Tigers’ prospect to undergo shoulder surgery, putting future in question
Updated May 11, 2021;
Posted May 11, 2021
Detroit Tigers pitcher Franklin Perez throws during an intrasquad baseball game in Detroit, Monday, July 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP
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DETROIT Detroit Tigers pitching prospect Franklin Perez will be undergo right shoulder surgery this week, manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday.
Perez will undergo the surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, an orthopaedics sports medicine specialist.
Perez began the minor-league season on the injured list with what the team called a “right shoulder capsule defect.” There were no further details on what the surgery would entail, although it seems likely that Perez will miss the entire 2021 season.
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Tigers make flurry of moves: Jake Rogers called up; one veteran pitcher cut, another promoted
Updated May 07, 2021;
Posted May 07, 2021
Detroit Tigers catcher Jake Rogers throws to first base for an out on a Chicago White Sox s Leury Garcia sacrifice bunt in the eighth inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP
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To take his place, the Tigers have selected the contract of veteran right-hander Erasmo Ramirez.
The Tigers also announced that catcher Wilson Ramos has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a lumbar spine strain. Catcher Jake Rogers was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to replace him.
MLB Trade Rumors
Though it’s surprising that right-hander
Shane Greene remains on the free agent market a month into the season, the former Brave is engaged in ongoing deliberations with multiple teams, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network (via Twitter).
Heyman doesn’t give any indication as to who the interested parties might be, but there are any number of teams that could use another arm for the bullpen. Greene certainly has the experience to be an asset. The seven-year veteran owns a 4.38 career ERA/4.07 career FIP in 444 innings over 313 career games. He made 33 starts for the Yankees and Tigers over the first three seasons of his career, but settled in as a high-leverage reliever after that.