The Tigers introduced to reporters, together with Chris McCosky of Detroit Information, that outfielder Akil Baddoo is staying within the group. He was designated for task final week however has now cleared waivers and accepted an outright task to Triple-A Toledo.
Baddoo was additionally outrighted off Detroit’s roster in December. That was his first profession outright task and he had lower than three years of service time at that time, which means he didn’t have the proper to elect free company. He was added again to the roster a few month in the past however has now been outrighted a second time. He had the proper to elect free company this time however has determined to remain within the Tigers’ system as non-roster depth.
Again in 2021, Baddoo seemed like a Rule 5 steal. That was his first yr with Detroit after getting plucked from the Twins. He obtained into 124 video games, hit 13 dwelling runs and stole 18 bases. He slashed .259/.330/.436 for a 108 wRC+.
It appeared like possibly the Tigers had grabbed an on a regular basis outfielder however his manufacturing has tailed off since then, leaving him now as a depth choice. Because the begin of the 2022 season, he has stepped to the plate 682 instances within the majors with a .201/.288/.323 line and 74 wRC+.
Nonetheless, the Tigers are most likely pleased to have him round. He has continued placing up good numbers within the minors, with a .250/.351/.433 line and 111 wRC+ for that 2022-25 stretch. Matt Vierling has been on the injured record for a lot of this yr and it’s good to have choices obtainable if one other harm pops up.
