and very few in the bullpen even threw harder than 95. Look around the division everyone is trying to get the best defensive catcher they can get. Trust AJ Hinch on this.
Yeah, we could do worse.
It’s time to make a deal with the Dodgers for Hunter Feduccia. They might be willing to deal James Outman for CF also. Rushing can fill in at 1B until Freeman is back and backup catcher.
Dodgers are in 3rd place now… they may be getting desperate. 🙂
Skubal was doing Skubal things. He’s the Ace of Aces.
Tigers doing their best Lions impression.
Good move to bring Nido up.
Tigers and Astros could be trading partners. If the Tigers offered something 1/2 way decent, they could get Caratini from the Astros
Losing the American League’s triples leader is a tough blow for Detroit!
Did you see Rogers pick Ben Rice off third? Man, those Yankees play some terrible baseball. Rogers scored from second on a single. The Tigers took a page from the Dodgers World Series win… put pressure on the Yankees and they will fold. The only way the Yankees win is by out homering their opponent. They just sit back and wait for the home runs to come. What a clown show. They learned nothing from game 5 inning 5 5 unearned runs.
Bunting in the 9th down by 5?
Dingler’s big chance to take control as first string. Lot’s of chances for players early on due to injuries. Detroit still looks very good with who’s still healthy. GO TIGERS !!!!
Until Dingler becomes better then Rogers at Defense he will never take control of 1st string. Its all about calling the pitches, handling the staff…etc. The only reason we got the FA pitchers we did is because they knew they were throwing to Rogers.
Damn that sucks, huge blow to tigs. Rogers will be back in no time! Feel bad for him…incredible ball player. Does a lot of things very few catchers can do.
Yikes! All these injuries are piling up, and now Perez is moved to the 60 day IL! Even with the injuries, the team continues to be very fun to watch, and they have looked very good overall, competitive even in the Dodgers series. What do they need to do to stay healthy?! And when are the outfielders coming back?!