APRIL 30, 2023•DETROITNEWS.COM
The Detroit NewsTraded twice in the span of nine months, utility man Zach McKinstry is starting to feel at home at the top of the Tigers' batting order.
Tarik Skubal - Completes 15-pitch side sessionSkubal (elbow) tossed a 15-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
ImpactSkubal threw exclusively fastballs during the session, which marked his first time taking part in mound work in nearly nine months after he underwent flexor tendon surgery last August. After opening the season on the 60-day injured list, Skubal won't be eligible to make his 2023 debut until May 29, but the Tigers haven't provided a firm target date for him to be activated. A clearer timeline for his debut could come into focus once he completes several more side sessions and faces live hitters in batting practice before advancing to what will likely be a multi-start minor-league rehab assignment.
APRIL 30, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Detroit Tigers' Tarik Skubal: 'I feel good' after 15-pitch bullpen in return from surgeryDetroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal completed a 15-pitch bullpen Saturday at Comerica Park. It was his first time off the mound in nine...
APRIL 30, 2023•FREEP.COM
Andy Ibáñez - Starting at third SundayIbanez is starting at third base and batting ninth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
ImpactIbanez was recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Saturday and started one of the team's two games in the doubleheader. He'll return to the lineup Sunday, with Nick Maton slotting in as the DH. Maton still figures to see the bulk of the playing time at the hot corner for the Tigers, with Ibanez in a reserve role.
APRIL 30, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Zach McKinstry - Leading off again SundayMcKinstry is starting at second base and batting first in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
ImpactMcKinstry continues to see regular time at second base and in the leadoff spot for the Tigers. He's responded with a solid .296 batting average and .345 on-base percentage. With McKinstry starting, Jonathan Schoop has had to settle for a reserve role.
APRIL 30, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Jake Rogers - Seeing more workRogers will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.
ImpactRogers will step in behind the dish for the fourth time in six games and may have supplanted Eric Haase as the Tigers' preferred option at catcher. In addition to holding a nearly 100-point advantage over Haase in OPS this season (.713 to .621), Rogers is regarded as the superior defender of the two.
APRIL 30, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Miguel Cabrera - Hits bench SundayCabrera is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.
ImpactCabrera has a clearer path to playing time at designated hitter with Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) recently landing on the injured list, but it comes as little surprise that the 40-year-old will take a seat for Sunday's matinee after he started in the second leg of Saturday's doubleheader. Nick Maton will serve as the Tigers' DH in Cabrera' stead.
APRIL 30, 2023•ROTOWIRE
