The Detroit Tigers are wrapping up Grapefruit League play today as they will head to San Francisco to face the Giants before kicking off the season against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday. It’s been a chaotic 24 hours for the Tigers. Yesterday they informed Kenta Maeda he would be pitching out of the bullpen and send Keizer Montero to Triple-A Toledo along with infielder Ryan Kreidler. With those moves, Jackson Jobe and Casey Mize will take the four and five spots in the rotation to start 2025. Today they also signed outfielder Manuel Margot who was released by the Milwaukee Brewers. The addition of Margot fills a hole, and Parker Meadows and Matt Vierling are out. Margot will join the team in San Francisco following his physical.
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Kenta Maeda
Maeda this spring in five appearances with three of those coming as starts went 0-2 with a 5.27 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Last season he appeared in 29 games with 12 of those coming out of the bullpen after he was demoted from the rotation. He went 3-7 with a 6.09 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts in 112.1 innings.
Keider Montero
Montero this spring in five appearances with three of those coming as starts went 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 14 innings. Last season with Detroit in 19 appearances with 16 of those coming as starts he went 6-6 with a 4.76 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and 77 strikeouts in 98.1 innings.
Ryan Kreidler
Kreidler this spring in 19 games hit .206 with a .819 OPS. He had two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and nine runs scored. Last season in Single-A and Triple-A he combined to play in 55 games hitting .190 with a .617 OPS. Kreidler had four doubles, two triples, five home runs, 14 RBI, and 20 runs scored. He would play in 35 games with Detroit hitting .119 with a .370 OPS. Kreidler had a home run, two RBI, and nine runs scored.
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Jackson Jobe
Jobs in four starts this spring went 1-1. He had a 3.65 ERA, a 0.89 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 12.1 innings. Last season he pitched at High-A West Michigan, Double-A Erie, and Triple-A Toledo. He also made his big league debut with Detroit. In the minors he made 21 starts. Jobe went 5-3 with a 2.36 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts in 91.2 innings. In Detroit, he made two appearances without allowing a run. He allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out two.
Casey Mize
Mize impressed this spring making five appearances with four of those coming as starts. He went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA, a 0.94 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts in 16 innings. Last season he made four starts at Toledo posting a 2.63 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Mize would make 22 appearances with Detroit 20 of those came as starts. He went 2-6 with a 4.49 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and 78 strikeouts in 102.1 innings.
Manuel Margot
Manuel Margot in 11 spring games with Milwaukee hit .250 with a .689 OPS. He had four doubles, six RBI, and four runs scored. Last season with the Minnesota Twins he played in 129 games hitting .238 with a .626 OPS. Margot had 17 doubles, a triple, four home runs, 31 RBI, and 37 runs scored.
