JAKE ROGERS NEWS

Texas native Rogers powers Tigers to victory over Rangers ARLINGTON -- Drive about six hours northwest of Globe Life Field, changing highways through a handful of Texas towns as you meander towards...

JUNE 4 • MLB.COM

Texas native Jake Rogers homers twice and Detroit Tigers beat Rangers 2-1

Jake Rogers homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 2-1 to get back to

JUNE 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting for second game Rogers is out of the lineup for the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader with the Pirates, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact Rogers will take a seat for the second game of the day after he was behind the plate for all nine innings of the Tigers' 8-0 win earlier in the day. He went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run and an RBI and has now reached base at least once in each of his last five starts. Carson Kelly will draw the start for the second game of the day, but Rogers has performed well enough of late to at the very least keep himself in a timeshare at catcher.

MAY 29 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Thursday Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

Impact The Tigers seem content alternating between Rogers and Carson Kelly behind the plate, and Thursday will mark Kelly's turn to start while batting ninth.

MAY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Remains on bench Monday Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.

Impact After starting three games in a row, Rogers finds himself on the bench for the second straight day. Though Carson Kelly is behind the plate Monday, Rogers still looks to be manager A.J. Hinch's preferred option at catcher.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Struggles continue Saturday Rogers went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Saturday's loss to the Twins and is now batting just .086 this season.

Impact Rogers is scuffling, and he's only delivered one home run so far with a nearly 40 percent strikeout rate. The 29-year-old has never been a great contact hitter at the MLB level, so if he's not providing power, his fantasy value is pretty minimal. Rogers is also ceding more playing time behind the plate to Carson Kelly, as the former has appeared in 13 games so far and the latter has made 16 appearances.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Sits out first game Thursday Rogers is not in the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets.

Impact Carson Kelly will do the catching for Casey Mize. Rogers figures to be back behind the plate for the second game, which will be started by Matt Manning.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Avoids arbitration Rogers and the Tigers agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million deal Thursday to avoid arbitration, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact The 28-year-old backstop slashed .221/.286/.444 with 21 home runs and a 32.3 percent strikeout rate in 107 games last year. He is a career .205 hitter, but Rogers grades out well as a defensive catcher, so he should continue to play a sizable role for the Tigers.

JANUARY 11 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Saturday Rogers is not in the lineup Saturday against the Guardians.

Impact Rogers will sit in the penultimate game of the season after going 2-for-4 against the Guardians on Friday. He will finish with a slash line of .297/.531/.849 and five home runs September. Carson Kelly will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pops 21st home run Rogers went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Royals.

Impact Rogers hit his 21st home run of the season in the eighth inning as he continues to increase his career-best total. He came into the year with 10 total long balls in his first two MLB campaigns. Heading into 2024, Rogers has established some fantasy value due to his power potential and his role as Detroit's top catcher, though his upside is capped due to his high strikeout rate and perennially low batting average.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Thursday Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup Thursday against Kansas City.

Impact Rogers will get a breather Thursday after going 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in his previous game. Carson Kelly will get the nod behind the dish and bat eighth while Rogers is out.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Tuesday's lineup Rogers is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's tilt versus the Royals, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact He has now yielded to Carson Kelly in four of the last six contests. September has been one of Rogers' best offensive months to this point, as he's put up an .810 OPS with four home runs.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench again Saturday Rogers is not in the lineup Saturday against the Athletics.

Impact Rogers gets back-to-back days off after going 0-for-4 during Thursday's win over Oakland. Carson Kelly will start behind the dish in his place and will bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting Friday Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup Friday against the Athletics.

Impact Rogers will get a day off Friday after going 0-for-4 during Thursday's win over Oakland. Carson Kelly will start behind the plate in Rogers' place and bat eighth.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Wednesday Rogers is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.

Impact Carson Kelly will start at catcher and bat ninth for the visiting Tigers. Rogers went 2-for-8 with a homer and three RBI across the first two games of the three-game series.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes yard again Rogers went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 8-3 loss to the Dodgers.

Impact Rogers' fifth-inning blast was all the run production the Tigers could muster against Lance Lynn and the Dodgers' bullpen. With four homers over his last three games, Rogers is locked in at the plate -- he's also hit safely in his last six contests. He's the eighth catcher to reach the 20-homer mark this season, doubling his total from the last two years combined. The 28-year-old is slashing .221/.288/.451 with 47 RBI, 46 runs scored and a stolen base through 100 contests.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Robbie Grossman leads the way for Ben Verlander's team of the week

The Rangers outfielder earned player of the week honors from Ben Verlander, who remains mystified by Texas' struggles as of late.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Jake Rogers belts two HRs as Tigers down Angels Jake Rogers hit a pair of home runs and drove in four runs as the visiting Detroit Tigers completed a three-game series sweep with a 5-3 vic...

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Jake Rogers socks Angels as Tigers roll to sweep It’s not like the power component wasn’t part of Jake Rogers’ offensive profile.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • DETROITNEWS.COM

Swats two homers Sunday Rogers went 2-for-3 with two home runs, a walk and four RBI in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Angels.

Impact Rogers was the engine for the Tigers' offense in this game, hitting a solo shot in the second inning and a three-run blast a frame later. The catcher has hit safely in his last five games, going 9-for-19 (.474) with three homers and five RBI in that span. While it's a short stretch of success, it's some of his best work this season -- he's slashing .220/.289/.444 with 19 homers, 44 RBI, 45 runs scored and one stolen base through 99 contests overall.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Saturday Rogers is not in Saturday's lineup against the Angels.

Impact Rogers had started six of the team's last eight games, and he had eight hits across 24 at-bats in that span. He'll get a routine day of rest with Carson Kelly taking over behind the dish while hitting eighth.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep in win Rogers went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and three runs scored in Friday's win against the Angels.

Impact Rogers' 17th homer of the year was a solo shot in the sixth inning Friday. It was his first extra-base hit since homering against the Yankees on Aug. 30. Over his last 17 appearances, Rogers owns a .720 OPS with three homers and nine runs scored. His season slash line is up to .216/.283/.422 with 28 extra-base hits.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On bench Wednesday Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees.

Impact Rogers is 4-for-21 with 10 strikeouts in his past six games, and he'll take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Carson Kelly will step in behind the plate to catch for Matt Manning.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE