Today the Detroit Tigers made some moves as they claimed outfielder T.J. Hopkins off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. In order to make room for Hopkins they had to make a counter move to make room on the 40-man roster, and that move was to place LHP Kolton Ingram on waiver. The Tigers claimed Ingram off waivers earlier this month from the Angels.
Roster Moves By The Numbers
T.J. Hopkins
The Cincinnati Reds drafted Hopkins in the ninth round of the 2019 draft. He made his debut with the Reds last season playing in 25 games and he slashed .171/.227/.171 with a .398 OPS; he had one RBI, seven runs scored, one stolen base, and two walks. In the Reds system he played in rookie ball, Double-A, and Triple-A, in 348 games he slashed .275/.356/.463 with a .819 OPS; he had 69 doubles, 13 triples, 47 home runs, 198 RBI, 213 runs scored, 25 stolen bases, and 148 walks.
Kolton Ingram
Ingram was originally drafted by the Tigers in the 37th round of the 2019 draft. He spent his first season playing for the Tigers rookie league team going 1-1 in 15 games with a 4.15 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 30.1 innings. He would be released by the Tigers in 2020. With the Angels organization, he went 10-7 with a 2.99 ERA and 217 strikeouts before he made his big league debut with the Angels last season appearing in five games going 0-0 with an 8.44 ERA and seven strikeouts in 5.1 innings.
