Veteran infielder Gio Urshela — best known for Yankees tenure — retires after 10 MLB seasons
Veteran infielder Gio Urshela has decided to retire after 10 big league seasons with eight different teamsMAY 18 • Associated Press
Insane Tarik Skubal injury update has Tigers fans in disbelief Tarik Skubal is not back. Not yet. But the latest update on the Detroit Tigers ace is still enough to make fans do a double take. Less than...
MAY 18 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM
Tarik Skubal - Resumes mound work Skubal (elbow) is slated to throw a bullpen session Monday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Impact It will be the second time Skubal has thrown off the mound since he had surgery May 6 to remove a loose body from his left elbow. The left-hander appears on pace to rejoin the Tigers' rotation sometime in June if all continues to go well, though he still has numerous boxes he needs to check. Skubal posted a 2.70 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 45:6 K:BB over 43.1 innings covering seven starts before getting hurt.
MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE
Blue Jays-Mariners trade pitch sends $108M Cy Young arm to Toronto, revives World Series hopes | Sporting News The Blue Jays have had some unfortunate injuries to their starting rotation and news continues to get worse. They need to add an arm that wi...
MAY 18 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Sawyer Gipson-Long - Moves past injury scarce Gipson-Long (undisclosed) has given up six earned runs on 12 hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 5.1 innings across his last two starts with Triple-A Toledo.
Impact After Gipson-Long experiencing unspecified discomfort, Toledo scratched the right-hander from a scheduled start May 1, but he didn't require a trip to the injured list and slotted back into the rotation a week later. Gipson-Long has labored over his subsequent two starts, however, and now holds a 6.14 ERA and 1.64 WHIP across 22 innings at Triple-A for the season. Even while injuries are testing Detroit's rotation depth, Gipson-Long may not be viewed as a solution for the big club while he's struggled for Toledo.
MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE
Gage Workman - Heading to bench Monday Workman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Impact After starting in three of the Tigers' previous four games, Workman will retreat to the bench while Detroit opens up a spot in the infield for Zack Short, who will cover shortstop in the series opener. Since being called up from Triple-A Toledo on May 10, Workman is getting on base at a weak .227 clip but has made his five hits count, smacking two home runs and a pair of doubles while driving in five runs.
MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE
Troy Melton - Aiming for four-inning rehab start Melton (elbow) is expected to build up to four innings early this week in his fourth rehab start, which will come with Triple-A Toledo, MLB.com reports.
Impact In his third rehab start and first with Toledo this past Friday, Melton struck out three over two scoreless innings. During that outing, Melton built his pitch count up to 54 pitches (33 strikes) and sported a fastball that topped out at 98.7 miles per hour. Though Melton and Justin Verlander (hip) appear to be trending toward returns from the 60-day injured list around when they're first eligible to be activated in late May, the Tigers could have room in the rotation for both pitchers. Detroit already has a new opening after Ty Madden (forearm) was moved to the IL on Sunday, and ace Tarik Skubal (elbow) doesn't look on track to reclaim a spot until some point in June at the soonest.
MAY 18 • ROTOWIRE
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