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2010 Season, Injuries

Ryan Perry hits the disabled list

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The Detroit Tigers placed struggling reliever Ryan Perry on the disabled list and purchased the contract of Enrique Gonzalez from the Mud Hens. The diagnosis for Perry is bicep tendonitis.

The injury supposedly isn’t serious, but I get nervous about diagnoses like this. Zach Miner had elbow tendonitis which turned in Tommy John surgery. Bobby Seay’s early diagnosis was tendonitis before it becoming a rotator cuff issue. Fernando Rodney had bicep tendonitis which caused him to miss large swaths of 2007. Now sometimes nothing happens and everything is fine. But tendonitis diagnoses seem to beget more severe injuries.

As for his replacement, Gonzalez was signed as a minor league free agent and hung around fairly late into spring training. He’s been starting for the Mud Hens which means he can eat some innings (which could be helpful in the short term with Eddie Bonine being extended last night and unavailable for a few days).

If this had happened 3 weeks ago it likely would have been Jay Sborz or Robbie Weinhardt getting the call. Sborz though has struggled as of late and Weinhardt is working his way back from the DL.

2010 Season, Minors

Tigers Minor League Wrap 6.9.2010

Toledo 0 Lehigh Valley 3
Max Leon had 2 hits, and that was about it for the offense. Scott Sizemore made his first error since arriving in Toledo. Alfredo Figaro fanned 4 and walked 2 in 6.2 innings of 1 run ball. Daniel Schlereth battled his control and walked 3, allowing 2 runs in .2 innings.

Portalnd 4 Erie 3
Andrew Oliver went 5 innings and allowed 3 runs on 9 hits with 2 walks and 5 K’s. Andy Bouchie went 2 for 4. In roster news, Wilkin Ramirez left Erie for Toledo and swapped places with Deik Scram.

Fort Myers 1 Lakeland 9
Kody Kaiser went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Francisco Martinez went 3 for 4 including his first homer. Daniel Fields singled and doubled. Brayan Villarreal pitched 7 innings and allowed 1 unearned run on 3 hits and 3 walks with 5 K’s.

West Michigan 2 Cedar Rapids 6
Only 5 hits for the Whitecaps on this night. But Jordan Lennerton did draw 3 walks. Jade Todd was lifted with 2 outs in the 3rd inning after allowing 6 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks.

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2010 Season

Tigers draft Castellanos, Ruffin

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The Tigers selected high school third baseman Nick Castellanos with the 44th pick in the draft. A few moments later they selected Chance Ruffin, a reliever from Texas.

Castellanos is a trademark Tigers/Chadd/Ilitch pick. A top talent who slides in the draft to where the Tigers are only too happy to snap him up.

Nick Castellanos – MLB.com Scouting Report

Chance Ruffin fits in the Tigers mold of polished college relief pitchers. He breaks the mold in terms of his size and stuff. His fastball is low 90’s and he only stands 6-1.

Chance Ruffin – MLB.com Scouting Report

David Chadd commented on the selections via conference call late Monday night:

  • On Castellanos he said that the toolset and package was “impossible to pass up at 44”
  • Chadd saw Ruffin twice and he dominated both times and agreed with the comparisons to Huston Street
  • Chadd said that Castellanos has plus hittability and he thinks that plus power will develop. His toolset is “polished.” He will move to third base for the Tigers.
  • Ruffin could start at a higher level due to advanced pitchability
  • Castellanos’ family has ties to Detroit
  • Chadd once again talked about the support that he has from Mike Ilitch and Dave Dombrowski to draft the best player available. Chadd woudn’t say where he had Castellanos ranked on his board but said the answer would shock. (Incidentally Baseball America has Castellanos ranked #14).

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2010 Season, Minors

Tigers Minor League Wrap 6.6.2010

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Toledo – rained out

Erie – suspended

Fort Myers 2 Lakeland 0
When Alden Carrithers and Kody Kaiser combine to go hitless, you know something is amiss. Josh Workman managed 2 hits. Daniel Fields singled and walked. Luke Putkonen didn’t miss many bats with just 1 strikeout, but held Fort Myers to 5 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings.

Peoria 8 West Michigan 5
Ramon Lebron pitched the 3 innings of pre-suspended baseball and allowed 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings. Jacob Turner pitched the last 6 innings after play was resumed and allowed 4 runs on 8 hits, a walk, and 3 strikeouts. Jordan Lennerton went 4 for 5. Avisail Garcia and Hernan Perez each had 2 hits. Ronnie Bourquin (I didn’t even notice he was back) walked twice.

Peoria 2 West Michigan 3
Luis Salas doubled twice. Alexis Espinoza hit a walk off homer. Jared Wesson pitched the first inning and had control issues with 5 walks allowed.  Zach Samuels pitched 5 scoreless innings of relief.

2010 Season, Roster Management

Adam Everett DFA’d

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After today’s game the Tigers designated the contract of Adam Everett for assignment. Danny Worth has been recalled and will be in a time share with Ramon Santiago most likely at shortstop.

Everett’s value of course came as a defensive specialist and his bat was always going to be considered “weak” at best. However offensively futility was taken to another level this season with an OPS south of .500. Only 11.1% of his balls in play were line drives and he continued to pop out meekly to the right side. He’s also striking out more and walking less than at any point in his career.

Everett’s 600ish OPS’s over his career were pretty much the minimum that could be justified and that was only because he was a defensive wizard. To take 25% off an otherwise meager production is just too much to warrant a spot in the lineup.

Worth definitely appears to have the defensive chops to man the position based on scouting reports and our chance to see if him during his brief stint at second base. His minor league hitting numbers aren’t especially encouraging but he should be able to outperform Everett.

It would seem that Gerald Laird would be the next player sweating his position, though there isn’t another internal option. He’s likely to see less playing time, but barring an acquisition from outside the organization he will stick on the 25 man roster.

2010 Season, Minors

Tigers Minor League Wrap 6.5.2010

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Toledo 4 Rochester 8
Billy Buckner was rocked for 8 runs on 14 hits in just 4.1 innings. Scott Sizemore went 4 for 5. Casper Wells had a triple and 2 singles.

Erie 2 Bowie 4
Wilkin Ramirez doubled, tripled, and walked. Cesar Nicolas went 2 for 3 with a walk. Jon Kibler allowed 3 runs on 4 hits. 2 walks, and 4 K’s.

Fort Myers 3 Lakeland 8
Kody Kaiser went 3 for 5 with 2 doubles. Francisco Martinez also had 3 hits. Alden Carrithers, Ben Guez, and Gustavo Nunez each had 2 hits. All that offense was more than enough for Charlie Furbush who only recorded 8 K’s in 6.2 innings.

West Michigan – suspended

2010 Season, Minors

Tigers Minor League Wrap 6.4.2010

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Toledo 5 Rochester 3
Ryan Ketchner pitched 6 shut out innings. Brendan Wise was knocked around for 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk while only recording 1 out. Daniel Schlereth pitched well fanning 2 in 1.2 innings. Ryan Strieby went 4 for 5. Jeff Larish, Danny Worth, and Jeff Kunkel all had 2 hits.

Erie 6 Bowie 3
Andy Dirks was a triple short of the cycle on a 4 for 5 night. Audy Ciriaco went 3 for 5 with a double. Andy Bouchie doubled and homered. Thad Weber struck out 5 and despite allowing 3 homers, only allowed 3 runs in 7 innings. Zach Simons finished the game with 2 scoreless innings.

Bradenton 0 Lakeland 3
Alden Carrithers had 2 hits, as did Daniel Fields and Julio Rodriguez. Kody Kaiser tripled and walked. Adam Wilk went 6 innings and allowed only 2 hits and no walks while K’ing 5. Cory Hamilton and Lester Oliveros finished off the shut out.

Peoria 4 West Michigan 9
Michael Rockett was a double short of the cycle. Chris Sedon homered and added 2 singles. Avisail Garcia singled twice and doubled. Giovany Soto only lasted 4.2 innings as he scattered 7 hits and 3 walks and allowed 2 runs. Victor Larez did the heavy lifting in relief going 3.1 innings and striking out 3.

Roster Moves

There were a bevy of roster moves the last few days as things got shuffled around. Toledo welcomed in Billy Buckner and they activated Jeff Larish from the disabled list. That marked the end of Ben Guez’s stay in Toledo and he returned to Lakeland. Lakeland made room for Guez by sending Chao Ting Tang to the GCL Tigers.

Jeff Kunkel went from Erie to Toledo because Max St. Pierre hit the DL. Angel Flores was the other part of the cascade moving from Lakeland to Erie. And Luis Sanz was called up from EST to Lakeland.