The Tigers launched medical updates on varied gamers in camp, with Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press amongst these to cross them alongside. One of many extra notable objects on the listing is that right-hander Ty Madden has a rotator cuff pressure in his throwing shoulder. It’s unclear how lengthy the Tigers anticipate him to be out but it surely appears truthful to anticipate him to overlook at the least just a few weeks.
Madden, now 25, made his main league debut final yr. He tossed 23 innings over six appearances. Solely a type of was technically a begin, with supervisor A.J. Hinch deploying his “pitching chaos” technique, however every was a cumbersome outing between 2 1/3 and 5 innings. Madden allowed 4.30 earned runs per 9 in that point.
He additionally had a 6.98 ERA over 22 minor league begins, although that’s doubtless a deceptive quantity. His 28.3% strikeout price was stable and his 9.8% stroll price solely a tad increased than common. He allowed 18 residence runs but in addition had a .371 batting common on balls in play and 58.9% strand price. His 4.79 FIP was greater than two runs decrease than his ERA.
Going into 2025, Madden wasn’t more likely to break camp within the rotation. Even with Alex Cobb more likely to begin the season on the injured listing as a result of hip irritation, the Tigers mission to have Tarik Skubal, Jack Flaherty and Reese Olson in three spots. Candidates for the ultimate two spots embody Casey Mize, Kenta Maeda, Jackson Jobe, Brant Hurter, Keider Montero, Matt Manning and Madden. The Tigers must be effective by way of cobbling a rotation collectively whereas Madden is out, however they may have one fewer depth choice in the interim.
One other merchandise of be aware within the harm report is that catcher Brian Serven has been identified with a left indirect pressure. Once more, no particular timetable was supplied for his harm but it surely appears truthful to anticipate him to overlook a while. Serven is in camp on a minor league deal and isn’t essentially the most important a part of the group. Nevertheless, the Tigers solely have two catchers on their 40-man roster in Jake Rogers and Dillon Dingler. Assuming Serven might nonetheless be recovering in just a few weeks, they might begin the season with much less non-roster depth. Tomás Nido can also be in camp however maybe the Tigers will usher in one other veteran on a minor league deal, both now or when guys get squeezed out by camp cuts within the coming weeks.
The harm report additionally notes that Wenceel Pérez has been coping with some low again tightness. That doesn’t appear to be an particularly worrisome challenge, but it surely’s one thing to regulate, given the opposite hits to the outfield depth in Detroit. Matt Vierling has a rotator cuff pressure and can begin the season on IL whereas Parker Meadows has been battling a nerve challenge in his proper arm with an unsure timeline.
Pérez is a logical man to fill in whereas Vierling and maybe Meadows miss a while, although that clearly wouldn’t occur if Pérez is himself injured. Per the harm report, each Meadows and Vierling have begun some gentle baseball actions, so maybe the outfield concern gained’t final too lengthy into the season.
